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, November 7, 2024  
12:00 PM  
7 -  
Present  
JOEL GRATZ, REX A OWENS, MICHELLE JENSEN, JENNIFER CONROY,  
JIMMY CHEFFEN, YOGESH CHAWLA, and LISBETH SOLANO  
A. Call To Order  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
APPROVAL OF OCTOBER 10, 2024 MEETING MINUTES  
2024  
MIN-297  
Attachments: 2024 1010  
A motion was made by GRATZ, seconded by JENSEN, that the Minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - GRATZ, OWENS, JENSEN, CONROY, CHEFFEN, CHAWLA and SOLANO  
Ayes:  
C. Action Items  
APPROVAL OF OCTOBER 2024 EXPENDITURE REPORT  
2024  
ACT-222  
A motion was made by GRATZ, seconded by JENSEN, that the Action Item be  
approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - GRATZ, OWENS, JENSEN, CONROY, CHEFFEN, CHAWLA and SOLANO  
Ayes:  
APPROVAL OF SECOND ADDENDUM TO EMPLOYMENT SERVICE  
AGREEMENT FOR TRACY HEROLD, DANE COUNTY LIBRARY SERVICE  
DIRECTOR  
2024  
ACT-223  
Attachments: Herold Addendum 2024  
This resolution was approved  
7 - GRATZ, OWENS, JENSEN, CONROY, CHEFFEN, CHAWLA and SOLANO  
Ayes:  
APPROVAL TO AMEND THE DANE COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD BYLAWS  
2024  
ACT-226  
A motion was made by GRATZ, seconded by CHEFFEN, that the Action Item be  
tabled. The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - GRATZ, OWENS, JENSEN, CONROY, CHEFFEN, CHAWLA and SOLANO  
Ayes:  
APPOINTMENT OF 2024 LIBRARY DIRECTOR EVALUATION COMMITTEE -  
PRESIDENT  
2024  
ACT-227  
President Owens appointed Joel Gratz, Michelle Jensen and Jennifer Seeker Conroy to  
the Library Director Evaluation Committee.  
APPROVAL FOR LIBRARY BOARD PRESIDENT TO SIGN 2025 SERVICE  
CONTRACTS WITH DANE COUNTY LIBRARIES  
2024  
ACT-228  
A motion was made by GRATZ, seconded by CONROY, that the Action Item be  
approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - GRATZ, OWENS, JENSEN, CONROY, CHEFFEN, CHAWLA and SOLANO  
Ayes:  
D. Presentations  
E. Reports to Committee  
REPORT ON PROPOSED LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR DANE  
2024  
COUNTY LIBRARY SERVICE WEBSITE:  
RPT-329  
Dane County Library Service exists on land now known and recognized as  
Dane County,Wisconsin. The Dane County Library Board acknowledges that  
this land is at the same time the ancestral, traditional & contemporary land of  
the Ho-Chunk, Sauk & Kickapoo nations.  
This report was placed on file  
NOVEMBER 2024 LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT  
2024  
RPT-324  
Attachments: 2024 1107  
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 CHAWLA, that the meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - GRATZ, OWENS, JENSEN, CONROY, CHEFFEN, CHAWLA and SOLANO  
Ayes:  
Respectfully submitted by Tracy Herold.