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Commissioners adopt a slate of recognitions, hear UMC screening presentation and approve amicus brief
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Summary
El Paso County Commissioners Court approved multiple ceremonial resolutions recognizing World Down Syndrome Day, Women's History Month, Education and Sharing Day, Project Amistad's 50 years of service, National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (with a UMC presentation), Bubba's 33 recognition, and American Red Cross Month. The court also authorized an amicus brief in ongoing litigation.
The El Paso County Commissioners Court adopted several resolutions on March 16 recognizing community groups and awareness months and received a health‑care briefing on colorectal cancer screening.
The court unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing March 21 as World Down Syndrome Day; representatives from Gigi's Playhouse thanked the court for the recognition. The court also declared March as Women's History Month and recognized the County Women's Advisory Commission; members described plans to address domestic violence and expand community outreach.
Project Amistad was honored for its five decades of service to seniors, veterans and vulnerable families. Andrea Ramirez, Amistad's chief executive officer, thanked the court and provided program metrics: "we have more than 40 programs," she said, and that Amistad "serve[s] about 40,000 clients" and travels "more than 1,000,000 miles a year."
The court adopted a resolution recognizing March as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Reuben Vogt of University Medical Center (UMC) introduced a short video and UMC staff presented screening statistics and outreach work. Annette Gomez (UMC clinics administrator) said the system completed 4,390 colonoscopies in 2025 and more than 3,000 stool‑based tests. Gomez said screening rates among their targeted patients rose from 43% (in 2022) to 54.8% after outreach efforts.
The court recognized Bubba's 33 (store no. 777) for its veteran‑support initiatives and adopted a resolution declaring March as American Red Cross Month, marking the local 'Sound the Alarm' event that installed 100 smoke alarms in 38 Canutillo homes.
In the meeting's final action, the court approved and authorized the county judge to sign an amicus brief in Victor Renrostro Mendez v. Bondi (cause number read into the record). County attorneys presented the request and commissioners voted to authorize the brief. The court recessed into executive session earlier in the meeting for separate personnel items and returned to open session to take the litigation vote.
A written public comment read into the record by county staff advanced a moral and medical argument regarding abortion; the court acknowledged the submission and closed public comment.
