Public Meeting Optional Call-In

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Otero County Commissioners will be offering a Zoom option for those who wish to attend the meeting remotely and to continue social distancing practices. In-person meetings will still be held in the Bauserman room on Monday afternoons.

If you wish to join Zoom Meeting via your computer:

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83039021095?pwd=ZW50ZjZiU2UxenA0b3p0L3BjbkJmZz09

Meeting ID: 830 3902 1095

Passcode: 081549

Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/krLNn4o27

Agendas for the meetings stated will be posted on the Commissioner's Meeting Agendas page prior to the scheduled meeting time.

If you have any questions please call the Commissioners Office at 719-383-3000.

Otero County wishes to thank you for helping us do our part to keep COVID-19 out of our community.

COVID-19 Small Business Relief January 18 - February 6, 2021

Small Business Grant Opportunity!

Application Period January 18 - February 6, 2021

$35.15 million was allocated to the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) Small Business Relief Program for grants to eligible local governments to disburse to certain small businesses across Colorado struggling due to COVID-19.

Eligible businesses need to:

• be restaurants and bars, including distilleries, wineries and breweries, caterers, movie theaters, and fitness or recreational sports centers
• be founded prior to March 26, 2020
• have revenues under $2.5 million
• be a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or sole proprietorship in good standing with all licenses
• have at least one employee unless they are a sole proprietorship
• have a reduced revenue of at least 20% due to capacity restrictions from public health orders

If you are an eligible business, please click HERE to see the informational flyer and access the registration link or go directly to the Google form HERE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING BUSINESS ELIGIBILITY: Click on the following link and read section 19-27: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gLwyFT0pqDfwvjuX9APlCjhiIWO9ifBt/view

FOR ANSWERS TO MORE GRANT QUESTIONS CONTACT:

Clerk & Recorder Appointment Only

A message from the Otero County Clerk & Recorder:

Due to our offices reducing to 50% capacity and to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases, starting Monday, November 16, 2020, we will be accepting customers by appointment only until further notice.

Please call 719-383-3020 to schedule an appointment. Please keep in mind that due to the office being at half-staff, we may not be able to leave the counter to answer your phone call. Please leave a message and we will return your call as soon as possible. 

All motor vehicle renewals will be placed in the (elections) drop off box located in the south parking lot.

Please note that our office will be closed daily from 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. for lunch hour. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Thank you!

Colorado COVID Legal Relief- FREE Legal Aid for CO Small Businesses

A few months ago we established Colorado COVID Legal Relief, a public/private partnership of the organizations highlighted below to offer FREE legal aid to Colorado small businesses facing challenges due to COVID19. In that time, we have assisted over 100 business owners navigate through these uncertain times with the assistance of volunteer lawyers from over 70 firms across the state. We know there are more businesses out there facing increasing challenges due to the pandemic. 

Please feel to reach out to us if you would like to collaborate on any additional programming or other outreach efforts. Our email address is . 

Colorado COVID Legal Relief (CCLR):

David Padrino, Office of the Colorado Attorney General 

Sam Walker, Office of the Colorado Attorney General 

Nikki Maloney, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade

Connie Talmage, Colorado Lawyers Committee 

Keith Trammell, WilmerHale

Chalyse Robinson, WilmerHale

Peter Schwartz, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

Dan Sweetser, Colorado and Denver Bar Associations

Chris Rodgers, Colorado SEO Pros  

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Colorado COVID Legal Relief is a collaboration of the Office of the Colorado Attorney General, the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, the Colorado Lawyers Committee, the law offices of WilmerHale and Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations, and Colorado SEO Pros.

IMPORTANT: Temporary Changes to County Payments & DHS Correspondence

Otero County Clerk & Recorder's Office, Otero County Treasurer's Office, & DHS Office

 For the safety of our employees and customers, we will accept payments for motor vehicle renewals only, payments for property tax for the Treasurer's Office, and correspondence for DHS office located in the Courthouse voting ballot box, located in the south parking lot of the building.

Place payment by check or exact cash in an envelope with renewal card or tax notice coupon.

Thank you for helping us do our part to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Otero County Clerk & Recorder: 719-383-3020
Otero County Treasurer: 719-383-3030
Otero County Department of Human Services: 719-383-3168

Commonly used Department of Human Services forms may be printed from our Coronavirus Assistage - DHS page.