Board of County Commissioners

The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has three members. Voters in Boulder County elect each commissioner to a four-year term. Every commissioner is elected by voters across the whole county, not just one district, so all three represent the entire county.

There are three commissioner districts in Boulder County. No two commissioners can live in the same district. A map at the bottom of the page shows the district boundaries.

What is a County Commissioner?

Visit the About the Board of County Commissioners webpage to:

• Find out what a county commissioner does.
• Learn how commissioners work with the state, towns, and cities.
• See how the county differs from cities and towns.

Public Meetings

Sign up to get commissioner meeting agendas by email or text. You will also get a link to watch the commissioners’ business meeting each Tuesday.

Boulder County Meetings and Records

The Boulder County Commissioners hold hybrid meetings that you can attend in person or view online. All public meetings and hearings are recorded and can be viewed live or afterwards on the Boulder County Meetings and Records webpage.

You can attend the commissioners’ public hearings and meetings two ways:

• Join online through Zoom (each meeting has its own meeting link which you can find on the advance agenda), or
• Attend in person at the Commissioners’ Hearing Room. This room is on the 3rd floor of the Boulder County Courthouse, 1325 Pearl Street, Boulder.

To sign up for in-person public comment, use the link in the advance agenda for that hearing. You can also sign up with county staff in the 3rd floor lobby. Call 303-441-3500 with questions about in-person meetings.

Find a Meeting or Hearing:

• Go to the Public Meetings Open Portal. This is the best choice on the day of a meeting or hearing.
• View the advance agenda to see meetings in the next two weeks.
• View the calendar for upcoming meetings and hearings.

Sign-Up To Receive Emails or Text Messages About Upcoming Public Meetings or Hearings:

• Subscribe to Commissioners’ Agenda (BOCC Agenda)
• Subscribe to Commissioners’ News (BOCC News)
• Subscribe to County News and Information (News Releases)

Note: You can stop these emails or texts at any time.

Community-Based Event Funding

The Boulder County Commissioners give out community event funds four times a year. These funds support nonprofit and local groups that put on free public events in Boulder County, like cultural events, celebrations, or workshops.

Funded events must support diversity and inclusion. They must also help the community and show how they support racial equity.

Submit your application at least 30 days before your event, 60 to 90 days is better. This gives us time to review it and reach out with questions.

If we approve your funds, we ask that you work with us to show Boulder County’s contribution. You must use our approved logo in your event marketing. You must also let our staff set up a table at your event, if that is something that applies to your event.

Application Cycle

Note: We are no longer taking applications for events that take place from January through September 2026. The funds for those months have been given out. We are now taking applications for events that take place from October through December 2026.

We review applications in the order we receive them, based on funds we have left.

The most funds you can get per event is $3,750.

On the funding application, we will ask you to give:

• A short description of your event. Tell us how you will use the funds, and when and where the event will happen.

• The amount of funds you want, up to $3,750 per event.

• How does this event relate to racial equity?

• How will this event help support diversity and inclusion in Boulder County?

• Is this a cultural event, a celebration, or a workshop?

• Is the event free, open to the public, and in Boulder County?

• Is your group a 501(c)(3) or another type of nonprofit group?

• What is the total budget for the event?

If you have questions about your application, email colist@bouldercounty.gov.

Contact the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC)

• Email the Board of County Commissioners at commissioners@bouldercounty.gov
• For media queries, contact Gloria Handyside, ghandyside@bouldercounty.gov, or 303-441-1622.

Commissioners District Map

The following map shows the three districts of Boulder County:

• District 1 includes Boulder, Jamestown, Ward and Nederland, with a total population of 112,863
• District 2 includes Longmont and Lyons, with a population of 108, 067
• District 3 includes Erie, Louisville, Lafayette and Superior, with a population of 110,190
• Boulder County’s total population is 331,120