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Votes at a glance: Boulder council approves payroll vendor, extends business licenses and amends meeting times
Summary
At its Jan. 6 meeting the council approved multiple items: adopting Gusto for payroll, extending all current business licenses to 12/31/2026 (RES 2026-2), and adopting a meeting-time ordinance with clarified holiday scheduling; votes were unanimous where recorded.
Boulder Town Council recorded several formal actions at its Jan. 6 regular meeting.
Payroll vendor: Council approved using Gusto for payroll and tax filings. The staff explained Gusto would handle payroll processing and tax payments; the motion passed unanimously by roll call.
Business licenses: To allow staff time to implement an online business-license application and payment system, council amended and adopted a resolution extending all current valid business licenses until Dec. 31, 2026 (RES 2026-2). Councilors debated whether a six‑month or one‑year extension was preferable and ultimately adopted the one‑year amendment by unanimous vote.
Meeting-time ordinance: Council adopted an amended ordinance (Ordinance 2026-1) to set regular meeting times (7 p.m. during daylight saving time and 6 p.m. during standard time) and amended the holiday scheduling language to reflect local practice; the motion passed unanimously.
Records-management resolution: Council approved RES 2026-A, designating the mayor as chief administrative officer and appointing a records officer to comply with recent state records‑management requirements; the vote was unanimous.
Consent agenda: The consent agenda (financial reports and other items) was accepted with certain expenditures pulled for separate consideration; the Gusto payroll expenditure was approved and the AV/OWL equipment purchase was deferred for technical review.
