Research Corner: Who's who at the CML Annual Conference

CML’s 104th Annual Conference is underway in Westminster, and we are so glad for the chance to connect with our members face-to-face. We are thrilled to have so many municipalities represented, and we wanted to dig a bit deeper into conference attendance. Who represents Colorado’s municipalities at CML’s premier event?*

Here’s how the conference registrations break down.

Roles

Clerk: 8%
Elected (non-mayors): 33%
Mayor: 17%
Managers and administrators: 22%
Attorney: 12%
Other multiple roles: 4%

(Percentages represent the proportion of respondents whose self-reported job titles included the referenced terms)

Municipality size 

Smallest (<2,000): 21%
Small (2,000 – 8,000): 16%
Medium (8,000 – 50,000): 30%
Large (50,000 – 250,000): 24%
Largest (>250,000): 7%

(Categories reflect CML Board seat population ranges)

Regions

Eastern Plains: 9%
Front Range: 64%
Western Slope / Mountains: 24%

(regions align with CML State of our Cities and Towns region assignments)

*Roles and municipalities represented are based on self-reported information provided during registration