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Bigfork trustees approve 2026–27 insurance renewal, move year-end funds and cancel old warrants
Summary
On June 10, the Bigfork School Board approved the district's 2026–27 property and casualty insurance renewal (one trustee abstained), authorized year-end transfers from elementary and high school general funds to the Interlocal Agreement Fund, and voted to cancel aged outstanding warrants at the auditor's request.
Bigfork, Mont. — The Bigfork School Board on June 10 approved several year-end financial and administrative actions, including renewing the district’s property and casualty insurance for 2026–27, authorizing transfers to an interlocal fund, and canceling aged outstanding warrants.
Superintendent Tom Stack told trustees the proposed insurance renewal was similar to the previous year and recommended approval. Trustee Roy Burgess moved the insurance renewal, Trustee Ben Woods seconded, and the motion passed with eight trustees voting in favor and Trustee Mac Kirk abstaining.
Business Manager Lacey Porrovecchio asked the board to approve two year-end transfers into the Interlocal Agreement Fund after final payrolls and bills are processed; she said she will report the exact transfer amounts to the board in July. Trustees approved the elementary-to-interlocal transfer on a motion by Trustee Mac Kirk and the high-school-to-interlocal transfer on a motion by Trustee Roy Burgess; both transfers were adopted by unanimous votes where noted in the minutes.
Porrovecchio also asked the board to cancel certain aged, outstanding warrants at the auditor’s direction after multiple attempts to contact payees; checks less than eight years old can be reissued on request. The board approved canceling the identified warrants unanimously.
Votes at a glance: the meeting minutes record the following motions and outcomes — approval of the meeting agenda (unanimous); approval of the consent agenda (unanimous); approval of the 2026–27 property and casualty insurance renewal (8 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain — Trustee Mac Kirk); approval of elementary and high-school transfers to the Interlocal Agreement Fund (unanimous); cancellation of outstanding warrants (unanimous); adjournment (unanimous).
The consent agenda, approved earlier in the meeting, covered May 20 minutes, all-bill approval lists, May student activity reports, multiple transportation items (including individual and interlocal agreements with Swan River, Salmon Prairie and Somers school districts), out-of-district student requests under Board Policy 3141, donations (Lowi Family Trust $1,000 to baseball; anonymous $4,000 to cross country) and personnel recommendations for summer IT support and extra-curricular coaches and volunteers. Specific personnel offers remain contingent on satisfactory criminal-history checks and any required pre-employment screening.
The board scheduled its next regular meeting for July 8 at 5 p.m. in the high school library.
