Longtime City Official Will Retire After Almost 30 Years Of Work

BOULDER, CO — Longtime city of Boulder leader Mary Ann Weideman will retire this week after working for the city in various capacities for 29 years.

Though Weideman will officially retire on Thursday, she had initially retired from the city in July 2018. However, she returned to serve in a part-time capacity to "further several organizational initiatives," the city of Boulder said in a news release.

"Working for the city has been such a huge part of my life, and I am truly humbled to have partnered with so many talented colleagues and friends," Weideman said. "Thank you for the profound beauty and gift of being a public servant on behalf of the Boulder community."

Weideman was initially hired in 1992 by the Planning and Development Services Department, officials said.

While a member of that department, she worked on the SmartRegs project, which "advanced multiple ordinance changes to support safety and climate goals in rental properties," the news release said.

She advanced to deputy director of that department, and led the early stages of the city's exploration of municipalization, officials said. She continued to assist that effort until a ballot initiative passed that led to the Xcel partnership agreement in November 2020.

After her stint in the Planning Department, Weideman was appointed assistant city manager for organizational development, where she "coordinated an organization-wide effort to create the organization's Vision and Values," the news release said.

In 2016, then-City Manager Jane Brautigam promoted Weideman to Deputy City Manager. In that role, she oversaw several city departments and coordinated Boulder's Living Wage initiative, its Welcoming and Inclusive Assessment and its Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax, officials said.

During her time working for the city, Weideman also served as interim department director for Human Resources, Public Works and Planning and Development Services, according to the news release.

"Mary Ann is the very definition of a public servant. Over nearly three decades, she welcomed new challenges with a cheerful and thoughtful attitude and brought a keen strategic and organizational development expertise to each of her roles," City Manager Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde said. "Mary Ann is very much loved by those who worked with her, and she will be sorely missed."

The full news release can be found here.