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City of Minot honors dozens of employees in quarterly recognition event
Summary
City officials and peers recognized teams and individual staff across departments for service, leadership and problem-solving at a quarterly employee awards event; organizers reminded staff about committee donations and upcoming town halls.
Dozens of Minot employees were recognized at a city employee awards ceremony where teams and individuals from public works, code enforcement, the airport, public information, library services, municipal court, police and other departments received peer, public and supervisor-nominated honors.
The event, moderated by a city official, opened with the city’s outstanding team awards. The public works shop team — including Brooke Hermanson and Chuck Schmidt — was cited for keeping street operations running during winter and citywide cleanups. The code enforcement team (Dan Falconer, Nicole Mat and Hannah Hornberger) was singled out for taking the lead during a vacancy and for handling what the moderator called the largest property abatement case in the city’s history.
Other recognitions included Courtney Scott in human resources for helping navigate hiring processes; Christina Wolf at the landfill for school outreach and recycling education; Brian Obenchain (PIO) for project communications; and multiple airport, library, sanitation, traffic, water and municipal court staff acknowledged for reliability and public service. The moderator highlighted several individual examples of on-the-job initiative: a landfill technician who repaired equipment after hours, a library employee who kept events running during an interim director’s absence, and a cemetery worker who set 20 headstones in a month and removed two tons of debris.
Police detectives were recognized for investigative work. The moderator said Detective Pullman’s investigation in November 2025 led to the arrest of three people; Detective Gton was praised for investigative diligence and communication with victims’ families.
The ceremony closed with logistical reminders: employees were invited to take photos, collect a commemorative mug and, if inclined, contribute to the employee recognition committee via payroll donations to support future events.
The city corrected minor name spellings and will publish an official list of awardees; attendees were also told refreshments were available after the ceremony.
