Program Budget Overview

Overview of Program & Intended Outcomes:

The City Clerk's office administers municipal elections and supports city council through the development of meeting agenda materials, action summaries and minutes. They make the information available to the public electronically in real time. They support council through administration of the annual boards and commissions recruitment process and oversees the Domestic Partnership Registry. The management of the Sister City Program is also an area of responsibility for the City Clerk’s office. They act as the liaison to 10 Sister City organizations. The records office oversees records management for the city, including on-line access, retention, and destruction. The office establishes and trains city staff on records management best practices, assists both internal and external customers with researching current or archived documents, and coordinates and responds to Colorado Open Records Act requests. In addition to the 2023 base budget, a one-time increase will be included to help fund the additional costs associated with Rank Choice Voting.

2023 Activities:

• Facilitate the 2023 election process.
• Update and improve the Boulder Direct Democracy Online petitioning system with a process that allow the system to validate paper petitions.
• Improve the database format utilized for Boards and Commission recruitment and reporting.