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Commissioner’s Court adopts a slate of community proclamations and approves workforce partnership
Summary
El Paso County Commissioner’s Court on April 7 adopted multiple ceremonial resolutions — honoring long-serving staff, marking awareness months and recognizing community programs — and approved a workforce development agreement with Project Arriba.
El Paso County Commissioner’s Court on Monday approved a package of ceremonial resolutions recognizing longtime public servants, awareness months and community programs, and authorized a chapter 381 workforce agreement with nonprofit Project Arriba.
The court voted to adopt resolutions honoring District Clerk Norma Favela Barcelo’s 40 years of county service; to recognize April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and as Autism Acceptance Month; to declare April 7 as Joshua Marmolejo Day in honor of the Clint High School educator and Milken Award recipient; and to proclaim April as Second Chance Month and April as Child Abuse Prevention Month, among others. The court also recognized local LULAC councils and approved a proclamation for a pediatric oncology community event called the Hope Egg Hunt.
The court approved a chapter 381 economic development contract with Project Arriba for workforce-development programming at up to $150,000 per year, a funding approach staff said aligns with earlier budget authorization and allows annual appropriation flexibility. Commissioners discussed keeping annual presentations to the court on outcomes and that the contract language preserves the court’s right not to appropriate future funds.
Several proclamations were presented by community organization leaders who summarized the programs the resolutions support. Presenters included representatives from the Center Against Sexual and Family Violence, the Milken Award recipient’s school delegation, LULAC leaders and organizers of the Hope Egg Hunt.
The items were handled as routine business but drew public remarks from Project Arriba board members and from event organizers; the court recorded formal motions and approved the items by voice vote.
Votes at a glance - Resolution: Norma Favela Barcelo — motion carried (mover: Commissioner Coronado; second: Judge Samaniego). Approved. - Resolution: Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April 2025) — motion carried (mover: Commissioner Stout; second: Judge Samaniego). Approved. - Resolution: Joshua Marmolejo Day (04/07/2025) — motion carried (mover: Commissioner Olguin; second: Judge Samaniego). Approved. - Resolution: LULAC councils recognition (04/07/2025) — motion carried (mover: Commissioner Olguin; second: Judge Samaniego). Approved. - Resolution: Second Chance Month (April 2025) — motion carried (mover: Commissioner Coronado; second: Judge Samaniego). Approved. - Resolution: Autism Acceptance Month (April 2025) — motion carried (mover: Judge Samaniego; second: Commissioner Coronado). Approved. - Resolution: Child Abuse Prevention Month / Go Blue Day (April / 04/11/2025) — motion carried (mover: Judge Samaniego; second: Commissioner Coronado). Approved. - Resolution: Hope Egg Hunt recognition (04/12/2025) — motion carried (mover: Judge Samaniego; second: Commissioner Stout). Approved. - Chapter 381 agreement: Project Arriba workforce programming (10/01/2024–09/30/2027, up to $150,000/year) — motion carried (mover: Judge Samaniego; second: Commissioner Coronado). Approved.
What it means These resolutions are ceremonial and do not change county policy, but the Project Arriba contract commits county funds (authorized previously in the budget) to a workforce partner; staff told the court the agreement is structured to allow annual appropriation review and to preserve the court’s ability to reduce or discontinue funding in future budgets.
What’s next Project Arriba leaders said they will continue to present performance data to the court. County staff said future budget cycles will include routine presentations of outcomes for partner-funded workforce programs.
