HomeMy WebLinkAbout11.13.2024 Johnson Finance Director (2)
City Manager appoints Jason Johnson as
New Director of Finance for the City of
Plainview
Plainview City Council confirmed the City Manager’s
appointment of Jason Johnson as the City of Plainview
Director of Finance at their regularly scheduled Council
th
meeting on Tuesday, November 12. Johnson will begin his
tenure with the City of Plainview on Monday, November
18th. The position was vacated with the retirement of
Sarianne Beversdorf.
As the new Director of Finance, Johnson will serve as the chief finance advisor to the City Manager and
the organization’s treasurer and investment o?icer. He will also oversee financial and audit operations to
ensure they comply with state and federal regulations and City policies as well as internal control
policies and procedures.
Most recently, Johson served as the Associate CEO for Central Plains Center, overseeing day-to-day
operations including accounting, billing, payroll and information technology. In his role, he also
supervised Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services and Substance Use Services
Departments.
Previously, he spent several years as the Sales Director for nQativ, an accounting and payroll software
company based in Lubbock.
Johnson’s career also includes 15 years with the Plainview Herald, where he concluded his tenure as the
Manager of the Plainview Herald, Muleshoe Journal, and Canyon News.
A graduate of Wayland Baptist University, Johnson earned a degree in Psychology and a Masters in
Business Administration from Western Governors University. He currently is a member of the Plainview
Lion’s Club.
His wife, Laurie, is a Counselor at North Elementary, and they have one son, Blake, a senior at West Texas
A&M University.
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