Hybrid: Special System Board Meeting for 2026 Proposed Budget

All System Board members are invited to register for and attend a Special System Board Meeting to consider and vote upon the 2026 SCKLS Proposed Budget.

To be approved, the 2026 SCKLS Proposed Budget requires a roll call vote of System Board members to Exceed the Revenue Neutral Rate (RNR) and a voice call vote of System Board members to authorize the 2026 SCKLS Proposed Budget. The RNR is 1.130, and the proposed mill levy rate for 2026 is 1.160. 

A mill levy rate of 1.160 will generate an estimated increase of $140,629 in tax funding for 2026 that will:

1. Maintain existing grants and services to member libraries,
2. Fund in part a 1% or $16,191 increase in the base grants-in-aid for eligible 71 public and 14 academic member libraries,
3. Fund in part a $15,000 increase in Continuing Education Reimbursement grants for eligible public, academic, school district and special librarians, and
4. Fund in part $161,650 increase in salaries and employee benefits for a new associate director position along with increased staff salaries and benefits up to 4% based on performance.
    

Click here to view budget documentation.

Click here to view the 2026 SCKLS Annual Plan.
 

Register for virtual or in-person meeting attendance. You may attend virtually via Zoom, or you may attend the meeting in person at SCKLS in South Hutchinson. You will be asked to indicate your attendance preference on the registration form. Please take a moment to register for this important meeting today.

You are a System Board member if your library, school district, college, or institution designates you as its representative or if you are a Governor’s or County Appointee.

If you have questions or comments, please contact:
Paul Hawkins, SCKLS director
paul@sckls.info | 800-234-0529 ext. 113

EVENT NOTES

Registration Details | Registration is required to receive online access information. The deadline for registration is August 22, 2025 at 8 a.m. 

Online registrants | Webinar access information will be emailed to online registrants prior to the event.

In-person registrants | The meeting will be held at the SCKLS building, 321 N. Main St. in South Hutchinson. SCKLS may be able to accommodate special needs with advance notice. Click here for Google Maps directions.

Not Recorded | This event will not be recorded. If you register, please attend the live event. Following the meeting, written minutes will be available here.