County Commissioners - Regular Meeting

I would like to open the meeting of the Council of Commissars of the County of Dauphine for September 16, 2026. We will start with a minute of silence followed by the oath of allegiance. The Allegiance Treaties to the U.S. and the Republic of America represent a united nation under the authority of God, indivisible, with freedom and justice for all.

Rapport du greffier en chef, M. Agarty. Bonjour, cher commissaire. Une séance à huis clos s'est tenue le mardi 15 septembre afin d'obtenir l'avis d'un conseiller juridique sur des questions relatives au financement du développement économique, à la sécurité publique, aux finances du comté et aux litiges en cours ou en cours. Aujourd'hui, nous serons rejoints par Al Schmitt du poste de gouverneur ici en tant qu'administration qui occupe le poste de secrétaire du Commonwealth de Pennsylvanie. Secretary Schmitt will be there to recognize and honor the new members of the Pennsylvania voters who voted for each November election for at least 50 years in a row. In addition to the order of command and a meeting of the electoral council during which the electoral council will be invited to consider moving a polling station located in the Middletown district, the council must examine 28 additional points today. We have two aid agreements for adoption, three agreements with work centers, an agreement with a prison, an agreement with public security, an agreement with the coroner's office, the renewal of a support letter with the local section 668 of the SEU concerning employees of mental health, autism and development programs, an agreement on registration and elections, four agreements on parks and leisure, an agreement with the MBJ, an agreement on information technologies, a grant for state funds, three agreements on services to the person, an agreement with the park and leisure presenters, a resolution relating to the issuance of a Penn State health obligation by the county of Cumberland, two justifiable items, two requests for tax exemption, the training file and a call for offer for an improvement program for the security of transport infrastructure, of which we ask for the rejection in order to be able to issue the call for offer due to a lack of reactive and responsible subordinates. Je tiens à rappeler aux chefs de service et aux directeurs que nous tenons notre réunion trimestrielle ce vendredi pour discuter de la planification, des communications, des changements à venir dans la gestion de la flotte, des inscriptions ouvertes, de l'impression, des services d'ingénierie et des mises à jour sur d'autres initiatives clés prévues pour le reste de l'année. Finally, I would like to point out the financial situation of the county as we head to the budgetary audiences of the department, which will start next Monday and will be broadcast live for the public. In December, the Council of Commissars authorized a budget of about $ 222 million. Despite the persistent challenges throughout the year linked to the previous implementation of Oracle by the county and the absence of automatic budget control, which have now been corrected this week, we are finally on the right track so that our net income for the year is less than 0.5% of the goal authorized by the council. I would like to congratulate Chris Davis and Victoria Warren for their work of elaboration and implementation of the new budgetary follow-up process instituted this year and for the will of our service managers to engage with us in this process. Being so close to our objectives, with a budget as high as $ 222 million, in particular with the myriad of unforeseen events that inevitably occur every year within the government, is a testament to their work and the functioning of this new process as we hoped. As for next year, we are planning a $4 million reduction in general fund receipts following the expiration of funds for the pandemic-related special projects. The ministries have collectively requested budget adjustments that, combined with a supposed increase of 2.45% of the cost of living and an increase of 10% of the cost of providing health insurance to our staff, would lead to a total increase of $23 million. This combination of reduced revenue and increased planned expenses translates into a planned deficit of $28 million by 2027 if the requests of the ministries are simply accepted as they are. Of course, these requests are only a starting point for discussion and the commissioners have various tools to remedy this potential deficit. Next week, the Council of Commissioners will have the opportunity to examine in more detail the budget request of each department before developing a budget project for 2027 that we plan to present to the Council in October. This concludes my report.

I would be happy to answer all your questions. Question for Emma Gertie. I don't have a question, I just want to make a comment. Eric, thank you for congratulating Chris Davis and his team, but I want to congratulate you for the excellent work that you have done and that you continue to do in the name of the inhabitants of the county and our employees. You are once again leading this initiative with the budget by working hand in hand with the budget office and Commissioner Hartwig has also done an excellent job. I would like to thank you personally for the work you do. Thank you. Questions for Emma Gertie. Since there are none, we will move on to the lawyer's report. Dear Commissioner, all questions requiring an action from the Board of Directors and requiring an examination by my office have been examined and approved for action today. Questions for Emma Owens. In no time at all, we will move on to the participation of the public concerning only the points of order of the day. We therefore have our order of the day in front of us. I would like to clarify that the Electoral Council will have its own agenda for the participation of the public. But if you have public comments concerning the order of the day of today, you should indicate your name. I present to you, indicate your name. We are live. You must also indicate the point of order of the day to which you refer and you will have three minutes. Does anyone want to make public comments only on the points of order of the day? We do not see any. We will pass the examination and the approval of the verbal trial. We have none today. We will reserve the session for the administrators and the guests while waiting for the arrival of Secretary Schmitt. Then we will go to our meeting of the Electoral Council.

Thank you, President Douglas. I would like to open. The meeting of the Electoral Council of June 16 is called M. Chris Bachmann. Le premier point à l'ordre du jour est la participation du public sur tous les points de l'ordre du jour. Y a-t-il une participation du public sur les points de l'ordre du jour aujourd'hui? Personne n'entend. Très bien. Le premier point à l'ordre du jour est d'examiner et d'approuver le procès verbal de la réunion du Conseil électoral du 3 juin 2026. Je suis disposé à accepter une motion. Je suis disposé à accepter une motion.

Deuxième.

Motion du commissaire Brice secondée par le commissaire Douglas. Y a-t-il des commentaires? No one hears, all those who are for indicate it by saying AI, IKUN, all those who are against, same sign, long eyes. The questions requiring an action of the council, which we have taken today, are the moving of the first voting office of the first district of the Middleton district, of the AME church of Ebenezer. If Ms. Pacman, you want to make us aware of the reasons for which this move is necessary, of the current situation and the state of advance, of the notification.

Yes, absolutely. Hello, Commissioner. Today, we ask the Electoral Council to move the vote office of Middletown 111. It is currently at the Eglise Bénézère AME. The church no longer wants to remain a vote office. The proposed place, Rescue Fireman's Home Association, at 600 South Union Street in Middletown, is located in the district, has an adapted parking lot and space for voters. All posters and necessary notifications have been carried out and approved by the council. The office will deliver new card of voters to all voters of Middletown 1-1. We will also send updates by postcard, about two weeks before the election, to remind the change to the voters. We will post opinions at the former location before the day of the scrutin, in case voters would present themselves, and we will also inform the municipal legislators and the county parties.

Have you heard or been aware of concerns or comments from the public? We haven't heard any.

No.

One of the other members of my electoral council has questions to ask. N'entendant aucune voix, j'accepte une motion visant à accepter la demande et la recommandation de relocalisation du premier arrondissement de Middletown. Proposé par le commissaire Doublé. Je l'appuie. Appuyé par le commissaire Brézé. Y a-t-il des commentaires ? N'entendant aucune voix, tous ceux qui sont pour indiquent en disant « je ». Tous ceux qui sont contre, même signe. Désolé. Y a-t-il des affaires anciennes ? De nouvelles affaires ?

No new cases today, Commissioner, but next week, we will meet again for another meeting of the Electoral Council, in order to hear two potential changes of voting offices in the 1st arrondissement of Derry-Township and the 15th arrondissement of Derry-Township. These planes were made in the community, but once again, due to the requirements in terms of preavis, they will be examined next week. We will see you next week. Absolutely. Commissioner, I just want to thank you for contacting this place. to have been proactive and I hope that this will work and that you can make sure that this will happen next week.

And I would like to express my gratitude to the town of Hummelstown and to the school district for their reception at that time and for having watched that there is no distance or important challenge with this large polling station.

We are therefore grateful for this relationship.

Very well, thank you Ms. Pacman. Is there any participation of the public at the point of the electoral council today? Not seeing any, I will accept an adjournment motion. Second. Motion adopted, second. Comments? Not hearing anyone, all those who are for.

The session is over. We do not have any advice on salaries today. No action for the advice on salaries today. Human resources, Faye Fischer. I do not think we have any points to vote today. I just wanted to say that there are no questions. We will go ahead. Budget and Finance, M. Davis. Hello. Hello.

I have no modifications to the order that was sent.

It is ready for your approval.

I would be delighted to answer.

We have a motion for the order. Second motion. Proposed by Commissioner Hardwick, supported by Commissioner Press. Is there a discussion?

I simply confirm that all this is within the limits of the budget for 2026. Thank you, M. Davis. We will move on to the questions requiring an action of the Council. I ask that point number 28 be put into voice separately. As the Chief Gréfiant made us know, none of these points meet the requirements, right? We will therefore theoretically submit it to a rejection motion. Do I have a motion for points 1 to 27? It is therefore proposed. Proposed by Commissioner Rattouille. Do I have a motion? Second motion. Supported by Commissioner Ries. Is there a motion? I would like to talk about point number 16. Point number 16 represents a computer agreement, which is an email. I think it is really important for the public to know that the financing of the CISA by the federal government has undergone a significant reduction by the Trump administration. And this particular reduction goes to cybersecurity, to cyber infrastructure and to the security of municipalities. This represents a filter that has been provided by the federal government for a very long time. And we must now use the money used, the funds financed by the money of the contributors here, even in the county of Dauphin, when previously it was a resource provided by the federal government. And a certain number of these things come to the counties and municipalities across the country because of the federal cuts. It is obvious that in social services there are many, but it affects even computer science and I just estimated that it was necessary to specify it before the vote. That said, we have 27 points in front of us for a motion. Other comments? All those who are for. I am against. Motion 1.2. I will examine a motion for point number 28. I will propose. Motion of approval, then we will vote against. Is your motion therefore modified to be approved? Motion of approval of Commissioner Hartwig, supported by Commissioner Priest. Are there any comments? None. Those who are for. Those who are against. Passons aux affaires précédentes. Y a-t-il de nouvelles affaires? N'entendant aucune nouvelle affaire, nous passons aux remarques du commissaire. Commissaire Hartwig. Tout d'abord, nous réitérons simplement les commentaires relatifs au budget.

Je sais que nous nous sommes réunis et avons discuté des options respectives au budget. Je sais que nous avons dû prendre des décisions difficiles. La façon dont le budget est présenté et structuré, je pense que c'est peut-être... l'une des occasions les plus efficaces de passer en revue les informations afin d'obtenir ces options à l'avance. Et potentiellement, je suppose que l'objectif cette année, c'est vraiment d'essayer d'agir sur le budget un peu plus tôt. De cette façon, tant du point de vue de la divulgation publique que du point de vue du temps, nous serons en bonne position pour le faire avant la fin de l'année. Je tiens donc à remercier tous les directeurs qui ont respecté le calendrier différent, le bureau du budget, pour avoir fait ces ajustements. Et vous savez que le changement est une bonne chose. try to do it in advance within the government. Most things are not in advance on the calendar. It is therefore always good to note the things that we had planned to be able to do in this way. And thank you for your leadership, Chris Davis and your prayer team for these things to happen. Secondly, I would like to thank our Park and Vacation Service who once again organized an exceptional weekend of jazz at the Fort Hunter Park. I think I know that there was a record participation at the Jazz Festival. It was an incredibly well attended event with great talent. I really remember when we talked about the vision of organizing this series of events. In fact, the Department of Parks and Recreation organizes more than 300 events a year. They are all first class. The ability to coordinate, to provide staff and to organize events for this community is a tangible advantage and it is an advantage that is ensured by the most competent staff in Pennsylvania. I want to thank them for their work. But I remember that when it all started, the idea was that people could travel, move away from here. Today, this jazz festival is one of the largest jazz festivals in the East Coast. It attracts people from all over the East Coast and from all over the Midwest. If you have seen the number of states represented, it certainly generated revenues in this region and I would like to thank again Parks and Rec, Larry Moore Entertainment and all those who participated in the personal equipment and organization of this incredible event. I would also like to thank Chris Davis, our emergency management service, the CID, the prosecutor's office, for organizing a simulation exercise this week while we have elections to come. What did I say? Oh, sorry. Chris, I'm looking at you and I say it's Spackman. But I'm sorry, Chris Spackman. But Chris Davis, thank you for contributing to the financing of the service. But in the end, I think it is important that the public knows and is reassured about the fact that we communicate on the potential challenges that could occur during an election. We try, even if we cannot predict the future, to understand in terms of preparation for emergency situations that most things happen well before the day J arrives. And we have one of the best emergency management services in the state of Pennsylvania. Our staff is not very recognized, but they prepare in advance the emergency operations center in coordination with the communication services and all the authorities to ensure that the elections take place in the best possible way, without hours, in all safety, freely and equitably here in the county of Dolphine. This is the foundation of our democracy and we cannot plan enough to guarantee a successful day. So, from the point of view of the public, we proceed to these exercises I just wanted to let you know that there is a public meeting tonight at the John Harris High School. It's tomorrow evening. It's tomorrow evening at the John Harris High School. The school district and the municipal council participate in it to discuss collaboration issues related to the future of our children. I know that we talked to JPO and Children News, who will all be represented at the event tomorrow evening. And I know that our service and social services will be present every time we can reach out and put a name on a face. A face on a name, the ability to communicate and connect with parents to understand the role that the county plays and how we can be a resource for families within the school district. It is important that we are there and I just wanted to point out that we will participate tomorrow evening in this awareness event. That's all I have.

Chris Hartwig, thank you for your positive attitude, continuous and the work you do in the name of the community. I have several news for me here. Many events took place in the county of Dauphin last week. I was able to attend the inauguration and present a proclamation for the new primary school of the region of Middletown. This is a brand new ultra-modern installation that adds another gem to the crown, which is the campus of the school district of the region of Middletown. I presented a proclamation to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the library, commemorative Madeleine Halloween Saturday, and I also attended the community day at Broad Street Market, and I had the pleasure of meeting the commissioner, Hardwick and his family. Did your son wear a Notre Dame t-shirt? I will make sure to buy him a Penn State t-shirt so that he can wear it in the future. You will never wear it. I attended the 16th annual Hispanic Heritage Festival on Saturday, and it took place on three floors of Derry Street. There was a large crowd. good music, good food. Special thanks to the director, Jeff Enders, and to his team of Emma 911 for organizing the community day on Sunday, which was intended for employees, volunteers and family members. And congratulations to our park and leisure director, Andrea Stedman. As mentioned by Commissioner Hardwick, she and her team have organized another jazz and wine festival, which was a huge success on Saturday and Sunday. And of all the events organized in our park network throughout the year, more than 900,000 people come to our parks each year. The people who attend estimate that the Jazz and Wine Festival is the best in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. And speaking of parks and leisure, we received several news from NTA this week at the park on four major construction projects in progress in the parks representing about 2.5 million dollars in improvements. The vast majority of these projects are financed by subsidies, sponsorships and a significant support from their friends. First of all, at Wildwood Park, the stabilization of the Paxton River banks and the improvement of the accessible picnic area are progressing well and are almost finished. The work is supported by the Ministry of Nature Protection of Pennsylvania, Wildwood's friends and REI. Secondly, still in Wildwood, the reconstruction of about 900 foot of trail started on Tuesday with the support of the ADCNR and friends of Wildwood and Age Act. At the Twyler Park, work is underway on the widening of Route 225, Peters Mountain Road and the turnstiles that will serve the future entrance of the park. This project should be completed by October 31. Finally at Fort Hunter, the construction continues on the new era of accessible games and family toilets, supported by the giant company Capital Blue Cross, Friends of Fort Hunter and several local and national subsidies. We expect that both will be ready to welcome visitors next spring. And with all this work in progress, we ask park visitors to show increased caution in and around the work areas and to follow the signs as well as the closures and temporary deviations. Together, these investments will improve accessibility, protect natural resources and improve the overall experience of visitors in the three parks. Finally, I had the pleasure of attending this morning the legislative breakfast at the MacCormick library and to hear news about the many great things that are currently happening in our county library system and the projects to come for 2027 and beyond. Thank you, Commissioner. I had the opportunity to attend the Budikai Foundation meeting last weekend. Last weekend. Last weekend, Centre 911 also organized a day of thanksgiving for employees. A very big gathering to pay tribute to our workers who, you know, work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. And my wife also enjoyed this event because there were cows there, so it was a nice event too, where she was able to pet cows, where she was able to pet cows. So really, really great to see this event and pay tribute to these people who do this work. As Commissioner Hardwick mentioned, we were at the election simulation exercises. I would like to thank all the services that participated, of course the emergency management, but also many other services that were there, recognizing for the time, the efforts and energy that they devoted to the scenarios that we are going through, in order to guarantee free, equitable and accessible elections. Last night, there was a big concert in Harrisburg. It was Rainbow Kitten Surprise. And maybe you don't know who they are, but it's the biggest concert we've ever had at Riverfront Park, which is quite incredible to see the continuous growth of this series of concerts in particular and the impact it has here in the city center. I believe that 45 states and 8 countries were represented here last night. And from the point of view of economic development and tourism, it is really wonderful to see that it continues to grow. I know that many local companies of Second Street have welcomed people for dinner before or to have a drink after. And just when we talk about revitalizing the city center, it is such an important element. And I am very grateful and grateful for this series of concerts in particular and for the one that reached the top of the largest number of participants in history. I have a request to make to the head grapher. This week, I learned that the personnel office had been pirated and that private communications had been copied and distributed. I'm just going to ask the head grapher office to review the security practices, if possible. On this, we will move on to the participation of the general public, because I do not see any correspondence. If you wish, I think we have a list. After the list, I will open it to... Public. Secretary Harris Sumita. Secretary Schmitt has just arrived. Very well, we will hold a public participation session. We will return to our order of the day, unless you... Unless you need time to get ready. Where are you ready to go, Secretary Schmitt? Very well mounted. Everyone, please welcome Secretary Schmitt. Thank you for being here.

We are honored to have you among us today.

I know you are here to pay tribute to the people who have been, you know, historical voters. So the floor is yours. During my career in public service, I had the opportunity to speak during many public events and none makes me more nervous than the events of the Hall of Fame voters. So, if my hands start shaking, please excuse me. It's quite intimidating to be in the company of great citizens, like those who are here today. As Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Chief Election Officer of Pennsylvania, I am honored to pay tribute to these six most loyal voters of the Dauphin County. I would like to thank, of course, Trevor Douglas, Commissioner Kristen Hardwick and the election director, Chris Backman, whom I have known for some time. Nice to see you, Chris. The State Department created the Voter Hall of Fame more than 40 years ago to reward the most loyal voters of Pennsylvania who voted during at least 50 consecutive elections, which is an extraordinary success. Currently, the Pennsylvania Voter Hall of Fame has nearly 26,000 members, including nearly 2,000 from the Dolphin County, which is an extraordinary success. Half a century of voting is long, and I would like to pay tribute to those who are enthroned today, Barbara, Jean, Gallagher, Robert G. Gallagher, Leonard G. Bennett, Thomas F. Burns, James P. Akris, and Stanley Carl Siegel. There have always been difficult election days, with all that life has reserved for us, family commitments, bad weather, and all the rest. I know, no first hand, but second hand, L'anniversaire de ma femme est le 5 novembre et elle est entrée en travail le jour de son anniversaire. Le 5 novembre, elle est allée voter, puis elle est allée à l'hôpital. Je supervisais les élections à l'époque, donc dès la fermeture des bureaux de vote, je suis allé directement à l'hôpital. Pour ma défense, c'était notre deuxième enfant, j'ai donc été... pardoned, but I was able to see this kind of engagement model from my family, from my friends, and above all from all of you. You have persevered all this time and exercised your civic virtue. And you are a real one. I just want you to know how much the Commonwealth appreciates you for your presence in each election. You are models of civic commitment for all of us. And you represent a true patriotism. Our electoral process, our democratic republic, could not function without your involvement. So I congratulate you all for your activism and thank you for giving such exemplary examples and for inspiring the rest of us.

Thank you.

I am joined today by Jonathan Marks, Deputy Secretary to the Elections at the Pennsylvania Elections Ministry, and of course... Eliane Lyon, our communication team, Eliane Dorham, who directs a large part of our work on the engagement of voters, in particular with regard to the sensitization for the price of civic engagement of the governor, which rewards schools where students register at a certain threshold or percentage of eligible students. And we thank them for that and also for their work as electoral personnel on the day of the scrutinization.

We're going to pay tribute to our... You're going to ask if you know that we have some of those who are at the Voters Hall of Fame who are with us today. Could you stand up so that we can pay you tribute?

I think we should take a picture. Why not take a picture? Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for giving us time today. And I'm going to make a few remarks to Commissioner Pris Magmas. I think I could...

I just want to thank you for showing what active democracy and participation look like. You know, the idea that when we participate, we really have to show an active sense of democracy, but you have the right to file complaints and concerns. You actively participate in the election of leaders and a process. So many people died for the right to vote. Tant de personnes se sont battues pour le droit de vote et, vous savez, nous constatons que le nombre de participants continue d'augmenter, mais votre exemple est une source d'inspiration pour nous tous et je n'ai pas toute l'histoire. Je suis né le jour des élections en 1971, mais l'idée de ce que vous avez fait pour démontrer ce devoir civique envers vos enfants, vos familles, l'importance de participer à ce processus et de donner l'exemple, non pas par vos paroles, mais par vos actes, est une véritable source d'inspiration pour nous aujourd'hui. And you can say that you are a member of the Temple of Renown. We sincerely appreciate your participation and your example.

Thank you, Commissioner Harwick. I would just like to add that it is really a remarkable moment for the inhabitants of our county who are here today. Fifty consecutive years of voting. It is an incredible achievement that others should hope to achieve in the future. You know, as Commissioner Harwick said, thousands of Americans, thousands and thousands of Americans are dead for us to have the right to vote. And I think that in the last primaries, the participation rate has been slightly higher than 25% here in the county of Dauphin. This figure should be 100% each primary and each general election. And I hope that with the correspondence ballot and the excellent work that is done to offer our inhabitants the possibility to vote more often, we will be able to bring these figures closer to 100% in the future. Mr. Secretary, I wrote a few comments for you, sir. You have been confronted with enormous adversity and many criticisms because of your position when you were elected. And while most would have backed down and chosen the easy solution, you held on and faced the situation from the bottom, without ever giving in to the opposite wind and political pressure. And I admire that. In November 2020, when you were alone, I joined Commissioner Hartwig in two against one to certify the election results here in the county of Dauphin. And we have received a few complaints, two to be exact, and we have transmitted them to the district prosecutor's office. Both were deemed unfounded. And our former election director informed me that we had no case of electoral fraud during this cycle here in the county of Dauphin. So, as a resident of the county of Dauphin elected, I would like to tell you that I witnessed the course of this process. I saw you hold on and not back down, and Governor Shapiro made the right decision by putting you in this position. So thank you. Well, before giving you an idea, I just want to tell you that I am extremely grateful for the example that you have given to our voters here in the County of Dauphin. I think that the elections in the County of Dauphin are, as you said, a model. I was incredibly impressed by our elections, by the way they unfolded, and I can't wait to continue to see that in November and to continue. But I am grateful for 50 years of constancy. The idea of being constant with something or anything for 50 years is a real exploit. But here, your civic duty and the model that you have established for our residents, for your families and for your community, it is a great honor for us to be able to honor you today. So thank you very much for your commitment. And Mr. Secretary, thank you for your commitment and for being here today and for taking the time to honor these people.

The residents here for you. C'est Jojo. Je ne peux pas me tromper. Artiste, chef de cabinet. Je ne veux pas. Je me sens si honorée. Merci beaucoup.

Thank you very much.

What do you think?

Thank you.

Very well, we will come back to the participation of the public, to the participation of the general public. I have a person who signed the paper of participation of the public, then we will open it at the assembly. Just a reminder, there is a three-minute limit. You should give your name before speaking and we are live. I see that the family name, I believe, is Gamble, but... Hello, hello. How are you? Happy to see you.

Happy to see you too.

It's been a long time.

It's been a long time. Well, I'm still here. My name... Oh, sit down, sit down.

Yeah, whatever you want.

My name is Joyce Vandahors-Gamble. I represent the Uptown community in terms of... Oh, do I have to give my address or something like that?

No, you want an address?

No, okay, just my name. Okay. I'm here because I'm asking for help and a little understanding... Uh... When I was president of Camp Curtin and Borough of United, I wanted to put up banners for this neighborhood. Camp Curtin. And I have banners and I started to put them up on the 25th of June. I asked the mayor and transport, you know, could I do it? They said they didn't see that it was a problem. But obviously, there is a problem because they tell me that I have to go and see. There is a dispute in progress because of legal problems. I can't put on the banderoles. But still in Middleton, if you cross Middleton, you see the honored people who are dead. The soldiers are dead. But Camp Curtin, no one knows what it is about Camp Curtin. What Governor Curtin himself did in the Chic neighborhood. I'm going to talk about it briefly. Camp Curtin is being demolished. It's a shame. It's a historic place of the Secession War, where men were trained. They were volunteers. Pennsylvania was the first to volunteer to help during the Secession War. And that happened in the chic neighborhood of Camp Curtin. That's why it's called Camp Curtin. The banners were hoisted on June 25. It's the banner. The story decides that the company sponsors me. We both paid for it to be installed. The young man who came here with me today, David Schumann, is the one who installed them. And we installed them. We installed five on June 25. They stayed two months. We started installing the rest on August 25. And we were told that they were going to be dismantled. And we don't know why. J'ai demandé à plusieurs reprises au service des transports. Le directeur M. West est venu. Veronica Lafever est venue. C'était le bazar. La communauté a dit qu'elle voulait les installer. Quand nous les avons installés, les bus klaxonnaient et tout le monde disait, ouais, installez-les. J'ai 21 poteaux que je voulais installer et je ne sais pas pourquoi je ne peux pas les installer. Et c'est pourquoi j'attire l'attention du conseil d'administration. We have a petition in progress so that the community, the community of the city center supports us in this event. The municipal council wants us to set up these banners, but we don't know why we can't set them up for the moment.

If I can answer quickly, it seems to be an internal problem in the city, but you put us under these challenges.

I mention it because I go back to the chain of command.

Once again, I would be more than willing to talk to my administrative assistant to work and try to get an answer from the city.

Would that work? It would work because I have the feeling that my rights have been violated. And those of the community of the centre-ville? In particular, the Canquartin and no one knows where it starts and stops the Canquartin. I know I have four minutes. The Canquartin starts at the 6th and McLean ends at the 6th and division. Of course, these are the gaps, but this is the main objective of these banners.

The county does not have surveillance related to these things, but we can certainly, as you have brought to our attention during a public meeting, ask the city for the reason why it is not able to do so.

Yes, thank you.

Thank you for honoring your community and for wanting to change things.

It would be a pride for the community and all the rest, and it would bring unification. We have a lot of crime, it's true, but fighting against crime in the community and the things that are happening in the Chic neighborhood, especially the 6th and Woodbine, by knitting flags, unifies the neighborhood a lot. In addition, it gives children the opportunity to know the history of their lives in a historic neighborhood.

And you have always been a defender and someone who is ready to take action. So thank you Mamé Gamble.

Thank you.

We will now open the session to the public's participation. Comme il n'y en a pas, je vais examiner une motion d'ajournement. Proposé. Proposé par le commissaire Hartwig. Secondé. Proposé par le commissaire Pril. Tous ceux qui sont pour. I. La séance. Levé. Nous allons procéder à la retraite.