Theresa Harrison, Covington City treasurer, is seeking re-election on November 2.
Harrison was originally appointed in 2016 by the previous Treasurer, Eunice Dressler Clark when she retired after 30 years of service in the treasurer’s office.
Harrison was elected after a special election held in November of 2017. She has served in the treasurer’s office as deputy treasurer and chief deputy treasurer for 12 years before becoming treasurer in 2017.
“I have enjoyed working with the citizens of Covington and am able to call most by name when they come in. They are wonderful to work with and I enjoy helping them each day,” she said.
Harrison’s said that during her time in office, she has set up the use of using credit cards to pay water (in person or by phone). Taxes may also be paid online by using the Official Payments website. Harrison said she restructured the payment plan for taxes so that it would be more economically beneficial for the taxpayer while allowing monies due to be collected in a timely fashion. In the very near future, citizens will be able to pay bills by paying through the Munis’ “Citizens Self-Service Program.” Once this is implemented, residents will be able to pay any bill, taxes, water, etc. by using this web application on the city’s website.
Harrison is a member of the Treasurer’s Association of Virginia and is enrolled in the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service in conjunction with the Treasurer’s Association Career Development Program to become master treasurer and will complete the program within the first year of her new term.
Harrison has lived in the city most of her life. She resides at 312 East Phillip Street and owns two properties in the city. She is the daughter of the late Lillian O. Pyne and attends Parrish Court United Methodist Church. She has been married to William “Billy” Harrison for 32 years and has one fur-baby, Max.
Harrison graduated from Edgemont Elementary School. She graduated from Covington High School in 1979. She attended Dabney S. Lancaster Community College and went on to work at Alleghany Regional Hospital for a period of 14 years. She went on to work for an accounting firm “Eggleston & Eggleston” in Roanoke and then went on to become the finance manager at Schewel Furniture before coming to work in the treasurer’s office in November of 2004.
“It has been an honor to serve the citizens of Covington in the treasurer’s office for the past 17 years, five years as your treasurer. I ask for your continued support this November to remain your City of Covington treasurer,” she said.
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