Board fills personnel committee vacancy and reviews evaluation process under state statute

At the Sept. 11 meeting, the Muskego City Library Board addressed a vacancy on its personnel committee and appointed Barb Schroeder as the third committee member.

The chair sought volunteers to join the two-member committee that conducts the director's annual evaluation and prepares recommendations for the full board. Barb Schroeder volunteered to serve and the president appointed her as the third member; the meeting record shows the appointment as a presidential appointee and does not record a separate roll-call vote.

The director explained the committee's role and described the evaluation process to the board. "According to state statute, the library board has the power to both hire library directors and fire them," she said, adding that typical practice involves gathering feedback from the full board and staff, consulting the city HR department where appropriate, drafting goals and improvement plans if needed, and determining any merit percentage.

She outlined the anticipated schedule: the personnel committee will request feedback at the November full board meeting and meet in closed session, complete the written evaluation in December and aim to have materials ready for HR before the Jan. 4 deadline. The director said the process is intended to avoid surprises by collecting input and documenting goals in advance.

The board did not take further action at the meeting beyond the appointment and scheduling guidance.