Boulder council OKs $15.57 minimum wage for 2025, below Denver
Oct 11, 2024 · In the end, after it was clear the 15% wouldn’t receive majority support, councilmembers unanimously approved raising the city’s minimum wage to $15.57 in 2025, with annual increases of 8% for two years, followed by adjustments tied to the consumer price index.
Boulder City Council reaffirms open comment rules after Gaza war ...
Dec 12, 2024 · The Boulder City Council informally voted on Dec. 12 to reaffirm its rules for responding to public open comment at council meetings, aiming to keep meetings running smoothly and on time following recent disruptions related to the war in Gaza.. Over the past year, public calls for a ceasefire in Gaza during meetings have prompted some councilmembers to respond with remarks on the war or issues ...
Boulder County’s budget rises to $708 million for 2025
Dec 12, 2024 · The budget also helps fund the design of two proposed bikeways: the 11-mile North Foothills Bikeway along U.S. 36, connecting North Boulder to Lyons, and the 8.5-mile Boulder to Erie Regional Trail (BERT). Additionally, commissioners allocated money to open the new alternative sentencing facility for people in work release or community corrections programs.
Boulder City Councilmembers condemn antisemitic language
Dec 5, 2024 · After nearly a year of contentious public comment periods at Boulder City Council meetings — dominated by protesters demanding the council endorse a Gaza ceasefire resolution and increasingly marked by personal attacks, including antisemitic remarks directed at Councilmember Tara Winer, who is Jewish — the mayor and several councilmembers took a stand during their Dec. 5 meeting.
Three years after Marshall Fire, two-thirds of homes rebuilt
Dec 29, 2024 · Three years after the Marshall Fire destroyed 1,105 homes in Boulder County, about two-thirds have been rebuilt — far outpacing the national average of 25% rebuilt within five years of a wildfire. Yet, for the hundreds still without homes, the road to recovery remains fraught with challenges, and time is running out as critical funding expires next year.
Boulder 2024 election: Democrats sweep races for state Capitol
Nov 5, 2024 · State and local ballot measures. Two city ballot measures concerning the Boulder City Council passed, marking a shift in Boulder’s governance that could alter the council’s decision-making dynamics.. Ballot Question 2C, which will tie council pay to the area median income starting in December 2026, received about 60% support, according to last election results.
2024 City of Boulder Election: Three ballot measures explained
Oct 15, 2024 · With ballots received or in the mail, the Nov. 5 election is fast approaching. City of Boulder voters will decide on three local measures referred to the ballot by the Boulder City Council that address council pay, privacy and powers over boards and commissions.
City of Boulder officials propose scrapping occupancy limits
Dec 5, 2024 · “It’s value-laden language,” Claudia Hanson Thiem, a member of the Planning Board, said at the Dec. 3 meeting. “And it pops up in a lot of other places in the city, even in our recent Area III study, where I noticed there was a distinction made between ‘residential communities’ and ‘apartment buildings,’ as though those two things were opposed to each other.”
Boulder Reporting Lab launches city council vote tracker
Dec 22, 2024 · Boulder Reporting Lab is launching a vote tracker to document how members of the Boulder City Council have voted on a range of city matters. This project is in its early stages. So far, we’ve compiled all officially approved meeting minutes since the swearing in of the current council on Dec. 7 ...
Boulder City Council Vote Tracker - The Boulder Reporting Lab
Boulder Reporting Lab’s Boulder City Council Vote Tracker is a new tool to help you better understand how your city councilmembers vote on a wide range of issues.