Board of Directors Workshop – September 5, 2025

Meeting Agenda
Board Workshop
Friday, September 5, 2025, 9 a.m.

In-Person
Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments Main Conference Room
14 S. Chestnut St., Colorado Springs, CO 80905

Virtual: Microsoft Teams (Video and Audio)
www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/join-a-meeting
Meeting ID: 277 712 778 561 4
Passcode: bs28DD9H

Virtual: Phone (Audio Only)
Phone: (929) 242-8427
Conference ID: 273 300 170

1. PPACG 101 – brief overview of our organization & responsibilities: 9:00-9:10 a.m.
2. Strategic Plan Progress: 9:10-9:20 a.m.
3. Mid-year Update / Progress in First Half of 2025: 9:20-9:30 a.m.
4. Current Conditions / Challenges as we look toward 2026: 9:30-9:40 a.m.
   • Federal, state, local budgets – challenges and uncertainty
   • Impact on our programs – grants we receive, and local match required
   • Health care / insurance costs
   • Any other significant operational costs we seeing changing next year?
   • Our budget prep and adoption timeline
5. 2026 Priorities / Initiatives / Needs: 9:40-10:45 a.m.
   • Area Agency on Aging
   • Transportation
   • Environmental Planning
   • Military Planning
   • Legislative engagement
   • Other needs?
6. Initial Direction /Feedback on: 10:45-11:00 a.m.
   • Program Direction
   • Local dues for 2026
   • Compensation/classification study results
   • Salary pool scenarios-what are our local and other partners doing next fiscal year
   • Possible building improvements
   • Other
7. Other Business/Direction: 11:00-11:15 a.m.
   • Any regular agenda action items (on Sept. 10 agenda) that require discussion?
     1. Work Group Adoption: Jared Verner, Public Policy and Communications Manager
     2. Legislative Update: Jared Verner, Public Policy and Communications Manager

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