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Delafield Public Library Board of Directors Meeting Minutes August 25, 2026 Common Council Chambers 1. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 6:30 PM. 2. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 3. Roll Call and Introduction of Guests: T. Hillmer, R. Mitchell, H. Wooten, M. Roberts, N. Krickhahn, C. Arndt, S. Mercier, B. Felix and Director Ramirez were present. D. Henry, J. Yeomans, N. Aicher were excused. No guests were present. 4. Public Comments: None 5. Approval of the Minutes: A motion was made by N. Krickhahn to approve the minutes of the July meeting. Arndt seconded. Roberts, Wooten and Mitchell abstained. The motion carried. 6. Director's Report: a. Ramirez announced the A nnual Bridges Library Trustee Appreciation Event . There will soon be an invitation sent to all the members of the Board of Trustees of the Delafield Library. This year it will be held on September 29th at the Retzer Nature Center. b. Ramirez reported that she has met with one of two recommended consulting firms to discuss a potential library expansion project. She met with Steve Chamberlain and he suggested a future visioning session that would include representatives across the library and community. Stephanie has plans to meet with second highly recommended firm and presented their biographical summaries. 7. Old Business: None 8. New Business a. Discussion and Possible Action: Library Board elections. A slate was proposed to be voted upon at the September meeting : Todd Hilmer, President; Nicole Krickhahn, Vice President; Fiduciary, Robert Mitchell, Recording Secretary, Betsy Felix. Felix moved to approve this slate, seconded by Wooten. Motion carried. b. Discussion and Possible Action: Proposed 2027 Delafield Public Library Budget. Ramirez clearly presented the Library Fund Revenues and Library Fund Expenditures for 2027. Key points were retention of excellent staff and a change from part time to full time for the position of the Young Adult Librarian. Roberts moved to approve the proposed 2027 Delafield budget as presented. Wooten seconded. The motion carried. 9. Bridges Library System Report: Yeomans reported in her absence the following from the July Bridges Library System meeting held on July 14, 2026 : 1. Udemy database will no longer available to our card holders after the year end. It wasn ’t used very much. 2. The SEWI contract is tabled until August. 3. Prairie Lakes and Bridges Library System (Waukesha County only) Cross Funding Memo 2027 has been approved. 4. The contract for the new CAFÉ mobile app has been approved. 5. The Board approved the Waukesha County Circulation Reports used for 2026 Levy Calculations for the 2027 budget. 6. The preliminary Bridges Library System Budget for 2027 was approved. 7. The August 19 th meeting will be at the Waukesha Public Library at 4 p.m. 10. Friends of the Library Report: a. The Book Sale will remain weekly during Saturday s in September. 11. Fiduciary Report: Mitchell reported that the Farber Fund is in good shape and that he recently distributed $ 2,500 to the Library . He expects the fund distributions to continue as planned through the end of the year. Mitchell also reported that he does not need to be bonded this year. 12. Audit and Approval on Monthly Expenditures: Felix moved to approve, seconded by Krickhahn . Motion carried. 13. Request for Future Agenda Items: a. Annual Board Elections b. Library Expansion Project Exploration. 14. Set and Confirm Next Meeting Date: Tuesday September 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM in the Council Chambers Meeting Adjourned at 8:04 PM Respectfully submitted, Betsy Felix