Trustee Manual:
Plan of Library Service - Marquette County 2002
A G R E E M
E N T
THIS
AGREEMENT is by and between Marquette County, a State of Wisconsin
Municipal Corporation, hereinafter called "COUNTY," and the Winnefox
Library System, a public library system organized in accordance with
Chapter 43 of the Wisconsin Statutes, hereinafter called "WINNEFOX."
W
I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS,
in accordance with Wisconsin Statutes, Section 43.15(4)(b), the County
may participate in a federated public library system if it does all
of the following:
1. Adopts
and maintains the plan of library service submitted and approved
under Section 43.11(3) and 43.13(1).
2. Provides
the financial support for library services required under sub. (2).
[43.15(2)]
3. Enters
into a written agreement with the public library system board to
participate in the system and its activities and to furnish library
services to residents of those municipalities in the county not
maintaining a public library, and
WHEREAS,
the plan of library service for a county... (43.11 [3] [c]) shall
provide for library services to residents of those municipalities
in the county not maintaining a public library under Chapter 43. The
services shall include full access to public libraries in the county
participating in the public library system. The plan shall specify
the method and level of funding to be provided by the county to implement
the services described in the plan and shall describe the services
to be provided by the public library system and the allocation of
state and county aid to fund those services, and
WHEREAS,
Winnefox has been organized and operates as a federated public library
system within the meaning of Section 43.19 Wisconsin Statutes, and
WHEREAS,
Winnefox, must, in order to qualify for and maintain its eligibility
for state aid provide all services outlined in Section 43.24(2) of
the Wisconsin Statutes; and
WHEREAS,
it is in the best interest of Marquette County to contract with Winnefox
to provide for the extension and development of library services described
in the Long-Range Plan of Library Service, hereinafter called the
Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto.
NOW IT IS
HEREBY AGREED as follows:
1. The
Marquette County Board of Supervisors authorizes the Winnefox Library
System to negotiate and execute such Agreements as are necessary
to implement the Plan attached hereto for the calendar year 2002
And each subsequent year for the life of the plan.
2. The
County agrees to participate in the Winnefox Library System and
its activities.
3. The
County agrees that all of the public libraries in Marquette County
should be compensated for serving Marquette County residents living
outside of municipalities that maintain libraries. Accordingly,
the Marquette County Library Advisory Committee, composed of the
Directors of the libraries located within Marquette County, shall
present an annual funding request formulated according to the following
methodology:
1)
As of each June 30, the Endeavor, Montello, Neshkoro, Oxford,
Packwaukee and Westfield public libraries each shall determine
their operational budgets for the last fiscal year. The operational
budget shall include funds raised from city or village, town
and county funds only, and shall exclude funds generated from
fines, fees, grants, donations or the like. (The County therefore
will not be charged a percentage of grant, fine or similar types
of revenue.)
2)
Winnefox will use the latest population estimates available
from the Wisconsin Department of Administration to determine
the percentage of county population residing outside of municipalities
that maintain a library.
3)
The percentage of county residents living outside of municipalities
that maintain libraries shall be multiplied by each library's
operational budget less utilities. The resulting amount (operating
budget x percentage of non-resident population) equals the maximum
amount requested from Marquette County by libraries within the
county including funding for WCTS.
(D)
The methodology for determining the allocations from Marquette County
to the participating libraries shall be as follows:
1)
A base payment equal to 70% of the actual cost of serving county
residents as determined from data reported on the latest State
Annual Reports submitted by the libraries. (The methodology of
determining cost" is outlined in Wis. Stat. 43.12(1).)
2)
An enrichment grant to improve services to county residents.
3)
$2.50 for each hour open during the last fiscal year.
(E)
Funding allocated to The Winnefox Cooperative Technical Services
(WCTS) is based on the projected cost of serving libraries in Marquette
County for the year of the agreement. If the cost of services exceeds
funding, libraries may be expected to pay for some service from
other funds. If funding exceeds the cost of services provided, WCTS
will use that amount to reduce its request to the county for the
year following this agreement.
4.
Nothing in the funding formula shall preclude the libraries from
requesting grant funds, or special project funds, for a specific
purpose. Approval of such a request shall be at the discretion
of the County.
5. The
County shall be entitled to membership on the library boards of
the participating libraries as provided in sec. 43.60(3), Wis.
Stats. Appointment of County members of the library boards shall
be made by the Marquette County Board Chairman, subject to confirmation
by the Marquette County Board of Supervisors.
5. The
County designates the Rural Planning Committee and the Marquette
County Librarians Advisory Committee as the Marquette County Library
Planning Committee.
6. The
borrower registration records of participating libraries may be
audited by an official of Marquette County appointed by the Chairman
or County Board for the purpose of ascertaining that registration
procedures for borrowers are applied equally to both city and county
residents and that borrower percentage figures described in the
Plan are accurate. In no manner can an audit violate provisions
of sec. 43.30, Wis. Stats. which relates to confidentiality of library
records, or library policy.
7. The
parties further agree to work cooperatively to further improve public
library service to County residents.
8. Winnefox
agrees to provide such financial or operational reports of its activities,
as the County deems appropriate and desirable.
9. Winnefox
will present a request for a County library appropriation in accordance
with the County's budgeting procedures and will distribute any such
funds to the participating libraries on the basis of Member Library
Agreements and the Plan.
10. This
Agreement shall become effective 1/1/02 and will remain in effect
through December 31, 2006, the life of the attached long-range plan.
This Agreement may be amended at anytime by mutual agreement of
both parties. The parties may abrogate it only by following procedures
outlined in Wisconsin Statute 43.18.
APPENDIX
A: Long-Range Plan of Library Service - Marquette County
2002 - 2006
