Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Personnel Policy Updates topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Boulder County adopts 2025 policy manual updates, including first county AI policy
Summary
The Boulder County commissioners approved annual updates to the county policy and personnel manual, accepting 26 policy changes to take effect Jan. 1, 2026, and formally adding the county's first artificial intelligence policy with direction to broadly share training and guidance with staff.
The Boulder County Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 23 approved the county’s 2025 annual policy updates to the Policy and Personnel Manual, formalizing changes that county staff said will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026.
Akhilana Retana of the Office of the County Administrator told the board the county received 75 proposed policy changes during the annual review process; staff recommended 26 changes for adoption. Retana said the Office of Racial Equity and the County Attorney’s Office reviewed proposals and that some items remain subject to pending union negotiations.
Retana described the packages that were recommended for adoption: “This year there were 26 policy changes being presented for your approval, for the policy and personnel manual.” Commissioners praised the review process and asked that the county broadly share details of the new artificial intelligence policy. Commissioner Stoltzman said the county should make training and tools widely available so employees understand the new requirements and changes.
The board voted to approve the policy updates by voice vote. Staff said the effective date for all adopted policy changes will be Jan. 1, 2026. Retana also said 16 proposals came from employees, 59 from departments or collaborating departments, nine were administrative language changes, 15 were procedure updates and 17 were denied or deferred, in part because of pending union negotiations.
Commissioners thanked staff for coordinating the review and for cross-department collaboration in drafting the recommended language.
