Outgoing Marble Falls finance director leaving positive impact on city
Marble Falls Finance Director Jeff Lazenby (left) is moving on from the city Feb. 28 after four prosperous years on the job. Mayor Dave Rhodes had only kind words about the outgoing finance director and wished him luck in his future endeavors during a City Council meeting Feb. 18. Staff photo by Dakota Morrissiey
Marble Falls Finance Director Jeff Lazenby is leaving the job Friday, Feb. 28, and leaving the city in good shape. He was thanked for his four years of service during the Marble Falls City Council meeting Feb. 18.
“When you run a business and you run a city, if the numbers aren’t good, then the rest of it turns out not good as well,” said Mayor Dave Rhodes as he introduced Lazenby to the gathered audience at City Hall. “He has been phenomenal at what he does.”
Lazenby, who accepted a new position in Virginia, started the Marble Falls job in March 2021. In that short time, he overhauled the city’s budget system.
“When Jeff first came in, he basically inherited a very, very outdated budget system,” Councilor Bryan Walker said. “It was still Excel spreadsheets, and it was hundreds of hours to get budget meetings and amendments in. He brought our entire budget program into the 21st century.”
Lazenby reciprocated the council’s admiration.
“It certainly has been an incredible journey,” he said.
Marble Falls city administration will now look for a replacement for Lazenby.