The purpose of the Boulder County Consortium of Cities’ Energy Strategy Task Force is to provide a countywide clearinghouse for information and education on energy issues and a framework for local and regional action on energy sustainability. The goal of the Task Force is to create collaborative approaches among Boulder County, the municipalities in the County, Broomfield City and County, their businesses, non-profit organizations and residents to address critical energy concerns and strategies, such as reduction of the emission of green house gases that are producing global warming, the promotion of renewable energy production, and reducing the energy costs incurred by residents and businesses.

This Task Force shall be comprised of one elected official representative from each of the municipalities in Boulder County, the City and County of Broomfield and the Board of Boulder County Commissioners, four geographically diverse representatives of the business community, four representatives of energy and environmentally related non-profit organizations active in Boulder/Broomfield Counties and two residents, at-large.

The Task Force shall be staffed by a committee made up of technical staff from at least five of the municipalities and the county, and at least three officials or staff with energy expertise from businesses, non-profits or the Boulder/Broomfield County communities at-large.

Both the Task Force and the technical committee will be appointed by the Consortium of Cities at their June 7 meeting from a list provided by interested municipalities, businesses and non-profit organizations.

The Task Force shall meet at least once a month starting in June to prepare an implementation plan, including immediate action items that will further the Task Force’s purpose as described above. The Task Force shall submit its implementation plan to the Consortium of Cities at its December 6 meeting.

Areas to be considered may include building codes, building standards for public buildings, promotion of energy efficient retrofits in residential and commercial buildings, promotion of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and alternative fuel vehicles, promotion of wind and solar energy, or other areas that might be identified by the task force.