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El Paso County reads Sept. 11 Day of Remembrance; consent calendar approved
Summary
At its Sept. 9 meeting, the El Paso County Board of Commissioners read a proclamation recognizing Sept. 11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance and heard multiple speakers recounting experiences and honoring first responders. The board also approved the consent calendar by voice vote.
El Paso County commissioners read a proclamation recognizing Sept. 11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance during their Tuesday, Sept. 9 meeting, and multiple speakers, including veterans and a deputy county commissioner, offered personal remembrances and called for continued vigilance. The board subsequently approved the consent calendar by voice vote.
The proclamation was presented near the start of the meeting and read aloud by county officials. Several community members and veterans took the microphone to recall where they were on Sept. 11, 2001, to thank first responders, and to say the day should be observed as a reminder of national service. “We must not forget,” one speaker said. “We must stay. There must be a national and global citizen of the world to be engaged to vent these kinds of activity.”
Beth Emmanuel Palace, identified in the transcript as a deputy commissioner with El Paso County, described her own response to the attacks and urged remembrance. Other speakers, identified in the meeting as residents and veterans, recounted being on duty or near the events in 2001 and spoke about the ongoing impact on families of those who did not return.
After the remarks and proclamation reading, the board moved the consent calendar. The motion to approve the consent calendar was made and seconded; the board approved it by voice roll call, with commissioners answering “Aye.” The transcript records the final call with at least one commissioner named as “Michelle” saying “Aye.” The meeting record does not provide a complete roll-call tally of individual votes in the transcript excerpt provided.
The meeting included a sequence of public remarks tied to the proclamation; most speakers emphasized honoring first responders and maintaining national unity and vigilance. There were no additional formal actions recorded in the transcript excerpt aside from the consent-calendar approval.
The board indicated it would take a group photo following the vote. No details about items on the consent calendar were specified in the excerpt.
