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Rensselaer County Legislature honors five local leaders at special meeting

Rensselaer County Legislature · December 22, 2025
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Summary

At a Dec. 18 special session, the Rensselaer County Legislature presented resolutions recognizing Michael E. Stammel, Chief William Brookings Jr., Captain Paul Bednarczyk, Scott Rogers and Leon Fiaco for long service to the city and county.

The Rensselaer County Legislature used a Dec. 18 special meeting to present resolutions honoring five longtime local public servants and to send engraved copies of the commendations to each recipient.

Legislators paused their business to recognize Michael E. Stammel, commending his decades of public service as chair of the county legislature and as mayor of the City of Rensselaer. The resolution praised Stammel’s leadership on fiscal oversight, public safety, veteran support and neighborhood revitalization. Several colleagues offered personal tributes; one colleague called Stammel “a fantastic…

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