South Central Library System Board of Trustees Agenda
August 25, 2022 12:15 p.m.

4610 S. Biltmore Lane, Suite 101, Madison, WI  53718

In-person with virtual access also

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Meeting Documents: https://www.scls.info/committees/board-trustees/

1.         Call to Order

            a.         Introduction of guests/visitors

            b.         Requests to address the Board 

2. Approval of previous meeting minutes: 7/28/2022

3. Financial Statements: K. Goeden

4. Presentation and Approval of Bills for Payment: K. Williams

5. Committee Reports

a. Advocacy

b. Personnel and Budget & Finance

c. Building Needs Assessment:

i. DPI written answers to questions submitted by trustees

1. Does Chapter 43, Wis. Stats. limit the amount of money a library system can borrow for a building project?

2.  Under Ch. 43, does the decision to purchase land or a building fall on a system board?

3. Under Ch. 43, can a system board delegate to a subcommittee made up of a majority of system staff and a lesser number of system board members the authority to make recommendations on purchasing land or buildings?

ii. Revise BCPL $5.5 million loan to Interest Only Loan

6. Action Items

a. Terminate Purchase and Sale Agreement for Walton Commons

b. Authorize Chair to sign request for the return of the earnest money for Walton Commons

c. Authorize to reconfigure $5.5 million BCPL loan to be for interest only in Year 1 of the payment schedule.

7.         SCLS Foundation Report: M. Van Pelt

8.         System Director’s Report: M. Van Pelt

9.         Discussion:

10.       Administrative Council (AC) Report: Met 8/18/2022

11.       Other Business: none

12.       Information sharing:

13.       Adjournment:

Documents:  Linked to Webpage

Circulation & ILL Statistics – July
Online Resources Usage Statistics by Library

System Director’s Report – July

Consultants, Delivery, ILS, Technology Reports

Personnel and Budget & Finance Committee agenda & minutes

BCPL Loan and Budget Comparisons

BCPL Schedule of Interest Only Loan in Year 1

2023 Annual Budget
2023 Annual Budget Notes

Termination Letter and Return of Earnest Money

If you are unable to attend this meeting, please notify the system office at (608) 246-7970.

For more information about the Board of Trustees Meeting, contact H. Moe hmoe@scls.info

BOT/Agenda/8-25-2022