The Village Board approved Resolution 8252025, pledging to expend the minimum appropriation required for the Heartland Public Library so the village remains exempt from the Waukesha County library levy.
Village staff explained the annual action ensures Heartland residents are not taxed twice for library services. Staff said the minimum appropriation for 2026 is $467,678, a figure based on last year’s county library tax rate and Heartland's equalized assessed value. "If we wouldn't spend the minimum, we would lose the $380,000 $390,000 we get from the County," a village staff member said.
Board members moved, seconded and carried the resolution by voice vote. The pledge is a routine, yearly step to preserve the village’s exempt status and secure county library funding that otherwise would be withheld from the Heartland Public Library if the village failed to meet the minimum appropriation.