2026-27 CBC (Citizens' Budget Committee)
CBC (Citizens' Budget Committee)
The C-RCS Board of Education welcomes and encourages community participation on education and budget matters. Accordingly, we are committed to creating transparency around the budget development process.
As in years past, all members of the C-RCS community will again have access to information about the 2026-27 budget development process through presentations made during the public session of Board of Education meetings on February 10, March 9, March 30, and April 20, 2026. We encourage members of the C-RCS community to attend or watch Board of Education meetings to remain informed.
Individuals who attend Board meetings in person also have the opportunity to make public comments to the Board. While the Board does not respond to public comments at the moment, they do take them into consideration and may respond at a later date.
About the CBC
The Board convenes a Citizens’ Budget Committee (CBC), which allows community members to provide sound counsel and advice to the Board to help inform their work. Members of the CBC have the opportunity to solicit input from friends, neighbors, and community residents and offer advice and recommendations to our district’s administration and Board on the district’s general fund budget for the 2026-2027 school year. The committee is not charged with developing or adopting the school district’s general fund budget. Under New York State law, only boards of education have the legal authority to adopt and present a general fund budget for voter approval.
This year, the Board has created a Citizens’ Budget Committee consisting of twenty (20) community members, from various stakeholder groups, including parents, non-parents community members, and staff members who are district residents. This number has been selected as a means of increasing engagement and ensuring that the group is representative of the community, without being too large to accommodate meaningful dialogue.
This year’s Citizens’ Budget Committee members include:
Laura Bulger
Paige Bulmer
Garrett Cole
Kendra Cote
Tish Czachor
Kate Elder
Jennifer Falco
Liz Hackney
Deb Henry
Adam Janover
Amy Kennedy
Kayla Mahoney
Joe Myran
Sarah Nies
Donna Pacatte
Ryan Panarese
Katrina Riboni
Bryan Rice
Jeffrey Sperbeck
Benjamin Vacula
Lisa Yorke
Individuals selected to serve on this year’s CBC are asked to commit to attending all three meetings. This year, our committee is scheduled to meet on the following dates:
Monday, February 2, 2026 | 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Monday, March 2, 2026 | 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Monday, March 23, 2026 | 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Members of the CBC may be asked to provide written feedback in the form surveys and questionnaires related to budget priorities and specific questions about how funds should be allocated. While this feedback is advisory in nature, it can be very helpful to the Board as they consider community perspectives when they make final decisions regarding a proposed budget. Members of the CBC should be prepared to provide this written feedback as a means of representing their corresponding stakeholder groups.