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Commissioners approve consent items, adopt resolutions and several contract awards
Summary
At its Jan. 12, 2026 meeting the El Paso County Commissioners Court approved the consent agenda, adopted a resolution designating January as School Board Recognition Month, accepted an audited financial presentation for the county hospital district, approved multiple purchasing contracts (jail fire alarm and Cisco WebEx), adopted a veterans grant policy, and approved a litigation settlement. Several board appointment changes and an MPO seat rotation policy were directed for further work.
The El Paso County Commissioners Court met in regular session on Jan. 12, 2026, and carried a series of routine and substantive motions that together move several county programs and contracts forward.
The court approved the consent agenda, including authorizations for outside-counsel agreements and litigation-related professional services, after the county clerk read items 4(a) through 4(j). Judge Ricardo Samaniego moved the consent package, which passed on a voice vote.
The court adopted a resolution declaring January 2026 as School Board Recognition Month in El Paso County. Judge Samaniego read the resolution; the motion to adopt was seconded and the vote carried.
The court accepted the auditors' presentation of the audited financial statements…
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