El Paso County commissioners on Sept. 29 voted to authorize a county partnership with Workforce Solutions Borderplex for the Superforce workforce development pilot and directed county staff to develop a potential letter of interest with SuperCity AI for broader collaboration, subject to legal review.

The court’s action followed a presentation from SuperCity AI co‑founder Miguel Gamino, Workforce Solutions CEO Leila Melendez and Pioneers 21 executive director Laura Butler that outlined a two‑part plan: a Superforce apprenticeship cohort (a 14‑week paid cohort of five to ten local participants) and a SuperCity AI platform the presenters say can deliver chat, consolidated news feeds, payment processing and 3‑1‑1 integrations to local governments.

Miguel Gamino described the firm’s approach to giving governments an AI chat interface that draws only on government‑controlled knowledge bases and emphasized workforce outcomes. "Give us your hardest issue. Give us the hardest problem, and let us try to put the tools to work to fix it," Gamino said.

Workforce Solutions said it will serve as employer of record for the initial cohort, pay a living wage stipend for 14 weeks and place participants with SuperCity for project work. Pioneers 21 described the pilot as an opportunity to build local AI‑related talent and entrepreneurship. County administration noted there was no immediate monetary ask for the court vote; the motion approved public support for the pilot and staff engagement.

County staff clarified the motion was to partner with Workforce Solutions Borderplex on the Superforce implementation now and that any formal letter of interest for broader SuperCity AI collaboration would undergo departmental and legal review before coming back to the court.

Commissioner Butler moved to authorize the partnership; Commissioner O'Gheen seconded the motion and the court approved it by voice vote. County staff agreed to follow up with one‑on‑one briefings for commissioners and to return with any proposed letter of interest for review.