June 19, 2026 Special Budget Meeting for FY 26-27 Minutes

Weld County CMA Special Budget Meeting for FY 26-27 In-Person Meeting

Employment Services - 315 N. 11th Ave, Bldg. B, Greeley, CO 80631
Meeting: June 19, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

Present: Lori Ruscko FSSP Supervisor, Courtney Rusch Case Manager, Elvia Flores Case Manager, Kelly Morrison Division Director, Nora Grina Council Member, Janardan Ghimire Council Member, Allison Sedlacek Council Member, Karen Brass Council Member, Diane Loewe Peters Council Member, Roberta Smith Council Member

Absent: Stephanie Watson Lewis Council Member, Peggy Allsup Armstrong Council Member

Call to Order:  1:03 Lori called the meeting to order

New Members: Nora Grina, Allison Sedlacek, Karen Brass, Janardan Ghimire

New business:

New Chairperson: No nominations were reported. Diane volunteered to serve as Chairperson again. Roberta motioned to vote for Diane as Chairperson, Nora seconded, all in favor 6, all opposed 0.  

 

FY 25-26 Monthly YTD Spending
 Month  FSSP Monthly Spending

July

$49,918.46

Aug

$51,888.27

Sept

$51,953.83

Oct

$53,315.78

Nov

$45,069.04

Dec

$46,177.67

Jan

$43,165.80

Feb

$36,148.33

Mar

$32,565.19

Apr

$26,423.49

May

$30,306.46

 

FY 25-26 Quarterly and Total Spending:

FY 25-26 Quarterly and Total Spending:
 FY 2025-26 FSSP Monthly Spending  Remaining Funding

Starting Budget

$707,920.00

1Q Total

$153,760.56

$554,159.44

2Q Total

$144,562.49

$409,596.95

3Q Total

$111,879.32

$297,717.63

4Q Total To Date

$56,729.95

$240,987.67

Enrollment Numbers:

Currently enrolled: 165 as of 6/12/26           

  • MIN levels:
    • Low—44
    • Mod—91
    • High—30

Budget Options: see separate spreadsheet

  • Option #1 keep annual amounts the same
  • Option #2 increases low and mod by $200
  • Option #3 increase all levels to $3000, $4000, $5000
  • Discussion and explanation of past and current spending, and the recommendation to increase annual amounts to better meet the needs of families and to try and avoid having excessive funds leftover at the end of the fiscal year
  • Diane motioned to vote for option 3, Roberta seconded the motion, all in favor 6, all opposed 0.

 

Policy Discussion

  • Emergency funds policy
  • Should we keep emergency funds separate from annual funding meaning a family would not need to spend all their annual funds to request emergency funds
  • Discussed spending trends and if families tend to use all of their annual funds
  • Nora would like families to have access to separate emergency funds and keep annual funds intact for monthly reimbursement.  We could do case by case review if the need is over the cap of $5000 per fiscal year
  • Karen motioned to leave the emergency cap at $5000, Allison seconded, all in favor 6, all opposed 0.
  • Nora motioned to keep the emergency fund separate so families don’t have to spend down their annual funds to make a request, Allison seconded, all in favor 6, all opposed 0.
  • Overall spending cap
  • Should it remain at $20,000 for the total cap including annual funding, end of year funding, and emergency funding to accommodate the families that attend Envision’s all summer respite camp
  • Nora motioned to keep the overall cap at $20,000, Diane seconded, all in favor 6, opposed 0.
  • Conflict of interest policy
  • Conflict of interest and voting—discussed the importance of everyone’s voice being heard and being a part of all discussions.
  • Discussed abstaining from voting on issues that would directly impact a Council member’s ability to receive funding from FSSP. 
  • Nora would like everyone to be able to vote on all issues. 
  • Nora motioned to let all Council members vote on all issues and policies regardless of their enrollment status in FSSP or waivers.  Seconded by Diane, all in favor—1, all opposed—5.
  • Roberta motioned to allow all council members to voice their opinions around policies, but to not allow Council members to vote on funding issues or policies if they are enrolled in FSSP.  No seconding was noted.
  • Nora motioned to have FSSP Supervisor Lori Ruscko and Division Director Kelly Morrison reach out to HCPF and Weld County leaders to seek advice on the conflict-of-interest policy.  Diane seconded, all in favor 6, all opposed 0.
  • End of year extra funding requests from individuals on HCBS Waivers
  • Should we allow individuals enrolled in HCBS waivers, who also meet FSSP criteria, to make EOY requests? 
  • Discussed the fact that several Council members have family members on waivers and without a conflict-of-interest policy in place we are unable to move forward with a vote.

FY 26-27 meetings:

  • July 27, 2026, at 4pm hybrid
  • Oct 26, 2026, at 4pm hybrid
  • Jan 25, 2027, at 4pm virtually only by Teams
  • April 26, 2027, at 4pm hybrid

2:24pm Nora motioned to adjourn, seconded by Roberta

 

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