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Golden is run by a professional
City Manager, Mike Bestor. All City employees
report to him. He, in turn, reports to the City
Council. Our
Mayor and City Council are elected.
The City Council includes seven
elected officials responsible for governing the
city. The seven members are elected by the four
wards and two districts within the city, and the
mayor is elected at-large. City Council meets most
Thursday evenings throughout the year, with study
sessions alternating with regular meetings. City
Council meetings are broadcast on Cable Channel 8 or
can be
watched online through the City's web site.
(They are surprisingly interesting!) A quicker way
to check into council's activities is to review
their meeting minutes on the City's web site.
See their web page on the City web site to learn
more....
City Council seeks input from
several citizen advisory boards. Board members are
generally chosen from the public by the Council.
Serving on one of these boards is an excellent way
to be more involved in the City government. Learn
more about any of them by visiting their page on the
City's web site:
EdComm is charged with attracting
and retaining business in Golden. They are largely
responsible for the marketing campaigns that produce
television commercials and billboards encouraging
people to visit Golden. Their marketing firm also
maintains a web site, designed to attract tourists
to Golden:
www.2hourvacation.com. EdComm commissioners are
appointed by City Council. The group meets once a
month. You can review their activities by visiting
the
EdComm web page on the City's web site and
clicking on "Agenda and Minutes."
GURA is concerned with keeping the
historic downtown economically viable. They fund
enhancement projects, such as the planter boxes and
the seasonal decorations. They also initiate,
manage, and help fund redevelopment projects, such
as the Hested's building, which stood empty for
twenty years before being acquired for redevelopment
as a retail and residential building. They provide
some grant money to property owners in the downtown
district to help them improve their property.
A map
showing the boundaries of the GURA district is
available on their web site. GURA is run by a board
of commissioners, appointed by City Council, and by
a full-time executive director (Mark Heller). Their
meeting
minutes provide a great overview of their
activities. See their
web site to learn more....
The City has a great web site with
just about anything you'll ever need to know about
city codes, building permits, fees, drinking water,
storm water, recycling, xeriscaping, licenses, city
taxes, water bills, the fire department, the police
department, classes at the rec center, golf at
Fossil Trace, the city campground, the Golden
cemetery, the skateboard park, indoor or outdoor
swimming.... There really is a lot of interesting
information online.
Check it out!
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