Pueblo City Council unanimously confirmed the appointment of Marisa Stoller to the position during its meeting Monday.
Former city clerk Brenda Armijo retired in March after serving in the position since 2017. The city clerk’s office has a wide range of responsibilities, but essentially acts as a clerk to the City Council and is responsible for meeting agendas and records.
Stoller is coming over from a job with Pueblo County as an economic development specialist. She has been heavily involved with the Business Economic Recovery Team that formed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and said she is looking forward to continuing that work in her new role. Mayor Nick Gradisar has asked Stoller to continue giving input on economic development as part of his leadership team.
Pueblo County is posting images of most ballots from the 2020 general election online as a way for citizens to self-audit ballots to verify election results, following an election season rife with debunked claims of fraud in the voting process.
“This year because of all of the disinformation and I want to be specific, not misinformation but knowingly-told lies about the election I made the decision that I wanted to put it all on my website,” Pueblo County Clerk Gilbert Ortiz said.
“I thought this was the perfect opportunity to show the integrity of our elections.”
Ortiz, a Democrat elected to the clerk position in 2006, testified to the State Auditor’s Board in January that he would make ballot images available online. As of April 8, that promise is met.