Greene County will soon welcome a new member of the Board of Supervisors once the election of write-in candidate Shawn Hayes is certified.
The Board will soon have to identify a replacement for a county administrator who is leaving after three and a half years in the position. Cathy Schafrik announced her departure at the Board’s October 29 meeting and thanked her staff.
“During my time in this role, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside these dedicated employees, elected officials, community partners, citizens who care deeply about Green’s future,” Schafrik said. “Together, we were able to address challenges and celebrate success, worked every day to make our organization stronger.”
Schafrik was hired for the Greene County job in May 2023 and had previously been the director of human resources in Fairfax County.
Schafrik said during her time in office, the county has held more community meetings, developed a citizens’ guide to the budget, created a newsletter, and prepared Greene for the future. The county bought an office building and expanded parkland.
“We’ve undertaken work to refurbish buildings like the courthouse, and it allowed us to right-size some agencies, including Social Services, Water and Sewer Department, Extension Office, Port Services,” Schafrik continues. “And we’ve made substantial progress in positioning the county To finish long-awaited capital projects by getting a great bond rating for the biggest capital project this county has ever done and continue with the White Run Reservoir water impoundment.”
Supervisor Chair Steve Catalano said Schafrik has been impactful during her tenure and credited her with getting water and sewer projects moving after years of planning.
“I think the other thing that is huge I think that her direction and pushing on the bond referendums was a very big asset to our community. We went kicking and screaming, but it was the right thing to do,” Catalano said.
Schafrik will be at tonight’s meeting but will begin taking personal leave tomorrow with a last official day of November 30.
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