Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Library Board  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Thursday, October 10, 2024  
12:00 PM  
6 - JOEL GRATZ, REX A OWENS, MICHELLE JENSEN, JENNIFER CONROY,  
JIMMY CHEFFEN, and LISBETH SOLANO  
Present  
1 - YOGESH CHAWLA  
Excused  
A. Call To Order  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
APPROVAL OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 MEETING MINUTES  
2024  
MIN-244  
Attachments:  
2024 0905  
A motion was made by GRATZ, seconded by CHEFFEN, that the Minutes be  
approved the minutes. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - GRATZ, OWENS, JENSEN, CONROY, CHEFFEN and SOLANO  
1 - CHAWLA  
Ayes:  
Excused:  
C. Action Items  
APPROVAL OF SEPTEMBER 2024 EXPEDITURE/FINANCE REPORT  
2024  
ACT-191  
A motion was made by GRATZ, seconded by CHEFFEN, that the Action Item be  
approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - GRATZ, OWENS, JENSEN, CONROY, CHEFFEN and SOLANO  
1 - CHAWLA  
Ayes:  
Excused:  
APPROVAL OF LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LANGUAGE FOR DCLS  
2024  
WEBSITE:  
ACT-192  
This meeting is being conducted on land now known and recognized as Dane  
County,  
Wisconsin. We acknowledge that this land is at the same time the ancestral,  
traditional &  
contemporary land of the Ho-Chunk, Sauk & Kickapoo nations.  
Questions:  
1. Was statement created with native peoples' input?  
2. How is land acknowledgement handled by other Dane County departments?  
3. Where will the land acknowledgement be posted for DCLS?  
A motion was made by CHEFFEN seconded by GRATZ that the Action Item be  
tabled. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - GRATZ, OWENS, JENSEN, CONROY, CHEFFEN and SOLANO  
1 - CHAWLA  
Ayes:  
Excused:  
APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING DANE COUNTY LIBRARY  
SERVICE STAFF FOR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE  
2024  
RES-167  
Attachments:  
2024 10 Staff recognition  
A motion was made by JENSEN, seconded by GRATZ, that the Resolution be  
approved as amended. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - GRATZ, OWENS, JENSEN, CONROY, CHEFFEN and SOLANO  
1 - CHAWLA  
Ayes:  
Excused:  
D. Presentations  
E. Reports to Committee  
AUGUST 2024 DIRECTOR'S REPORT  
2024  
RPT-139  
This report was placed on file  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
I. Adjourn  
A motion was made by GRATZ, seconded by JENSEN, that the be adjourned. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - GRATZ, OWENS, JENSEN, CONROY, CHEFFEN and SOLANO  
Ayes:  
1 - CHAWLA  
Excused:  
Respectfully submitted by Tracy Herold.