Pueblo County Clerk Candace Rivera on Tuesday unveiled the "Kaylee Morgan" project, a county-run digital document storage system intended to help clients preserve government-issued IDs and vital records needed to obtain housing, benefits and other services.
Rivera said the program will be available to participating agencies at no cost to taxpayers and is scheduled to begin Aug. 1, 2025. "This idea will cost taxpayers nothing. It will be open to all agencies that wish to participate," Rivera said, and agencies will be able to provide a short release allowing the clerk's office to digitally store and later release documents on request.
The initiative is a partnership the clerk's office has developed with the Pueblo Housing Authority and the Pueblo Community Soup Kitchen, among others. Kathy Klein, director of the Pueblo Community Soup Kitchen, called the program "life changing" for clients who lack the birth certificates, social security cards or other identification required for housing placement or recertification.
Steven Trujillo, executive director of the Housing Authority of the City of Pueblo, told commissioners the project addresses a recurring barrier in his office: "That time adds up," he said of the delays clients face gathering required documents, and praised the collaboration as a way to "break down this barrier and ensure that people have access to these resources."
Rivera said agencies will send requests to kmp@pueblocounty.us; the clerk's office will receive, store and release documents digitally when the client signs the short release. The office will also update records when clients provide new documents for recertification, and Rivera said county recording staff can perform the work as part of their regular duties.
The presentation drew public and commissioner applause and verbal praise from multiple commissioners; no formal vote or budget request was taken at the work session. Rivera thanked county attorney staff and local partners for help drafting the release forms and asked agencies to participate to simplify recertification and reduce the risk that clients lose housing eligibility for missing paperwork.
Commissioners and partners said they supported the pilot as a tool to reduce administrative delays for clients seeking benefits or housing. Rivera emphasized the project is intended to be a local, collaborative resource and said she hoped it could serve as a model for other jurisdictions.
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