Mayor and Council - Regular Meeting

meeting May 6, 2026. So, please turn off all recording devices and your phones. Chief, will you please lead us in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Please join us in a moment of silence. Thank you. Please be seated. Danielle, will you please do roll call? Councilman Drew. Uh, Mayor Got present. Councilman Johnson, he has resigned. Thank you. Um, Councilman Olsen here. Councilman Pope here, Councilman Reams here, and Vice Mayor Dr. Upshire here. Thank you all.

Thank you. Consent agenda and meet a motion to accept the council meeting minutes from April 20th, 2026. Please move. Second. Is there any discussion? Danielle, can you do roll call vote, please? Um, Councilman, Vice Mayor, Dr. Upure, yes. Councilman Pope, yes. Councilman Miles. Oh, sorry. Councilman Olsen, yes. Councilman Reams, yes. And Mayor Got, yes. Thank you.

It's been moved and seconded that we accept the consent agenda from April 20th, 2026. presentation and public comment. Before we get to that, excuse me, Madam Mayor, uh the current agenda that we have before us. Yes. Uh can we um address that because there's a couple items I'd like to make a motion on. Yes. Okay. Uh I'd like to make a motion, and bear correct me if you need to on this one. I'd like to make a motion that we remove items 10 and 11 from this published agenda for tonight. Okay. Is there a second?

Second. That's what that's what they're doing right now. All those in favor? I those opposed? Motion is carried. Yep. Um and okay, maybe we'll move forward on to presentation and public comment. If you are here joining us this evening and would like to take the podium and make any comments or have any presentations, please do so. State your name and you have three minutes to make your presentation, please. Hi. Hi. Hello. I guess I'm up first.

Okay. My name is Emily. Uh, good evening everyone. Let me start. Good evening. My name is Emily. I live in the Eagles View neighborhood. Uh, there's probably not many people in this room right now that have not heard about the tragic death last week of an 8-year-old girl named Joey. Would you like to have a seat? There's plenty of room over that. I'm sorry.

I know there's an ongoing investigation, but I'm not here to talk about that or place blame in any direction. Joey's funeral is tomorrow. Our community is hurting. Parents are mourning. She did live on my block. She played with my children. She spent time in my home. Uh what I'd like to focus on is how we can create a safer community for the kids in my development. Uh you know, I see these kids playing outside, walking home from school. What I witness day after day when I'm out there walking my dog is cars flying through the development ignoring stop signs. I feel like there needs to be some sort of physical barrier like a speed bump because they're going to ignore the signs. You know, they're not worrying about the traffic laws. But if there's something physical that is going to slow them down, I feel like that's what we need to focus on going forward to create a safer neighborhood for these kids as they're coming home from school and whatnot. So, how can we make a difference going forward? That's really okay.

All I wanted to bring up. Thank you and thank you for joining us this evening. Thank you, Chief. I'm going to turn this over to you. Um, Chief Brian Donner.

Well, we've had this discussion many times in the past. We've had many neighborhoods approach us and request speed bumps with some of the same complaints. Um, I I I appreciate what you have to say. I appreciate that you realize we can't sit on the street 24 hours a day and run radar or shoot laser. And when our marked car is there, they don't speed and they don't run stop signs. We all know that. Um, speed bumps are not an easy one because they require DDOT approval. And that requires a traffic study more times than not. And I I have yet to see them be successful in a neighborhood here in Smyrna. Um, there is a process you can follow to try to get it. I'm not saying don't try, but it it's not your decision to make. It's not my decision to make. Um, so I'd have to defer you to start with Delta. That's where that process starts. Where to start? And that's basically why I'm here. Dela would be your first

Delta. Okay. Yep. Del Department of Transportation. Um, we'll help you in any way that we can. We we're happy to provide any data that we have. Um, but that is your your starting point and it's it's a tough road to get them approved. Would would there be any specific point of contact, Chief? I don't have one off the top of my head, but I can I can get one for. Okay. If you would if you would take the podium and please give us your name for the record. My name is Tick. I'm here for the same issue. Um would it be a way for us to get a reduced speed limit in the area besides 25 miles per hour, maybe 15 miles hour to even just try to slow that traffic down? So residential neighborhoods, the speed limits fall under state code, state title, it's 25.

Okay, I understand. I'm just saying because the way that they're seated over there, we only have one child's playing sign and it starts right before or right after the exposes on that shopping center. Other than that, there's no other one. And then you guys are saying speed bumps are hard to get, but all the way down at the other neighborhood on the other side corresponding to us, they have speed bumps there. And I know when that was uh I didn't think the department allowed them to have speed bumps the fire department and we don't have speed bumps coming further down that I'm not fighting you on speed bumps. No, I understand but I'm just saying it has to be an easy way to get that. It's not reduced speed limit is I I it's set by state code.

It is set by state code. So it's not something we can change. You you would have to go a slate like maybe try Senator Hoffner, Representative Phil Carson. Honestly, here's something to think about, right? Every one of us go through a a driving force, right? And there's a standardized driving force in the state of Delaware, which says that a residential area is 25 miles hour, right? All of us take the same thing and we sit in driver's ed. So, there's a reason why it's 25 miles an hour across the border. Point of order, please stop talking.

We we sympathize with everybody and we understand. We're absolutely here because again, just like everybody else is grieving, so are every one of our employees that were here that actually were there for this situation and are are grieving in many different ways than a lot of other people were, right? So, we we would love to help. We will try our best to help. Reducing the speed limit, I don't know, is is the best thing because again, let's be honest with you, speed limits the speed limit, right? You're never really going to pay attention. I can put signs up all day, but you're not you've got not you're not going to adhere to them. There's more steps with speed bumps than we think. We're willing to fight. We're willing to talk. I would personally think it should go to the public safety committee, right, to talk because there's a lot of other people that are involved in that and then maybe kind of brainstorm through that

and then go up on my thought. And actually, as we've gotten calls this week, we have directed people to the public safety meeting that will be taking place and I don't have the specific date for that. Um, but it is posted on our on our website on our calendar. I would encourage you to go and share there. There we have representatives from the fire department, the police department, the ambulance company, the people who have apparatus that when they need to get to your house because it's on fire, they can't get there as quickly because those speed bumps delay them. So there are there are representatives from everybody that can come together and talk as one and then help you proceed so that you can hopefully meet the goals that you're looking to meet. Okay. as I was physically

and and my next question would be of your people flying through your neighborhood, how many of them are your neighbors and how do we educate them? Statistics typically show that when that sign is set up that they are your neighbors most of the time I don't see the neighbors people who are probably visiting or going okay public safety is really the best bet because they have all the subject matter experts that come together and they can give you the answers. I can give you direction, but I can't give you the answers, unfortunately. But we will support you. We will we will support you in any way that we can. You can't break the laws to do it. We can we can help get the resources together for you.

To have your own talks with whoever we can talk to, but that'll be pretty. What's your name again, ma'am? Teal. Like the color. Okay. First name? Oh, yeah. Teal is my first name. I think it's Before you leave, my card is up here. If you don't if you can't find it, please call me and I will I will get it for you. I can't look it up right now, but I absolutely will look it up for you. Thanks. Thank you. Is there anyone else? Yes.

My name is Cindy Watson. I'm here for the same thing. I've been here in SM on Eagle's Way for 23 years. For 23 years, I've been calling over to Toronto PD. And when I have not been calling, I've been going over there trying to see what can be done. I done video the cars speeding. They go right down to the end of the street. They don't even stop. That last video I had, he ran right up on the curb. Right up on the curb. And I was just there again at April. And the gentleman said, uh, Dora said it was going to send somebody out. And they did. They sat there. But long as somebody sitting there, nothing's going to happen. I don't know. understand it's hard to get speed bumps in there, but something has to be done because I did say, "What is it going to take

for a child to die?" Joy was just in my home Sunday. And when I called when she passed and I called over there, the lady that answered the phone over PD, she said she was directed to tell us to call over to hear planning and zoning. It's it's public safety and that is really truly where it needs to be heard. When you bring all the subject matter experts together, they can help you brainstorm. I can I can make you false promises, but I don't want to do that. So, yeah,

the best I can do is give you the information and the resource and if at all possible, I'll attend the meeting. I don't get a say in that meeting, but I have no problem attending the meeting. They're really the ones to listen to it and to take the facts. These these two are my girls. They were speeding through there when they were small and young. And now I have two grandkids. Understand? I have an 8-year-old granddaughter myself and you can't Yeah. He was right there and he seen everything. Everything. So when I went there, it was just a lot. He woke up the other night hollering Joey.

So something has to be done. I'm I'm just saying they have speed bumps on the next street over. Well, not the next street, but the next section over. I don't see why we can't. I understand saying it's hard to get them. Something got to be done. Unfortunately, we just don't regulate that. But like I said, we can we can try to help you find the resources to to have the voice to do that. I don't want to take another life whether it's a child or adult because we do have the elderly on in my 60s myself.

Okay. for somebody to run up and down the street. I mean, they just fly. We had a motorcycle the other day flying down the street. They they don't they don't care. They don't have no respect. And the one guy I did uh say something to starting to stop. I said, "You realize we have kids right here and you're flying up and down the street. Why? Why can't you slow down?" He said, "What?" Took Raid off. And I did take the tag number over to the PD. Why came with that? I don't know. But something has to be done.

I just asked someone when the meeting is. So hopefully I'll know before we leave. We don't need we need all the resources as possible. Like this can't be something that happen like this has to happen. Like I've seen her. Danielle, I just sent you a text. Can you possibly tell me when the meeting is another child being right in front of our house? I I agree. I have another question. Yes. Like right around the street and like where that water tower is. It's like a little field. Could they make like a little play area or We don't own that. Oh, y'all don't own that.

A developer owns it. No. Sorry. But I'm all about play area. Okay. Y parks and wreck and play area that's easily accessible. Thank you very much. You're welcome. Thank you. Okay. So, there isn't one set for this month, but we'll see if maybe we can do that. I don't know how long that takes. To schedule a public safety meeting. There should be one. There is a date. I don't know why it's not up there. Okay. Last date was March 31st. Okay. Okay. Um, somebody's asking now.

My name is Glenn. I been looking out my window and I seen a little girl running to come up. Like I said, you need steam bumps. They need something. You know what I mean? 25. We're going to make 45 down there and we're going to each and every day at night time also. I sit outside sometime at night time. Right on. I'm aware. Yeah. But I would like for you to take them. Y'all got dark cars, right? We have dark cars with bright lettering on them. Yeah. 8:00 8:00 at night. Come down. I sit down in that little p.

We're there all the time. Yeah. We'll catch you. Okay. Here's all I'll tell you. I I will I will absolutely dedicate more resources to enforcement. I appreciate that you guys understand that when we're there and you can see us, everyone's doing exactly what they're supposed to be doing. Here's all I'll tell you. If I put you some Walmart cars there and they start pulling your neighbors over, don't be upset when tickets start getting ready. That's all I'll say.

They know the people in our neighborhood. Okay. They drive about 15. We got a little thing right down there near the And you see it big down there 15. And then go sometime go 45 sometime 50. Most of us that know what happened are very traumatized about what happened and we're not speaking in the middle of the street on his spine. There's a nurse out there also taking a pause also watching the nurse take different techniques on but I know before she left the the younger and call me. I got grandkid. I got great grandkids name when I was living in Camden, New Jersey. Right. We had the same thing and then two weeks later you had you miss m Miss but you know thing you need to get on top

and honestly if DOT is the answer that really is the answer I can't trump them. I can help you with that but I cannot trump that. They make the rules. They make and and as chief said we have multiple neighborhoods that come to us. This unfortunately cadence was a unique situation and and a horrible we have many neighborhoods come to us. So if we could solve the problem for the entire town that would be dynamic, right? Yes. So in this case Dell DOT is the answer. The public safety meeting is the answer. I can't make you pro false pro. I will not lie to you and make you a false promise. If that's what you're looking for, I won't do it.

No. Can I get money in your car? Absolutely. Absolutely. Can I get one in your car? I don't lie. I don't have I'll get you my contact. Okay. Look, I will tell you I I have to be as honest as I possibly can. We have a dynamic council. We will do what we can to make you successful. Good. You want to call? I want everybody's car. Thank you so much. Google number. I have one. It's not a reach out to Representative Bill Carson and Senator Kira Hoffner. And after the meeting, I'll give you their information. Um, can I say one more thing? Yes. If you would, you just have to go to the podium because our minutes are taken.

That's okay. No, no. This we're here for you. Did I Thank you. So, I'm speaking to the officer here, Chief. So, you're saying that it's your neighbors? It's not the neighbors, but I wouldn't care if it was the neighbors because they can be prosecuted just as well. Okay. It's not the neighbors, but if it was, prosecute them as well. A life is a life. I agree. It doesn't matter. But have a good night. Thank you so much for joining us and please don't hesitate to come back again. Don't let it take a tragedy. You can make a difference. Thank you. At any time.

Um, okay. Is there anyone else that has anything they'd like to share? Okay, this concludes presentation. Okay, for non-aggenda items, I am going to take mayor and counsel and from this point forward, we will no longer have mayor and counsel comments. Um, this is a business meeting. We are here to serve the people. Uh, we are going to start putting out a newsletter from council. You will know what we're doing, how we're doing it, why we're doing it, and what you can participate in. But we don't need to sit here and tell you that because we have such a small number of people that come here that it doesn't reach the vast masses and that's what's important. However, we did have a council member who was very dedicated to us resign this week and as a result we have a tribute for him and uh councilman uh Alvin Pope is going to read that for us.

Thank you madam mayor. The mayor, town council, and staff of the town of Smyrna extend their sincere appreciation to Councilman Johnson for two years of dedicated service to our community. During his time on council, Dean Johnson has demonstrated a steady commitment to the residents of Smyrna and a genuine respect for the work of its employees. His support of town staff and appreciation for the day-to-day efforts required to serve our residents has been consistently shown and greatly valued. Councilman Johnson has approached their uh approached their role with a willingness to listen and engage, contributing to the work of the council and supporting the continued operations of the town. On behalf of the community, we are grateful for Councilman Johnson's service and extend thanks and best wishes to the future. presented this day, the sixth day of May 2026 by Mayor Tabitha Got and members of the Smyrna Town Council

and we will deliver that to him so that he has that along with his name plate from when he served. Um, next, police chief.

All right, you guys have my monthly report. Obviously, always happy to answer questions on that if anybody has any. Um, it was an extremely busy month for us, both good things and bad things. We've just highlighted some of the bad things that um our staff has had to respond to. There's other serious incidents that some of you know about that we had to respond to and it's it was a difficult month for us. Um on a positive note, I talked to you guys about the searchy class that we hosted that was the largest in the nation. Um that was so successful that the instructor brought the deputy director of the company down from Pennsylvania to help out for a day and see how dynamic the class was. and we have booked them for another oneweek course next spring. And to parlay that, they're going to come back for their two-week master course in the fall that will have four to six mock crime scenes in the police department. You're talking pig blood, the whole it's it's going to be very in-depth. Um, but they were very impressed with the Smyrna Police Department with this area with the turnout from seven different states that came. So, they're coming back twice next year. Very excited to host that. As I highlighted for you guys, when we host training, we get free seats. very expensive class, very high level stuff. Awesome when you get free training out of it. Um, our newsletter is back. It's an internal thing for us. One of the nice things that we've updated it with is when we host trainings or we send officers to trainings, we are now soliciting their feedback and we're going to list the trainings every month. Hey, we did this class, this class, and this class, this class. What did the officers have to say about it? Positive, negative. That helps some of the more junior officers, some of the younger officers go, "Oh, everyone gave that two thumbs up for these reasons. I want to go to that next year." just kind of a building block way to help us get into a better spot with our our training and our professional development. Um, staff spotlight. You guys saw the first one come out. Officer First Class Sydney Smith. First of every month or thereabouts, you're going to see more staff spotlights. Just a way for us to get our officers faces, names, information, hobbies, likes, quotes out into the community. That way when you see them, you go, "Oh, I saw that guy online. That's Sydney Smith." So, continue to look for those. Today, Cyber Day for us, law enforcement memorial in

Delaware. Unfortunately, uh, police week, former chief will be there next week. Del has to add another name to the wall. Um, so we did attend the law enforcement memorial down in Dover today. Got rain and poured on, but we made sure they were there in solidarity with all of our lost brothers and sisters. Um, tomorrow, as I highlighted for you guys at the the last meeting, another good positive note, we will have about 10 students from the STEM program at Smyrna High School with us all morning for a job shadow program. Uh, they're going to get to meet me, my executive staff. They'll get a tour of the facility. They're going to get a patrol demonstration, traffic stop demonstration. They're going to see some of our taser instructors with the taser suit. They're going to get uh evidence detection fingerprinting lab from the detectives. And they're going to finish it up with a presentation from the school resource officers.

Hopefully a way to get the youth interested in a future pathway and a career in into law enforcement and challenging times when we have recruiting. So excited for that tomorrow.

Thank you. Um, and and I have to tell you, I am extremely proud of the police department. Everything from the first accreditation to teaching the teacher um continues to make you guys truly second to none and I'm very very thankful for you and the fact that you do what you do on a daily basis and see the things that the rest of us can't see in multiples. Thank you, town manager. Um I I know I kind of sound like a broken record. Um and I continue to say the same things every week. Um one of the first things is I want to say thank you to the public works guys and girls that um were able to make sure that this was very successful. For anybody that doesn't live in the town limits, obviously they would know that this is such an added benefit. Um you can put just about anything out and the town comes by and they pick it up. Um and this is this is huge. So they worked themselves to the bone to make sure that they got it done. It is done and complete. Hopefully everybody got a chance to uh get rid of everything they needed to get. We are done with the audit for 2024. They will auditors will be here next meeting to present the audit. So uh we're super excited to to get that done and we are already kicked off on 25's audit. So we should again have that done and taken care of and we will be actually up to date finally. So in two years we've managed to get through 22, 23, 24 and hopefully 25 um in two years plus the state audit. So, we've been really moving to get that stuff done and we're finally back on track. So, that's great. Some things that we've learned over the last few weeks is is we've we've failed kind of somewhat in in our office and what we've missed is uh a lot of business licenses. So, the town does require that you have a business license to operate within the town of Smyrna and probably about 50% of our businesses do not have that. So, we are actively making contact with businesses. Um some people were questioning why the uh stores have been shut down or some different things. We are absolutely

enforcing our rules and our regulations. So if you see it that there that could be some of the reasons why if you own a business, if you need to get a business license, please come in, let us know. We will absolutely get you guys taken care of. June 20th is night. We are kicking things off. We are hot and heavy. We are ready to go. We have a great selection of musicians that will be here. So, please come out, enjoy it, and uh it should be a good time.

Very good. Um, congratulations to you and your staff for getting the audits to the point that we are. Thank you for taking the leadership role to to push when it's not always easy and to deal with some of those other folks that tend to nag and um push the envelope a little bit harder sometimes. We appreciate that. Thank you so much. To you and Kathleen is not here. is she um for those who don't know Ethan is our finance director and she is spectacular without her we would not be caught up on our audits and we are very very lucky to have herm so thank you um okay with that old business um in the first order of old business I need to run over go over the committees as I went over in the 6:00 meeting, but I need to have council vote on them or approve them if you will. Um, so I am going to read quickly. If you have questions, please hold until the end. Board of Adjustment, uh, do I have to read all the names or do I just have to say who's changed on it?

Um, I I don't think you need to read the names at I mean, if everyone on council is aware of has been given a list or something like that, we don't need to go through step of it. In that case, can I just have a motion to accept all of the committee appointments as previously shared? I'd like to make a motion that we accept the committee appointments as listed. Is there any discussion? Danielle, can you do a roll call, please? Sure. Thank you. Um, we got Councilman Drew. Vice Mayor Uper, yes. Councilman Pope, yes.

Councilman Olsen, yes. Councilman, yes. And Mayor Gup, yes. Thank you, Danielle. Yes. Councilman Jew is on the line. Yes. He is on. I don't know if he can come off mute. He is more than welcome to come off mute. Okay. I don't know how it works from a phone line. Okay. Well, we'll figure it out. Okay. Thank you. You're welcome. Thank you. Okay. It has been moved and seconded that we accept the appointments of the committees as was read in the six o'clock meeting.

Okay. Second reading of ordinance 004-26 amending chapter 66 traffic and vehicles article 1. Like a motion to accept the second reading, please. I'd like to make a motion that we accept the second reading of ordinance 004-26. Second. Second. Is there any discussion? Danielle, can you do a roll call vote, please? All right, we got um Vice Mayor Dr. Upure. Yes. Uh, Councilman Drew, can he might not be unmuted yet. Councilman Pope,

yes. Councilman Olsen, yes. Councilman Rees, yes. And Mayor Got, yes. Thank you. Motion's been moved and seconded that we accept the second reading of ordinance 004-26. New business including discussion and possible action on the following items. Resolution 005-26 appointing the town manager I'm sorry appointing the town of Simra downtown development district administrator who for us will be town manager Tory James. I have a motion, please. So move.

Second. Is there any discussion? Danielle, will you do a roll call vote, please? All right, we got Vice Mayor Dr. Upshire. Yes. Councilman Pope, yes. Councilman Olsen, yes. Councilman Reeves, yes. Mayor Got.

Yes. It's been moved and seconded that we accept resolution 005-26 appointing the town of Simno downtown development district administrator as town manager Tory James amendment to the charter to update the annual audit deadline. Tori, do you want

So, let me make this as simple as possible. As we're going through the um charter amendments, I called Barrett and realized that unfortunately what it says is in the charter is we must have the audit to council by August or by by June. Unfortunately, we can't get that done by June because we have to have something from the state of Delaware given to us to be able to finish our well they run on a different year. So we run calendar year, they run fiscal year.

So they don't get us that information until June. So there is no way physically that we can get that information to the auditors and complete the audit in the same time frame. So we're just asking to amend it to change it to I think we said August, right? August 31st. August 31st. Um you know there is a part that allows us to come to council to ask for an extension but we basically be asking for an extension every year. So, we're just trying to amend the charter while it's open while we're in the middle of getting the other changes done to just push that back longer.

Thank you. Um, and I apologize for those who don't know, the gentleman at the end of the DAS is our town solicitor, our attorney Barrett Edwards. I didn't give you a chance to speak. I'm sorry. I'm good. Thank you. U, like a motion to amend the charter to update the annual audit deadline to August 31st, please. I'd like to make a motion that we amend the charter to update the annual audit deadline. Second. There we go. There we go. All right. Welcome, Nelson. Is there any discussion? Yes. Uh, what did the town do in the past to make the deadline? Didn't follow it.

Just plain didn't follow it. Plain and simple. Thank you. Thank you. Okay, in that case, thank you once again for the attention to detail, town manager, and bringing that to our attention. Well done. Thanks. Any other questions?

The my experience in the military is that um an e ticket motion stays in motion, which means an estimated completion time once it starts to move, it will constantly move. However, if we can't physically get it completed because we need action from an agency that is not within our control, as much as I hate to agree with the extent that the change, it almost sounds like we have to do it.

I agree it if it makes the roles and responsibilities of our staff that is our job to make sure that we are documented so they can do their jobs well and that's what this is doing. Danielle, can you do a roll call vote, please? Councilman Drew, yes. Vice Mayor Dr. Yes. Councilman Pope, yes. Councilman Olsen, yes. Councilman Re, yes. Mayor,

yes. Motion is carried. Uh, next order of business is appointment to fill the vacancy on council caused by the resignation of Councilman Dean Johnson. At this time, we will swear in

Nick Miles, who was the second runner up in the election that we had. And that is remaining consistent and constant with the practices that we've used in the past when we have an election and we have two openings. Um last election we had a gentleman that resigned. Um and as a result of that we had a vacancy to fill instead of having the town pay for another election. Um this is in the best interest of the town. And in this case the election was a 214 to 217 difference in votes. So, it was a three-point difference. Um, we have spoken with legal and at this point we would like to Mr. Yeah, Mr. Miles, will you please join me?

I think we need to have a motion and a second. Okay. I'd like to have a motion that we uh appoint Nick Miles to the town council. Second. Is there any discussion? Danielle, will you do roll call, please? Sure. Councilman Drew, yes. Vice Mayor Dr. Upshire, yes. Councilman Pope, yes. Councilman Olsen, yes. Councilman Reams, yes. And Mayor Got, yes. Motion is carried.

Councilman Miles, will you please join me in the front, please? Give me your phone. Please have it. took his paper.

If you would please repeat it up. Wow. Sorry. Uh, town of Smura Council oath of office. I I Aon Nick Miles do proudly swear to carry out do proudly swear to carry out the responsibilities of the office of council member the responsibilities of the office of council member of the town of Smyrna of the town of Smyrna to the best of my ability to the best of my ability freely acknowledging freely acknowledging that the powers of this office that the powers of this office flow from the people that I am privileged to represent flow from the people that I'm privileged to represent. I further swear

I further swear to place the public interest to place the public interest above any special or personal interest above any special or personal interests and to respect the right of future generations to respect the right of future generations and to share the rich historic and natural heritage and to sorry repeat that one time and to share the historic and to share the historic and natural heritage and natural heritage of Delaware. of Delaware. In doing so, in doing so, I will always uphold I will always uphold and defend the constitutions and defend the constitutions of my country of my country and my state and my state and the charter and ordinances of the town of Smyrna

and the charter and ordinances of the town of Smyrna. So help me God. So help me God. Congratulations. Thank you.

Councilman, you're welcome to join us as well.

Welcome back. Thank you. If you would, if you just have a seat, please, Mr. miles in whatever seat was designated for Oh, picture. Sorry, Nick. I'm coming around. Okay, thank you.

Where people in the front

is Nelson or Thank you, Nelson. I appreciate the I got one. Okay. Thank you. See you later. Got to go. Thanks. And thank you for everything you do. I appreciate it. Yes, sir. Have a good one. Okay. Okay. With that, I'd like to adjourn the meeting and thank each and every one of you very much for coming to join us. Please feel free to join us in the future. We have lots of committee meetings. We'd love to have you come out. And don't forget June 20th is Smart at Night

and June 19th is the Junth experience.