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Minutes of the Meeting of the Chippewa Falls Public Library Board of Trustees July 15, 2026 1. Call to Order Meeting was called to order by President Ambelang at 6:00 p.m. in the Virginia O. Smith Meeting Room of the Chippewa Falls Public Library. 2. Roll Call of Members Members Present: Ambelang, Houkom, Jones, Jilek-Proue, Marr, Newton, Rasmus Others Present: Director Joe Niese, Confidential Administrative Assistant Deb Braden, John Thompson IFLS Director 3. Approval of Agenda Motion by Jones seconded by Newton to approve the agenda with the change to strike #11 closed session but retain the library finance discussion. All present Voting Aye. Motion carried. 4. Zoom meeting with Architect 3-D Mark Paschke from River Valley Architect went through the renderings of the proposed Library project. He answered questions and noted changes removing parking lot and green space area from renderings. Motion made by Marr, seconded by Houkom to accept the design concept of this package and secure a square footage cost of the project. All present Voting Aye. 5. Disposition of the minutes of the Board of Trustees Meeting of June 10, 2026. Motion made by Jones, seconded by Houkom to approve the minutes of the Board of Trustees Meeting of June 10, 2026. All present Voting Aye. Motion carried. 6. Disposition of the vouchers to be paid from the 2026 budget after July 21, 2026. Motion made by Jones seconded by Rasmus to approve the vouchers to be paid from the 2026 budget after July 21, 2026. Roll Call Vote. Voting Aye: Ambelang, Houkom, Jones, Jilek-Proue, Marr, Newton, Rasmus. Motion carried. 7. Public Appearances None 8. Correspondence None 9. Management Report Director Niese talked about highlights from the Management Report. The Library has had a very active June. The summer programming has been going well. 10. Current Business a) MORE Budget Director Niese presented the MORE Budget. John Thompson being present answered Board questions about the Budget. Motion made by Jilek-Proue seconded by Newton to accept the MORE Budget. All present Voting Aye. Motion carried. b) Edward Jones Resolution. Motion made by Marr seconded by Rasmus to have the appropriate officers sign the Edward Jones Resolution. All present Voting Aye. Motion carried. 11. Closed Session under WI Statues 19.85(1) “Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. To a) Discuss Library finance The Board discussed how Library finance is handled. They will be scheduling a meeting with the City to get clarification of how the City is following State Status regarding the Library. 12. Announcements None 13. Items for future consideration a) Handbook Updates b) Employee performances review regard salary increases 14. Adjournment Motion made to adjourn by Newton seconded by Jones. All present Voting Aye. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:38 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Deb Braden, Confidential Administrative Assistant