Paperless Agenda and Meeting Management System Unveiled

The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder unveiled an innovative and modern paperless agenda management system, Agenda.NET™, at the County Commissioners regular meeting this morning. The upgrade includes more user-friendly tools to better serve the public and staff. “Agenda.NET™ provides an innovative, transparent and modern agenda management system,” said Clerk to the Board Supervisor, Kristy…

NACo Recognizes Programs for Innovation, Efficiencies

The El Paso County Department of Human Services, El Paso County Planning and Community Development and El Paso County Public Health were recently recognized with Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo). The awards honor innovative, effective county government programs that strengthen services for residents. DHS started a program last year that co-located…

Commissioners Proclaim Juneteenth Week

Juneteenth traces roots to June 19, 1865. President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 was supposed to end slavery throughout the United States. But both Civil War battles and slavery continued for another two and half years and after the official end of the Civil War with the Confederacy surrendering to the Union on April…