MONTE VISTA — Colorado Municipal League Executive Director Kevin Bommer stopped at City Hall in Monte Vista on Tuesday, Oct. 24, to promote the organization's 100th birthday appreciation tour.
“We are going to every municipality in the state of Colorado that’s a member of CML which is every municipality in the state of Colorado all 270 this year,” he said. “We are just stopping off and saying thanks for being CML members and sharing in our celebration with us. We've had events throughout the year. We kicked it off at our conference last year, but it was really important to us to make sure our members know that we appreciate them. There wouldn't be a league without municipalities being members of CML and so that's why I'm here.”
Bommer took a picture in front of City Hall with Chief of Police George Dingfelder, Monte Vista Mayor Dale Becker, Councilmember Martha Lock, City Clerk Unita Vance, Recreation Director Dervin Taylor, and other city employees and law enforcement officers. Mayor Becker held up a sign in honor of the 100-year celebration.
Colorado Municipal Lague is a nonprofit nonpartisan organization. The organization was established in 1923. The organization represents 270 towns and cities in Colorado. The CML provides resources and assistance to governments, helping them manage services in cities and towns all over Colorado. CML’s mission is to empower cities and towns.
Bommer was appointed Executive Director in April 2019 but was hired by CML in October 1999.
Before Bommer was the Executive Director of CML, he was the Deputy Director for CML for almost 7 years. Bommer was the overseer of Colorado’s Advocacy Program. He created and implemented CML’s development and enactment.
CML holds an annual conference and draws well over 1,200 leaders from throughout the state. At the conference, leaders network and share information about growth, development, legislation, accomplishments, and policies, and the ways in which they affect and impact different municipalities. Next year’s conference will take place June 18-22 in Loveland.
For more information on CML, the 100-birthday appreciation celebration or Bommer, visit the website at cml.org.
