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Sheriff reports openings, elections administrator outlines election dates, health center growth noted
Summary
Department reports to the commissioners included sheriff’s staffing shortages and jail population, election dates for upcoming local and runoff elections, and remarks about growth and case‑management needs at the Health Resource Center.
At the department reports portion of the meeting, Chief Deputy Simmons and Sheriff Rios reported staffing and jail-population details: the sheriff’s department listed open positions of 2 jailers, 1 CID position, 3 dispatchers and 1 patrol position, and reported 57 inmates in the county jail (49 males and 8 females).
Elections Administrator Patty Vychopen reported an active schedule: City and School elections on Saturday, May 2, 2026; Primary Runoff early voting May 18–22, 7 a.m.–7 p.m. at the courthouse; and Primary Runoff Election Day Tuesday, May 26, 2026. The meeting minutes present those dates and locations as the official schedule for Elections staff.
Shawn Edwards and Albert Ramirez noted the Health Resource Center’s growth (22 years since startup) and discussed the need for a case‑management system to support the center’s services, but the court recorded no funding or procurement action on that item during this meeting.
