City of Boulder · office
City Clerk's Office
“To provide program administration, excellent customer service, guidance and access to information and resources, and various levels of support for our diverse customers to foster informed, open, and participatory government while meeting legal requirements.” source as of 2026-10-30
Who runs it
AI-read · unreviewed read by a model from the city's pages, the Charter, the code and the budget books; every quote checked against its saved source; not reviewed by a person. Hover a source for its words.Researcher's note: The Charter names the clerk only as the "clerk of the council" the city manager hires (Sec. 64(j)), and as "city clerk" in the ordinance sections (publication by title, and Sec. 21 record of ordinances); it does not make the clerk a council appointee. The about page's "2021 Operating Budget: $1,078,705" is older than the three budget-book years and is not used. The office also supports council subcommittees and the Sister City relationships (about page), but no council committee file names the clerk's office as its staff.
- Head
- Elesha Johnson, City Clerk as of 2026-10-30 source source
- Part of
- City Manager's Office
- Answers to
- City Manager. The Charter does not create a separate clerk's office: it directs the city manager to hire a clerk of the council, who keeps the council's journal, serves as the designated election official and has custody of the city's public records. The office sits in the City Manager's Office and is budgeted there. Head appointed by City Manager. source source
- Legal basis
- Contact
- 303-441-4222 · cityclerksoffice@bouldercolorado.gov · 1777 Broadway · 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday · contact page source source as of 2026-10-30
Boards and commissions it staffs
- Campaign Finance and Elections Working Group · city staff (the City Clerk sat with the City Attorney's Office staff), 2018 source source
- City Council · administrative support: agendas, recordings, minutes, council webpages and documents source
Budget
from the city's approved budget books; each figure printed, to the dollar, in its source (hover a source for its words). A year may come from a different book or table than the next: the table says what each covers| Year | Basis | Amount | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | approved | $975,007 | The City Clerk's program line inside the City Manager's Office table (the office is not a separate department in the budget books): FY2024 budget, 2026 book's Department Budget by Expense Type table. The PDF text prints the program names and figures apart; the figures are read in the printed row order (City Clerk is the third program row), which the FY2026 pie chart confirms. source |
| 2025 | approved | $1,112,925 | The City Clerk's program line inside the City Manager's Office table: FY2025 budget, 2026 book's Department Budget by Expense Type table (row order as for 2024). source |
| 2026 | approved | $1,117,487 | The City Clerk's program line inside the City Manager's Office table: FY2026 budget, 2026 book's Department Budget by Expense Type table, and the same figure in the book's FY2026 program pie chart. source source |
Divisions
in the city's own words; heads only where an official source names them- City Council Support
“Responsible for preparing City Council agendas, recording all City Council meetings and study sessions, as well as preparing and retaining official City Council minutes.” source page - Elections
“Responsible for coordinating and administering all city elections. Resident-initiated recalls, initiatives and referendums are also submitted to the City Clerk and verified for sufficiency.” source page - Boards and Commissions
“The City of Boulder has 22 advisory boards and commissions that work with and advise city departments and City Council on community issues.” source source page - Domestic Partnership Registry
“The registry is a means by which unmarried, committed couples, who share a life and home together, may document their relationship.” source page - Central Records
“Central Records serves as the custodian of all files that are centrally maintained for the city. Central Records also provides research and copying of official actions of the city at the request of residents and city departments.” source page
What a resident can do here
services and programs, linked to the city's pages- Voting and Election Information source
- Participate in City Council Meetings “City Council meetings are open to the public. Learn about speaking and participating in meetings.” source source
- Central Records “Central Records serves as the custodian of all records that are centrally maintained for the city. Records requests for the Police, Fire and Planning departments are maintained by those departments.” source
- Domestic Partnerships “Information and instructions on how to register a domestic partnership in the City of Boulder.” source
- Boulder Sister City Program “The City of Boulder has formed meaningful relationships with ten cities internationally, fostering a spirit of respect & cooperation.” source source
- Boards and Commissions “Volunteers appointed to serve on a board or commission help City Council examine issues and, in turn, shape the future of Boulder.” source