City of Boulder · office · CMO

City Manager's Office

“Provide professional leadership in the administration and execution of city policy as established by council; Champion an engaged, collaborative, and innovative organizational culture; Establish relationships and partnerships to implement community priorities.” source as of 2026-10-30

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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: Programs follow the 2026 approved budget book's City Manager's Office program table (Administration & Operations; City Clerk Administration & Support Services; CMO - Economic Vitality; Equity & Belonging; Independent Police Monitor; Policy & Intergovernmental Relations), plus the Office of Disaster Management subprogram the 2025 OpenGov book places under Administration & Operations. Regulatory Licensing is not here: the 2026 book budgets it as a Finance program ("REGULATORY LICENSING TOTAL $1,256,873 $1,355,109 $1,378,619" in the Finance table), so the Beverage Licensing Authority and Cannabis Licensing Advisory Board, whose BRC secretary is the city manager, are left to Finance. Boards where the BRC names the city manager as secretary but a line department does the work (Housing Advisory Board, Downtown and University Hill commissions, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board) are left to those departments. Municode's API refused the repo's Chrome client (Cloudflare challenge) on 2026-10-30; the BRC 2-2 chapter was saved through the same API with curl_cffi's Safari profile, unchanged otherwise.

Head

Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde, City Manager as of 2026-10-30 source source

Answers to

City Council. The city manager is the city's chief executive and administrative officer, chosen by City Council, appointed for an indefinite period and removable by council at pleasure; the manager is directly responsible to council for the administration of the city. Head appointed by City Council. source source source source

Legal basis

Charter Sec. 12 · authorizes · Specific duties of council source
Charter Sec. 63 · creates · The city manager-qualifications and appointment source
Charter Sec. 64 · governs · Special powers and duties as city manager source source source
Charter Sec. 66 · governs · Directors of departments source
BRC 2-2-2 · governs · Duties of City Manager source
BRC 2-2-1, 2-2-3(b) · authorizes · Legislative Intent; Government Organization source source

Contact

303-441-3090 · 1777 Broadway · contact page source source as of 2026-10-30

Boards and commissions it staffs

Audit Committee · staff support (council committee assignments) source source
Boards and Commissions Committee · staff support (council committee assignments) source source
Boulder Junction Access District Parking Commission · staff liaison (Assistant City Manager) source
Boulder Junction Access District Travel Demand Management Commission · staff liaison (Assistant City Manager) source
Boulder Junction Access General Improvement District - Parking · the city manager is ex officio general manager of the district source
Boulder Junction Access General Improvement District - Travel Demand Management · the city manager is ex officio general manager of the district source
Boulder Urban Renewal Authority (BURA) · the city manager is BURA's executive director; an Assistant City Manager is staff liaison source source
Central Area General Improvement District · the city manager is ex officio general manager and secretary of the district source
Charter Committee · staff support (council committee assignments) source source
City Council · council program support, and council committee and board assignments source source
Council Agenda Committee · staff attend at the city manager's discretion source
Council Employee Evaluation Committee · staff support (council committee assignments) source source
Council Engagement Committee · staff support (council committee assignments) source source
Council Retreat Committee · staff support (council committee assignments) source source
Downtown Boulder Business Improvement District · ex officio liaison (Assistant City Manager), with Community Vitality source
Financial Strategy Committee · staff support (council committee assignments) source source
Forest Glen Transit Pass General Improvement District · the city manager is ex officio general manager and secretary of the district source
Intergovernmental Affairs Committee · staff liaison (Intergovernmental Affairs Officer) source
Library District Advisory Committee · city staff, with Boulder Public Library (2021-2022) source
Marijuana Advisory Panel · staff support, with the City Attorney's Office (2016-2019) source
Police Oversight Panel Selection Committee · staff (Assistant City Manager, Equity Program Manager, Independent Police Monitor) source
Police Oversight Task Force · primary staff (2019) source
Tenant Advisory Committee · staff support, with the City Attorney's Office (Housing and Human Services runs the program) source
University Hill General Improvement District · the city manager is ex officio general manager and secretary of the district source
data governance task force · formed by the city manager 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	$8,676,393	All funds: the City Manager's Office department expenses total (all six programs, including City Clerk, Equity, and the Independent Police Monitor), FY2024 budget column of the 2026 book's Department Budget by Expense Type table; the 2024 approved book prints the same figure. source source
2025	approved	$10,385,644	All funds: the City Manager's Office department expenses total, FY2025 budget column of the 2026 book's Department Budget by Expense Type table. source
2026	approved	$9,698,773	All funds: the City Manager's Office department expenses total, FY2026 budget column of the 2026 book's Department Budget by Expense Type table (the book's "Total 2026 Budget" for the office). The book's program pie chart totals $9,412,819 because it leaves out the Independent Police Monitor program. source source

Divisions

in the city's own words; heads only where an official source names them

Administration & Operations
“The City Manager's Office provides professional leadership in the administration and implementation of policies and objectives formulated by City Council; develops and recommends alternative solutions to community problems for council consideration; plans and develops new programs to meet future needs of the city; supports all city departments and the council body; and fosters community pride in city government through excellent customer service.” source page
Office of Disaster Management
“The Office of Disaster Management became it’s own sub program in 2025 and is the partnership with Boulder County to operate the Office of Disaster Management.” source source page
City Clerk's Office · Elesha Johnson, City Clerk source
“The City Clerk's Office administers municipal elections and supports City Council through the development of comprehensive meeting agenda materials, action summaries, minutes and the required publication of ordinances and resolutions.” source page
Economic Vitality
“The Office of Economic Vitality develops and implements strategies that reflect the city's commitment to a healthy, accessible, resilient and sustainable economy based on innovation, diversity and collaboration that benefits all residents, businesses and visitors.” source
Office of Equity and Belonging · Aimee Kane, Officer of Equity and Belonging source
“The Office of Equity and Belonging supports the city organization in creating educational opportunities for city staff, aligning resources, applying tools and employing best practices when implementing programs, policies or making purchasing and budgetary decisions.” source page
Office of the Independent Police Monitor · Sherry Daun, Independent Police Monitor source
“The Office of the Independent Police Monitor provides civilian oversight of the Boulder Police Department and recommends improvements to their training, policies and practices.” source page
Policy and Intergovernmental Relations · Heather Stauffer, Intergovernmental Affairs Officer source
“The Policy & Intergovernmental Relations program ensures that the city's interests are furthered through strategic alliances and informed engagement with other local, regional, state and federal governmental entities.” source page

What a resident can do here

services and programs, linked to the city's pages

Intergovernmental Affairs “The city closely tracks and attempts to influence matters that, although falling outside of the city's jurisdictional authority, have the potential of significantly impacting the Boulder community.” source
City Partnerships “The city is committed to partnering with nonprofit organizations, conservancies, community groups and businesses whose goals align with the city's mission, vision, values, and that provide additional benefit to the public.” source
Open Data “This page is your one-stop shop for open data information including frequently asked questions, guides on how to use our data, how to suggest additional data and how to contact our staff.” source
Chats with Council “To give community members who do not typically participate in more formal council settings a convenient, drop-in opportunity to engage with their elected officials.” source
Voting and Election Information source
Central Records “Central Records serves as the custodian of all files that are centrally maintained for the city.” source
Tribal Consultation “The City of Boulder appreciates the opportunity to engage and consult with Tribal Representatives from federally recognized American Indian Tribal Nations.” source
Police Oversight “Ordinance 8609 was adopted by the City Council on Oct. 19, 2023. The ordinance amends Title 2, Chapter 11 of the Boulder Revised Code, establishing the Office of the Independent Monitor and the Police Oversight Panel.” source