Annual Business Meeting election and voting results
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CML Newsletter
July 7, 2026
By Kevin Bommer, CML executive director
The 2026-2027 CML Executive board, from left, Immediate Past President Seth Hoffman, Lone Tree city manager; President Laura Weinberg, Golden mayor; Dave Frank, Montrose city councilor; Shannon Lukeman-Hiromasa, Northglenn mayor pro tem, Dan Kramer, Estes Park town attorney; José Madrigal, Durango city manager; Duane Gurulé, Rocky Ford mayor; Storm Gloor, Glendale mayor pro tem; Anna Stout, Grand Junction councilmember; Amy Tharp. Centennial mayor pro tem; Kim Boyd, Kiowa town administrator; Candy Meehan, Norwood mayor; Secretary-treasurer Joshua Rivero, Parker mayor; Jason Gray, Castle Rock mayor; Sarah Johnson, Colorado Springs city clerk; and Sharon Davis, Arvada council member. Not pictured: Matt Benjamin, Boulder councilmember; Liz Hensley, Alamosa mayor pro tem; Angela Lawson, Aurora council member; Vice President Carol Saade, Breckenridge councilmember; Scott Trainor, Fountain city manager.
Colorado Municipal League members elected the 2026-2027 CML Executive Board during the Annual Business Meeting at the League's 104th Annual Conference. More than 100 municipalities were represented, and members also considered amendments to CML Bylaws and the Annual Policy Statement.
The results of the board election saw all incumbents running for reelection succeed in their respective bids. They will be joined by three new members — Matt Benjamin, City of Boulder council member; José Madrigal, City of Durango city manager; and Storm Gloor, City of Glendale mayor pro tem. In addition, Shannon Lukeman-Hiromasa, City of Northglenn mayor pro tem, returns to the CML Board after having served a prior term.
Following the Annual Business Meeting, the newly constituted Board held its first meeting and elected officers for 2026-2027:
- President: Laura Weinberg, Golden mayor
- Vice president: Carol Saade, Breckenridge councilmember
- Secretary-treasurer: Joshua Rivero, Parker mayor
They will be joined by Lone Tree City Manager Seth Hoffman, who will serve as immediate past president. The entire new board has been updated on CML’s website.
Members also approved the 2026-2027 CML Policy Statement and amendments to the CML Bylaws. The policy statement amendments were recommended by the CML Policy Committee over the course of its meetings from 2025 through April 2026.
The CML Bylaws amendments were proposed by the CML Executive Board in April 2026. While many of the amendments were minor housekeeping items, the main change that was approved was eliminating the election requirement in the largest population category (250,000+ population) that only includes Denver, Aurora, and Colorado Springs. Going forward, each city will be allowed to appoint qualified members, while the other population categories will still hold a distinct majority of the board – 18 of the 22 seats.
As required by the CML Bylaws, the April decision of the board on 2027 dues was announced, and a brief discussion occurred. Dues factors will be frozen for four years, during which time an equalization will occur to ensure equity in assessments after the four-year period concludes. This was necessary because of the compounding effect of dues caps over time that created inequities between otherwise similar municipalities. More details will be sent to individual members in the coming weeks.
The meeting concluded with the Annual Report and the announcement of board election results.