Tom Green Co. Commissioners Bid Farewell to Stazenski

Tom Green County Commissioners Court bid a fond farewell to Matthew “Staz” Stazenski, who has served as Air Force Community Partnership manager at Goodfellow AFB for a few years now, during their meeting on Tuesday.

County Judge Lane Carter told attendees, “Everybody knows Matt Stazenski, and all the work has done for us in efforts with Goodfellow Air Force Base,”

“He cooperates with our grant writer, and any time you see something on the agenda with Goodfellow, Staz was there; taking every phone call, and attending every meeting…behind the scenes, making it happen.”

Carter said unfortunately Stazenski will no longer be in that position because of “the fork in the road program,” which currently is reducing the federal workforce.

Carter thanked him for all of his efforts, and said he hopes they will be seeing him in the future.

“The friendship, the partnership and everything you’ve done for our community…we thank you, and we hate to see you go.”

This garnered a short round of applause for his service, and he was asked to say a few words.

“My three-and-a-half years at Goodfellow have been the highlight of my career so far,” he said.

“I’m not really going anywhere; just up the road… but the partnership opportunity in this community is just unmatched at the state, local and even federal level, and if I can be a part of it in any way in the future, I’m looking for those opportunities.”

Pct. 4 Commissioner Shawn Nanny echoed Carter’s sentiments.

“He’s not one to pat himself on the back, but (Stazenski) has a wealth of knowledge, and he can even get down on my level,” he said. “He can still communicate to guys like me, and I really appreciate the friendship and the relationships that he built.

Pct. 3 Commissioner Rick Bacon said San Angelo, Goodfellow and the county have plenty to thank Stazenski for.

“He’s been an integral part of the last two or three DEAAG projects that we’ve had, and they wouldn’t have been able to make all of the progress that we have without you. We thank you; and we hate to see you go.”

The court then thanked him again and wished him the best of luck in his next endeavor.

Stazenski worked extensively with Tom Green County grant specialist Michelle Ferguson.

He was singled out for recognition earlier in March during Goodfellow’s annual awards celebration, where he was presented with the award for his service, being named Civilian Category III Non-Supervisory of the Year.

In Other Business

Commissioners appointed Brian Robinson as Deputy Constable for precinct 2. He will serve under Constable Deen Dickson.

Commissioners briefly discussed the possibility of moving to an every-other-week meeting schedule, as some of the weekly agendas have been very light on business recently, leading to folks rearranging their schedules to be at a meeting for less than 20 minutes.

Some feel meetings would be more meaningful if there were half as many.

County Treasurer Diana Spieker said she would like some time to study on the proposal and bring back a presentation, but off the top of her head, she said she was worried the move might put some speedbumps in the streamlined process they have for paying bills.

County Auditor Nathan Craddick said he thinks the move would be good, and having a little extra time to scrutinize the invoices might be a good thing.

No action was taken on the item.

To see what’s on the agenda this week, click here.