Port Washington library board approves January minutes, December financial report and annual report

The Port Washington Library Board voted to approve three routine items — the January minutes, the December revenue-and-expense report, and the library’s annual report to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction — and then adjourned.

Board approval of the January minutes came after a motion to approve and a second; the motion passed by voice vote. The board also approved the December revenue-and-expense report, which the director said shows a carryover balance and no unexpected shortfalls. Later in the meeting the board approved the library’s required annual report to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for submission, and the meeting concluded with a standard motion and second to adjourn.

The approvals were handled as voice votes and recorded in the meeting transcript as unanimous “Aye.” The transcript does not record roll-call vote names; motions were made and seconded from the dais and passed by voice vote.

Minutes: a board member moved to approve the January minutes and another board member seconded; the chair called for the vote and members answered “Aye.”

Financial report: the director presented the December revenue-and-expense report, stating a carryover balance and that bills are being paid though some invoices were delayed by a new accounting system. A board member moved to approve the report, a second followed, and the board approved it by voice vote.

Annual report: the director said the annual public library report — required by state law and filed with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction — must be submitted by March 1, and she will route the document for the necessary signature. The board moved and seconded to approve the report and authorized the director to finalize submission.

The meeting ended after a motion to adjourn was moved and seconded and the board voted “Aye.”