[bouldercouncilhotline] Hotline: Number of Council meetings per year--It's way more than 55

[kohls at bouldercolorado.gov]

Sender: Cowles, Macon

The staff materials count the number of meetings of the City Council as 55 in 2010. I assume those 55 meetings are only the ones where a quorum is required.

It is important for our residents to understand the complete scope of Council responsibilities, however.  

The meetings required of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor are well over a hundred per year. The Council Agenda Committee alone is an extra 50 meetings for each of those two and ne other Council member. Each one requires careful reading of a packet which is seldom less than 200 pages.

In addition, there are meetings of the organizations and committees below, for which considerable preparation is required. DRCOG, for example, has three scheduled meetings per month: the Board Meeting, the Metro Vision Issues Committee Meeting and the Administrative Committee meeting. This is three meetings per month, for each of which a packet is distributed and must be read in order to prepare for the meeting.

Council Agenda Committee--this is about 50 meetings per year for the Mayor, Dep. Mayor and o

Metro Mayors Caucus
US 36 Commuting Solutions
US 36 Mayors and Commission Coalition
Colorado Municipal League
Denver Regional Council of Governments
Housing Authority
Boulder County Consortium of Cities
National League of Cities
CU/City Oversight Group
Beyond the Fences (Rocky Flats)
Rocky Flats Stewardship Council 
Urban Drainage and Flood Control District
Resource Conservation Advisory Board

Nor does it include the four local organizations to which a City Council member is assigned and which have monthly meetings.

Nor does it include the internal city committees:

Audit Committee
Evaluation Coordinators
BVSD Issues
Civic Use/9th and Canyon
Legislative Committee
Charter Committee
Council Budget Action Plan Committee



Macon Cowles
Boulder City Councilor