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WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN  
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Action Summary  
Library Board  
Thursday, February 12, 2026  
4:45 PM  
Library Board Room  
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1. Call to Order  
Meeting was called to order at 4:45 p.m.  
2. Public Comment  
3. Approval of Meeting Minutes  
A motion was made by Ryan, seconded by Baxter, that the Minutes from the  
January 8, 2026 meeting be approved. The motion carried unanimously.  
4. Correspondence  
5. Bills  
A motion was made by Ammerman, seconded by Dutter, that the bills for  
February ($43,827.84) be approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6. Financial Reports  
7. New Business  
A motion was made by Dutter, seconded by Byrd, that this Financial Report be  
approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
A motion was made by Baxter, seconded by Lach, that the 2025 Annual Report  
be approved. The motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Helgestad, seconded by Byrd, that a request for $23,000  
from the Waukesha County Community Foundation Endowment Fund to support  
exploration of Children's expansion be approved. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
A motion was made by Baxter, seconded by Sebert, that the Minimums to  
exempt for 2027-2031 Waukesha County Library Services Plan be approved. The  
motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Ammerman, seconded by Dutter, that both 2025 Budget  
Carry Over Requests be approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
8. Reports  
A. Library Board Committees: Building, Executive, Finance, Human Resources, Planning  
and Policy, Public Art, Ad hoc Fund Development  
B. Director's Report: Director Bruce Gay will provide a status update on Library activities  
and answer any questions  
C. Bridges Library System: Trustee Betsy Forrest will report on the most recent Bridges  
Board meeting  
D. Friends of the Library: Trustee Erik Helgestad will report on any meeting that has  
occurred since the date of the last meeting  
E. Communications to the Common Council  
9. Adjournment  
The meeting adjourned at 5:29 p.m.  
NOTICE: A majority of Library Board members or Common Council members may be in attendance.  
Library Board Members: Please notify the Library Office by 1:00 PM meeting day, if you are unable to attend this  
meeting.  
NOTICE: Any person who has a qualifying disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act that requires that the  
meeting be accessible or that materials at the meeting be in an accessible format, please contact the Library  
Office, 48 hours prior to the meeting at 262-524-3694.