WES Advisory Committee - March 12, 2026

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Agenda

Facilitator: Greg DiLoreto, Chair

TimeTopicAction
6:00 pm
2 minutes
Call to Order
Greg DiLoreto, Chair

Roll Call

6:02 pm
4 minutes
Director Updates
Greg Geist, Director

Inform

6:06 pm
5 minutes
Approve January Minutes
Greg DiLoreto, Chair

Motion for Approval

6:11 pm
6 minutes
Public Comment
Each public member who would like to speak will have 3 min. The meeting adjourn time may vary depending on public comments.

Comment

6:17 pm

40 minutes

WES 2025 State of the District
Greg Geist, Director

Inform

6:57 pm

20 minutes

Budget Preview
Erin Blue, Finance Manager 

Inform

7:17 pm

13 minutes

WES Advisory Committee Discussion & Report outs
Greg DiLoreto, Chair

Share

 Adjourn

 

Draft minutes

Acting Chair: Greg DiLoreto, Secretary: Chris Koontz

Approval of previous meeting’s minutes: Yes

Attendees:

Members in attendance: Carol Bryck, Christina Brow, Greg DiLoreto, Jeff Dodd, Anthony Fields, Brian Johnson, William Gifford, David Golobay, Adam Khosroabadi, Michael Milch, Kathryn Miller, Marchelle Pahlosky, Colleen Rockwell, Neil Schulman

Quorum was established.

Members not in attendance: Rita Baker, Christopher Bowker, Larry Linstrom, Denyse McGriff

Meeting called to order at 6:01pm by Chair DiLoreto.

Agenda items with timestamps from video linked above:

  • 00:01:27 Director Updates – Presenter: Greg Geist, Director (Inform)
  • 00:04:35 Approve January Minutes – Facilitator: Greg DiLoreto, Chair (Consensus Approval)
    • Minutes were approved.
  • 00:06:27 Public Comment – Facilitator: Greg DiLoreto, Chair (Comment)
    • No Public Comments
  • 00:06:42 WES 2025 State of the District – Presenter: Greg Geist, Director (Inform)
    • Greg presented an overview of the 2025 Annual Report.
  • 00:30:28 Budget Preview – Presenter: Erin Blue, Finance Manager (Inform)
    • Erin presented a preview of the FY26-27 Budget.
  • 01:00:15 WES Advisory Committee Report-Outs & Discussion (Share)

Motions: Budget Committee Nomination Appointment: Denyse McGriff

First to motion: Michael Milch, seconded by Carol Bryck.

Members in attendance: Carol Bryck (Y), Christina Brow (Y), Greg DiLoreto (Y), Jeff Dodd (Y), Anthony Fields (Y), Brian Johnson (Y), William Gifford (Y), David Golobay (Y), Adam Khosroabadi (Y), Michael Milch (Y), Kathryn Miller (Y), Marchelle Pahlosky (Y), Colleen Rockwell (Y), Neil Schulman (Y)

all in favor/0 opposed/0 abstention. Motion to Appoint Carries.

Announcements: None

Meeting adjourned at 7:12pm by Chair DiLoreto

Respectfully submitted by:

Chris Koontz