1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 604 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 1-4 recognize Minnie Needham, who is retiring April 30, 1999, after 1-5 23 years of loyal service with the Office of the Comptroller of 1-6 Public Accounts; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Minnie joined the comptroller's office in 1976 and 1-8 served as a seasonal employee in the Revenue Processing Division 1-9 before becoming a full-time employee in the Sales Tax Division 1-10 answering the incoming WATTS lines; and 1-11 WHEREAS, After a series of promotions, Minnie became the 1-12 supervisor of administrative staff in the Inheritance Tax Division, 1-13 which later became a part of Tax Administration and Revenue 1-14 Accounting Divisions, a section that handled various types of 1-15 taxes; and 1-16 WHEREAS, In 1989, Minnie participated in the first attempt to 1-17 completely automate inheritance tax by using on-line updates; she 1-18 then helped to design, test, and implement a new system called the 1-19 Fee System, which is now the basis for the Integrated Tax System; 1-20 and 1-21 WHEREAS, In 1993, she served as a member of the Integrated 1-22 Tax System Renaissance Project and was instrumental in having the 1-23 project published as a report; she was later assigned to a team 1-24 charged with implementing the report's recommendations, and the 2-1 team became the Integrated Tax Systems area of Systems Development 2-2 Division, now a part of the Information Technology Division of the 2-3 comptroller's office; and 2-4 WHEREAS, For several years, Minnie has served as a resource 2-5 for the Legislative Analysis Group, and her extensive knowledge 2-6 of all the taxes automated in the Integrated Tax System has enabled 2-7 the comptroller's office to respond to requests for information 2-8 accurately and in a timely fashion; and 2-9 WHEREAS, Throughout her career, Minnie was noted for her 2-10 creativity, her superior organizational skills, and her accounting 2-11 expertise; and 2-12 WHEREAS, A talented and resourceful individual, she has 2-13 handled her responsibilities over the years with exceptional 2-14 alacrity and dedication; and 2-15 WHEREAS, A distinguished and exemplary lady, Minnie Needham 2-16 is beloved and respected by her colleagues, and her presence in the 2-17 Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts will be greatly missed; 2-18 now, therefore, be it 2-19 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-20 76th Legislature, hereby commend Minnie Needham on her exceptional 2-21 career and on her many contributions to the comptroller's office 2-22 and to our state and extend to her best wishes for the retirement 2-23 years ahead; and, be it further 2-24 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for her 2-25 as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-26 Barrientos 3-1 ______________________________________ 3-2 President of the Senate 3-3 I hereby certify that the above 3-4 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-5 on April 12, 1999. 3-6 ______________________________________ 3-7 Secretary of the Senate 3-8 ______________________________________ 3-9 Member, Texas Senate