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Pueblo County to continue LEAD program with $500,000 state grant for another year
Summary
County commissioners approved a one-year continuation of the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program funded by a $500,000 Colorado Department of Human Services grant, with no substantial program changes announced.
Pueblo County commissioners voted May 20 to approve a state Department of Human Services grant contract continuing the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program in Pueblo County with $500,000 in funding for the coming year.
Christine Dybogo, identified in the meeting as the program's lead director, told the board: "This is a continuation of the lehi program and our funding this year will be $500,000 there's no substantial change to the program. We'll just continue services for an additional year." The board recorded no questions and approved the grant by voice vote.
County staff described the award as a continuation of existing services; no policy changes or new matching county dollars were described during the discussion. Commissioners encouraged members of the public to learn about the program, and one commissioner noted the county has discussed the program at length in prior meetings.
The motion to approve the contract carried unanimously. The board did not provide detailed budget line items, performance metrics or service-level targets during the public discussion; those details were not specified in the meeting record.
