Volunteer Opportunities by Department

Provided is a list of some of the volunteer opportunities with Boulder City, organized by department.

Animal Control

  • Assist in assessing animals for adoption
  • Work at new shelter grooming and socializing animals
  • Visit bcnv.org/154/Volunteering for more information

City Clerk's Office

  • Join Council appointed Boards and Commissions

Community Development

  • Agenda mailings
  • Answer the telephone
  • Assemble agenda packets
  • Assist with construction plans, permit applications, etc.
  • Assist with imaging and microfilming process
  • Collaborate with the Community Development Director and Building Official on projects as they arise

Fire Department

  • Various opportunities as needed

Municipal Court

  • Accounts receivables
  • Answer the telephone
  • Assist with court calendar
  • Conduct and tabulate surveys
  • Data entry
  • File paperwork
  • Quash bench warrants
  • Type documents

Parks & Recreation

  • Art Center - data entry, copying, general office duties
  • Fitness Center - collect fees, data entry, demonstrate fitness equipment; on-call status or 2-hour scheduled shifts available for volunteers.

Police Department

Public Works

  • Check and repair all holiday decorations (October of each year)
  • Litter removal in parks, medians and parkways
  • Weed removal at City cemetery, along sidewalks and in flood control channels

Other City Departments

  • Data Entry
  • General office duties
  • Special projects