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What do you enjoy most about working for the City: The People. We have a great team here. Position first hired/where are you now: Irrigation Technician / Construction Supervisor Favorite Local Restaurant: Montecito Bar & Grill Current Netflix Obsession: The Terminal List employee spotlight: Jamie Sanchez Parks & Recreation
1 Year Spencer Esquibel Fire Saul Gines Segura Fire Matthew Gutierrez Fire Brandon Hamilton Fire Kaden Kirkland Fire Bryant Kleman Fire Alexis Natividad Fire Shastine Neptune Benefits Lauren Payan Fire Graham Regan Fire Austin Rubio Fire Billy Schweinebraten III Fire Carlos Virgen-Vega Fire Jose Perez Saldana Garage Cristobal Ledesma Ponce
3 Years Tyler Early Dispatch Maximilliano Estrada Police Brandon Martin Police Bianca Reyes Permitting & Inspections Adrian Carta Police Cody Coone Police Tyler Furr Police Reynaldo Rodriguez Transportation Latoya Williams Solid Waste Kevin Cantu
38 Years David Sanchez Parks & Recreation 32 Years Sylvia Mancha Garage 30 Years Raymond Caza Fire Edward Marker Police/Investigative 29 Years Michael Cota Fire 28 Years Brian Rackow Police Gregory Chatwell Police Arvin Chavez Police Louis Gonzales Code Compliance 27 Years Peter Dehlinger Police 26 Years Joel Ramirez Police Gregory Snow Police 25 Years Brianne Garcia Fire 24 Years Georvarsey Mitchell Police
18 Years Shawn Biodrowski Traffic Butch Day Fire Michael Sanchez Transportation 17 Years Joshua Brewster Fire Roxanne Rinehart Purchasing Kenny Urias Fire Larry Sanchez Recycle
9 Years Edgar Baeza Utilities Edward Vigil Golf Course
Zayda Wakley Municipal Court Joe Burnett Fire 8 Years Christopher Wolf Police Resa Poe Police 7 Years Mark Widmann Administrative Services Erica Ancich Police Marcia Bentley-German City Secretary 5 Years Scot Bailey Parks & Recreation Terravion Anders Fire Joseph Batson Fire Morgan Desormeaux Fire William Evangelisti Fire Robert Fields Fire Kienan Goodnight Police Michael Gygax Fire Garrett Luna Fire Victor Pineda Fire Leslie Popham Fire Randall Zacher Fire Gabriel Hernandez Parks & Recreation
16 Years Molly Fry Police John Floyd Health Department 15 Years Amber Pearce Credit Union 13 Years Robert Jahnel Utilities Jacob Owens Police Leroy Griffin Recycle Elizabeth Ybarra Utilities Administration 11 Years Adrian Acosta Engineering Services Yancey Barrera Fire Douglas Eichorst Fire Andre Patino Fire 10 Years Jorge Jimenez Acosta Police Monica Marentes Rodarte Health Department Ernesto Martinez Traffic Ral Piang Utilities Robert Wojciechowski Engineering Services
Favorite Book: All Quiet on the Western Front Dogs or Cats: Dogs: I have 2
Facilities 2 Years Daniela Rosales Dispatch Kenneth Brantley
Golf Course Dania Rey
Municipal Court Alexis Martinez Planning Anthony Waters Police 1 Year Jill Bellomy Dispatch Catherine Castaneda Dispatch Nathyn Cortez Utilities Nubia Bernal City Utility Billing Kenneth Gentry Utilities Tyrell Egnew Police Quinlin Gemmel Police Noah Lozano Police Pedro Rosales Police Koltyn Benson Fire Jesus Cisneros Villaba Parks & Recreation
Sports Complex Javier Salinas Rodriguez Transportation
23 Years Earl Davis Police 20 Years Earnest Truex Police Danny Vasquez Garage Dalila Venegas Police 19 Years Bryce Pruitt Fire
Ana Parra Solid Waste Kimberlie Warnick Animal Services 3 Years Gabreylle Collins Dispatch
City Closure February 17, 2025
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7 Years Leah Pond Police 6 Years Jeremy Conner Parks Isaiah Ramirez Fire Sean Strickland Police Matthew Szymczak Police David Wanzor Landfill Caleb Wood Solid Waste 5 Years Adrian Everage Parks Xzavier Martinez Police Itzel Okumura Risk Management 4 Years Steven Acosta Police
2 Years Michele Hagemann Intergovernmental Relations Adrian Matta IT Graham Sherrill Airport 1 Year Lupe Reyes Talent Acquisition Maria Torres De Hernandez Police
4 Years Tyler Collins
Health Department Landon Johnson Police Marisa Lopez Municipal Court Randy Marquez Garage Juan Ochoa Parks Tina Raines Police Sabino Rodea Solid Waste 3 Years Brigette Cura Dispatch Trenton Freese Police Clayton Thompson Airport 2 Years Naelia Ausmus Utilities Mario Banuelos Transportation Miguel Cuevas Traffic Alexis Dominguez Animal Services 7 Years Kevin Wilson Parks 6 Years Ernesto Romero Transportation
29 Years Joe Rogers Police 25 Years Anna Gallegos Health Department 23 Years Lyndal Watkins Fire 20 Years William Clabaugh Traffic 19 Years Timothy Harris Fire David Olvera Police 18 Years Robert Pena Parks 17 Years Travis Skinner Police
10 Years Sammy Collins Vehicle Services Idalia De La Garza Police Miguel Herrera Police Linvel Mosby Police Veronica Ornelas Police Adam Padron Utilities 9 Years Matthew Estrada Legal 8 Years Cole Etheredge Police
17 Years Brian Stacey Police 14 Years Adam Reed Dispatch 13 Years Miste Badger Solid Waste 12 Years Richard Alonzo Police Jennifer Castillo Police Matthew Kiser Fire Kiara Taylor IT 11 Years Paige Moss IT Austin Poe Police 23 Years Matt Marshall Fire 20 Years Grant Benson Fire 19 Years John Bargas Fire Jesus Ontiveros Fire Lizbeth Sanchez
Martha Villegas Animal Services
7 Years Billy Bill
Lauren Bezold Municipal Court Dustin Cagle Police
Code Compliance Elizabeth Mendez Police
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11 Years Darren Williams Parks & Recreation 10 Years Cody Easley Police Marvin Pivaral Traffic Operations Forrest Polk Solid Waste 9 Years Carl Craigo Utilities Administration
1 Year Manuel Besares Fire Stewart Doreen Strategic Communications Amalia Kappel Utilities Scott Miles Transportation Jeffrey Niedecken Police Jenavive Perez Fi r e Amaya Pryor IT Michael Ross Fire Maira Sarabia IT Joey Self Fire Amaris Stanford Accounting Todd Triggs Wellness Elizabeth Triggs Development Services Admin
37 Years C. Stacy Fire 34 Years Juan Delgado
16 Years Landy Adkins Fire Toby Bunch Fire Joann Jaquez Police 14 Years Kevin Haveman Police Shellie Mitchell Golf Course 13 Years Chane Blandford Police Douglas Sauls Police Benjamin Vining Police Daniel Zoelzer Police 12 Years Zachary Cornett Fire 11 Years
Autum Stewart Human Resources 5 Years Haylea Barboza Police 4 Years Gabriel Hernandez Transportation 3 Years Selena Barrera Police Andres Navarro Payan Traffic Operations Stevie Vargas Police Gage Warren Airport 2 Years Abraham Brien
Warehouse 29 Years
Corina Gutierrez City Utility Billing 27 Years Cynthia Bledsoe Treasury Sally Taylor Treasury 25 Years Raymond Saddler Utilities Wanda Valles Community Development 24 Years Olga Hernandez Police 23 Years Russell Clarke Fire
Jesse Zamora Transportation 8 Years James Butts Garage Joshua Chavez IT James Goolsby Fire Jaime Sanchez Parks 7 Years
Purchasing 18 Years Rachel Bunch Police Matthew Sedillo Police Rosemary Sharp Police Gregg Stroud Police 17 Years Jaime Bowers Parks & Recreation
Samuel Valenzuela Health Department James Ware Fire Wade Westfall Golf Course Justin Wilkinson Airport
Transportation Edward Reyes Municipal Court A udrie Reyes Police Carmen Reynosa Solid Waste
Joe Catano Solid Waste Timothy Hammond Recycle Johnny Sandoval Traffic Operations
Kevin Ochs Golf Course Brian Taylor Police
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Congratulations to those recognized this month for going above and beyond and making our community a better place! B.T.E. Award Winners
Contact Autum Stewart (astewart@midlandtexas.gov) for submission questions
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The City of Midland is challenging our employees to be the best SeeClickFix-er in town! Each month the employee who submits the most reports to SeeClickFix will win a $150.00 gift card. Congratulations Kevin Hightower & Lori Elliot
Here are some of the things City of Midland Employees are working on in the new year! 1. Get Healthier 2. Travel More 3. Get Outside Spend more time with my kids 4. 5. Read more 6.Learn a foreign language Go on a girls trip out of the country 7. 8. Go to bed earlier 9. Get out of debt 10. Stop being a people pleaser
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Accounting
Claudia Sarinana
Miranda Loustaunau
Sheila Miller
engineering
Purchasing
Finance
Solid Waste
Tammy Auburg
Warren Verner
Jamee Higgins & Itzel okumura
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Employee Benefits Reminders!
The City of Midland’s 2024 UMR Vision plan ended on December 31, 2024. Your deadline to submit a vision reimbursement claim(s) is a year from the date of service. UMR Vision (plan year 2024) CLICK HERE: Member Vision Claim Submission Form All submissions must include an itemized statement of services, the provider’s tax identification number, and costs (including the CPT codes). As of January 1, 2025, the vision plan is administered by Ameritas. There are no claim forms to complete At your appointment, tell the provider’s office you have Ameritas / VSP Network No ID card is necessary For reference, an ID card can be printed from the member portal ameritas.com For the Ameritas Portal access guide CLICK HERE
Administrative Services is excited to welcome April Huitt as our new Senior Benefits Manager!
With benefits administration and HR, April has a strong track record managing complex benefit plans to include medical, dental, vision, retirement. Most recently, she was Benefits Manager at Midland Memorial Hospital, overseeing benefits for a large workforce, leading open enrollment, and improving processes. extensive experience in A recent graduate of the University of Texas Permian Basin, April is dedicated to continuous learning and creating a positive work environment. We look forward to the expertise and enthusiasm she will bring to our team!
The City of Midland’s 2024 Flexible Spending accounts claims submission deadline (March 31, 2025) is approaching fast. You have 90 days after the end of the plan year (December 31, 2024) to submit claims for expenses incurred between January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024 . This includes the following accounts: UMR Dependent Care FSA * UMR Health Care FSA *
CLICK HERE: FSA Dependent Care Reimbursement Form CLICK HERE: FSA Health Care Reimbursement Form CLICK HERE: Using your FSA Debit Card Booklet
*Please note: All submissions must include an itemized statement detailing the services and costs.
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Happy Retirement to James Howard in the Fire Marshall’s Office after 28 Years of dedicated service to our City!
Happy Retirement to Grant Benson in the Fire Department after 20 Years of dedicated service to our City!
We would love to celebrate your achievements! Please submit Retirements, Awards/Recognitions, Good news about your department or individuals to newsletter@midlandtexas.gov
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