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Council discusses but declines to adopt a City Facebook page; emergency notices to remain via county
Summary
Council discussed creating a City of Boulder Facebook page for emergency communication but took no vote; the mayor favored an information-only page with comments disabled, and the council decided emergency communications will continue through Jefferson County channels.
The council discussed whether the City of Boulder should maintain a Facebook page for official communications after a December power outage highlighted gaps in messaging.
City Administrator Brian Bullock said he had relied on Jefferson County employee Doug Dodge to relay emergency water-usage messages and raised the possibility of the city maintaining its own page. Councilmember Mike Taylor and Bullock cautioned that social media can be problematic; Mayor Russell Giulio said a page should be information-only with comments disabled if implemented. No formal vote was taken, so the city will not create a Facebook page at this time; emergency communications will continue to be routed through Jefferson County and the sheriff’s office.
