Pct. 2 Commissioner Mark Jones, Pct. 1 Commissioner Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe, retiring Hays County Treasurer Michele Tuttle, Pct. 3 Commissioner Lon Shell and Pct. 4 Commissioner Ray Whisenant at the Dec. 18 Commissioners Court meeting. Photo by Laureen Chernow/Hays County
Long-time County Treasurer Michele Tuttle retires
Long-time County Treasurer Michele Tuttle, who began her career with Hays County in December 1981, is retiring from County service. She has served as County Treasurer since 1995.
Winner of the 2012 Outstanding Texas County Treasurer Award by the County Treasurers’ Association of Texas, Tuttle recalls when the County had no computers and the payroll for 110 employees was driven to Wimberley for a small company to process. A staff member managed the State’s Adult Probation payroll by hand, recording it in ledger books, and accounts payable checks were typed out with carbon paper as the copier.
The Treasurer’s Office, which will be headed by newly-elected Treasurer Britney Bolton Richey, now does payroll for some 950 employees and is responsible for numerous financial processes.
“It has been an honor to serve the citizens of Hays County for the past 37 years,” Tuttle said. “We have come a long way in technology, which allows for our work to be more streamlined and transparent, and we have learned to be proactive, not reactive.”
The Hays County Commissioners Court honored her with a mantel clock at its Dec. 18 meeting.
