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West Bend board reviews MOU to let library serve as emergency shelter; members press for plans on space, security and authority
Summary
Board members discussed a recently signed emergency-event MOU that would make the library available as a shelter or command post during emergencies. Members questioned who signed the agreement, whether the board should approve such MOUs in advance, and how sheltering would affect staff, security, designated spaces and operations.
Board members raised questions about an emergency-event memorandum of understanding (MOU) that would allow the West Bend Community Memorial Library to be used as an emergency shelter or command post, and some members said the board should be informed when such agreements are signed.
"We weren't we did not approve this, nor did we even discuss this," the board president said, prompting discussion about who signed the MOU and whether the board needed preapproval. Board members noted…
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