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Delafield Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting March 10, 2026 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 Introductions: T. Hillmer, R Mitchell, J. Yeomans, S. Ramirez, Director, H. Wooten, M Roberts, N Aicher, N. Krickhahn, B. Felix, H. Klatt. K Maples and D, Henry were excused. Guest present: Brian Kramer. 4. Public Comments: None 5. Approval of the minutes: A motion was made by H. Wooten to approve the minutes. Seconded by R. Mitchell. Motion carried. Krickhahn, Felix and Klatt abstained. 6. Director's Report: a. Painting of the Library: Ramirez reported that she has met extensively with the Department heads to carefully plan for the project. A color expert was consulted who carefully matched the Delafield Library logo colors. Ramirez's focus for the closure is to focus on publicity and communication with the community, manage circulation and handle patron concerns. In addition to posting all information on Facebook, separate webpage has been launched for information on all aspects of the project closure for the community. b. ACT 150: Stephanie reported that the proposal to the libraries did not pass the threshold for approval. Eight member libraries are needed in addition to 80% of the library's respective populations. There is a meeting on Monday March 16 at the Waukesha Public Library to review the feedback on the standards from the libraries that did not approve. At this meeting there will be strong moves to reach a compromise. The timeline for passing the proposal will be repeated which will be expected to take several weeks, possibly months. c. New Employee: Ramirez reported that in the past month she has hired a new Youth Services Librarian from an incredibly strong candidate pool. Welcome Mr. Nana Yorke to the staff. Stephanie is pleased to report the library is fully staffed at this time. d. KM Community Center - McGee Elementary in Wales is converting to a Kettle Moraine Community Center, targeted for Fall of 2026. The Delafield Library has been approached to provide programming to this new endeavor. Discussions are underway on how best to support this exciting new district project. 7. Old Business: None 8. New Business: a. Discussion and Possible Action: Library Code of Conduct Policy Board reviewed proposed changes as well as the excellent visual "poster" prepared by Melissa. This poster will be posted in all areas of the library. Roberts moved to approve the revised code of conduct policy, Felix seconded. Motion carried. b. Discussion and Possible Action: Capital Campaign Project Feedback Feedback from member libraries which have held successful campaigns recently include Mukwonago, Waukesha and Watertown. Discussion of the information provided to the board proceeded. The common factor in all the feedback/advice was determined by the three libraries - success started with a Strategic Planning Consultant and that successful campaigns started with a list of potential donors. Roberts offered to help with the Strategic Planning Consultant research. This topic will be tabled until after the building painting project is completed. 9. Bridges Library Report: None Meeting is next week at P Haas Library in Sussex 10. Friends of the Library Report: The Friends of the Delafield Public Library have established a regular meeting schedule to be held on the third Tuesday of the month at 10 AM in the Library Program room. 11. Treasurer's Report: Fiduciary Mitchell reported that the first distribution of the Farber Funds was made to Library collections for 2026. 12. Audit and Approval of Monthly Expenditures: Motion to approve made by Yeomans, seconded by Roberts. Motion carried. 13. Request for Future Agenda Items - Capital Campaign tabled to June meeting. 14. Set and Confirm Next Meeting Date: April 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM in the Council Chambers Meeting adjourned at 7:43 PM Respectfully Submitted Betsy Felix