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New PRAB members briefed on roles, legal limits and meeting rules
Summary
At an onboarding study session, Boulder Parks and Recreation staff and acting chair Andrew “Bernie” Bernstein reviewed the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board’s duties under the city charter and Boulder Revised Code, meeting procedures, and limits on board members’ administrative authority.
Acting chair Andrew Bernstein, a longtime PRAB member, opened the onboarding session and introduced new members, noting the group will elect a formal chair and vice chair at the next regular meeting. “My name is Andrew Bernstein. Better known as Bernie,” he said as he began the orientation.
The session’s central purpose was to explain the board’s advisory role and legal boundaries. Ali, director of Boulder Parks and Recreation, repeatedly told members that the board’s duties and limits are set in the city charter and the Boulder Revised Code and that the board is advisory rather than an administrative…
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