Boulder County Commissioners as of January 2023

Listing above are current as of the adoption of the 2023 Boulder County Budget on December 6, 2022.

Boulder County is a political subdivision of the State of Colorado created to carry out the will of the state government. It is governed by a three-member Board of County Commissioners. Each commissioner is elected at-large by the voters of the county and must reside in the district for which they are elected. There are also seven other elected officials: Assessor, Clerk & Recorder, Coroner, District Attorney, Sheriff, Surveyor and Treasurer.

The county provides a wide range of services to its residents including public safety and offender management, highways and streets, parks and open space management, health and human services, public improvements, sustainability, planning, zoning and general administration.

Water, sanitation, fire, utilities, schools, recreation and library services are provided to county residents by a variety of non-county public and private entities, depending on property location.

By statute, the county has the following powers and responsibilities:

• To list and value all property.
• To operate community correctional facilities and programs.
• To determine the cause of all unattended deaths.
• To set and alter precinct boundaries.
• To issue licenses such as for: liquor, marijuana, marriage, restaurants, body art (e.g., tattoo or body piercing) facilities and trash haulers.
• To ensure safekeeping of public records.
• To record legal instruments and business records.
• To register motor vehicles.
• To register electors and conduct elections.
• To prosecute all felonies, misdemeanors, and juvenile offenses.
• To promote agricultural research.
• To control noxious weeds.
• To provide veteran services.
• To cause and enforce zoning regulations.
• To establish land use controls.
• To enforce building codes.
• To plan and maintain public roads and bridges.
• To keep and preserve the peace in the county.
• To collect and distribute taxes for all taxing districts within the county.
• To administer all welfare programs as determined by the Department of Human Services.

This list is by no means all-inclusive, but is meant to summarize the functions and duties of county government.