TITLE: Recognizing Melaney Goebel on the occasion of her retirement.

SUMMARY: Recognizing Melaney Goebel on the occasion of her retirement.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to recognize Melaney Goebel, who is retiring from the Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts after many years of outstanding service to the state; and WHEREAS, Melaney began her career in state government in December of 1988 working as a clerk in the bid room at the General Services Commission, where she prepared bids for bid openings and read bids to the public; in 1992, she was promoted and moved to the accounting department to work as an accounting clerk in accounts payable; there she had her first exposure to payroll processing using the old DIR FACTS system; and WHEREAS, Melaney received promotions each year as she quickly rose through the ranks to the position of Accountant VII; she cross-trained on payroll duties and assisted with the agency's conversion to the Uniform Statewide Payroll/Personnel System and then became the payroll officer for the agency; Melaney also verified the accuracy of travel vouchers and became the supervisor over accounts payable, travel, and payroll in April of 2002; and WHEREAS, Melaney joined the comptroller's office as a Systems Analyst II in the Fiscal Management division in December of 2002, and she immediately began to support a full load of agencies on the Uniform Statewide Payroll/Personnel System; in addition, Melaney started to support agencies reporting to the Statewide Payroll/Personnel Reporting System and was able to document functional specifications for both systems; and WHEREAS, Due to Melaney's functional and technical expertise in the statewide payroll systems, she was called upon throughout her career in the Fiscal Management division to participate on projects to implement new statewide systems; she continued to take on challenging projects as an analyst, coordinator, and trainer, and she was of invaluable assistance in the implementation of Project One, a statewide Enterprise Resource Planning solution for state agencies; and WHEREAS, In September of 2013, Melaney accepted a promotion to Systems Analyst Vas Team Lead of the Statewide Human Resources and Payroll Assistance Section, where she has served as the go-to person for her team, customers, and management; and WHEREAS, In all of her assignments, Melaney has distinguished herself as an exemplary employee and colleague; her smile lights up a room, and her positive can-do attitude and dedication to providing exceptional customer service have contributed to her great success in each role she has held in state government; Melaney will be missed tremendously by all who have worked with her over the course of her career; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th Legislature, hereby commend Melaney Goebel on her many years of valuable service to the state and extend to her congratulations and best wishes as she retires from her position in the Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts; and, be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for her as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. Watson President of the Senate I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on March 18, 2015.