Truelove retires to take post in Kyle

Rosie Truelove, director of Austin’s Housing Department, is retiring at the end of December after 25 years with the city. But she’s not going to quit working: She has accepted a job with the city of Kyle as the director of administrative services. In a post about her retirement, Truelove notes that she started her career at the city as a 22-year-old college graduate, never imagining she would retire as director of the Housing Department. In awarding her certificate of appreciation on Thursday, interim City Manager Jesús Garza noted that Truelove was in his urban management class at the LBJ School of Public Affairs when both of them were much younger. When she came to work for the city of Austin, she started in the IT department and then moved to the city manager’s office before spending 14 years in the Capital Contracting Office. In 2017, Truelove moved to the Housing Department, which was then called Neighborhood Housing and Community Development. “I can’t be more proud of our executives who progress through our organization and make huge contributions to our community, and Rosie has truly done that,” Garza said. Garza has asked Mandy DeMayo, who is currently serving as the deputy director for the Housing Department, to step in as interim director.