Steamboat Springs School Board adopts FY26 budget, authorizes use of beginning fund balance and renews election agreement
June 03, 2026 | Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2, School Districts , Colorado
This article was created by AI summarizing key points discussed. AI makes mistakes, so for full details and context, please refer to the video of the full meeting. Please report any errors so we can fix them. Report an error »
The Steamboat Springs School Board voted June 16 to approve the district’s fiscal year 2026 budget and accompanying appropriation resolution, a move board members said was intended to set spending authority ahead of the new school year. The motion to adopt the budget was moved by Cresta and seconded by Leah; roll-call votes were recorded as aye from Cresta, Laura, Leah and Katie.
Why it matters: adopting the budget establishes the district’s planned spending levels and legal appropriation authority for next year, and the board also adopted a separate resolution authorizing the use of a portion of the FY25–26 beginning fund balance to support specified expenditures. Board chair Katie Lee moved the beginning-fund-balance resolution and Laura seconded; the resolution passed with the same recorded affirmative votes.
What passed and how the board voted: the budget adoption motion was moved by Cresta and seconded by Leah and carried by recorded aye votes. The beginning fund balance resolution was moved by Katie Lee, seconded by Laura, and likewise recorded as adopted by voice/roll call (aye votes recorded for Cresta, Laura, Leah and Katie). The board did not record any 'no' votes in the public roll calls captured on the record.
Other action items tied to district operations: on the same agenda the board adopted policy EL 5 (commitment to accomplishment and accountability) on second reading (motion by Leah; second by Cresta; recorded as adopted), and it renewed an intergovernmental agreement for the coordinated election to be held Nov. 4, 2025. In that motion the board also appointed Deborah Genesta as the district’s designated election official; Katie Lee moved the resolution and Leah seconded, and the record shows it passed with recorded 'aye' votes.
What’s next: board staff said the calendar and related policy (EL 8) will return for a second reading at the board’s first August meeting. The board then moved into an executive session to discuss a personnel matter related to the superintendent’s ongoing evaluation.
Votes and motions referenced in this article are drawn from the board’s June 16 public meeting record and the roll-call votes read aloud during the meeting.
Why it matters: adopting the budget establishes the district’s planned spending levels and legal appropriation authority for next year, and the board also adopted a separate resolution authorizing the use of a portion of the FY25–26 beginning fund balance to support specified expenditures. Board chair Katie Lee moved the beginning-fund-balance resolution and Laura seconded; the resolution passed with the same recorded affirmative votes.
What passed and how the board voted: the budget adoption motion was moved by Cresta and seconded by Leah and carried by recorded aye votes. The beginning fund balance resolution was moved by Katie Lee, seconded by Laura, and likewise recorded as adopted by voice/roll call (aye votes recorded for Cresta, Laura, Leah and Katie). The board did not record any 'no' votes in the public roll calls captured on the record.
Other action items tied to district operations: on the same agenda the board adopted policy EL 5 (commitment to accomplishment and accountability) on second reading (motion by Leah; second by Cresta; recorded as adopted), and it renewed an intergovernmental agreement for the coordinated election to be held Nov. 4, 2025. In that motion the board also appointed Deborah Genesta as the district’s designated election official; Katie Lee moved the resolution and Leah seconded, and the record shows it passed with recorded 'aye' votes.
What’s next: board staff said the calendar and related policy (EL 8) will return for a second reading at the board’s first August meeting. The board then moved into an executive session to discuss a personnel matter related to the superintendent’s ongoing evaluation.
Votes and motions referenced in this article are drawn from the board’s June 16 public meeting record and the roll-call votes read aloud during the meeting.
View the Full Meeting & All Its Details
This article offers just a summary. Unlock complete video, transcripts, and insights as a Founder Member.
✓
Watch full, unedited meeting videos
✓
Search every word spoken in unlimited transcripts
✓
AI summaries & real-time alerts (all government levels)
✓
Permanent access to expanding government content
30-day money-back guarantee
