Intergovernmental Organizations

The following is a list of intergovernmental organizations with which the Town participates, with links to these organizations if available.

Boulder County Consortium of Cities

The Boulder County Commissioners created the Boulder County Consortium of Cities in 1986 as a forum to promote regional communication and cooperation among county, city, and town governments in Boulder County. The Consortium finds common ground and works collaboratively on regional issues by spearheading numerous cooperative programs for affordable housing, energy, revenue stability, open space, regional trails, transportation, solid waste, and more. The Consortium's ultimate purpose is to benefit all Boulder County residents by fostering collaborative action among city, town and county government on issues of mutual concern. The Consortium is comprised of representatives from every city and town in Boulder County, as well as a County Commissioner who chairs the organization.

Colorado Municipal League

The Colorado Municipal League (CML) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization representing 271 cities and towns in Colorado. CML is a powerful advocate for local government interests at the Colorado State Legislature and before state administrative and judicial bodies. CML also weighs in on federal issues of concern to local government. CML provides leadership training for elected officials, and other education and informational services, and hosts an annual conference in June.

CML is a critical partnership for the Town. While Boulder-area legislators are usually supportive of Town issues, they account for only a small percentage of the policymakers. With support from CML, the Town is able to reach all legislators on local control issues. While there are times when the Town and CML are not in complete agreement on policy, many of the issues affecting Superior also impact other local governments and CML allows the Town to work together to make a stronger statement.

Denver Regional Council of Governments

The Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) is a voluntary association of 58 county and municipal governments in the greater Denver metropolitan region. DRCOG is the metropolitan planning organization for the region, responsible for identifying future transportation needs. While DRCOG does not have the authority to dictate land use decisions, it is the designated transportation planning and fund disbursement agency for transportation dollars in the region. The control over federal funds allows DRCOG to influence the shape of regional growth. DRCOG performs other regional services such as coordinating federal support for aging programs, performing regional demographic reports, and developing a regional open space plan. DRCOG is responsible for the creation of Metro Vision, the region’s long-term plan for growth.

Metro Mayors Caucus

The Metro Mayors Caucus is a cooperative alliance of the mayors of 38 cities and towns in the Denver metropolitan region. The Caucus is a unique collaboration of elected officials providing leadership and creative solutions on some of the most challenging issues in the region. The Caucus has emerged as a voice for collective action on issues that affect the entire metropolitan area and cannot be effectively addressed by any one jurisdiction acting alone.

National League of Cities

The National League of Cities is the oldest and largest national organization representing municipal governments throughout the United States. Its mission is to strengthen and promote cities as centers of opportunity, leadership, and governance.

Working in partnership with the 49 state municipal leagues, the National League of Cities serves as a resource to and an advocate for the more than 19,000 cities, villages, and towns it represents. More than 1,600 municipalities of all sizes pay dues to NLC and actively participate as leaders and voting members in the organization.

Resource Conservation Advisory Board

Originally formed in 1994 as the Boulder County Recycling and Composting Authority, the Resource Conservation Advisory Board (RCAB) was established to oversee the Boulder County Recycling and Composting Tax, building and development of the Boulder County Recycling Center, and establishment of the Boulder County Waste Diversion Education and Infrastructure Grant Program. When the county recycling tax sunset in 2000, RCAB became an advisory board to the Boulder Board of County Commissioners recommending waste diversion policy. This includes overseeing management of the Recycling Center and reviewing Education and Infrastructure Grant applications.

Mile High Flood District

The Mile High Flood District (District) was established by the Colorado legislature in 1969 for the purpose of assisting local governments in the Denver metropolitan area with multi-jurisdictional drainage and flood control problems. The District covers an area of 1,608 square-miles and includes Denver, parts of six surrounding counties, and all or parts of 32 incorporated cities and towns. There are about 1,600-miles of "major drainageways," which are defined as draining at least 1,000 acres. The population of the District is approximately 2.8 million people.

The District is an independent agency governed by a 24-member board of directors. The make-up of the board is unique, in that 22 members are locally elected officials (mayors, county commissioners, City Council members) who are appointed to the board. These 22 members then select two registered professional engineers to fill out the board.

U.S. 36 Mayors & Commissioners Coalition

The MCC was created during the U.S. 36 Major Investment Study (MIS) which was worked on from 1998 to 2001. The MIS was the first hurdle in making the improvements to the highway eligible for federal funding. The MCC recommended improvements along US 36 in early 2001, then successfully lobbied for the $15 million needed for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to identify multi-modal transportation improvements between Denver and Boulder. Since then, the MCC has worked on the EIS and on looking for federal, state, RTD and local funds for construction costs. Furthermore, the MCC has supported inclusion of rail and BRT in the FasTracks program and funding of incremental improvements that contribute to corridor build-out. The MCC includes Boulder County and the cities of Boulder, Broomfield, Louisville, Superior and Westminster. A related organization is 36 Commuting Solutions, a non-profit public/private membership organization working to enhance mobility along the U.S. 36 corridor for today and the future.

Commuting Solutions

Commuting Solutions is a non-profit public/private membership organization working to enhance mobility along the U.S. 36 corridor for today and the future. Members include Boulder, Boulder County, Longmont, Superior, Louisville, Broomfield, Westminster and nearly fifty private sector businesses that support and advocate for the policy direction of the U.S. 36 Mayors and Commissioners Coalitions. Commuting Solutions also works to educate corridor employers of their transportation options and to expand Transportation Demand Management services in the corridor.

Sister Cities International

In 2020, the Town Board approved a policy for entering into Sister City relationships, which provides an opportunity to learn about other communities and promotes international goodwill. With approval of the policy, the Town became a member of Sister Cities International, which is an American nonprofit organization founded by President Eisenhower in 1956 to advocate for peace and prosperity by fostering bonds among people around the world. If you'd like to learn more about Superior's Sister City in Khandbari, Nepal please visit the Superior Sister City website.