Same question, every candidate · PLAN / Open Boulder / Better Boulder forum
A citizen group has developed a proposal for the city to hire a performance auditor, different from a financial auditor, and to fund a small department to support that auditor; this auditor would report to city council, with an audit committee in the 2027 budget. Do you support this or think it is necessary?
Asked at the Collaborative City Council and Mayoral Candidate Forum (PLAN-Boulder County / Open Boulder / Better Boulder), September 2, 2026.
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| Candidate | In their words |
|---|---|
| Taishya Adams | I would also recommend a director of research and evaluation, Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:05:19 · City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube) |
| Aaron Brockett | the good news is that the city actually hired a performance auditor a few months ago, Speaker identified from speaking order; the moderator did not name them. Transcript note: Speaker references council financial strategies committee; sequence-based. Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:04:28 · City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube) |
| Rachel Rose Isaacson | it's not only going to help us evaluate whether our programs are efficiently achieving goals Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:02:34 · City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube) |
| Ryan Jamieson | what you'd want to be able to create is an audit committee Quoted from an automatic transcript. Check the recording. Watch at 1:09:09 · City of Boulder Colorado Candidate-Forum - 090226 (greenlight studios, YouTube) |
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