BEC, Boulder Chamber seek political advocacy solutions

BOULDER – The Boulder Economic Council and Boulder Chamber of Commerce are at the drawing board to figure out how they can take political stands legally.

Solutions include forming one or more political action committees or ceasing to work with the city altogether.

“Both the chamber and the BEC are looking at how to address this going forward,´ said BEC Director Frances Draper. “We’re looking at the structure issues and should know by the first of the year how that will come together.”

Draper said the city is coming up with guidelines for the council and chamber so the organizations could legally…