In July, the Board of Supervisors voted to eliminate the Director of Facilities position. In the restructuring, Nichols moved facilities under Public Works. Part of the savings, $43,000, was used to hire Rodish.
The new officer most recently worked as a purchasing technician for Orange County. Rodish applied for the Fluvanna job, he said, because he saw it as an “opportunity to expand professionally.”
Rodish is a student at Liberty University where he is working on his bachelor’s degree in Business and Accounting.
He lives in Gordonsville but was born and raised in Greene County.
Finance Director Barbara Horlacher said among the candidates, Rodish particularly impressed her because of his work record and personality.
“We hired him because of his pertinent experience and because of his attitude and motivation,” Horlacher said. “He has a get-it-done kind of attitude and an outstanding track record of getting things done.”
One of the things Rodish did in Orange was to centralize copier leases, something Horlacher said Fluvanna is interested in doing.
Rodish said he hopes to learn and grow in his profession but more importantly, wants to save Fluvanna money.
“I want to make sure the citizens are getting the best possible services and goods at the best price,” he said. “That will be beneficial to everyone to have transparency and consistency through the county.”
Horlacher said Rodish will be a resource for every county department.
