Board of Trustees

• August 23, 2023 (Virtual Only) – Public Meeting Page
• July 26, 2023 – Public Meeting Page
• June 21, 2023 – Public Meeting Page
• May 24, 2023 – Public Meeting Page
• April 26, 2023 – Public Meeting Page
• March 22, 2023 – Public Meeting Page
• February 22, 2023 – Public Meeting Page
• January 23, 2023 – Special Meeting – Public Meeting Page
• January 4, 2023 – Public Meeting Page

The Prairie Lakes Library System Board of Trustees is the governing body of the library system. Trustees are appointed by action of each participating county board of supervisors. Six trustees are appointed by Racine County, five trustees are appointed by Rock County, and four trustees are appointed by Walworth County – a total of fifteen trustees. A public library system board has the same legal powers as a municipal library board with respect to system-wide functions and services that a municipal library board has with respect to local functions and services. In other words, the system board’s primary functions are:

1. hire and supervise a qualified system director,
2. exercise fiscal oversight by approving a budget and reviewing system expenditures, and
3. create policies to guide system operations.

Prairie Lakes

• Prairie Lakes Library System Trustee Handbook
• Bylaws of the Prairie Lakes Library System Board of Trustees (DRAFT)
  

State of Wisconsin

• Department of Public Instruction – Trustee Essentials Guide (Note: see Chapter 26)

Open Meetings

• Open Meetings and Public Records Compliance Guides (Wisconsin Department of Justice)
• Trustee Essential #14 The Library Board and the Open Meeting Law (Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction)
• Trustee Essential #15 The Library Board and the Public Records Law (Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction)

Roberts Rules of Order

• Roberts Rules of Order – Frequently Asked Questions