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Council approves training reimbursements and authorizes $5,000 retention for administrative consultant
Summary
Council unanimously approved reimbursements for ULCT training attendees and authorized up to $5,000 to retain Elizabeth Julian for continued administrative consultation and town-clerk duties, with further permanent hiring to be pursued separately.
The Boulder Town Council unanimously approved two personnel and professional-development items on Nov. 13.
First, the council approved reimbursing mileage, registration and lodging for current and newly elected council members, planning commissioners, board-of-adjustment members and staff to attend in-person Utah League of Cities and Towns (ULCT) training. The motion specified reimbursement will be covered by the respective department budgets.
Second, councilors voted to authorize an expenditure not to exceed $5,000 to retain Elizabeth Julian as an administrative consultant, including serving as the town clerk in the short term. Staff described improved administrative efficiency and stronger records management since recent staffing changes; Josh said Elizabeth had prepared useful job descriptions and documentation for hiring and records.
Councilors noted the retention is an interim step while the town continues to define roles and move toward permanent hires and recommended staff return with job descriptions when the council resumes the hiring discussion.
What happens next: finance staff will process reimbursements by departmental budgets; town administration will execute a retention agreement for Elizabeth Julian and report terms to the council.
