The Colorado Springs City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to approve two new hires to lead major city departments.

Stefanie Boster was approved as the next city attorney and Skyler Rorabaugh as the director of the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department. Mayor Yemi Mobolade presented both nominees to the council and gave them the oath of office after they were approved.

Boster came from Fort Collins, where she was the deputy city attorney since the beginning of 2025. Boster had also worked as the city attorney for Cheyenne, Wyo., for more than three years and said that she’d visited Colorado Springs years ago to interview for a position an attorney for Colorado Springs Utilities.

“I didn’t get that job, but I’m happy to be here 15 years later,” Boster said.

Rorabaugh is an internal hire who’s been the director of the Pikes Peak- America’s Mountain dedicated fund for Colorado Springs since 2022. The city enterprise is separate from the main parks duties but still added to his experience working with the city’s outdoor landmarks.

Mobolade and Councilmember David Leinweber both said that Rorabaugh was skilled at thinking ahead and finding solutions to challenges the city faced.

The ordinance appointing Boster said she will be paid $275,000 per year as the city attorney. Rorabaugh’s initial salary was not specified but according to city records, the pay for parks director starts between $165,000 and $231,000.

The previous city attorney was Wynetta Massey, who retired in July after working for Colorado Springs for 35 years in various legal capacities. Former Parks Director Britt Haley left the job in December after nine years working in the Parks Department.