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Commissioners table resolution to formally establish Joe Pelley Center, request funding and scope clarifications
Summary
Boulder County commissioners heard a presentation from the county attorney’s office about a resolution to formally establish the Joe Pelley Center and county-run alternative sentencing programs, then voted to table the item to allow more staff briefings on funding, statutory authority and program scope.
A proposed resolution to formally establish the Joe Pelley Center and delegate authority for county-run alternative sentencing programming was presented to the Boulder County Board of County Commissioners on July 29, 2025, and the board voted to table the item for additional briefings with attorneys and program staff.
County Attorney’s Office attorney Kate Burke described the resolution as the formal legal step to establish the Joe Pelley Center and the county-run programs that will operate there. Burke said the center "formally establishes the Joe Pelley Center" and described it as the site for work release, day reporting, electronic home monitoring, residential programs and behavioral-health services. She said staff and the Community Justice Services Division have been designing the facility using voter-approved sales tax dollars since at least 2018, and that the center is…
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