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COVER MEMO
TO: County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ken Witt, County Administrator
DATE: August 2, 2022
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Establishing Library Levy
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Annual resolution establishing library levy. The presented resolution version reflects a normal
distribution without any additional adjustments. If an agreement to levy differently or additional
adjustments to the distribution formula is requested, this resolution will need to be modified to
accommodate those changes.
Resolution No. 30 (2022)
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RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING LIBRARY LEVY
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1 WHEREAS, Wis. Stat. § 43.12 requires that counties reimburse libraries for the cost of
2 serving residents living within municipalities located in the county that do not have their own
3 municipal library; and
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5 WHEREAS, such residents are referred to in Wisconsin library finance terms as "rural
6 residents;" and
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8 WHEREAS, the cost is determined by dividing the total operating expenditures by the
9 total number of circulations and then multiplying that amount by the number of actual
10 circulations provided to rural residents of the County who have used that municipal library; and
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12 WHEREAS, the County, in its Plan of Library Service 2019-2022 ("Library Plan"), has
13 determined that it is just and proper to reimburse the libraries at no less funding than the full cost
14 (100%) of providing library services to rural residents; and
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16 NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that St. Croix County shall pay all
17 municipal libraries serving residents living in municipalities that do not have their own
18 municipal library 100% of the cost of rural circulation by March 1, 2023.
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20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution be reflected in the County's budget
21 for 2023.
Legal—Fiscal—Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note:
Fiscal Impact: The library levy is exempt from levy limits. The dollars are just a pass through
from the rural residents to support local libraries.The County is the vehicle for this
funding formula.We are required by law to fund at least 70%of rural circulation
costs.
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07/12/22 Administration Committee RECOMMENDED
RESULT: RECOMMENDED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Paul Berning, Supervisor
SECONDER: Bob Long, Supervisor
AYES: Long, Koch, Berning, Feidler, Counter
Vote Confirmation.
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St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call -Vote Requirement— Majority of Supervisors Present
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Paul Berning, Supervisor
SECONDER: Daniel Hansen, Supervisor
AYES: Lind, Anderson, Long, Leaf, Koch, Adams, Berning, Feidler, Ostness, Counter,
Hansen, Sherley, Tellijohn, Carlson, Barcalow, Swanepoel, VanSomeren,
Ramberg
EXCUSED: Richard Ottino
This Resolution was Adopted by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors on August 2, 2022
Christine Hines, County Clerk