Pueblo County commissioners on Thursday approved consent‑agenda items that included a resolution supporting a public‑health training proposal and two funding assistance agreements to disburse marijuana excise tax scholarship dollars.

The items were listed by County Attorney Cynthia Mitchell during the consent portion of the July 31 Board of County Commissioners meeting and approved by motion of Commissioner Swearingen. "The first item on our consent agenda, 3 a is resolution authorizing a letter of support for the Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment Southeast Region 19 proposal for Nexelon Education and Training in Pueblo County," Mitchell said during the meeting. She also described agenda item 3 b as "a resolution approving 2 funding assistance agreements for disbursement of marijuana excise tax scholarship funds for the 25 fall and 26 spring semesters. And these are awards to the Pueblo African American Concern Association organization, excuse me, in the amount of $18,000 and the Colorado State Fair Fiesta Committee in the amount of $15,000."

The board voted to approve the consent agenda without further discussion. Commissioner Swearingen moved the motion; the vote was recorded as in favor and the chair announced the motion passed. No separate public hearing or additional debate was recorded in the meeting transcript.

Why it matters: the letter of support is intended to back a Southeast Region 19 public‑health training proposal led by the Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment; the scholarship agreements allocate locally collected marijuana excise tax revenue to two community organizations for student scholarships in upcoming academic terms.

Background and details: the transcript identifies the two scholarship awards by recipient and amount: $18,000 to the Pueblo African American Concern Association and $15,000 to the Colorado State Fair Fiesta Committee. The transcript does not state the total pool of available scholarship funds, the application criteria, or the legal citation governing the disbursement; those details were not provided in the meeting record. The board did not request further information during the vote, and no implementation dates or reporting requirements were stated during the meeting.

Next steps: because the items were approved on the consent agenda, county staff will administratively execute the letter of support and funding assistance agreements. The transcript does not record timelines for disbursement, reporting responsibilities, or whether the award recipients must meet additional conditions before receiving funds.