Board to extend Special Olympics State Games sponsorship to 2027; 2028 date flagged over election

The Butte Civic Center Board voted June 4 to extend the sponsorship arrangement used for the 2026 Special Olympics State Games into 2027, according to the meeting minutes. The minutes record the motion: "The board agrees to carry forward the same sponsorship in 2027 for the Special Olympics State games as we are doing in 2026." Jamie Lynch moved and Dan Callahan seconded the motion, which carried.

Board staff also told the board that the Special Olympics committee had been asked to adjust potential 2028 dates because the Civic Center is scheduled to be used as an election headquarters on June 8, 2028 (a presidential-election year). Staff recorded that they had emailed the committee and were awaiting a response; the minutes do not show a reply or a final scheduling change.