City of Boulder 2D – Clean-up: Organizational Structure

Ballot question 2D updates the city charter to reflect the current reality for city personnel.
1) The city council no longer hires a city marshall or a police magistrate.
2) The council does hire a municipal judge.
3) The city manager hires the city clerk.
4) The Dept of Finance [and Record] becomes the Dept of Finance and Licensing; its director is the chief financial officer and does not act as the city clerk.

Recommendation: FOR

These updates are long overdue. I wonder why the city didn’t refer these changes to the voters years ago. Is the city charter outdated in many other areas? It is important for a city (or nation) of laws to have an accurate city charter.


City of Boulder Ballot Question No. 2D (Approved Ballot Language)

Amendment of Organizational Structure

Shall Sections 12, 64, 65, 68, 72, 89, 101, 104, 105, and 108 of the Charter be amended pursuant to Ordinance No. 7799 to reflect organizational changes in names of positions and departments, specifically including without limitation, to change the title of the director of finance and record to chief financial officer, to move the duties of the city clerk to the city manager’s office; and to eliminate obsolete references to the employee that was to take the role of city marshall in the last century and related details as specifically set forth in Ordinance No. 7799?
‐ For the measure
‐ Against the measure


See Ordinance No. 7799 to refer 2D to the voters.
http://www.bouldercolorado.gov/files/Elections/2011/Ordinances/7799.pdf