HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2025 (29)ST. CROI3C�"111-413QU-NTY. Resolution No. 29 2025
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RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING LIBRARY LEVY FOR 2026 BUDGET
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 ("Library Plan"), has determined
13 that it is just and proper to reimburse the libraries at no less funding than the full cost (100%) of
14 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, 2026.
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20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution be reflected in the County's budget
21 for 2026.
Administration Committee Recommended
MOVER: Scott Counter
SECONDER: Bob Long
AYES: Paul Berning, Scott Counter, Bob Feidler, Bob Long, Ryan Sherley
EXCUSED: None
St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
This Resolution was ADOPTED by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors on August 5, 2025.
Bob Long, Coun o Chair
Clerk