Lubbock County treasurer asks for part-time hire to reduce reliance on interns, staff say heavy bond workload

Lubbock County Treasurer Chris Winn asked Commissioners Court on June 25 to approve a new part-time position to ease heavy workloads and improve cross-training in his four-person office.

Winn told the court the treasurer’s office currently has one elected official, three full-time staff, one part-time employee and one intern, and “we respectfully request the addition of a . . . part time staff member.” He said the office has historically relied on interns for work equivalent to at least one full-time position and that intern absences during exams and school breaks have caused “significant disruptions.”

Winn and Assistant Treasurer Alice Solswiegel walked the court through updated performance measures that, they said, better capture the office’s work than prior measures. Solswiegel said the office handles county receipts, monthly and quarterly reports, bank reconciliations for eight county…