HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2022 (42) Resolution No. 42 (2022)
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COVER MEMO
TO: County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ken Witt, County Administrator
DATE: November 1, 2022
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Amending Library Tax Levy
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
A resolution establishing the library levy was approved in August 2022 by the County Board. On
October 11, 2022, the Administration Committee requested a revised version be brought back
to the County Board with the addition of $8,706 for library hot spots per the attachment.
Resolution No. 42 (2022)
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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.
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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.
Le—gal—Fiscal—Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note:
Fiscal Impact: Revision to this resolution increases the County levy by$8,706.
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Vote Confirmation.
Carah Koc Administration,Clair 10/13/2022
St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call -Vote Requirement—Majority of Supervisors Present
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Carah Koch, Supervisor
SECONDER: Paul Berning, Supervisor
AYES: Lind, Anderson, Long, Leaf, Koch, Adams, Berning, Ottino, Feidler, Ostness,
Counter, Hansen, Sherley, Carlson, Barcalow, Swanepoel, VanSomeren,
Ramberg
EXCUSED: Greg Tellijohn
This Resolution was Adopted by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors on November 1, 2022
Christine Hines, County Clerk