Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Get email alerts on the Community Engagement topic

No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

'I Voted' sticker contest winners and county new hires introduced

Ellis County Commission · April 7, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

County clerk Bobby Dremelink announced winners of an "I Voted" sticker contest and staff introduced recent hires including Joseph Tongoy (IT) and Miles Hilton (detention officer). Commissioners welcomed students and new employees during the April 7 meeting.

Bobby Dremelink, county clerk and election official, announced three student winners in the county—lection Office's "I Voted" sticker design contest and invited the students to the dais to show their designs. "Today, I am here to announce our winners for the I voted sticker con contest that I spoke about a couple of months ago," he said, noting multiple school-district submissions and that he selected three winners to "spread the joy."

Human resources introduced new county employees. Jennifer Taylor of Ellis County HR said departments have been "busy once again, hiring and bringing on some new team members." IT director Mike Lacker introduced Joseph Tongoy as his replacement, noting Tongoy started last week and previously worked at Missouri Southern State University. Dustin Barnes with the sheriff's office introduced new detention officer Miles Hilton and said Hilton's first day was the prior day; commissioners welcomed the hires.

The clerk said the winning stickers will be used during the upcoming election and thanked participating students and school staff. No formal action was required for these introductions; they were presented as informational items.