Regular City Council Packet-REVISED

CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, August 14, 2023, at 6:30 PM City Hall Council Chambers, 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, Delaware AGENDA THIS AGENDA AND PAPERLESS PACKET HAVE BEEN REVISED TO REMOVE ITEM #2 BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS EXEMPTION REPORT - JUNE 6, 2023 - SUZANNE CERRO - 27 FIELDSTONE COURT VIRTUAL MEETING NOTICE This meeting will be held in the City Hall Council Chambers with electronic access via WebEx. Public participation information is as follows: Dial: 1-650-479-3208 Link: https://rb.gy/2d9y2 Event number: 2536 747 7277 Event password: DOVER (if needed) If you are new to WebEx, get the app now at www.webex.com/ to be ready when the meeting starts. The meeting can also be viewed on Comcast Channel 14, Verizon Channel 20, and on the City's Streaming Player located at www.cityofdover.com under "Quick Links". OPEN FORUM - 15 Minutes Prior to Official Meeting (6:15 p.m.) The “Open Forum” segment is provided to extend the opportunity to the general public to share their questions, thoughts, comments, concerns, and complaints. Discussion of any item appearing on the agenda as a public hearing is prohibited during the Open Forum as an opportunity will be provided during consideration of that item. Citizen comments are limited to three (3) minutes. Council is prohibited from taking action since they are not in official session; however, they may schedule such items as regular agenda items and act upon them in the future. INVOCATION - Elder Ellis B. Louden PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Councilwoman Arndt ADOPTION OF AGENDA ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA Page 1

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - August 14, 2023 PAGE 2 All Consent Agenda items are considered routine and non-controversial and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the Council. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of Council so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered a separate item. PRESENTATIONS 1. Certificate of Recognition - Eugenia Thornton - Recorder of Deeds Property Transaction Alert System CONSENT AGENDA ADOPTION OF MINUTES 2. Regular City Council Meeting of July 24, 2023 COMMITTEE REPORTS 3. Council Committee of the Whole Report of July 25, 2023 Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee 4. Proposed Resolution No. 2023-11 - Verizon Franchise Renewal (David S. Hugg III, City Manager) (Committee Recommendation: Approval of the resolution for the proposed Cable Franchise Agreement) 5. Proposed Resolution No. 2023-09 - Application for Drinking Water Matching Planning Grant (Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director) (Committee Recommendation: Adoption of the resolution as submitted so staff may complete the application for a Water Matching Planning Grant and authorize the sole source designation for Rezatec.) 6. Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 Grant Approval for Water Quality Improvements FY24 (Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director) (Committee Recommendation: Allow staff to complete the grant application for the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 to supplement payment of the capital project.) 7. Emerging Contaminants – Small or Disadvantaged Community Grant Program Approval for Carbon Column Replacement and PFAS Treatment Feasibility Study & Design (Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director) (Committee Recommendation: Allow staff to submit a grant application for the Column Media Replacement and the PFAS Treatment Feasibility Study & Design.) 8. Dover Little League Site Improvements - Change Order to CT2322 (Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director) Page 2

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - August 14, 2023 PAGE 3 (Committee Recommendation: Award change order to Grassbusters Landscaping Co., Inc, for the City of Dover FY 2023B Street and Alley Program, Bid #23-0012PW, specifically for the Little League Site Improvements, for the amount of $264,994.) 9. Discussion of Additional Budget Proposals in Preparation for Fiscal Year 2025 (David S. Hugg III, City Manager) (Committee Action Not Required) 10. Declaration as Surplus and Disposition - Former Dover Post Office (David S. Hugg III, City Manager) (Committee Recommendation: Approval of disposition of property.) MONTHLY REPORTS - June 2023 11. City Assessor's Report 12. City Council’s Community Enhancement Fund Report 13. City Manager’s Report 14. City Planner's Report 15. Controller/Treasurer's Budget Report 16. Fire Chief's Report 17. Police Chief's Report APPOINTMENTS/REAPPOINTMENTS-RECOMMENDED BY THE MAYOR 18. Public Advisory Committee of the Dover/Kent County MPO - Albert W. Holmes, Jr. - Two-Year Term to Expire July 2025 19. Public Advisory Committee of the Dover/Kent County MPO - Peter A. Brown, Jr. -Two- Year Term to Expire July 2025 20. Dover Housing Authority - Robert F. Merritt - Six-Year Term to Expire August 2029 APPOINTMENTS/REAPPOINTMENTS -RECOMMENDED BY THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT 21. Dover Human Relations Committee - At-Large Appointment - Donyale M. Hall - Three- Year Term to Expire February 2026 APPOINTMENTS/REAPPOINTMENTS -RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE CHAIRS 22. Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee - Anne W. Smith - One-Year Term to Expire May 2024 Page 3

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - August 14, 2023 PAGE 4 ITEMS NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA 23. Department of Public Works Fiscal Year 2023 Sanitation Vehicle Purchases (Staff Recommendation: Allow staff to purchase two (2) vehicles in the Department of Public Works, #443 and #449. Additionally, due to the volatile nature of the vehicle quotes and the lack of long-term price guarantees, allow the City Manager to execute any overages up to 15% of provided costs.) 24. Discussion of Ordinance #2017-14 CITY MANAGER’S ANNOUNCEMENTS MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS COUNCIL MEMBERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS ADJOURNMENT THE AGENDA ITEMS AS LISTED MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN SEQUENCE. PURSUANT TO 29 DEL. C. §10004(e)(2), THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO INCLUDE THE ADDITION OR THE DELETION OF ITEMS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, WHICH ARISE AT THE TIME OF THE MEETING Page 4

Item #2. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING The Regular City Council Meeting was held on July 24, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., with Council President Hare presiding. Council members present were Mr. Anderson, Mr. Boggerty (via Webex), Mr. Neil, Dr. Pillsbury, Mrs. Arndt, Mr. Rocha, Mr. Sudler (via Webex), and Mr. Lewis. Staff members present were Police Major David Spicer, Ms. Peddicord, Mr. Hugg, Mrs. Gray, Fire Chief David Carey, Mr. Rodriguez, and Ms. Bennett. Mayor Christiansen was also present. OPEN FORUM The Open Forum was held at 6:15 p.m., prior to the commencement of the Official Council Meeting. Council President Hare declared the Open Forum in session and reminded those present that Council was not in official session and could not take formal action. Deanna Nash, 306 Chelsea Way, Dover, stated that her concern is regarding a neighbor that has been granted a home-based contractor’s license for a landscaping business at 106 Tucket Circle. Ms. Nash further explained that last year he started with a couple of trailers, and now there are 4- 6 trailers, along with irrigation and fertilization equipment, parked on the property. As the business and its equipment have expanded, employees arrive throughout the day to pick up trucks, trailers, and equipment. Ms. Nash explained that one of the trailers is a 24-foot commercial trailer that has a carrying capacity of more than one ton. Ms. Nash stated that this is against city code Chapter 106 Section 123. She explained that on July 17, 2023, she was told by Mary Ellen Gray in an email that Mr. Kopp would send her the definition of a commercial vehicle. Ms. Nash then asked that if the definition is different than what is in the city code of ordinances, it be updated. She stated that as of July 24, 2023, she has not received a response. Ms. Nash stated that with fertilization equipment comes the storage of fertilizer, which is not being stored properly. This could result in a fire or explosion. She asked how this is being monitored. She further stated that there have been instances of open burning of clients’ yard waste and scraps. She stated that the fire department has been dispatched to the house at least twice, one of the fires was so large it could be seen from Route 8. She stated that one of the neighbors did research and found out that it was a commercial burning by DNREC, and it is illegal. She explained that she would submit pictures to document these issues. She further explained that the city does not accept pictures from third parties, even with date/time stamps. It is required that a city official take the pictures. She stated that that morning, one of the trucks and trailers was parked on the grass. She further stated that the owner has received multiple citations regarding this issue, but he has little to no regard for city ordinances. She asked everyone to drive down Route 8 halfway past the high school because you cannot miss the property. It has a boat, trailers, and sheds and looks like a garbage dump. The business is landscaping, and it is being run in a residential area where children and families reside, not a commercial property better suited for this type of business which brings concern to her and her neighbors. Jackie George, 301 Chelsea Way, Dover, voiced concerns over the home-based contractor’s license for a landscaping business at 106 Tucket Circle, Dover. She provided a copy of her written remarks (Exhibit #1). Dr. Valarie Boyer, 3 Somerset Circle, Dover, was unable to attend the open forum, so she sent her correspondence regarding 106 Tucket Circle with a neighbor that attended the meeting (Exhibit #2). Francis A. Bethel, III, 207 Ann Avenue, Dover, stated that he has a concern about the northbound light at Lepore Drive. He explained that at that corner, there is Tommy’s Car Wash on one side Page 5

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 24, 2023 PAGE 2 Item #2. and the 7-Eleven on the other side. He stated that the lights need to be flashing red because there is not enough traffic to warrant a solid red light. He explained that there have been many times that he has attempted to turn off Dupont Highway, and he has had to wait until the light turns green when there is not any traffic. He was hoping that they could change the lights to flashing red because there is plenty of time for people to make a left turn if it were a flashing light. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Elder Ellis Louden. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilwoman Pillsbury. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Mr. Neil moved for th e adoption of the agenda, seconded by D r. Pillsbury, and unanimously carried. ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA All Consent Agenda items are considered routine and non-controversial and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the Council. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of Council so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered a separate item. Mr. Neil moved for adoption of the consent agenda, seconded by Mr. Lewis, and carried by a unanimous roll call vote (Boggerty absent). PRESENTATION - RECOGNITION OF SERVICE – ARTHUR G. ERICSON - BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT - OCTOBER 2004 - JULY 2023 On behalf of members of Council, Mayor Christiansen presented Mr. Ericson with a Dover Cup in recognition of his many years of service on the Board of Adjustment. Mr. Ericson stated that he did not know how many people are familiar with the Board of Adjustment and that someone may read in the newspapers that the Board of Adjustment makes an error, must go to court, and the city ends up paying millions of dollars for the error. He explained that in the time he has been on the board, that has never happened. Mr. Ericson further explained that the board has done a very thorough job investigating each case, upholding the code while trying to do the best for the individual before the board. He stated that Mr. Rodriguez has been a big help to the Board of Adjustment and that the elected officials have been great. He continued to state that he has never received a call giving him advice on the case before the Board of Adjustment. He thanked everyone and said he enjoyed being on the Board of Adjustment. ADOPTION OF MINUTES - REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 12, 2023 The Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of June 12, 2023, were unanimously approved by motion of Mr. Neil, seconded by Mr. Lewis, and bore the written approval of Mayor Christiansen. ADOPTION OF MINUTES - SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 13, 2023 The Minutes of the Special Council Meeting of June 13, 2023, were unanimously approved by motion of Mr. Neil, seconded by Mr. Lewis, and bore the written approval of Mayor Christiansen. ADOPTION OF MINUTES – SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 22, 2023 The Minutes of the Special Council Meeting of June 22, 2023, were unanimously approved Page 6

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 24, 2023 PAGE 3 Item #2. by motion of Mr. Neil, seconded by Mr. Lewis, and bore the written approval of Mayor Christiansen. ADOPTION OF MINUTES - REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 26, 2023 The Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of June 26, 2023, were unanimously approved by motion of Mr. Neil, seconded by Mr. Lewis, and bore the written approval of Mayor Christiansen. BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS - JUNE 6, 2023 The Board of Assessment Appeals was brought to order at 9:00 AM by Chairman William Garfinkel. Board Members present were Chairman William Garfinkel, Board Members Tom Burns, Doug Doyle, and John Davis. Staff present were Customer Service Director Patricia Marney via WEBEX, Customer Service Supervisor Allison Haines, and Administrative Assistant Annette Hart. Agenda Additions/Deletions By unanimous vote, the agenda was approved as presented. Adoption of Consent JMSJ Best LLC Location: 155 Greentree Dr. Mr. Zuck told the Board that the owner of 155 Greentree Dr. stipulated to a new value based on an appraisal provided by the property owner. He explained that the State of Delaware is getting ready to purchase the piece of vacant land. By unanimous vote, the consent agenda was approved as presented. Exempt Requests Central Delaware Habitat for Humanity Location: Exempt Request: 101 N. West St. $15,500 39 S. New St. $16,400 29 S. Governor’s Ave. $24,000 BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS An exemption request for the above-referenced properties was submitted to the Assessor’s Office. Once these properties are complete and the ownership is transferred, the properties will be added back to the tax roll. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Recommend that the request for exemption be reviewed. Ms. Stark, Finance Director, represented Central Delaware Habitat for Humanity and started by pointing out that the organization is a non-profit organization. She continued by going over the current status of each property, starting with, 101 N West Street which is currently under construction and will be completed within the next 4 months. Page 7

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 24, 2023 PAGE 4 Item #2. 29 S Governors is located next to 23 and 25 S Governors Ave. These three lots were combined and then split into equal lots. The organization is currently waiting for funding they submitted for the property located at 39 S New Street, therefore Ms. Stark had no construction dates for this property yet. Mr. Zuck asked if the properties will go back onto the tax roll after they are completed, Ms. Stark explained that the organization first finds a new family for which the home will be built, so before construction begins, the organization knows how many bedrooms and bathrooms are needed. Once the home is complete the new homeowner will receive a low-interest loan from the organization and will be responsible for all payments regarding the property. Mr. Zuck asked if the property located at 29 S Governors Ave is a vacant lot, and Ms. Stark told him that it is, she mentioned that if the organization purchases a property with a building on it, they usually demolish the building within the first few months of owning it. Mr. Burns commended the organization for the great work they do. Mr. Burns noted that the organization comes before the board every year and was wondering if the properties before them were the same properties are the Board discussed during the hearing in 2021. Ms. Stark told the board that she was given a two-year window and to come back if nothing has been built on the lots. She said that once the organization purchases the lots, they try to build and sell the homes as fast as possible. Mr. Burns asked if the organization has any maintenance requirements. Ms. Stark replied that once the new owner takes over the property they are responsible for everything. Mr. Davis made a motion to approve the 3 properties for the exemption, which was seconded by Mr. Burns. Motion carried 4-0. Mrs. Marney, who attended the meeting via WEBEX, asked if the exemption should be amended to include that if the properties would not be sold within 2 years, the organization would have to re-apply for the exemption. Mr. Davis made a motion to amend the prior approval to include the exemption to be approved for 2 years, if the property has not been sold the organization is to re- apply. Motion carried 4-0. By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved for approval of the Board of Assessment Appeals’ recommendation, seconded by Mr. Lewis, and carried by a unanimous roll call vote (Boggerty absent). Capitol Baptist Church of Dover Location: Exempt Request: 1305 New Burton Rd $139,200 Page 8

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 24, 2023 PAGE 5 Item #2. BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS An exemption request was submitted to the Assessor’s Office. The purpose of the property is to provide temporary housing to visiting missionaries/preachers as needed, per the pastor’s request. Terry Moore, Paster of the church, was present for the hearing and started by telling the board members that the property is used to house missionaries when they come of the field. He explained that the church will be supporting approximately 60 missionaries at no charge, after renovations are completed. Mr. Zuck asked if the church will be renting the home to the missionaries, Pastor Moore told him that they will let the missionaries stay at the home free of charge. Mr. Davis was wondering where the missionaries come from, Pastor Moore explained that they come from all over the world but can only stay in other countries for a certain amount of time due to visa time limits, therefore they must come back to the States at which time the missionaries look for churches that support them and provide a place for them to stay. Mr. Burns asked how many people would be staying at the property, Pastor Moore told him, that only one family at a time would be in the house. Mr. Doyle asked if this is the first home the church offers to missionaries, Pastor Moore told him that there is already a home like this next to the church, which is already tax-exempt. Chairman Garfinkel explained that if the Church does not charge any rent and the church would not collect any rent, the property would be considered a charitable property. Mr. Burns made the motion to accept the exempt request which was seconded by Mr. Davis. Motion carried 4-0. By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved for approval of the Board of Assessment Appeals’ recommendation, seconded by Mr. Lewis, and carried by a unanimous roll call vote (Boggerty absent). Children and Families First DE Inc. Location: Exempt Request: 195 Willis Rd $737,200 BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS An exemption request was submitted to the Assessor’s Office. Per the application this property is used to help children face adversity and to help families raise their children. Ray D’Alessio, Senior Accountant, was present to represent the organization. He told the board that the organization is a non-profit organization, and that this property will be used for their “Head-Start Program” which includes interventions and education. Page 9

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 24, 2023 PAGE 6 Item #2. Chairman Garfinkel asked how many children would be enrolled in this program? Mr. D’Alessio told him that it varies, could be up to 25 children. Chairman Garfinkel asked if the children pay to be in the program, Mr. D’Alessio told him that the program is funded by another organization. Mr. Zuck asked if the property was rented or if Children and Families First DE Inc. owns the property. Mr. D’Alessio explained the organization purchased the property about a year ago. Mr. Burns asked how many properties like this are in the State of Delaware and was told that there are at least 4 “Head-Start” facilities right now and that they are all exempt from paying property taxes. Mr. Davis asked how old the students are, and what the intervention aspect initials. Mr. D’Alessio explained that the children are as young as kindergarten age and that some of them have been abused. Mr. Burns made the motion to approve the exemption which was seconded by Mr. Davis. The motion included a requirement for the company to present their form 990 to the tax office for record. The form was received via email. Motion carried 4-0. By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved for approval of the Board of Assessment Appeals’ recommendation, seconded by Mr. Lewis, and carried by a unanimous roll call vote (Boggerty absent). Elizabeth W. Murphy School Inc. Location: Exempt Request: 20 Pennsylvania Ave $149,600 535 S. State St. $146,200 BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS An exemption request was submitted to the Assessor’s Office. The nature of the business or purpose is to help children under the age of 18 who are in need of an alternative community-based environment. Mr. Kopp, Executive Director, was present for the hearing. Chairman Garfinkel suggested to discuss the two properties at the same time unless Mr, Kopp wanted to discuss them separately, Mr. Kopp agreed. Mr. Kopp told the Board that the Elizabeth W Murphy School is a non-profit organization is exempt from paying property taxes, which is why he filed for tax exemption for the two properties, which had just been purchased. He explained that foster children that the reach the age of 18, can no longer stay at the school, therefore Mr. Kopp purchased these homes, so these children now have a place to stay. Since these houses are located close to the school, teachers and staff can periodically check in on the students. Page 10

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 24, 2023 PAGE 7 Item #2. These students are taught to become independent, they learn how to drive and take care of a car, etc. With these houses located so close to downtown Dover, the students can walk to stores and jobs. Mr. Doyle asked if the school was able to help the children who turned 18 before the purchase of these houses? Mr. Kopp said that, since foster children who turned 18 years of age could no longer stay at the school unless they were not finished with high school, at which time they could stay until the age of 19, Mr. Kopp started writing grants in 1987, so he could get funding from the State to place foster children who can no longer stay at the school or in foster homes in homes where they could be taught life skills. Mr. Kopp mentioned earlier in the conversation that he was told by the settlement attorney that no “Change of Use” for the property was necessary, which was a concern for Chairman Garfinkel, he thought since the homes went from a single- family home to a constitution, there should be a “Change of Use” for the properties. He asked Mr. Kopp if the Planning and Zoning office had been contacted to inquire about the number of occupants. Mr. Burns believes that 4 unrelated occupants per home was accepted but questioned that 6 occupants per home, that Mr. Kopp had mentioned earlier, was too much. Mr. Burns was concerned that the zoning for the properties was no longer correct. Mr. Davis also felt that it would be best for the organization to inquire about the zoning for the properties. He is not questioning the work the school does for the children or the exempt request but would like for Mr. Kopp to talk to Planning and Zoning. Chairman Garfinkel did not want to hold up the exempt request but wanted to make sure the school inquiries about the zoning for the properties, therefore made the motion to give the school a conditional exemption for one year, allowing the school enough time to meet with someone from the Planning and Zoning office and have a letter drawn up for the Board regarding zoning for the properties. Mr. Davis seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0. By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved for approval of the Board of Assessment Appeals’ recommendation, seconded by Mr. Lewis, and carried by a unanimous roll call vote (Boggerty absent). Senior Citizen/Disabled Citizen Reduction Appeal Suzanne Cerro Location: 27 Fieldstone Ct. BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Nicole Cerro, the owner of record for the property located at 27 Fieldstone Court Page 11

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 24, 2023 PAGE 8 Item #2. Dover DE, contacted the City of Dover Tax Office to find out if her mother Suzanne, who has been living at 27 Fieldstone Court Dover, DE, would qualify for the Senior Citizen Tax Reduction. Since Suzanne Cerro is not the owner of record, Nicole Cerro was told that her mother would not qualify for the reduction because the City of Dover code states the “Title to the property for which the exemption is sought must be in the name of the applicant”. Exempt Request: The assessed value of $130,000 to be reduced by $50,000. Ms. Suzann Cerro was present for the hearing and started by explaining that she has been living at the property and paying the taxes since 2008. She feels that because she is a Senior Citizen she should qualify for the discount, even though she is not listed as the owner. Ms. Cerro explained that she is not listed as the owner because there is a judgment against her, due to a divorce, which keeps her from owning the property but that her daughter Nicole purchased the property 20 years ago. Ms. Cerro believes that because she has been paying taxes and utilities, she should be able to qualify for the reduction. Mr. Davis asked if the judgment was a financial judgment, at which time Ms. Cerro explained the circumstances that led to the judgment. Ms. Cerro told the board that back then, she had no money to fight the judgment and has since not been able to fight it. Chairman Garfinkel pointed out that the city ordinance states that the person seeking the reduction must be listed as the owner and live at the property. Mr. Cerro insisted that she is not a renter but lives at the property and pays the mortgage and would like for the board to make an exception. Chairman Garfinkel explained that the Board is not in a position to go against the city code. Ms. Cerro asked that if the Board was not able to make a one-time exception and the grand reduction, who would? The Board members suggested for her to speak to her council representative. Mr. Burns told Mr. Cerro that the Board has no authority to go against city code. Mr. Burns then made the motion to deny the Senior Citizen Tax Reduction request, because the owner is under 65 years of age and does not reside at the property. Ms. Cerro interrupted Mr. Burns during the motion to say that she felt that the board needs to have a heart and make an exception. Mr. Burns redirected the applicant and continued to present the motion. Mr. Doyle seconded the motion. Page 12

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 24, 2023 PAGE 9 Item #2. Motion carried 4-0. By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved for approval of the Board of Assessment Appeals’ recommendation, seconded by Mr. Lewis, and carried by a unanimous roll call vote (Boggerty absent). Ms. Cerro was concerned that her opportunity to contest the decision for this coming tax year was over. Mrs. Marney, who joined the hearing via WEBEX, told Ms. Cerro that she has the option to send a petition to City Council and would be heard sometime within the next few weeks, she also suggested that Ms. Cerro to inquire about a quitclaim deed, which would transfer ownership from her daughter to her without endangering the debt instrument. Ms. Cerro noted that this would cause an eviction. Mrs. Marney advised Ms. Cerro to seek legal consult on the matter. A Public Hearing has been scheduled for the August 14, 2023 Regular City Council meeting to consider the appeal of the denial of the request for the Senior Citizen Tax Reduction. Ms. Cerro stated that she is on disability and does not have the funds to seek an attorney. She asked if the information could be sent to her for appeal via email. Mrs. Marney stated that she would send her the information through email. Ms. Cerro continued to disagree with the board regarding their decision. The board thanked Ms. Cerro for her application. The meeting was adjourned at 10:55 A.M COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE-JUNE 13, 2023 The Council Committee of the Whole met on June 13, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. with Council President Hare presiding. Members of Council present were Mr. Anderson, Ms. Arndt, Mr. Boggerty, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Neil, Dr. Pillsbury, Mr. Rocha, and Mr. Sudler. Mayor Christiansen was also present. Civilian members present for their Committee meetings were Mr. Tholstrup and Mr. Lewis (Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement, Mr. Iriowen and Mr. Pugh (Utility), and Mr. Shevock and Mr. Contant (via WebEx) (Legislative, Finance, and Administration). ADOPTION OF AGENDA Mr. Hare requested to move item one on the Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee, the Homeland Security Grant Program to the first item on the Council Committee of the Whole agenda. Mr. Neil moved for adoption of the agenda as amended, seconded by Mr. Anderson, and unanimously carried. Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Approval for the Water System and Well Sites Security Project (Kay Sass, Public Affairs and Emergency Management Coordinator) Page 13

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 24, 2023 PAGE 10 Item #2. Ms. Kay Sass, Public Affairs and Emergency Management Coordinator reviewed the background and analysis regarding the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Approval for the Water System and Well Sites Security Project. Staff recommended authorizing the City Manager to accept the reimbursement grant for all costs associated with the purchase and installation of the video surveillance and fencing and authorizing the sole source designation for Advantech. Mr. Hare moved to recommend approval as recommended by staff. The motion was seconded by Mr. Neil and unanimously carried. By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved for approval as recommended by staff, seconded by Mr. Lewis, and carried by a unanimous roll call vote (Boggerty absent). PARKS, RECREATION, AND COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT COMMITTEE The Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee met with Chairwoman Arndt presiding. Adoption of Agenda Mr. Neil moved for adoption of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Rocha and unanimously carried. Consideration of a Public Space Naming Policy (Tricia K. Arndt, Chair of Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee) Ms. Tricia K. Arndt, Chair of the Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee reviewed the background regarding the Consideration of a Public Space Naming Policy. Mr. Boggerty stated that a set of criteria for the naming of parks does need to be established. Speaking from experience, Mr. Boggerty stated there are only so many parks, there are so many great constituents, and there has to be a way to save a park for them. Mr. Boggerty stated that there is a rest stop up north with a memorial walk. Mr. Boggerty stated maybe the city can establish a memorial walk if the criteria are met, a brick can be purchased through Parks and Recreation, and families can honor their loved ones for as long as they want. Responding to Mr. Lewis, Ms. Arndt stated she looked briefly into state policy and was not able to find much. Ms. Arndt stated she thought about how bridges are named as this is what she is familiar with, but she did not get a clear sense of their policy. Responding to Mr. Lewis, Mayor Christiansen stated that park names have been generic except for Schutte Park and Williams Park in Town Point. Mayor Christiansen stated there have not been a lot of requests and the reason those parks were named is that it was a part of the sales agreement that Mayor Christiansen and Councilman VanSant consummated, the city saved $500,000 by naming the park after the Schutte family, and Williams Park is believed to be named after Senator Williams. Mayor Christiansen stated that this is an important issue because there have been many great folks who have served the city and who will serve the city in Page 14

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 24, 2023 PAGE 11 Item #2. the future and there needs to be an alternative way rather than naming an entire park. Mr. Neil stated he liked the idea simply because it sets forth certain standards. Mr. Neil recommended the creation of an Ad Hoc committee to come back with specific recommendations. Mr. Neil stated that Ms. Arndt has provided several examples and just by looking at them they may be able to make a presentation for consideration by the group. Mr. Neil stated there are different ideas from each example that they may be able to agree on. Mr. Sudler stated that when considering new candidates and names some of the established individuals from history should also be considered. Mr. Sudler stated that he would like council to evaluate whether the park is named after someone significant and what role they played in the community at that time. Then it should be decided if that name should be kept or renamed. Ms. Arndt stated that in the research she found there was a sunset provision where park names or place names are revisited after 25 years for rededication, and it would be a community process at that time. Ms. Arndt stated she was not moving towards renaming parks that have already been named. Ms. Arndt mentioned some of the ordinances and resolutions had a standard application where the applicant is required to state how the name reflects the community, or how the person was a benefit to the community and why they deserve that recommendation. Mr. Anderson stated that a formal Ad Hoc committee should be created so as to not violate any FOIA laws in regard to open meeting laws and quorums. Mr. Neil moved that an Ad Hoc committee be formed and advertised through the city website, the city newsletter, and the newspapers for those who would like to join such an ad hoc committee at a time and place to be announced. The motion was seconded by Mr. Lewis and unanimously carried. By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved that an Ad Hoc committee be formed and advertised through the city website, the city newsletter, and the newspapers for those who would like to join such an ad hoc committee at a time and place to be announced, seconded by Mr. Lewis, and carried by a unanimous roll call vote (Boggerty absent). Mayor and Council Reports Council President Mr. Hare reported that he is all signed up for the Peach Pie eating contest. First District Dr. Pillsbury reported that she had one request from a gentleman in regard to an abandoned car but that the person learned they were looking at it and moved the vehicle. Dr. Pillsbury also reported that there were concerns with their alleyway, which is under the city and the appropriate people are looking into having it repaved. Mr. Rocha reported that he is helping a renter at Dover Country Club, where the owner owns the gas utility account and divides it up amongst the renters. Mr. Rocha stated that he is looking into the lease agreement and investigating if meters can be added so that each apartment can have its own account. Mr. Rocha also reported Page 15

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 24, 2023 PAGE 12 Item #2. that he is working on an issue where a neighbor of his is running a pipe into the stormwater drain. Code Enforcement came out and is helping to assist with that. Second District Mr. Lewis reported that he has been dealing with a lot of issues in Stoney Creek development. Some of the issues there are abandoned cars, debris, and trash. Mr. Lewis also stated that one of the major issues is an access road that runs behind Stoney Creek, there are trash, debris, and lots of dead trees, which are a serious safety issue. Mr. Lewis stated that Clearview Meadow is going to address the trees because they are on their property. Mr. Lewis also stated that Code Enforcement has been doing a phenomenal job and has written multiple citations against the people causing the infractions. Mr. Hare reported that he followed a trash truck behind Stoney Creek, and there were tons of trash being put out, which is a violation of what is allowed to be put out for pickup. Mr. Hare stated that he had stopped to talk to the guys from Public Works, and they do not just want to leave the trash there. Mr. Hare stated that this may be something that Code Enforcement can talk to them about because they know where the worst places are. Third District Mr. Neil reported that he and Ms. Arndt attended the outdoor event held at Townsend Boulevard. The event was hosted by Towne Point, White Oak Homeowners Association, and the Police Department. Mr. Neil reported that he and the Mayor visited a well-known delicatessen in Rehoboth to invite them to establish within the city. Mr. Neil also noted that he attended the Library Foundation meeting, the Towne Point HOA meeting, the Downtown Dover Partnership meeting, the Dover High School Capital School District Awards, the Safeway Grand Reopening, and the Dover Park Groundbreaking. Mr. Neil reported that he assisted a constituent resolve an issue where he had purchased his mother a home, and paid all her bills, including rent and after she passed away the company claimed she had never paid her rent. Mr. Neil was able to assist the gentleman with contacting a lawyer to assist in the fight for his mother’s property. Fourth District Mr. Anderson reported that the Woodcrest neighbors are looking to form a neighborhood watch again, and he referred them to the police to start organizing that. Mr. Anderson stated that there have been constituent utility service issues that staff has been working with to establish payment plans. Mr. Anderson stated that he has heard some concerns from people who have properties who are not paying in escrow on property taxes and there has been talk about applying the Clean Hands ordinance even though there may be an arrangement. Mr. Anderson stated that there needs to be some clarity established as that was not the intent of the Clean Hands ordinance. Mr. Sudler reported that on May 26, 2023, he was approached by a resident who is very concerned with the liquor store on Bradford Street. She feels that the liquor store is a magnet for what she perceives as undesirable activity, and behavior from individuals who hang around the liquor store, and asked what she could do to become involved. Mr. Sudler recommended that she join the Dover Human Relations Commission. Mr. Sudler forwarded her information to Mr. Boggerty and Mr. Hare as well. Mr. Sudler reported that on June 10, 2023, he spoke with Mr. Page 16

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 24, 2023 PAGE 13 Item #2. Kenny Bell, a resident of Nottingham Development who inquired about the final paving plan process. Mr. Sudler stated that he would inquire about that information and forward that to his council representatives. Mr. Sudler reported that on June 13, 2023, a Woodcrest resident inquired about the Interfaith Housing Program on Walker Road. The resident is concerned with the number of programs at that site and whether that location is zoned to support them having one, two, or three-tier sex offenders on-site. The resident also asked why the square footage restriction went from 1,400 square feet to 400 square feet. Mr. Sudler stated that he would get back to them. At-Large Mr. Boggerty reported that on July 13, 2023, First District Councilman Rocha, and Dr. Pillsbury will be hosting a town hall at Maple Dale Country Club from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Mr. Boggerty reported that on June 23, 2023, council will be hosting a day of ice cream at The Scoop on Loockerman from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Mr. Boggerty reported that he attended the Village of Westover HOA meeting that was held at City Hall and they are working on answering constituent concerns in that area. Mr. Boggerty reminded everyone that on August 12, 2023, he will be hosting his second Unity Day at Williams Park. Mr. Boggerty reported that he met with a constituent regarding a dog, and he reached out to Code Enforcement to address the issue. Mayor Christiansen Mayor Christiansen reported that he will provide a written report. Mayor Christiansen reported that he met with Economic Development, the Chief of Police, and his staff, met with numerous constituents regarding their concerns, and attended the meetings for the boards that he is appointed to. Ms. Arndt moved for adjournment of the Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee meeting, hearing no objection the meeting adjourned at 6:43 p.m. UTILITY COMMITTEE The Utility Committee met with Chairman Rocha presiding. Adoption of Agenda Mr. Hare moved for adoption of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Neil and unanimously carried. Presentation – Electric Rate Study (Scott Burnham, Partner and Business Development Lead, NewGen Strategies and Solutions) Mr. Scott Burnham, Partner, and Business Development Lead, NewGen Strategies and Solutions, reviewed the presentation titled Cost of Service Study. Committee action was not required. Responding to Mr. Rocha, Mr. Burnham stated that the green energy charge is a state-mandated charge. It is almost like a tax for green energy funding by the state for renewable resources. Responding to Ms. Arndt, Mr. Burnham stated that the primary and transmission are the voltage where customers are taking service. The distribution system is made Page 17

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 24, 2023 PAGE 14 Item #2. up of primary and secondary lines. There is the high voltage at transmission, the 345 lines on the big transmission towers, this steps down to a primary voltage and then steps down again to a secondary voltage. A secondary voltage is what most people take but some people that have higher power needs might require a primary. If this is the case, they have no cost responsibility for the secondary system. Mr. Burnham stated that when doing a cost-of-service study there needs to be a differentiation so that they are not assigned costs that they are not responsible for. Responding to Mr. Sudler, Mr. Burnham stated that they have taken the projected costs as they were estimated by both TEA as well as by staff, looked over a five- year basis, and then took the average of that. Mr. Burnham stated that it is incumbent upon the utility to say these estimates were made of what the costs will be and that the power market from where you buy power could drop or it could also go up. Mr. Burnham stated that there may be a need to go back and revise the rates or to use the power purchase adjustment mechanism to recover those costs or to refund money back to customers. Responding to Mr. Sudler, Mr. Burnham stated that they have not done that analysis, but he believes it would have a significant impact on the financial condition. Historically the power supply costs were roughly $40 million, then they jumped up to $80 million. After the three-cent adder, they have come back down but they have not come down to $40 million, they are sitting at about $60 million. Mr. Burnham stated that there would be a concern that the city would end up short, and there is not a lot of room in the reserves for that kind of cost. Responding to Mr. Sudler, Mr. Burnham stated that he is asking about seasonality in terms of rates, and seasonal rates are seen on a regular basis. The city gets power from the PJM market, and there is a difference between summer and winter costs. Mr. Burnham stated that they could analyze the costs and see a potential for seasonal rates. Responding to Mr. Boggerty, Mr. Burnham stated that it is taking the one-month customer charge of $9.42, the average customer usage, 892 kilowatt-hours, times 1481, plus 892 times the green energy charge to come up with the total bill. In the subsequent change or phase, one is taking the same billing determinants that the kilowatt-hours and the customer times the rates proposed. Responding to Mr. Boggerty, Mr. Burnham stated that for June it would be an increase, relative to the average bill, however, it would be a decrease. Responding to Mr. Boggerty, Mr. Waddell stated that the DEMEC and TEA would perform close to the same functions. TEA, The Energy Authority, provides a greater scope and scale of services than the DEMEC. There could be fluctuations in power costs but there is no way to know. Mr. Waddell stated that it is all coming from the seller of said energy and what the cost of natural gas is. Responding to Mr. Neil, Mr. Waddell stated that before implementing the three-set PCA or PPA, the city was number one across the board, with the lowest total bill utility among all the municipalities including Co-op and Delmarva, with the exception being either large commercial or primary class. With the implementation of the proposed rates, the city would go from one to fifth on a majority of those, the lag would be found in large commercial or primary. Mr. Waddell stated that when Page 18

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 24, 2023 PAGE 15 Item #2. looking at the disparity between the lowest and the highest it is roughly $2 in a residential bill. The city would not be the lowest, but it would not be the highest. Responding to Mr. Lewis, Mr. Waddell stated that the plan is to keep the rate fixed starting July 1, 2023, and then stay the course through July 25’. Mr. Waddell stated that the last rate study and adjustments were made in 2018. They are still operating off 2018 projections and calculations, so a lot of things have changed, and this is due. Responding to Mr. Anderson, Mr. Burnham stated that they did look at all the reserve accounts and discussed with Ms. Peddicord the possibility of removing some of those funds and using funds to reduce the revenue requirement and allocating that to the different customer classes. Mr. Burnham stated that to the extent that they could they did, they pulled some money out of the rate stabilization fund. The other funds, however, did not have excess funds in them, so they were meeting policy limits. Mr. Rocha stated that he brought his electric bill and his charge for this month was $150.64, when calculated with the new rate, it will jump to $177.56, a difference of $26.92. Responding to Mr. Pugh, Mr. Waddell stated that it is mandatory that 0.000178 for every kilowatt sold, there are some municipalities that charge double. However, state law dictates that the minimum is charged, and that is what the city charges. Responding to Ms. Marney, Mr. Waddell stated that Ms. Marney is referring to the calculations for the budget, which is based on revenue from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024. So, if there is a delay in the implementation of all the rates, there will be a loss of one month’s projected revenue increase. All the funds will be one month behind, with one-twelfth of what they were projected to have. Mr. Rocha moved for adjournment of the Utility Committee meeting, hearing no objection the meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m. LEGISLATIVE, FINANCE, AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE The Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee met with Chairman Anderson presiding. Adoption of Agenda Mr. Neil moved for adoption of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Boggerty and unanimously carried. Dover Code of Ordinances – Citation Discussion (Mary Ellen Gray, Planning and Community Development Director) Ms. Mary Ellen Gray, Planning and Community Development Director reviewed the background and analysis regarding the Dover Code of Ordinances – Citation Discussion. Staff recommended approval of the four bulleted recommendations included in the memo from Mary Ellen Gray. Page 19

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 24, 2023 PAGE 16 Item #2. Responding to Dr. Pillsbury, Ms. Gray stated that there is no military provision in the policy. Responding to Dr. Pillsbury, Mr. Rocha stated that from his experience, if the individual was living on base and went TDY, they would be responsible for their grass, so it should not be any different when they live out in the community. Responding to Ms. Arndt, Ms. Gray stated that yes, the proposal is that a notice would be placed on the door, and they would have 48 hours to mow their grass. Responding to Mr. Lewis, Mr. Kopp stated that with the legal aspects of code administration, they can enter the property to post a notice, which could be hanging a door hanger, however, they cannot enter a property for any reason to obtain a violation or evidence of a violation, that is considered trespassing. Mr. Kopp stated they take pictures using a landmark like the bricks on the side of the house, or a mailbox post. Mr. Kopp stated when someone calls about a notice he asks, “Can I come to your house with a meter stick and measure that landmark, and will it be under eight inches?”. Mr. Kopp also stated that the weather cannot be a valid excuse, it is not fair when 98 of the neighbors out of 100 maintain their grass. Mr. Kopp also stated that they try to talk to people as much as possible. Responding to Mr. Neil, Mr. Kopp stated that if someone calls regarding a grass citation, they will go out and measure the grass and if it is under eight inches, it is not necessarily an appeal, but a void of the case because the violation did not exist. The case will be voided because the violation was issued in error and that will be annotated in the case file. Mr. Kopp stated that if a month later there is a grass violation on that property, they do not get charged with a second offense. Mr. Kopp stated that they would get a citation, but it would be their first citation not their second. In addition, Mr. Kopp stated that the door hanger has their phone number. Mr. Kopp stated that the constituents can call and request an extension, the only time an extension is denied is when an extension is requested every month to get out of fixing the problem. Responding to Mr. Rocha, Mr. Kopp stated that they already removed from the violation letter the part where it says you can appeal a grass citation. Mr. Hare moved to accept the staff recommendation. Mr. Lewis requested that the addition of what was suggested by the council members be considered. Mr. Hare moved to recommend approval as recommended by staff with the addition of the suggestions made by the council members. The motion was seconded by Ms. Arndt and unanimously carried. By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved for approval as recommended by staff with the addition of the suggestions made by the council members, seconded by Mr. Lewis, and carried by a unanimous roll call vote (Boggerty absent). Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Municipal Collaborative Initiative with the Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization (Sharon Duca, Assistant City Manager) Page 20

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 24, 2023 PAGE 17 Item #2. Ms. Sharon Duca, Assistant City Manager reviewed the background and analysis regarding the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Municipal Collaborative Initiative with the Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization. Staff recommended that City Council make a leadership commitment to participate with the Dover/Kent County MPO, and other municipalities, in the application to the SS4A program to prepare a regional Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. Responding to Ms. Arndt, Ms. Duca stated that the $30,000 that was referenced was a possibility for what would have to be paid towards the comprehensive planning grant with DelDOT coming forward to pay for that, the city has no financial responsibility for the action plan phase. Ms. Duca stated that if the action plan comes up with projects that the city would like to pursue, the city could move forward with a grant in a subsequent year, then the city would need to come up with twenty percent of what that anticipated cost would be. Mr. Hare moved to recommend approval as recommended by staff. The motion was seconded by Mr. Neil and unanimously carried. By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved for approval as recommended by staff, seconded by Mr. Lewis, and carried by a unanimous roll call vote (Boggerty absent). Mr. Anderson moved for adjournment of the Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee meeting, hearing no objection the meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m. Mr. Hare moved for adjournment of the Council Committee of the Whole meeting, hearing no objection the meeting adjourned at 8:41 p.m. MONTHLY REPORTS – May 2023 By motion of Mr. Neil, seconded by Mr. Lewis, the following monthly reports were accepted by consent agenda (Boggerty absent): City Assessor's Report City Council’s Community Enhancement Fund Report City Manager's Report City Planner's Report Controller/Treasurer's Budget Report Fire Chief's Report Police Chief's Report QUARTERLY REPORTS Members were provided the Quarterly Revenue Report as of June 30, 2023, and Capital Review – Capital Investment Plan (CIP) (April, May, June 2023) By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved for acceptance of the Quarterly Revenue Report as of June 30, 2023, and Capital Review CIP Report. The motion was seconded by Mr. Lewis and carried by a unanimous roll call vote (Boggerty absent). APPOINTMENT / REAPPOINTMENT RECOMMENDED BY MAYOR CHRISTIANSEN – HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION – THREE-YEAR TERM TO EXPIRE JULY 2026 Page 21

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 24, 2023 PAGE 18 Item #2. Mayor Christiansen recommended the following appointments/reappointments to the Historic District Commission for a three-year term to expire July 2026. Ellen H. Richardson Mary T. Mason Ann B. Horsey By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved for approval of the following appointments, seconded by Mr. Lewis, and carried by unanimous roll call vote. APPOINTMENT RECOMMENDED BY MAYOR CHRISTIANSEN - PUBLIC ADVISORY COMMISSION OF THE MPO – DANA T. SHELTON - TWO-YEAR TERM TO EXPIRE JULY 1, 2025 Mayor Christiansen recommended the appointment of Mr. Dana T. Shelton to serve on the Public Advisory Commission of the MPO for a two-year term to expire July 1, 2025. By Consent Agenda, Mr. Neil moved for approval of the appointment of Mr. Shelton as recommended by Mayor Christiansen. The motion was seconded by Mr. Lewis and unanimously carried (Boggerty absent). APPOINTMENT RECOMMENDED BY MAYOR CHRISTIANSEN – ETHICS COMMISSION – DR. ERIKA D. CRAWFORD - FIVE-YEAR TERM TO EXPIRE JULY 31, 2028 Mayor Christiansen recommended the appointment of Dr. Erika D. Crawford to serve on the Ethics Commission for a five-year term to expire July 31, 2028. By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved for approval of the appointment of Mr. Shelton as recommended by Mayor Christiansen. The motion was seconded by Mr. Lewis and unanimously carried (Boggerty absent). RESOLUTION NO. 2023-10 – TEFRA APPROVAL 2023 NFA CAPITAL PROJECTS (Westminster Village 112573092) By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved for the adoption of Resolution No. 2023-10. The motion was seconded by Mr. Lewis, and by a unanimous roll call vote, Council adopted the following Resolution: WHEREAS, Presbyterian Senior Living (the “Corporation”), a Corporation-Not-for-Profit organized and existing under Pennsylvania laws and operating non-profit health center and retirement community facilities serving the public in this City has determined to finance a project of the Corporation consisting of various capital expenditures and improvements including renovations, restorations, expansions, upgrades, alterations, repairs, capital equipment and furnishing acquisitions and construction of general capital improvements to its facilities, including Westminster Village Dover located in this City (the “Project”); and WHEREAS, the Corporation desires to finance the Project by incurring debt to be evidenced by one or more series of bonds or notes (the “Obligations”) to be issued by a governmental body for the benefit of the Corporation (the “Issuer”) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $30,725,000, with up to $3,200,000 being expended in this City for the Project; and WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Corporation intend that the interest on the Obligations will be qualified for exemption from federal income taxation under provisions of Section 103 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended (the “1954 Code”), including amendments made Page 22

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 24, 2023 PAGE 19 Item #2. by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “1986 Code”), the 1954 Code and the 1986 Code being referred to herein as the “Code” (such obligations are referred to herein as “tax-exempt obligations”); and WHEREAS, Section 147(f) of the Code requires that the governmental unit having jurisdiction over the area in which a project to be financed with tax-exempt obligations is located give its approval for the project to have the benefit of the use of tax-exempt obligations after a public hearing on the matter. NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Mayor and Council of the City of Dover, Delaware, as follows: 1. The advertisement and holding of a public hearing on behalf of the City regarding the Project and the issuance of the Obligations as tax-exempt obligations, as required by Section 147(f) of the Code, is hereby authorized, approved, and ratified. 2. The Council of this City hereby authorizes and directs the Mayor and Council President, upon receipt of a synopsis of the public hearing, to execute and deliver on behalf of the Council of this City a Certificate of Approval with respect to the Obligations, such Certificate of Approval to be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, with appropriate insertions. 3. The approval granted hereby shall not, in any way, pledge or obligate the credit or taxing power of this City, nor shall this City be liable for the payment of the principal of, or interest on, any obligations issued as conduit financing through the Issuer for the Project, including the Obligations. 4. Nothing in this Resolution is intended to be, nor shall it be construed as, an approval of the Project or the Obligations by this City for any purpose other than the public approval requirement of Section 147(f) of the Code. 5. All prior actions of this City taken in conformity with the intent and purposes of this Resolution are ratified, confirmed, and approved. 6. All prior resolutions or parts of resolutions, insofar as such shall be inconsistent herewith, shall be and the same expressly are repealed. DULY ADOPTED this 24th day of July 2023, by the Mayor and Council of the City of Dover, Delaware. ADOPTED: July 24, 2023 CITY MANAGER'S ANNOUNCEMENT City Manager Hugg introduced Chelsia Ivee Douglas, a Whittington Doctoral Fellow with the Biden Institute and the Community Engagement Summer Scholar with the City of Dover. MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Christiansen did not have any announcements. COUNCIL MEMBER'S ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. Lewis announced that the new Safety, Advisory, and Transportation Committee Member, Ms. Vonderlear Smack, is a sponsor of the ME Festival, which will take place Saturday, August 12, 2023, from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Legislative Mall. Page 23

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 24, 2023 PAGE 20 Item #2. Council President Hare reminded everyone of the DMSO Annual Fundraiser and Auction that is being held at the Dover Elks Lodge #1903 on Saturday, August 19, 2023, from 6 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Mr. Hare also reminded everyone that the August 28, 2023, Regular Council Meeting and the August 29, 2023, Council Committee of the Whole meetings are canceled. Mr. Hare moved for adjournment of the Regular Council meeting, hearing no objection, the meeting adjourned at 6:46 p.m. The meeting was adjourned at 6:46 p.m. ANDRIA BENNETT CITY CLERK All ordinances, resolutions, motions, and orders adopted by City Council during their Regular Meeting of July 24, 2023, are hereby approved. ROBIN R. CHRISTIANSEN MAYOR /AB Exhibits Exhibit #1 – Letter from Jackie George Exhibit #2 – Letter from Dr. Valarie Boyer Exhibit A – Certificate of Approval-Resolution No. 2023-10 Page 24

EXHIBIT #1 Regular Council Meeting of July 24, 2023 Item #2. Thank you for the opportunity to come before you and express my concerns regarding a property in my development. Malcolm DuBois is the owner of 106 Tucket Circle in a small ca- cul-de-sac in Cranberry Run. On May 4, 2022, Malcolm posted on Facebook pictures of a 24'x8' trailer with his landscaping logo on 3 sides with the statement "hit me up for all your landscaping needs". Since that date, the trailer has been parked either in his back yard or on the street attached to one of his 3 pickup trucks. This trailer can carry at least 3 tons and is driven off the property almost every day because it contains mowers, blowers, and other landscaping equipment. He is being paid for these services. This clearly meets the City's definition of a commercial vehicle. This was confirmed in correspondence I received from Mr. Kopp stating that vehicles with a carrying capacity of 1 ton are prohibited from most residential lones. On March 14th Mr. Dubois was issued a Violation notice to remove the "commercial Vehicle" from his property, so obviously at some time the City agreed that it is a "commercial vehicle". The trailer remained on the property, and then the logos began to be covered by black tarps. So, can someone please tell us, when, where, and how was the City's definition of a "commercial vehicle" changed? It has also been rumored (and advertised on Facebook) that his intent is to fence in his back yard and operate an exotic car rental business (Dubois Exotics LLCfile number 6597517). Within the past couple months, he has acquired a Tesla, Jaguar and today a Honda was delivered. So as of today, there are 2 cars in his driveway, and 2 cars and a pick-up truck parked on the street. The other 2 trucks get parked in the back yard on the grass. Page 25

Item #2. As part of his landscaping business, Mr. DuBois brings branches and other yard waste back to his property and "open burns" it in his back yard. The fire trucks and fire police have been out several times. According to DNREC,this is "commercial burning" and is permitted. Mr. Dubois is a nice guy, a hard worker, and seems to be a good father, but this kind of business does not belong in a residential neighborhood. He has men that work for him that drive their vehicles to the house, park on the street, and drive off in Malcolm's trucks and trailers. This is creating unnecessary noise and traffic throughout the day. Many of us in the development have tried to talk to Malcolm, but our complaints fall on deaf ears. He says he is a father trying to make a living to support his son. He was voted onto the HOA Board and then voted off because he doesn't believe in rules and wants the Deed Restrictions changed. We recently sent out a survey to find out if people want changes and his survey came back that he wants things changed to what the city allows. Well, no wonderll They aren't enforcing their own Codes. People that drive on Route 8 have asked who the junk yard belongs to. We ask that you take a drive for yourself past, or behind the property and ask yourself "would I want to be his neighbor"? What has to happen before the City Codes are enforced?? THANK YOUI Page 26

EXHIBIT #2 Regular Council Meeting of July Item24, #2. 2023 Dr. Valarie Boyer 3 Somerset Circle, Dover DE 19904 302-650-9622 vboyer3@icloud.com July 24, 2023 City Council 15 Loockerman Plaza Street Dover, Delaware 19901 Dear Council Members: My name is Dr. Valarie Boyer, and I am the Vice President of Cranberry Run Homeowners Association. Since I cannot appear in person at the meeting scheduled for July 24, 2023, I have requested that a board member read this letter and that it be kept on file with the City of Dover City Council minutes. I have lived in Dover and have been a homeowner in Cranberry Run since October 22, 1999. I selected this development because I understood that deed restrictions were adhered to and the residents would maintain general grounds through yearly dues. Throughout the past 24 years, Cranberry Run has remained a well-maintained, beautiful development. Mr. Malcom Dubois appears to be operating a business from his residence in Cranberry Run, which is prohibited in our Deed Restriction document. Consequently, residents in the development have voiced their dislike of excessive and unsightly vehicles that permeate the streets of Cranberry Run. Today, in 2023, the Homeowners Association has followed all rules and restrictions and worked with the residents equitably. Recently a resident of Cranberry Run requested that the deed restrictions be changed, resulting in the Board of Directors contacting our attorney and following the proper protocol for any suggested changes. The residents did vote, but the result was not unanimous for the changes. Therefore at this time, the restrictions are still in place until another vote in the future. We are consistently in touch with our attorney regarding any legal aspects that need to be addressed. Page 27

Item #2. In conclusion, I ask that the CiW of Dover City Council continue to allow the residents, including the Board of Cranberry Run, to operate and control our development without any zoning changes, which individual residents, including Mr. Dubois, may request to accommodate personal needs and change the residential development in which they voluntarily moved into with the deed restrictions already in place. Furthermore, the homeowners association would like to have input on any hearings regarding changes that the city of Dover may contemplate to accommodate individuals, specifically business operations in Cranberry Run. A written response to the Cranberry Run Homeowners would be appreciated and necessary to share with the residents of Cranberry Run. Sincerely yours, Dr. Valarie Boyer Vice President Cranberry Run Association Dr. Valarie Boyer Cranberry Run Homeowners Vice President Page 28

COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2023-10 EXHIBIT A PAGE Item 3 #2. Regular Council Meeting of July 24, 2023 EXHIBIT A (FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL) CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL The undersigned, being the Mayor and Council President of the City of Dover, Delaware, does hereby approve the issuance of obligations qualified under Section 103 of the Code to provide financing for the projects in the amount and on behalf of the Applicant as described below. This Approval is being given after due consideration of the minutes of a public hearing on the matter held on the date and at the time and place set forth below following reasonable public notice: Applicant: Presbyterian Senior Living Operator or Manager of Facility: Presbyterian Senior Living Maximum Aggregate Face Amount of Tax-Exempt Obligation to be Issued With Respect to the Facility: $30,725,000 (Up to $3,200,000 within this City). Functional Description of the Type and Use of Facilities Being Financed: Health center and retirement community facilities and equipment. Location of Facilities being Financed: Westminster Village Dover - 1175 McKee Road, Dover, DE 19904-2268 Time, Date, and Place of Public Hearing: 9:30 a.m.., prevailing local time, Thursday, June 29, 2023, remotely held pursuant to Rev. Proc. 2022-20. Notice of Public Hearing: Notice of Hearing published June 22, 2023, in the Delaware State News, Dover, DE. Synopsis of Hearing: A Synopsis of the Hearing is on file with the City. This Approval is given by the City solely for the purposes of Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The obligations to be issued shall not constitute a debt or obligation of the City, and the City hereby assumes no obligation whatsoever with respect to payment of the same. This Certificate of Approval is not intended to be, nor shall it be construed as, an approval of the obligations to be issued for the benefit of the Applicant or of the projects to be undertaken by the Applicant for any purpose other than the public approval requirement of Section 147(f) of the Code. P.O. Box 475 ❖ Dover, Delaware ❖19903 Community Excellence Through Quality Service Page 29

COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2023-10 PAGE Item 4 #2. The foregoing approval is granted pursuant to authorization granted to the undersigned by resolution duly adopted on July 24, 2023, by the Mayor and Council of the City of Dover. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have affixed their respective signatures, on this 24th day of July 2023. ADOPTED: July 24, 2023 ________________________________ ______________________________ ROBIN R. CHRISTIANSEN WILLIAM F. HARE MAYOR COUNCIL PRESIDENT P.O. Box 475 ❖ Dover, Delaware ❖19903 Community Excellence Through Quality Service Page 30

Item #3. COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE The Council Committee of the Whole met on July 25, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. with Council President Hare presiding. Members of Council present were Mr. Anderson, Ms. Arndt, Mr. Neil, Dr. Pillsbury, and Mr. Rocha. Mr. Boggerty, Mr. Lewis, and Mr. Sudler were absent. Mayor Christiansen was also absent. Civilian members present for their Committee meetings were Mr. Contant and Mr. Shevock (via WebEx) (Legislative, Finance, and Administration). ADOPTION OF AGENDA Mr. Neil moved for adoption of the agenda, seconded by Ms. Arndt and unanimously carried. LEGISLATIVE, FINANCE, AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE The Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee met with Chairman Anderson presiding. Adoption of Agenda Mr. Neil moved for adoption of the agenda, seconded by Ms. Arndt and unanimously carried. Proposed Resolution No. 2023-11 – Verizon Franchise Renewal (David S. Hugg III, City Manager) Mr. David S. Hugg, III, City Manager, reviewed the background and analysis regarding the Verizon Franchise Renewal. Staff recommended approval of the resolution for the proposed Cable Franchise Agreement. Responding to Mr. Rocha, Mr. Hugg stated that a primary stumbling block with Verizon was that everything was negotiable except for the contract term, Verizon did not want to sign a contract for more than five years. Mr. Hugg stated that he got the sense that this is happening across the industry because so many homes are using streaming services rather than basic cable. Responding to Mr. Rocha, Mr. Hugg stated that he believes Comcast is moving away from being a basic cable provider and becoming a provider of business services. Responding to Mr. Rocha, Mr. Hugg stated that he will take a moment to review the list of schools and get it updated. Responding to Mr. Anderson, Mr. Hugg stated that they provided good suggestions, and he will take them back to Cohen Law as a revision or amendment. Responding to Mr. Contant, Mr. Hugg stated that this agreement is just for traditional cable service. Ms. Arndt stated that she has had a couple of constituents ask about abandoned Verizon poles that they wanted to be removed. Ms. Arndt stated that she contacted Director Waddell, and he informed her that Verizon does not want to take them down, they want to leave them there for future use. Ms. Arndt stated that moving forward, as there is less need for utility poles, the city may want to think about compelling them to remove those poles. Page 31

COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING JULY 25, 2023 PAGE 2 Item #3. Mr. Neil moved to recommend accepting the Verizon Franchise Renewal, as recommended by staff with the changes recommended by the committee. The motion was seconded by Mr. Rocha and unanimously carried. Proposed Resolution No. 2023-09 – Application for Drinking Water Matching Planning Grant (Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director) Mr. Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director, reviewed the background and analysis regarding the Proposed Resolution No. 2023-09 – Application for Drinking Water Matching Planning Grant. Staff recommended the adoption of the resolution as submitted so staff may complete the application for a Water Matching Planning Grant and authorize the sole source designation for Rezatec. Mr. Hare moved to recommend adopting and approving the resolution, as recommended by staff. The motion was seconded by Mr. Contant and unanimously carried. Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 Grant Approval for Water Quality Improvements FY24 (Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director) Mr. Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director, reviewed the background and analysis regarding the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 Grant Approval for Water Quality Improvements FY24. Staff recommended allowing staff to complete the grant application for the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 to supplement payment of the capital project. Mr. Hare moved to recommend approval of the staff’s recommendation. The motion was seconded by Mr. Rocha and unanimously carried. Emerging Contaminants – Small or Disadvantaged Community Grant Program Approval for Carbon Column Replacement and PFAS Treatment Feasibility Study & Design (Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director) Mr. Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director, reviewed the background and analysis regarding the Emerging Contaminants – Small or Disadvantaged Community Grant Program Approval for Carbon Column Replacement and PFAS Treatment Feasibility Study and Design. Staff recommended allowing staff to submit a grant application for the Column Media Replacement and the PFAS Treatment Feasibility Study & Design. Mr. Hare moved to recommend approval of the staff’s recommendation. The motion was seconded by Mr. Rocha and unanimously carried. Responding to Mr. Anderson, Mr. Lyon stated that PFAS is a contaminant and that there will be some requirements for monitoring and removal of such in the future. Many municipalities and water companies around the area are already dealing with the contaminants. Dover is lucky that they do not have that issue yet, but it is coming down the pike, and the ability to have a feasibility study and design is very important. Mr. Lyon stated that the carbon column replacement is a filtering media that is staged at the water treatment plant. The water goes through a finishing product because it goes out into distribution. This is not meant to change any discolored water, but it is something that has not been replaced in a long time and needs to be done. Page 32

COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING JULY 25, 2023 PAGE 3 Item #3. Dover Little League Site Improvements – Change Order to CT2322 (Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director) Mr. Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director, reviewed the background and analysis regarding the Dover Little League Site Improvements – Change Order to CT2322. Staff recommended awarding a change order to Grassbusters Landscaping Co., Inc. for the City of Dover FY 2023B Street and Alley Program, Bid #23-0012PW, specifically for the Little League Site Improvements, for the amount of $264,994. Mr. Neil moved to recommend approval of the staff’s recommendation. The motion was seconded by Mr. Rocha and unanimously carried. Discussion of Additional Budget Proposals in Preparation for Fiscal Year 2025 (David S. Hugg III, City Manager) Mr. David S. Hugg, III, City Manager, reviewed the background and analysis regarding the Additional Budget Proposals in Preparation for Fiscal Year 2025. Committee Action Not Required. Responding to Mr. Contant, Ms. Duca stated that the current proposal for the stormwater utility is very similar to what the City of Newark uses. She explained that when looking at the residential properties, there would be a different fee depending on the zoning classification, which would dictate the size of the property. Commercial properties would be assessed based on their impervious area. Calculations have been done for the properties based on the most recent impervious information from the state, and they are trying to work through the model in terms of current expenses. For example, in Newark, there is a guidebook to go along with it, and they could get credit if they have a stormwater management pond on their property to help regain some of those expenses. Responding to Mr. Contant, Ms. Duca stated that with the current new billing system in place, it would be a general bill every quarter. Responding to Mr. Contant, Ms. Duca stated that the credits would not negate the fee, but they would provide benefits. There would be a process in the guidebook on how to go about doing that, so that the property owner could meet with staff to get their credit, and that would adjust their bill going forward. Mr. Neil stated that the city is a not-for-profit organization, but it does not make any sense that a code inspector is sent out to look at something and must go back multiple times to get it resolved, and there is no additional cost. There must be a fee associated with the services that are being provided by the staff. So, whether it is for trash collection or storm drains, there must be a way to pay for what it costs. In addition, Mr. Neil stated council must look at the cost of licensing as well. Mr. Neil stated that the city is not interested in making money for the sake of making money, they are interested in covering what it is costing for the service or to be able to deliver it. Mr. Neil stated that if there is a bump in the road with inflation or in terms of a transformer, as Mr. Contant used, the city must be able to absorb that. Mr. Neil noted that if the city facilities are being used, then they need to be paid for. There is a cost to clean up and to use the electricity, and there should be a charge for providing those services. In terms of philosophy, that is a direction that the city must go immediately to see what it is costing and how much is being charged for those or what is being collected for the services. Page 33

COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING JULY 25, 2023 PAGE 4 Item #3. Responding to Mr. Contant, Mr. Hugg stated that there is a schedule of fines and penalties, but as Mr. Neil was saying, in some cases, reinspection fees may be $50, but it costs the city more than $50 to put a code enforcement officer in a vehicle to go back out time after time. Mr. Hugg stated that it can be a catch twenty-two because the initial fees may be adequate, but the penalties may not, and may be a slap on the wrist. Declaration as Surplus and Disposition – Former Dover Post Office (David S. Hugg III, City Manager) Mr. David S. Hugg, III, City Manager, reviewed the background and analysis regarding the Declaration as Surplus and Disposition – Former Dover Post Office. Staff recommended approval of the disposition of the property. Mr. Neil stated that the sale of the former post office is a necessary part of the Mosaic Master Plan. Mr. Neil stated that if it is going to be sold, this must be done. Mr. Neil moved to recommend approval of the staff’s recommendation. The motion was seconded by Ms. Arndt and unanimously carried. Mr. Anderson moved for adjournment of the Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee meeting, hearing no objection the meeting adjourned at 7:02 p.m. Mr. Hare moved for adjournment of the Council Committee of the Whole meeting, hearing no objection the meeting adjourned at 7:02 p.m. William F. Hare Council President BH/ar Page 34

Item #11. Monthly Report June 2023 Office of City Assessor Page 35

Item #11. ASSESSOR’S REPORT Number of Deeds Stamped for Transfer Tax Dollar Amount for the Month of June 2022/2023 the Month of June 2022/2023 44 $400 50 Thousands 40 29 33 $203 30 21 23 $200 $148 16 $59 $51$46 20 $0$0 3 0 0 0 2022 $0 10 2022 0 $0 2023 2023 First Time Buyer for the Month June 2022/2023 Realty of June 2022/2023 Property Sales in Dollars Received Prior to Recording 44 50 $14 40 $15 $10 29 Millions Res. Non‐First $10 $7 $6 30 21 23 $4 Time Buyers $5 $0 $0 $0 2022 20 $0 Res. First Time 2023 10 Buyers 0 2022 2023 Major Updates April May June Assessment Change $0 $0 $2,603,100 Residential Sales Ratio Report Sales in Study Total Assessed Total Sale Price Ratio PRD Value 30 $4,873,600 $7,951,799 0.61 1.04 Ratio – Assessed Value divided by Sale Price. PRD – Mean – A PRD above 1.03 tends to indicate assessment regressivity – high valued properties are under appraised relative to low valued properties. A PRD below .98 tends to indicate assessment progressivity – high valued properties are relatively over appraised. 1 Page 36

Item #11. ASSESSOR’S REPORT Assessor’s Office Wild Meadows / Persimmon Park Place Home Sales for June 2023: Property Address Assessed Value Sales Price N/A N/A N/A 2023 Appeal Hearings have been completed. (See attached spread sheet) 2 Page 37

Item #11. 2023 APPEAL LOG Exempt Request 2022 Requested Board Name PIN# Property Address # Amount Amount Decision CENTRAL DE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ED05-076.08-03-01.00 101 N WEST ST $15,500 $0 APPROVED CENTRAL DE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ED05-077.05-03-07.00 39 S NEW ST $16,400 $0 APPROVED CENTRAL DE HABITAT FOR 29 S GOVERNORS HUMANITY ED05-077.05-03-50.00 AVE $20,400 $0 APPROVED CAPITOL BAPTIST CHURCH OF 1305 NEW BURTON DOVER ED05-085.08-02-02.00 RD $139,200 $0 APPROVED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FIRST DE INC ED05-068.14-03-67.00 195 WILLIS RD $731,200 $0 APPROVED ELIZABETH W MURPHY 20 PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL INC ED05-077.05-02-32.00 AVE $149,600 $0 APPROVED ELIZABETH W MURPHY SCHOOL INC ED05-077.09-05-68.00 535 S STATE ST $146,200 $0 APPROVED Stipulation 2022 Stipulated Name Pin# Property Address # Amount Amount JMSJ BEST LLC ED05-076.06-06-65.02 155 GREENTREE DR $872,900 $630,000 APPROVED Page 38

JUL 24, 2023 CITY OF DOVER PAGE: 1 10:47 AM SALES RATIO REPORT CA324 PARID NBHD LUC ADDRESS UNITS STYLE YRBLT STORIES SFLA GRADE CDU TOTAL APPR SALE DT PRICE ASR Item #11. ED05-067.12-04-44.00 8 R10 33 REPRESENTATIVE LN 1 13 2016 3 2130 B- AV 196,700 02-JUN-23 315,000 .62 ED05-067.13-01-53.00 3 R10 36 GLENEAGLES CT 1 14 1976 1 2314 C+ VG 264,400 09-JUN-23 370,000 .71 ED05-067.15-05-23.00 10 R10 846 WOODCREST TRN 1 13 1984 2 1242 C FR 120,400 05-JUN-23 210,000 .57 ED05-067.18-03-78.00 17 R10 52 FREEDOM DR 1 16 1979 1 1967 C+ AV 182,800 05-JUN-23 355,000 .51 ED05-068.13-01-04.03 100 R50 6 CHATHAM CT 1 13 1986 2 2361 B- AV 139,900 22-JUN-23 215,000 .65 ED05-068.14-04-20.00 7 R10 118 SPRUANCE RD 1 13 1986 2 990 C- PR 69,500 23-JUN-23 151,000 .46 ED05-068.14-06-59.00- 7 R10 54 FAIR WIND PL 1 13 1992 2 1324 C AV 131,500 21-JUN-23 110,000 1.20 Page 39

JUL 24, 2023 CITY OF DOVER PAGE: 2 10:47 AM SALES RATIO REPORT CA324 PARID NBHD LUC ADDRESS UNITS STYLE YRBLT STORIES SFLA GRADE CDU TOTAL APPR SALE DT PRICE ASR Item #11. 042 ED05-068.15-04-23.00 6 R10 258 TEA PARTY TRL 0 13 2022 2 1448 C+ AV 179,100 09-JUN-23 302,500 .59 ED05-068.15-04-31.00 6 R10 304 STRIPES CT 0 13 2022 2 1448 C+ AV 173,100 08-JUN-23 300,000 .58 ED05-068.15-04-32.00 6 R10 302 STRIPES CT 0 13 2022 2 1448 C+ AV 173,900 08-JUN-23 292,000 .60 ED05-068.15-04-33.00 6 R10 300 STRIPES CT 0 13 2022 2 1448 C+ AV 179,500 22-JUN-23 302,799 .59 ED05-068.18-04-57.00 7 R10 26 E LOOCKERMAN ST 1 3 1952 1.5 1616 C FR 155,900 02-JUN-23 175,000 .89 ED05-068.19-05-24.00 14 R10 160 LEXINGTON PL 1 8 2008 2 1376 C+ GD 164,100 12-JUN-23 219,000 .75 ED05-076.04-05-08.00 2 R10 702 RUTH WAY 0 8 2023 2 1400 C+ AV 161,300 01-JUN-23 276,000 .58 ED05-076.04-05-08.01 2 R10 700 RUTH WAY 0 8 2023 2 1400 C+ AV 161,300 02-JUN-23 280,000 .58 ED05-076.05-03-74.00 14 R10 118 STONEY DR 1 8 1988 2 1402 C+ GD 152,600 23-JUN-23 247,000 .62 ED05-076.05-07-08.00 3 R10 230 PEBBLE VALLEY DR 1 5 1998 2 2176 B+ AV 235,000 20-JUN-23 450,000 .52 ED05-076.06-02-02.00- 103 R50 2 IVY HALL 1 20 1974 1 812 B GD 57,100 09-JUN-23 95,000 .60 Page 40

JUL 24, 2023 CITY OF DOVER PAGE: 3 10:47 AM SALES RATIO REPORT CA324 PARID NBHD LUC ADDRESS UNITS STYLE YRBLT STORIES SFLA GRADE CDU TOTAL APPR SALE DT PRICE ASR Item #11. 911 ED05-076.08-02-34.00 9 R10 219 N QUEEN ST 1 1 1930 2 1530 C AV 115,400 02-JUN-23 105,000 1.10 ED05-076.10-02-39.00 16 R10 1509 FAWN ST 1 5 1988 2 1429 C+ AV 176,800 09-JUN-23 300,000 .59 ED05-076.10-02-85.00 14 R10 245 TRAFALGAR DR 1 5 2005 2 2186 C+ AV 211,100 05-JUN-23 330,000 .64 ED05-076.10-02-90.00 16 R10 174 MIFFLIN RD 1 14 1960 1 1072 C AV 159,700 13-JUN-23 275,000 .58 ED05-076.13-02-10.00 14 R10 214 NORTHDOWN DR 1 5 1996 2 2336 C+ AV 217,300 22-JUN-23 347,500 .63 ED05-076.13-04-35.00 14 R10 500 FAIRNEST CT 1 5 2002 2 2016 C+ AV 204,000 05-JUN-23 365,000 .56 ED05-077.05-03-55.00 9 R10 15 S GOVERNORS AVE 1 1 1900 2 1444 C AV 111,600 26-JUN-23 245,000 .46 ED05-077.17-05-25.00 4 R10 80 MORRIS DR 1 14 1952 1 1800 C FR 138,000 02-JUN-23 236,000 .58 ED05-077.17-05-64.00 4 R10 27 ROOSEVELT AVE 1 2 1941 1 1139 C- GD 163,800 27-JUN-23 260,000 .63 ED05-077.18-01-17.00 4 R10 238 PINE ST 1 14 1952 1 977 C- AV 126,000 21-JUN-23 248,000 .51 ED05-085.08-01-80.00 12 R10 106 LYNNHAVEN DR 1 14 1961 1 1850 C AV 194,400 01-JUN-23 300,000 .65 ED05-085.12-03-66.00 12 R10 378 MIMOSA AVE 1 16 1972 1 1857 C AV 157,400 20-JUN-23 275,000 .57 Page 41

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Item #12. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT FUND JULY 1, 2022 - JUNE 30, 2023 I nner City Cultural League Vendor # 200 100-10-12-99-000-53037 Current Balance- $ 1,950.00 COM M UNI TY ENHANCEM ENT FUND - $2,500 FOR EACH COUNCI L M EM BER PER DI STRI CT AND BUDGETED AM OUNT $5,000 FOR THE AT-LARGE COUNCI L M EM BER. THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND I S TO ALLOW $ 25,000.00 M EM BERS TO CONTRI BUTE FUNDS TO A SM ALL PROJECT OR COM M UNI TY NEEDS I N EACH FI NAL BUDGET TOTAL $ 25,000.00 COUNCI L TOTAL YEAR TO DATE VENDOR DESCRI PTI ON I NVOI CE # BALANCE SPONSOR CHARGES DATE Councilman Anderson authorized the designation of Email from David Anderson The Inner City Cultural $1000.00 of his community dated 06/23/2022 and email 7/26/2022 Anderson $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $23,600.00 League enhancement funds to The from Elizabeth Daniels dated Inner City Cultural League for 06/23/2022 the reasons stated in the letter. Councilman Boggerty authorized the designation of Email from Andre Boggerty $100.00 of his community dated 07/21/2022 and email 7/26/2022 Boggerty DEMCO $100.00 $1,100.00 $24,900.00 enhancement funds to DEMCO from Leandra Marshall dated for the Annual Back to School 07/13/2022 Event Councilman Anderson authorized the designation of Email from David Anderson $300.00 of his community dated 06/29/2022 and email 7/26/2022 Anderson The 302 Movement $300.00 $1,400.00 $24,600.00 enhancement funds to The 302 from Tracey Weems dated Movement for the backpack 06/28/2022 program. Councilman Neil authorized the designation of $200.00 of his Email from Fred Neil dated 8/15/2022 Neil Persimmon Park Place community enhancement funds 08/10/2022 and email from $200.00 $1,600.00 $23,400.00 to Persimmon Park Place for Joyce Talley dated 08/09/2022 the Backpack Giveaway Councilwoman Arndt authorized the designation of $200.00 of Email from Tricia Arndt dated 8/15/2022 Arndt Persimmon Park Place her community enhancement 08/10/2022 and email from $200.00 $1,800.00 $23,200.00 funds to Persimmon Park Place Joyce Talley dated 08/09/2022 for the Backpack Giveaway Page 43

Item #12. Councilwoman Arndt authorized the designation of $500.00 of Email from Tricia Arndt dated 9/6/2022 Arndt Dover Art League her community enhancement 08/31/2022 and email from $500.00 $2,300.00 $22,700.00 funds to the Dover Art League Elena Stewart dated 8/31/2022 for the Grand Opening Councilman Boggerty authorized the designation of Email from Andre Boggerty Interdenomonational $600.00 of his community dated 09/06/2022 and email 9/12/2022 Boggerty Ministerial Alliance of Dover $600.00 $2,900.00 $22,100.00 enhancement funds to the from Theodore Henderson and Visinity (IMA) Annual Community Unity Family dated 9/6/2022 Day Councilman Anderson Email from Dave Anderson authorized the designation of dated 10/05/2022 and email 10/6/2022 Anderson The Well Church $300.00 of his community $300.00 $3,200.00 $21,800.00 from Bishop Carol E. Harris enhancement funds to the Faith dated 10/5/2022 and Blue Weekend Councilman Hare authorized Email from City Clerk Bennett the designation of $400.00 of dated 10/05/2022 and email 10/6/2022 Hare The Well Church his community enhancement $400.00 $3,600.00 $21,400.00 from Bishop Carol E. Harris funds to the Faith and Blue dated 10/5/2022 Weekend Councilwoman Arndt authorized Email from Tricia Arndt dated the designation of $150.00 of 10/07/2022 and email from 10/7/2022 Arndt The Well Church her community enhancement $150.00 $3,750.00 $21,250.00 Bishop Carol E. Harris dated funds to the Faith and Blue 10/5/2022 Weekend Councilman Rocha authorized Email from Gerald Rocha dated the designation of $200.00 of 10/07/2022 and email from 10/7/2022 Rocha The Well Church his community enhancement $200.00 $3,950.00 $21,050.00 Bishop Carol E. Harris dated funds to the Faith and Blue 10/5/2022 Weekend Councilman Anderson authorized the designation of Email from Dave Anderson $500.00 of of his community dated 10/12/2022 and 10/12/2022 Anderson Tracy Palmer Ministries, Inc enhancement fund to Tracy $500.00 $4,450.00 $20,550.00 email/letter from Paster Tracy Palmer Ministries, Inc for Palmer dated 10/12/2022 Thanksgiving Dinner & Winter Food Events Councilman Anderson authorized the designation of Email from Dave Anderson $250.00 of of his community dated 11/03/2022 and 11/3/2022 Anderson United Way of Delaware $250.00 $4,700.00 $20,300.00 enhancement fund to United email/letter from Kenyatta Way of Delaware Wonderland Livingston dated 11/03/2022 Coat and Toy Drive Page 44

Item #12. Councilwoman Pillsbury authorized the designation of Email from Julia Pillsbury dated $500.00 of of his community 11/05/2022 and email/letter 11/7/2022 Pillsbury United Way of Delaware $500.00 $5,200.00 $19,800.00 enhancement fund to United from Kenyatta Livingston dated Way of Delaware Wonderland 11/03/2022 Coat and Toy Drive Councilman Taylor authorized the designation of $650.00 of Email from Ralph Taylor dated 11/15/2022 Taylor Dover Police Department his community enhancement $650.00 $5,850.00 $19,150.00 11/15/2022 funds to the Hometown Holiday Event Councilman Boggerty authorized the designation of $825.00 of his community Email from Andre Boggerty 11/16/2022 Boggerty Dover Police Department enhancement funds to the $0.00 $5,850.00 $19,150.00 dated 11/16/2022 Hometown Holiday Event (Returned-Not Needed - $825.00) Councilman Anderson Email from Dave Anderson authorized the designation of dated 01/12/2023 and 1/12/2023 Anderson Code Purple $150.00 of of his community email/letter from Ennio $150.00 $6,000.00 $19,000.00 enhancement fund to Code Emmanuel (Code Purple) dated Purple. 01/03/2023 Councilwoman Arndt authorized the designation of $300.00 of Email from Tricia Arndt dated 2/21/2023 Arndt United Way of Delaware her community enhancement 02/21/2023 and email from $300.00 $6,300.00 $18,700.00 funds to the National Read Gerald Rocha dated 02/21/2023 Across America Day Councilman Hare authorized Email from Bill Hare dated the designation of $1,000.00 of 03/03/2023 and letter from 3/7/2023 Hare Modern Maturity Center his community enhancement $1,000.00 $7,300.00 $17,700.00 Modern Maturity Center dated funds to the Modern Maturity 03/07/2023 Center Programs Councilman Boggerty authorized the designation of Email from Andre Boggerty 3/7/2023 Boggerty TOVA Community Health $750.00 of his community $750.00 $8,050.00 $16,950.00 dated 02/15/2023 enhancement funds to TOVA Community Health Councilman Boggerty authorized the designation of Hope Medical and Dental Email from Andre Boggerty 3/24/2023 Boggerty $250.00 of his community $250.00 $8,300.00 $16,700.00 Clinic dated 03/24/2023 enhancement funds to Hope Medical and Dental Clinic Page 45

Item #12. Councilman Rocha authorized Email from Andre Rocha dated the designation of $400.00 of 03/27/2023 and letter from 3/27/2023 Rocha Tracy Palmer Ministries, Inc his community enhancement $400.00 $8,700.00 $16,300.00 Tracy Palmer Ministries dated fund to Tracy Palmer Ministries, 03/27/2023 Inc Council President Sudler Email from Andria Bennett authorized the designation of The Vines Community dated 04/21/2023 and letter 4/24/2023 Sudler $1,000.00 of his community $1,000.00 $9,700.00 $15,300.00 Project from Tracy Palmer Ministries enhancement fund to The Vines dated 04/24/2023 Community Project Councilman Boggerty authorized the designation of Email from Andre Boggerty $500.00 of his community dated 05/09/2023 and Email 5/9/2023 Boggerty Community Well $500.00 $10,200.00 $14,800.00 enhancement funds to from Ina Smith Willis Community Well-Being (Community Well) dated 5/9/23 Ambassador Initiative Councilman Boggerty Email from Gerald Rocha dated authorized the designation of Inner City Cultural League 05/11/2023 and Email & Letter 5/11/2023 Rocha $1,000.00 of his community $1,000.00 $11,200.00 $13,800.00 Inc from Inner City Cultural League enhancement funds to Inner dated 5/11/23 City Cultural League Inc Councilman Boggerty Email from Andre Boggerty authorized the designation of dated 05/12/2023 and Email & 5/12/2023 Boggerty Psi Iota Hope Foundation $1,200.00 of his community $1,200.00 $12,400.00 $12,600.00 Letter from Gregg Bunkley enhancement funds to the Psi dated 5/8/23 Iota Hope Foundation Councilman Lewis authorized the designation of $500.00 of Email from Brian Lewis dated Dover Police Athletic his community enhancement 05/22/2023 and Letter from 5/22/2023 Lewis $500.00 $12,900.00 $12,100.00 League (PAL) funds to the 2023 Youth Police Corporal Anthony Smith Academy for Uniforms and received 05/22/2023 Water bottles. Councilman Sudler authorized the designation of $1,500.00 of his community enhancement Email from Roy Sudler, Jr. Women and Children funds to the Women and dated 05/25/2023 and Letter 5/25/2023 Sudler Transformation Ministry $1,500.00 $14,400.00 $10,600.00 Children Transformation from William Snorton, Jr. International, Inc. Ministry International, Inc. for received 05/23/2023 their Boys to Men Development Program for Gas cards Councilman Boggerty Email from Andre Boggerty authorized the designation of dated 05/26/2023 and Email & 5/26/2023 Boggerty Dover Fire Department $1,000.00 of his community $1,000.00 $15,400.00 $9,600.00 Letter from Chief Carey dated enhancement funds to the 5/26/23 Dover Fire Department Page 46

Item #12. Councilman Boggerty authorized the designation of $250.00 of his community Email from Andre Boggerty Women and Children enhancement funds to the dated 05/26/2023 and Email & 5/26/2023 Boggerty Transformation Ministry Women and Children $250.00 $15,650.00 $9,350.00 Letter from William Snorton, Jr. International, Inc. Transformation Ministry received 05/23/2023 International, Inc. for their Boys to Men Development Program for Gas cards Councilman Lewis authorized the designation of $350.00 of Email from Brian Lewis dated Dover Police Athletic his community enhancement 05/26/2023 and Letter from 5/26/2023 Lewis $350.00 $16,000.00 $9,000.00 League (PAL) funds to the 2023 Youth Police Corporal Anthony Smith Academy for Uniforms and received 05/22/2023 Water bottles. Councilman Boggerty a Email from Andre Boggerty John Wesley Community 5/30/2023 Boggerty authorized the designation of dated 05/26/2023 and letter $350.00 $16,350.00 $8,650.00 Program $350.00 of his community from Dr. Chandra Owens, Councilman Rocha authorized the designation of $500.00 of his community enhancement Email from Gerald Rocha dated Women and Children funds to the Women and 05/31/2023 and Email & Letter 5/31/2023 Rocha Transformation Ministry $500.00 $16,850.00 $8,150.00 Children Transformation from William Snorton, Jr. International, Inc. Ministry International, Inc. for received 05/23/2023 their Boys to Men Development Program for Gas cards Councilwoman Pillsbury authorized the designation of Email from Julia Pillsbury dated $500.00 of her community 06/06/2023 and Email from 6/6/2023 Pillsbury United Way of Delaware enhancement funds to the $500.00 $17,350.00 $7,650.00 Michelle Taylor received United Way for their Out of 06/02/2023 School Time Program-Freedom Schools Councilman Lewis authorized the designation of $ 500.00 of Email from Brian Lewis dated 6/6/2023 Lewis Dover Fire Department his community enhancement 05/23/2023 & Letter from Chief $500.00 $17,850.00 $7,150.00 funds to the Dover Fire Carey dated 6/06/23 Department Councilman Lewis authorized the designation of $ 1,000.00 of Email from Julia Pillsbury dated 6/6/2023 Pillsbury Dover Fire Department his community enhancement 06/06/2023 & Letter from Chief $1,000.00 $18,850.00 $6,150.00 funds to the Dover Fire Carey dated 6/06/23 Department Councilman Lewis authorized Email from Brian Lewis dated the designation of $500.00 of 06/09/2023 & email/letter from 6/9/2023 Lewis Tracy Palmer Ministries, Inc his community enhancement $500.00 $19,350.00 $5,650.00 Paster Tracy Palmer dated fund to Tracy Palmer Ministries, 06/02/2023 Inc Page 47

Item #12. Councilman Hare authorized the designation of $500.00 of Email from Bill Hare dated his community enhancement 06/09/2023 & Letter from email 6/9/2023 Hare United Way of Delaware $500.00 $19,850.00 $5,150.00 funds to the United Way for their from Michelle Taylor received Out of School Time Program- 06/2/23 Freedom Schools Councilperson Arndt authorized the designation of $200.00 of Email from Tricia Arndt dated her community enhancement 06/09/2023 and Invoice from 6/12/2023 Arndt Elizabeth Daniels $200.00 $20,050.00 $4,950.00 fund to Elizabeth Daniels for the Elizabeth Daniels dated Juneteenth Celebration (Porta 06/12/2023 Potty) Councilman Rocha authorized the designation of $400.00 of Email from Gerlad Rocha dated his community enhancement 06/09/2023 and Invoice from 6/12/2023 Rocha Elizabeth Daniels $400.00 $20,450.00 $4,550.00 fund to Elizabeth Daniels for the Elizabeth Daniels dated Juneteenth Celebration (DJ & 06/12/2023 Porta Potty) Councilman Hare authorized the designation of $300.00 of Email from Bill Hare dated his community enhancement 06/09/2023 and Invoice from 6/12/2023 Hare Elizabeth Daniels $300.00 $20,750.00 $4,250.00 fund to Elizabeth Daniels for the Elizabeth Daniels dated Juneteenth Celebration 06/12/2023 (Boucehouse) Councilwoman Pillsbury authorized the designation of Email from Julia Pillsbury Dated $250.00 of her community 6/14/23 and letter from Modern 6/16/2023 Pillsbury Modern Maturity Center $250.00 $21,000.00 $4,000.00 enhancement funds to the Maturity Center dated Modern Maturity Center 06/15/2023 Programs Councilwoman Pillsbury Email from Julia Pillsbury Dated authorized the designation of Dover Police Athletic 6/15/23 and Letter from 6/16/2023 Pillsbury $250.00 of her community $250.00 $21,250.00 $3,750.00 League (PAL) Corporal Anthony Smith enhancement funds to the 2023 received 06/15/2023 Youth Police Academy Councilman Hare authorized the designation of $300.00 of Email from Kay Sass dated 6/29/2023 Hare Associates International his community enhancement $300.00 $21,550.00 $3,450.00 6/27/23 fund to Associates International for the July Billing Inserts Councilman Neil authorized the designation of $750.00 of his Email from Kay Sass dated 6/29/2023 Neil Associates International community enhancement fund $750.00 $22,300.00 $2,700.00 6/27/23 to Associates International for the July Billing Inserts Page 48

Item #12. Councilperson Arndt authorized Email from Kay Sass dated 6/29/2023 Arndt Associates International the designation of $750.00 of $750.00 $23,050.00 $1,950.00 6/27/23 her community enhancement $23,050.00 $1,950.00 Budgeted Amount District Council Sponsor YTD Expenditures Balance $5,000.00 At-Large Boggerty $5,000.00 $0.00 $2,500.00 1st District Pillsbury $2,500.00 $0.00 $2,500.00 1st District Rocha $2,500.00 $0.00 $2,500.00 2nd District Hare $2,500.00 $0.00 $2,500.00 2nd District Taylor/Lewis $2,500.00 $0.00 $2,500.00 3rd District Arndt $2,100.00 $400.00 $2,500.00 3rd District Neil $950.00 $1,550.00 $2,500.00 4th District Anderson $2,500.00 $0.00 $2,500.00 4th District Sudler $2,500.00 $0.00 TOTAL $23,050.00 $1,950.00 Page 49

Item #13. CITY MANAGER’S MONTHLY REPORT June 2023 Page 50

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Item #13. August 8, 2023 Honorable Mayor & Members of City Council Dover, DE 19901 RE: CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE MONTHLY REPORT – JUNE 2023 Dear Mayor & Members of City Council: The City Manager’s Office is pleased to present our monthly report for the month of June 2023. Included are the monthly reports from Departments directly reporting to the City Manager. Tasks performed by the City Manager and Assistant City Manager include the following: • Met with Dover Police Department to discuss the current fleet, transitioning process of old vehicles out of service and use of old vehicles for EVOC academy training. • Participated in Fire Department FY24 & 25 Budget Meeting. • Site visit to Stoney Creek Development to assess lighting, trash, trees, etc. • Attended Dover Park Building and Spray Pad groundbreaking ceremony. • Attended monthly City Council and Council Committee of the Whole meetings. • Participated in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion leadership team meeting and committee meeting. • Participated in meetings regarding the following: the SS4A grant application, event permits and City services, downtown crosswalks with the DDP, truck parking, TIFF program, etc. • Participated in Dover Library Foundation meeting. • Attended Town Managers & Planners Meeting at Kent County Levy Court and Delaware Economic Development Partner meeting at Delaware Public Archives. • Conducted bimonthly Department Head meetings. • Attend the ICMA Coaching Webinar, Creating Livable Communities: The Path to Community Prosperity. • Attended Management Committee and Risk Management Committee meetings regarding electric. • Prepared for and presented on the first and final reading of the City of Dover Budget Ordinances. • Participated in DLLG Legislative Advisory Committee and reviewed / commented on bills. • Researched requests from Council members and constituents and addressed concerns. • Addressed personnel matters. • Worked with Broker regarding property sales at Garrison Oak and working on the former Dover Post Office If you have any questions or would like to discuss, please feel free to contact our office. Most respectfully, David S. Hugg, III Sharon J. Duca, P.E. City Manager Assistant City Manager Page 52

Item #13. Customer Service Utility Revenue Collections Rate Customer Service Department Mission Continually provide quality public service to our diverse group of customers with professionalism, respect, & integrity. ~ City of Dover Customer Service Department Page 53

ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT Item #13. Electric Divisions System Peak Total System Load Number of New Month outages customers Aug 21 77,971 Services Aug 21 164.90 Sep 21 65,002 Mar 21 4 568 Mar 21 20 Sep 21 140.78 Apr 21 4 1,287 Apr 21 14 Oct 21 117.77 Oct 21 58,157 May 21 9 733 May 21 6 Nov 21 95.71 Nov 21 55,279 Jun 21 10 736 Jun 21 40 Dec 21 58,299 Jul 21 13 3,730 Jul 21 9 Dec 21 96.13 Aug 21 11 728 Aug 21 11 Jan 22 107.95 Jan 22 65,916 Sep 21 7 1,037 Sep 21 20 Feb 22 103.87 Feb 22 55,827 Oct 21 9 4,693 Oct 21 16 Mar 22 99.08 Mar 22 56,876 Nov 21 6 347 Nov 21 23 Apr 22 50,847 Dec 21 13 1,540 Dec 21 22 Apr 22 92.65 Jan 22 11 1,599 Jan 22 17 May 22 143.11 May 22 59,233 Feb 22 6 1,005 Feb 22 8 June 22 June 22 Mar 22 5 512 Mar 22 18 July 22 July 22 Apr 22 1 350 Apr 22 20 Aug 22 May 22 13 4,199 May 22 21 Aug 22 June 22 19 6,639 June 22 11 Sep 22 Sep 22 July 22 7 357 July 22 16 Oct 22 Oct 22 Aug 22 8 395 Aug 22 47 Nov 22 Sep 22 6 2,920 Sep 22 27 Nov 22 Oct 22 3 732 Oct 22 21 Dec 22 Nov 22 Nov 22 4 1328 Nov 22 17 Jan 23 Jan 23 Dec 22 3 6,703 Dec 22 12 Feb 23 Feb 23 Jan 23 3 129 Jan 23 47 Mar 23 Feb 23 2 42 Feb 23 20 Mar 23 Mar 23 7 1,739 Mar 23 29 Apr 23 Apr 23 Apr 23 12 5,256 Apr 23 31 May 23 May 23 May 23 7 1,488 May 23 9 June 23 June 23 June 23 13 6,014 June 23 29 NAES staff is working with a contractor to resolve the metering issues. Electric Monthly Outage Report The annual outage goal will be less than 295 minutes per customer, which is a Delaware Standard. This will be measured by calculating the System Average Interruption Duration Index. SAIDI Long Time looks at the previous 24months of outages FY 23 YTD FY 22 FY 21 61.26 61.52 347.76 Outages Average Response Time Goal is less than 30 minutes Month Year-to-date Month Year-to-date 13 75 26.15 33.84 PROGRAM UPDATES JUNE 23 JUNE 22 FY23 YTD Tree Trimming 0 340 2,960 Number of Oil Releases 0 0 0 Lost Time Accidents – All Electric Utility Divisions 0 0 1 New Services 29 11 27654 Page

Item #13. Fleet & Facilities Management Monthly Report JUNE 2023 Fleet Maintenance PM Work Orders Completed: 50 Number of Tire Repairs: 20 Number of Road Repairs: 8 Other Work Orders: 62 Repair Hours: 220 Road Repair Hours: 10.5 Total Work Orders: 112 Fabrication Hours: 5 Misc. Hours: 36 PM Hours: 122 # of Scheduled PM’s: 25 # of PM’s Completed: 50 Major Program Updates JUNE JUNE MEASURE 2023 2022 DIFFERENCE Fleet Maintenance - Completed PM 50 out of 25 52 out of 25 appointments vs scheduled PM’s -8.00% 200.00 % 208.00 % (Quantity and Percentage) Facilities Maintenance Facilities - Routine work orders 51 out of 60 48 out of 53 completed within 5 days -5.57 % 85.00 % 90.57 % (Quantity and Percentage) Facilities - Emergency work orders 4 out of 4 5 out of 5 completed within 2 days 0.00 % 100.00 % 100.00 % (Quantity and Percentage) Facilities: Total Work Orders Written in June: 64 Total Work Orders Completed in June: 78 (includes previous months’ W/O’s that were incomplete) Page 55

Item #13. MEMORANDUM Department of Central Services P.O. Box 475 Dover, Delaware 19903 Phone: (302) 674-7567 Fax: (302) 736-7178 E-mail: mhamlett@dover.de.us TO: Dave Hugg, City Manager Sharon Duca, Assistant City Manager FROM: Michael C. Hamlett, Central Services Director DATE: 7/10/2023 SUBJECT: Fiscal Year Project Update ______________________________________________________________________________ Outlined below are the stages of each project in process for Fiscal Year 2023 FC2001 City Hall HVAC Renovation: COMPLETED EA2204 Weyandt Hall HVAC Renovation: RFP has been advertised and awaiting proposals 7/12/2023. EA2202 Electric Admin Window Replacement: COMPLETED EA2203 Weyandt Hall Window Replacement and LED Lighting Upgrade: COMPLETED LB2201 Library HVAC Controls Upgrade: COMPLETED CS2301 Warehouse LED Lighting Upgrade: COMPLETED CS2302 Warehouse Replacement of Tile Flooring and Exterior Painting: COMPLETED FC2303 City Hall Window Replacement: Contractor selected and proposal signed FC2304 Old Post Office Hazardous Material Abatement: COMPLETED Weyandt Hall Security Upgrades: COMPLETED Michael Hamlett, Central Services Director Phone: 302‐674‐7567 Email: mhamlett@dover.de.us 1 Page 56

Item #13. HUMAN RESOURCES June 2023 Summary: The Human Resources Department has been working diligently to enter increases for the Police Department. This process involved building new tables within Tyler which took a great deal of time to correctly enter for an effective date of July 1st, 2023. We continue to work effectively ensure effective hiring initiatives, as well as timely data system entry. The Human Resources Department and DE&I committee are constantly working on initiatives to ensure inclusion of all employees within the City of Dover. In the Month of June, we fully discussed this year’s summer city wide BBQ. We settled on a date and time, as well as a direction to begin planning in a timely manner. Monthly Hired vs Resigned vs Promoted 18 17 16 14 12 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 66 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 33 2 22 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 Jun '22 Jul '22 Aug '22 Sept '22 Oct '22 Nov ' 22 Dec '22 Jan '23 Feb '23 Mar '23 April '23 May '23 June '23 Hired Resigned/Term/Retired Transferred/Promoted June– Hired 17; Retire 0; Resigned 2; Terminated 0 1|Page Page 57

Item #13. HUMAN RESOURCES CY Hired, Resigned, Promoted 80 70 67 61 60 57 49 50 44 42 41 40 37 33 32 30 22 20 15 16 9 10 5 0 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Hired Terminated, Resigned, Retired Transferred or Promoted Five year Full-Time vs Part-Time Employees 500 450 43 400 27 31 28 24 350 300 250 200 395 359 367 373 346 150 100 50 0 Mar '19 Mar '20 Mar '21 Mar '22 June '23 Full-Time Part-Time -Numbers do not reflect, temporary, seasonal, relief fire dispatchers, committee, or council members 2|Page Page 58

Item #13. HUMAN RESOURCES EEOC Demographics 450 400 350 82 88 103 77 80 300 250 200 150 294 308 312 315 306 100 50 0 Mar '19 Mar '20 Mar '21 Mar '22 June '23 Caucasian Minority Position Hired: 1 HR Generalist, 1 Lan Analyst, 1 Library Clerk, 1 Communications Operator, 1 Police Cadet, 1 Public Works Sanitation, 1 Public Works Streets, 1 Public Works Wastewater Transferred/Promoted: 0 Position Terminated/Resigned/Retired/Other: 2 Terminal Leave: N/A 3|Page Page 59

Item #13. HUMAN RESOURCES Open or Currently Recruiting* Open or Currently Recruiting by Dept. June 2023 Electric: 1 Public Works: 1 Police: 2 Water Wastewater: 1 Parks & Recreation: 1 Library: 3 City Clerk: 1 Electric: 1 Fire: 1 Stormwater: 3 Human Resources Coordinator: 1 Total: 16 *Not used for Budgeting Purposes Turnover Statistics 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total Turnover % 11.00 10.91 6.02 12.05 8.68 15.36 10.33 9.66 13.96 9.69 15.93 3.9 Termination Turnover % 0.29 1.47 0.57 0.28 0.54 1.92 1.36 0.54 1.42 .25 1.62 0.87 Resignation Turnover % 5.21 5.01 2.29 7.56 6.24 7.41 5.98 6.17 7.98 7.14 9.01 2.56 Retirement Turnover % 5.50 4.42 3.15 4.20 1.90 4.39 2.45 2.68 4.27 2.29 1.15 0.44 Other - - - - - 1.65 0.54 0.27 0.28 .25 .23 0.0 2012 Healthcare cost sharing implemented 2013 Healthcare cost sharing implemented for DOE 2016 RIF in Economic Development; 2018 RIF in Electric *2 Voluntary Terms for the Month of June* Average Employees 4|Page Page 60

Item #13. HUMAN RESOURCES 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total Number of Employees Separating 38 37 21 42 32 56 38 36 49 38 48 16 from Service Average Number of 333 325 331 333 340 337 340 346 **355 370 405 433 Full-time Employees Average Number of 12 14 18 24 28 28 28 26 25 23 28 32 Part-time Employees * Healthcare cost sharing implemented **Updated Worker’s Compensation March June Category 2022 2023 Monthly Workers Comp. Injuries 0 5 Workers Compensation Cost May 2023 $2,844 $1,223 Department $10,405 $96 Total Cost (In thousands) = $14,943.57 5|Page Page 61

Item #13. Information Technology Department June 2023 Report Larry Josefowski, Director Network Security (Internal) 2 Switches are in the process of being installed; other issues such as the phone system deployment and staffing have delayed their installation. Budget and price of devices are still up in the air, but we hope to replace most, if not all the remaining switches next year. We also started our 2nd quarter phishing campaign, which will run into June. Network Security (External): Updates from vendors continue to be applied to decrease vulnerabilities. A few “low level” vulnerabilities exist, but do not present a direct threat to the environment but will be remedied as soon as patches become available. Phone System: Difficulties with porting over phone numbers from our old vendor delayed deployment of the phone system, but the library is scheduled for early June. The warehouse will follow…we aim to have the deployment completed by the end of June, with Reed Street and City Hall being the last, and most complicated, buildings to port over. Tyler/Munis: Updating of Tyler/Munis has continued, but difficulties in updating the software have slowed the process. Updates have not proceeded as planned, but progress was made near the end of the month. Audio/Visual: We worked with Planning and the City Clerk to use existing resources to improve the quality of audio and video for WebEx meetings for City constituents. Additional information has been requested from vendors, including training and replacement microphones for the conference room. Other: The State of Delaware’s Local Cybersecurity Grant Focus Group, of which the City of Dover is a member, forwarded the completed application for funding. The state will see approximately 2 million dollars in federal funding distributed to governments in Delaware, possibly as soon as the end of the summer. While Dover is ahead of many municipalities in terms of our protection and may not be able to take advantage of some of the programs, we are hopeful that we can substitute funding for things like endpoint detection for other security upgrades. We interviewed 4 candidates for the open LAN Analyst position, and extended an offer to the most promising candidate, and have a start date of early June. Metrics: This month’s highlighted metrics: Cowbell Insurance: Our instance vendor tracks 8 separate areas and provides comparisons to other like entities. We currently are scoring above the industry standard for the aggregate, as well as in 7 of the 8 categories. This is primarily an externally driven score, although they do view some of our Microsoft security data. # of tickets: This number reflects a portion of the work done by the team. Areas that were the drivers were requesting access due to our new Employee Self Service, Tyler issues, and hardware requests. Time to close incidents: This metric is an imperfect measurement, as our free ticketing tool does not provide many industry standard options such as the ability to “freeze” the ticket while waiting for input from the client and does count weekend and holidays. It also likely has a heavy number of quickly resolved tickets, but it does provide a rough measurement. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 1 Page 62

Item #13. Data Loss (PII): This tracks the number of times COD employees tried to send Personally Identifiable Information. While a number of 0 would be good, it does point out that there remains a need to send data in a secure method. Tools do exist that encrypt the data but still make it available for FOIA requests, but that tool has not been budgeted. Cowbell (Insurance Vendor) # of Tickets/Incidents Score 140 75% 120 100 70% 80 65% 60 60% 40 55% 20 50% 0 = Time to close incidents Data Loss Prevention 9d0h PII emails blocked 8d0h 16 7d0h 14 6d0h 12 5d0h 10 4d0h 8 3d0h 6 2d0h 4 1d0h 2 0d0h 0 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 2 Page 63

Reference Transactions June 2023 Item #13. Adults 1,124 Teens 40 Children 296 0 250 500 750 1000 1250 1500 1750 2000 * Electronic Materials include Overdrive & Hoopla starting July 2022 Circulation June '23 FYTD '23 June '22 FYTD '22 Dover Residents 9,601 121,728 10,597 131,405 * Electronic Materials 4,847 53,231 3,572 43,013 Kent Residents Total - 8,603 89,136 6,686 74,251 ~Harrington 62 54 ~Milford 52 74 ~Smyrna 559 377 ~Unincorporated Kent Co. 7,930 6,181 Non-County Residents 1,338 14,373 1,379 13,019 New Registrations Dover Residents 210 2,760 247 2,263 Kent Residents Total - 126 1,360 127 940 ~Harrington 4 0 ~Milford 0 0 ~Smyrna 2 1 ~Unincorporated Kent Co. 120 126 Non-County Residents 6 59 14 60 Registered Library Users as of 06/30/23 Registered Library Users as of 06/30/22 City of Dover Residents 17,313 City of Dover Residents 17,880 Kent County Residents 7,108 Kent Co. Residents 6,353 Sussex County Residents 263 Sussex Co. Residents 250 New Castle Co. Residents 333 New Castle Co. Residents 346 Out of State 20 Other 22 TOTAL 25,037 24,851 Other Visitors 14,457 173,618 17,409 144,064 *Visitors - Curbside Pick-up 0 0 0 0 Meeting Room Attendance 2,114 26,700 3,139 21,404 Number of Photocopy Jobs 506 4,306 342 4,182 Number of Computer Print Jobs 2,556 31,639 2,316 26,790 Number of Computer Users 1,645 18,949 1,334 14,837 Number of Wireless Computer Users 1,639 17,956 1,700 12,355 Inter/Intralibrary - Loaned 57 49 Inter/Intralibrary - Borrowed 88 57 Holds Sent 2,809 2,923 Holds Received 1,639 1,772 TOTAL 4,593 58,764 4,801 57,361 Tech Services/Items Added 2,109 1,208 Tech Services/Items Deleted 1,095 4,405 Passport Services/Customers 231 2,896 218 2,340 Passport Services/Revenue $9,054 $125,339 $9,227 $96,707 Monthly Highlights ►313 attended / viewed 41 programs for adults. ►175 attended / viewed 23 program for teens. ►1,228 attended / viewed 25 programs for children. ► 0 volunteers. * Estimated Figure Page 64

Item #13. Parks & Recreation Monthly Report - June 2023 Parks & RecreaƟon Highlights  Five Park Projects Update Dover Park Building & Spray Pad construc on is underway. Groundbreaking pictures below! SchuƩe Park Dog Park installa on of ameni es will take place in July. We are looking at hos ng the Ribbon Cu ng in August due to the summer schedule of park needs, programs and extra events. Skate Park at SchuƩe remains a project on the list. All Accessible Playground will follow begin construc on on me in FY24.  Annual Jack Conrad Fishing Derby was held at Silver Lake Park on June 19. The Dover Elks Lodge 1903 has brought this event to Silver Lake since 1998! This year, 60 children ranging from 2 ‐ 16 years par cipated. The largest fish caught was an 18” carp and the most fish caught were 40! This is a great community event and we thank Officer Roy and his handlers for coming out to the event!!  Spring & Summer Performing Arts on The Green has kicked off. Thank you Bally’s Dover and Ka e Benne , State Farm Insurance for their sponsorship to make this years series possible. Join us on Thursday evenings at 7 PM! Outdoor Sports & Leagues ParƟcipant & Spectator Count Recreation Revenue Breakdown AcƟvity ParƟcipants Spectators LocaƟon Youth Soccer Camp 45 67 Schu e Park Tuesday Track Meets 294 441 Dover High School Church League So ball 774 1,116 Schu e Park Senior Mens So ball 352 88 Schu e Park Tennis in the Park 8 18 Dover Park June 2023 June 2022 General Recrea on $1,899.75 General Recrea on $850.00 Camps $24,755 Trips $0 Leagues $4,400 Camps $25,686.00 Sports $30 Leagues $2,225.00 Park Permits/Rentals $1,000 Bldg./Field/Pavilions $500.00 Parks & RecreaƟon June FYTD June 22 FYTD 22 Programs 23 23 General Recrea on 242 2, 959 75 929 Open Gym 80 1,774 93 2,117 Sports 79 2,467 38 1,542 Leagues 1,824 22,801 1,170 27,707 Camps 500 3,584 825 recheck Bldg., Facility & Park 18 149 n/a n/a Permits Page 65

Item #13. Grounds Monthly Report Jun-23 Arborist Crew: Arborist Crew - Trimmed street trees Tree Work Completed - Clearing woods line Schutte Park Tree's Trimmed 60 Beautification Crew: Tree's Removed 45 - Planted Annual Beds. Root Pruning 0 - Watering and weeding is on schedule. Stumps Removed 8 - Planted new memorial flower bed. Trees Planted 3 Mowing Crew: - Mowing routes are on schedule. - General clean up of mowing locations. Litter Removal: - Litter is being picked up on city property as per the weekly schedule. - Litter person has been diligent in the reporting of destruction in City parks. - 490 Total 90 gallon cans collected. - Removed 4 Shopping Carts. Parks Crew: - Completed Parks Route Daily. - Prepped softball fields. - Prepped soccer field. - Started working on dog park at Schutte Park. - Set up stage for multiple events on The Green and Legislative Mall. Miscellaneous: - Installed memorial plaque at new flower bed. - Provided trash cans / clean up for special events. - Help with Silver Lake clean up day with Chesapeake Utilities volunteers. Page 66

Item #13. Trees Trimmed 150 100 50 0 Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2021 2022 2023 Trees Removed 50 40 30 20 10 0 Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2021 2022 2023 90 Gallon Litter Cans Collected 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2021 2022 2023 Page 67

Item #13. June 2023 Procurement & Inventory Report Measure FY 2023 FY 2022 DIFFERENCE Issue Effectiveness – How often the FY 2023 (To date) FY 2022 (Total) warehouse has what the departments [1479/ (1479+325)] *100 [1610/ (1610+241)] *100 -5.00% need when it’s needed. 81.98% 86.98% [issues / (issues + back orders)] * 100 Turn Over Rate – Indicates that the material stocked is the material being -0.19 Turnovers per 0.79 Turnovers per year 0.98 Turnovers per year used. (2020-2021 Goal 1 per year) year WITHOUT TRANSFORMERS FUEL USE FY 2023 TO DATE FY 2022 TO DATE STOCK WITH OVER 60 MONTH SUPPLY (5 YEARS) Unleaded: 142,372 gallons 142,187 gallons Electric: $ 558,928.07 209 Line Items Diesel: 75,707 gallons 80,187 gallons Water: $ 14,439.33 36 Line Items Dollars Spent: $694,023.09 $650,776.31 General: $ 21,770.00 83 Line Items Total: $ 595,137.40 328 Line Items Purchase Orders for Stock by Fund Issues from Stock by Fund FY 2023 TO DATE FY 2022 TO DATE FY 2023 TO DATE FY 2022 TO DATE Electric: $1,567,976.79 $3,932,680.66 Electric: $1,688,340.66 $1,605,171.82 Water: $65,337.65 $97,262.20 Water: $72,430.66 $54,135.57 Wastewater: $0.00 $0.00 Wastewater: $637.73 $3,179.21 General: $92,033.96 $188,899.07 General: $137,264.34 $121,794.37 Total: $1,725,348.40 $4,218,841.93 *Total: $1,898,673.41 $1,786,475.73 Warehouse Stock Money Spent for Postage/Postal Services FY2023 FY2022 FY 2023 TO DATE FY2022 TO DATE Total Dollar Value: $3,237,992.38 $2,447,063.63 $172,811.97 $155,676.82 Total Line Items: 988 1,014 * Total of Issues from Stock by Fund includes Issues from Electric Returns (ER) warehouse. Current Bid/RFP Status BID REQUESTING COMMODITY TERM Status as of July 1, 2023 NUMBER DEPARTMENT One Weyandt Hall HVAC Upgrade 23-0016FM Facilities RFP Opening scheduled for July 12, 2023 @ 2:00 PM Time Pension and Other Post Employment One 23-0017FN Finance Forwarded to Finance on 6/13/2023 Benefits Actuarial Services Time One Wellhead Redevelopment Program 23-0018WW Water/Wastewater RFP opening scheduled for July 18, 2023 @ 2:00 PM Time Decontamination & Demolition of the One Electric RFP opening is scheduled for August 4, 2023 @ 8:00 23-0019EL McKee Run Generating Station Time Department PM One FY2023C Street and Alley Program 23-0020PW Public Works Bid opening scheduled for July 26, 2023 @ 2:00 PM Time Page 68

Item #13. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS June 2023 MONTHLY REPORT GIS GIS PROJECT HOURS Create Data Requests Printing Technical Support Updates Configure Training 5% 6% 28% 35% 10% 5% 11% GIS PROJECT HOURS Other City-Wide DWW DPW Tax Mayor IT Cust. Service Dover PD City Manager City Clerk Planning & Insp. Library Parks & Rec Electric 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 GIS Project Hours Page 69

Item #13. SANITATION MONTHLY REFUSE (TONS) Bulk Rear Automated 943.45 932.49 919.01 865.91 885.75 875.96 846.3 828.39 843.85 798.79 830.2 816.65 804.09 155.48 116.32 113.92 134.19 113.94 117.42 121.09 95.93 91.5 85.64 147.1 60.86 162.61 128.4 135.88 146.31 127.28 71 175.41 141.87 133.5 60 108.22 104.93 98.65 80.2 JUNE 22 JULY 22 AUG 22 SEPT 22 OCT 22 NOV 22 DEC 22 JAN 23 FEB 23 MAR 23 APRIL 23 MAY 23 JUNE 23 SANITATION HOURS 600 555 556 485 500 460 400 361 376 368.5 294.5 300 200 100 0 Bulk Automated Hand Trash Yard Waste June 2022 June 2023 SANITATION June 23 FYTD 23 June 22 FYTD 22 Trips to DSWA Sandtown Landfill 220 2,234 226 2,100 Total Tonnage to DSWA 1,135.75 12,832.76 1,246.03 13,760.10 90-gallon Containers Delivered 24 599 19 350 300-gallon Containers Delivered 2 12 2 8 Total Man Hours Containers Delivered 27 265 17 200 CURBSIDE RECYCLING TOTAL CANS COLLECTED TOTAL ACCOUNTS WEIGHT (LBS) AVE. WEIGHT (LBS) June 2023 22,348 10,089 270,460 12.1 Page 70

Item #13. STREETS / STORMWATER MONTHLY STREET SWEEPING & LEAF COLLECTION Sweeper Waste (cu.yd.) Street Sweeping (miles) Leaf Collection (miles) Leaf Debris (cu.yd.) 6322 3279 1783 0 970 0 3177 1914 0 0 674 1570 1630 585 1765 133.5 0 0 0 135 1085 1234 817 92 122 0 5 1528 470 122 0 12 1220 12.5 0 239 1201 JUNE JULY 0 0 47 1351 Leaf Debris (cu.yd.) AUG 2 144 555 15.5 0 0 Leaf Collection (miles) 22 SEPT 132 22 22 OCT NOV 102 31 Street Sweeping (miles) 22 22 DEC 86 94.5 22 JAN FEB 22 MAR Sweeper Waste (cu.yd.) 23 23 APR 23 MAY 23 JUNE 23 23 STREETS / STORMWATER June 23 FYTD 23 June 22 FYTD 22 Signs Installed 19 78 14 89 Signs Repaired 14 164 42 279 Curbs Painted Yellow (ft) 1,020 15,818 186 18,835 New Posts Installed 13 117 7 85 Storm Catch Basins Repaired 2 16 4 19 Storm Catch Basin Repairs (hrs) 13.75 74.25 24 122.5 Storm Catch Basins Cleaned (l.f.) 1 4 0 19 Storm Catch Basin Cleaning (hrs) .75 5 0 16.25 Hot Mix Patching (tons) 6.02 42.27 6.33 37.7 Hot Mix Patching (hrs) 15 105.5 14.5 57 Cold Mix Patching (hrs) 14.75 152.5 19.5 116.25 Concrete Work (hrs) 11.5 450 7 349.5 Concrete Patching (cu.yd.) .5 73.03 .62 72.52 Ditch Work (hrs) 0 8 0 94 Street and Alley Maintenance (hrs) 0 36.7 8 44.75 Street Sweeping (miles) 1351 9,343.50 1,783 3,001.04 Street Sweeping (cu.yd.) 94.4 1,060.9 135 5,676.5 Leaf Collection (miles) 0 5,287 0 9,225 Leaves Collected (cu.yd.) 0 8,670 0 12,864.5 Page 71

Item #13. CITY OF DOVER DEPARTMENT OF WATER & WASTEWATER MONTHLY REPORT Jun-23 Inflow & Infiltration Costs $200,000.00 This chart indicates the amount of money the City is spending on treating ground and / or rain water through Kent County. This cost is being offset by the Ground Water Inflow Adjustment rate passed on to the $150,000.00 customers. The July and September flow is showing as a negative cost due to the timing of the Kent County reporting vs the timing of the City billing. $100,000.00 $50,000.00 $- 1-Jun 1-Jul 1-Aug 1-Sep 1-Oct 1-Nov 1-Dec 1-Jan 1-Feb 1-Mar 1-Apr 1-May 1-Jun $(50,000.00) I & I Cost Water & Wastewater Repairs Water mains and services are typically repaired at a higher rate 5 when drastic change in temperature occurs. This freeze and thaw cycle expands and contracts the soil, causing cracks in the water line. This was evident in the month of January 2022, 6 4 water main breaks. January of 2023 was milder by coparison, leading to less breaks. 3 2 1 0 1-Jun 1-Jul 1-Aug 1-Sep 1-Oct 1-Nov 1-Dec 1-Jan 1-Feb 1-Mar 1-Apr 1-May 1-Jun Water Mains Repaired Water Services Repaired Wastewater Mains Repaired Wastewater Laterals Repaired Number of Brown Water Complaints 20 This chart indicates the number of complaints the Department receives. 18 October and April on this chart are 16 high due to the flushing operation. 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 1-Jun 1-Jul 1-Aug 1-Sep 1-Oct 1-Nov 1-Dec 1-Jan 1-Feb 1-Mar 1-Apr 1-May 1-Jun Number of Brown Water Complaints Linear (Number of Brown Water Complaints) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Activities Sending all staff to Unconscious Bias training – this will provide some enlightenment to staff members on the pitfalls of bias. We are sending office staff out to meet with field staff to collaborate on current operational and future capital projects to gather insight from all team members Two (2) staff members have joined the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee. This will hopefully open up some ideas from other City team members on what they are trying to accomplish. Attended June meeting and participated with entire committee. A Department wide picnic occurred on September 30, 2021. The team was able to come together and talk about the vision of the Department and where we want to go. An emphasis was provided to the team to provide any and all ideas to grow the Department. A Department wide event was held on May 2, 2022 to celebrate National Drinking Water Week. A State of the Department is scheduled for late July / early August to bring team together. One on one sessions with all team members and the Director to solicit any ideas and / or improvements for the Department has been initiated and conversations have been promising. Encouraged and provided all staff the ability to participate in the DEI survey to understand the needs and desires of City staff. 90 % of the team attending the "Together We Succeed" cookout Emergency Exercise including three (3) different divisions, requested feedback and input during event Team members attended a Coffee & Conversation meeting at the Pitts Center Team participated in the DE&I December, February and April initiatives, with pushing out content to staff Team participated in the DE&I Mid Day Munchies Event Team held an inclusive event for Drinking Water Week, team building exercise with lunch and games. Participated at Council for Proclamation Page 72

Item #14. City Planner’s Monthly Report Department of Planning & Inspections JUNE 2023 Planning & Inspections Highlights Some Items to Call to Your Attention Planning Staff was involved with the review of 68 Building Permits and 28 Certificates of Occupancy permits that were issued for a monthly total of 96 and a year-to-date total of 542. This tally amount is trending higher than the last few years when compared to year-to-date 2022 total of 493 Permits and COs and year-to-date 2021 total of 401 Permits and COs. In March the Inspections and Permitting Division conducted 487 building inspections and on-site meetings, conducted 221 plumbing/mechanical inspections and issued 28 Certificates of Occupancy, compared to last year at this time of 400 building inspections, 497 plumbing/mechanical inspections and 10 Certificates of Occupancy. The Planning Office Staff Working Group continues to meet to review the recommendations in the Downtown Dover Partnership’s Strategic Master Plan known as “Transforming Downtown Dover: Capital City 2023” (January 2023) related to land use and zoning activities and plan implementation for potential ordinance and policy changes focused on the C-2 zoning district. In June 2023, Residential Building Permits were issued for five (5) Townhouse Units, and three (3) single family detached dwellings. Temporary Certificates of Occupancy were issued to eight (8) Du- plex units. Certificates of Occupancy were issued to seven (7) single family detached dwellings, five (5) Townhouse units, three (3) Duplex units, and one (1) single family detached dwelling in the Downtown Development District. Building Permits for new structures included permits for an accessory structure at Capital Baptist Church, MOD Wash (Car Wash) at 1414 N. DuPont Highway, the Dover Park Community Center and Spray Pad, and the East Carolina Warehouse at 100 Ridgely Street. Other Building Permits included permits for renovations for a restaurant tenant fit-out at Capital Station, office renovations to the Fan Care Center of Dover Motor Speedway, and a Demolition Permit for portions of Grossley Hall on the Delaware State University campus. A Temporary Certificate of Occupancy was issued to a renova- tion project at Bayhealth Medical Center. Certificates of Occupancy were issued for a tenant fit-out for Citizens Bank at 779 N. DuPont Highway (old Pizza Hut Building) and two interior renovation pro- jects for Bayhealth at the Blue Hen Corporate Center on Bay Road. The Fire Marshal’s Office Staff investigated eight (8) fire incidents. Staff is conducting Annual Fire and Life Safety Inspections at apartment/clubhouses. The Code Enforcement Division continued to be busy with growing grass whereby 39 tall grass viola- tions were issued for a year-to-date total of 762 tall grass violations. Annual housing inspections picked up this month with 182 inspections conducted for a total of 782 thus far for 2023. Other sta- tistics from the Code Enforcement team include: 19 no valid rental permit violations; 12 abandoned vehicle violations; 22 property maintenance violations; 59 Code violations and 2 dangerous build- ings. There are 7,744 active rental dwellings in the City of Dover. The property located at 46 Riverside Road was demolished by the owner. Page 73

Item #14. PROGRESS IN PICTURES 779 N. DuPont Hwy Macy’s Omni Service Center Citizens Bank 1365 N DuPont Highway 655 BAY ROAD CLEARWAY PATH SOLUTIONS 640 STATE STREET BAYHEALTH ENDOSCOPY UNIT Page 74

Item #14. PROGRESS IN PICTURES 49 S. Kirkwood Street NCALL 11 S. New Street Habitat for Humanity 274 Tea Party Trail Ashburn Homes 607 / 609 Ruth Way Chatham Bay- 239 Tea Party Trail Eden Hill Farm TND Patriot Village 1362 College Rd. Michael Biddle 300, 302, 304, 306, 308 Stripes Court 544 Ruth Way Page 75

Item #14. PROGESS IN PICTURES 548 Ruth Way Chatham Bay at Eden Hill Farm TND 546 Ruth Way Chatham Bay at Eden Hill Farm TND 550 Ruth Way Chatham Bay at Eden Hill Farm TND Page 76

Item #14. Planning & Inspections Revenue FY2023 Revenue Estimates for FY2022 Actual % of Revenue Stream Budget (YTD) June Budget Business License $1,450,000 $ 1,456,836 100% Manufactured Home License $16,000 $ 13,047 82% Building Permits $550,000 $ 754,376 137% Cert. of Occupancy $8,000 $ 19,285 241% Public Occupancy $45,000 $ 42,731 95% Lodging House $14,000 $ 28,170 201% Plumbing/Heating/Air $80,000 $ 126,402 158% Rental Inspection Fee $410,000 $ 740,184 181% Miscellaneous $20,000 $ 20,221 101% Fire Protection Fees $70,000 $ 103,046 147% Code Enforcement Fines $60,000 $ 106,000 177% Vacant Building Reg. $70,000 $ 35,950 51% Total P&I Revenue $2,793,000 $ 3,446,248 123% Department Operations— Planning Office The Meetings of the Boards and Commission supported by the Planning Office are presented in the Hybrid format with both In-Person and Virtual (using WebEx) meeting options for participation. Electronic commu- nications and conducting Meetings and Trainings in virtual formats are commonplace due to realized effi- ciencies. PLANNING OFFICE—Permit Reviews The Planning Office is part of the review process for certain types of construction activity permits (Building Permits, Sign Permits, etc.) and Certificate of Occupancy permits in order to confirm compliance with the Zoning Ordinance provisions. For June 2023, Planning Staff was involved with the review of 68 Building Per- mits and 28 Certificates of Occupancy permits that were issued for a monthly total of 96 and a year-to-date total of 542. This tally amount is trending higher than the last few years when compared to a year-to-date 2022 total of 493 Permits and COs and year-to-date 2021 total of 401 Permits and COs. Staff also reviews new applications for Business Licenses and Rental Dwelling Permits. JUNE 2023 (FY23) TOTAL FOR FY23 New Home Permits Issued 8 103 Value of Commercial Projects $5,381,757.00 $56,588,159.00 Downtown Incentives (Fees Waived) $617.00 $28,176.50 Page 77

Item #14. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION 2019 Comprehensive Plan Implementation of the 2019 Comprehensive Plan continues as Departments citywide focus on the plan im- plementation items as found in Implementation Plan (Chapter 15) items such as the projects, studies, code amendments, and other activities. A copy of the Final Plan (as amended) is available on the Comprehensive Plan website: https://www.cityofdover.com/2019-comprehensive-plan Visit the Dover Parcel and Zoning Viewer on the City’s website to see zoning information for properties located in Dover. Use the Quick Link on the main page www.cityofdover.com . Other Activities • DAFB Compatible Use Study: City Planning Staff is part of the Technical Committee for the DAFB Com- patible Use Study. As part of a Department of Defense program initiative, DelDOT is leading this study of uses in a Study Area of a 5-miles radius of the Dover Air Force Base. Consultant assistance for the Study includes the University of Delaware – Institute for Public Administration and Century Engineering. The Final Study Report was issued in June. See the project website for more information on the Final Study Report activities: https://deldot.gov/projects/Studies/dafb/ • Downtown Dover Strategic Master Plan: The Downtown Dover Partnership’s Strategic Master Plan is known as “Transforming Downtown Dover: Capital City 2030” (January 2023). Various partners are focusing on Plan implementation. The Planning Office Staff Working Group continues to meet to review the plan recommendations related to land use and zoning activities and plan implementation for poten- tial ordinance and policy changes focused on the C-2 zoning district. See the project webpage for more information on activities and the Final Plan: https://www.downtowndoverpartnership.com/ddp/ Downtown-Dover-Strategic-Master-Plan/ CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES • In June 2023, Residential Building Permits were issued for five (5) Townhouse Units in Patriot Village, one (1) single family detached dwelling in Patriot Village, Phase III area, and two (2) single family de- tached dwellings in other areas of the City. • Temporary Certificates of Occupancy were issued to eight (8) Duplex units in Eden Hill Farm TND. Cer- tificates of Occupancy were issued to one single family detached dwelling and five (5) Townhouse units at Patriot Village; five (5) single family detached dwellings on Ruth Way (Phase 1 – Chatham Bay) and three (3) Duplex units on Ruth Way (Phase 1 – Chatham Bay) in Eden Hill Farm TND; one (1) single fami- ly detached dwelling in the Downtown Development District; and one (1) single family detached house on College Road. • Building Permits for new structures included permits for an accessory structure at Capital Baptist Church (Admin Site Plan S-22-05); MOD Wash (Car Wash) at 1414 N. DuPont Highway (S-21-10); the Dover Park Community Center and Spray Pad (S-21-06); and the East Carolina Warehouse at 100 Ridgely Street (S-23-01). Other Building Permits included permits for renovations for a restaurant ten- ant fit-out at Capital Station; office renovations to the Fan Care Center of Dover Motor Speedway; and a Demolition Permit for portions of Grossley Hall on the Delaware State University campus. • A Temporary Certificate of Occupancy was issued to a renovation project at Bayhealth Medical Center. Certificates of Occupancy were issued for a tenant fit-out for Citizens Bank at 779 N. DuPont Highway (old Pizza Hut Building) and two interior renovation projects for Bayhealth at the Blue Hen Corporate Center on Bay Road. Page 78

Item #14. BOARD AND COMMISSION ACTIVITY The June Meetings of the Boards and Commissions supported by the Planning Office were held in the Hy- brid Format with the In-Person Meeting and a Virtual Meeting option using the WebEx telephone/video conferencing platform. The Planning Commission Meeting of June 20, 2023 included consideration of a Site Plan application and of a Revised Implementation Plan – Eden Hill Farm TND. The Historic District Commis- sion and the Board of Adjustment did not meet in June due to lack of agenda items. Board of Adjustment: The Board of Adjustment did not meet on June 21, 2023. The next Board of Ad- justment meeting is scheduled for July 19, 2023. Historic District Commission: The Historic District Commission did not meet on June 15, 2023. The next Historic District Commission meeting is scheduled for July 20, 2023. Planning Commission: The Planning Commission met on June 20, 2023 . The next Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for July 17, 2023. The following applications were acted upon: • S-23-06 College Road Apartments at Railroad Avenue/Grove Street – The Planning Commission granted conditional approval of the Site Development Plan for construction of two 6-story mid-rise apartment buildings with a total of 385 units consisting of studio, 1 bedroom, and 2 bedroom units. The ground level of each apartment building is parking and the other site improvements include six 7-car gar- age buildings, parking lots, landscaping, and recreation areas. The Project also includes street construc- tion/improvements to Raymond Street and Railroad Avenue. A Lot Consolidation Plan will combine the four parcels located east of Railroad Avenue for a total of 31.08 acres of land. These properties are zoned RG-5 (General Residence Zone for Mid-Rise Apartments). The subject area is located north of, but not adjacent to College Road, and east of the Railroad corridor in the vicinity of Raymond Street, Railroad Avenue, and Grove Street. Property Owners: Patel College Properties, LLC and Patel Excess College Road, LLC. Tax Parcels: ED-05-067.00-02-53.00-000, ED-05-067.00-02-54.00-000, ED-05- 067.00-02-55.00-000, and ED-05-067.00-02-56.00-000. Council District 4. The Planning Commission denied the Waiver Request for the Reduction of Parking Requirement and approved the Active Recrea- tion Area Plan. The Planning Commission conducted a Public Hearing and began review of this applica- tion at their March 20, 2023 Meeting and deferred action seeking additional information. The Planning Commission continued review of this application at their April 17, 2023 and deferred action until the June 2023 Meeting seeking additional information. • S-23-12 Eden Hill Farm TND: Residential District - Revised Implementation Plan (Phases 4, 5 & 6 Areas: Lot Configuration, Open Space Areas & Unit Count) - The Planning Commission granted approval along with the appropriate conditions as recommended in the DAC Report to the Revised Im- plementation Plan for the Residential District component of the Traditional Neighborhood Design pro- ject known as Eden Hill Farm TND. The Revised Plan for the Residential District proposes to revise Phase 4, 5 & 6 areas: to correct sizes of Lots 6, 7, 8, and 9 (Multi-family Lots); to reconfigure Lot 10 (Multi-family) and adjacent alleys; to convert Lot 11 from Open Space to Townhouse Lots; to consoli- date lots (Lots 190-234, 327-338, Open Space) to create Signers Park Open Space of 6.12 acres and to create a Multi-family Lot of 5.28 acres; to consolidate lots (Lots 434-450) to create Open Space of 2.18 acres adjacent to railroad corridor; to abandon certain street and alley rights-of-way; to adjust alignment of Red Haven Way; to increase total unit count from 665 to 725 dwelling units; and to revise phase line of Phases 5 and 6. The Residential District consists multiple parcels totaling of 109.034 acres ± of land and is zoned TND (Traditional Neighborhood Design). The project is located south of West North Street and Wemyss Road and east of the POW-MIA Parkway. The owners of record for the areas of revision are Eden Hill Apartments Acquisition Co., LCC and Eden 4DS, LLC. Tax Parcels: Multiple parcels of the Residential District on map ED-05-076.04. Council District 2. Page 79

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM Item #14. CDBG FY21 Projects • Homeownership Assistance Program CDBG funds will be used to provide homeownership assistance to first-time homebuyers who purchase affordable housing in the City of Dover. Six (6) families have purchased homes and one (1) family is scheduled to close next month. • Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing (DIMH) CDBG funds will be used to provide operations cost for the shelter. DIMH has purchased a building for its new shelter location that will be renovated with CDBG funds. The project is underway. • Central Delaware Housing Collaborative CDBG funds will be used to provide operations cost for a women’s shelter. This project is underway. • Milford Housing Homeowner Rehabilitation/Emergency Home Repair Pro- grams CDBG funds will be used to rehabilitate existing owner-occupied housing in the City that is in violation of the City’s Housing Code and complete emergency home repairs to elimi- nate housing conditions that threaten the health and safety of low-income homeowners. Emergency Home Repairs have been completed on eight (8) owner occupied homes and two (2) single family homes have been renovated. • American Rescue Act (ARPA) Funding City Council approved to award a little over $1.8 million in grant funding for Housing and Community Service projects. All projects are underway. Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing has expended $50,000 in ARPA funding providing motel vouchers and rental as- sistance in response to those persons affected by Covid-19 and the Department of Health and Social Services has spent 87% of their grant award by providing motel vouch- ers and utility payment assistance in response to persons affected by Covid-19. A little over $1.2 million or 67% of funds have been spent on Round 1 of ARPA funding year to date. Page 80

Item #14. CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY Dangerous Buildings, Vacant Buildings & Demolitions  Vacant Buildings currently registered - 147  Dangerous Buildings – 51  Active Rental Dwellings – 7,744 • 46 Riverside Drive – Demolished by the owner. Page 81

Building Inspections & Licensing Summary Item #14. April 2022— July 2022– Current June 2023 JUNE 2022 June 2023 PERMITTING AND LICENSING Permits Issued JUNE (2023) JUNE (2022) FY 23 FYTD 23 FY22 FYTD 22 Administrative Permit 7 69 3 47 Building Addition/Renovation Permits 29 359 36 407 Building Permits 24 266 17 281 Demolition Permits 3 27 5 25 Fence Permits 17 295 25 210 Fire Prevention Permits 7 77 7 69 Mechanical Permits 20 512 39 477 Plumbing Permits 29 566 30 345 Sign Permits 11 105 14 156 Swimming Pool Permits 1 16 4 14 Subtotal 2292 2031 Business Licenses 25 1911 79 1932 Merchant Licenses 0 330 5 347 Contractor Licenses 22 1288 25 1275 Subtotal 3529 3554 Lodging House Licenses 0 48 0 58 Public Occupancy 21 510 13 493 Rental Dwelling 69 3046 37 3034 Subtotal 3604 3585 Manufactured Homes 2 285 1 293 BUILDING INSPECTIONS Inspections JUNE (2023) JUNE (2022) FY 23 FYTD 23 FY22 FYTD 22 Building (Inspections/CBI/Site Meetings) 487 4421 400 3590 Plumbing/Mechanical 221 4726 497 3859 Certificate of Occupancy 28 224 10 89 Page 82

Item #14. Fire Marshal’s Office—At a Glance June 2023 The Fire Marshal’s Office staff investigated 8 fire incidents during the month of June. Staff is conducting Annual Fire and Life Safety Inspections at apartments/clubhouses. Month Year to Date Previous Year to Date Annual Fire & Life Safety Inspections 28 388 332 Deficiencies From the Above Inspections 111 1,345 552 Fire Code Violations/Deficiencies/ 18 309 371 Complaints C/O & Fire Equipment Acceptance Tests 6 127 147 Meetings & Walk Through 18 213 214 Fire Plan Review & DAC 13 132 114 Month Year to Date Previous Year to Date Accidental 4 totaling $6,001 37 totaling $1,254,602 31 totaling $341,701 Undetermined N/A 12 totaling $800,002 14 totaling $1,052,502 Incendiary 4 totaling $1,250 12 totaling $4,087,253 6 totaling $27,702 Arrest Made with DPD 1 4 1 Investigation Time 14 233 hours 145 hours Injuries 0 1 14 Deaths 0 0 1 Page 83

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Item #15. Finance Department Monthly Report June 2023 CITY OF DOVER ACTIVITY REPORTS June 2023 FINANCE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LEVELS FY22 YTD FY23 YTD BANK TRENDS Number of Deposits Made (Hand, ACH & Wire, Lockbox) 6,286 6,403 Total Amount of All Deposits $ 181,026,722 $ 197,887,959 Other Activity Number of Pay Periods 26 27 Number of Direct Deposits Issued 10,741 11,019 Number of Pension Checks Issued 3,236 3,155 Total Pension Benefits Paid - Defined Benefit Plan $ 6,124,434 $ 5,564,851 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE Number of Check Vouchers 6,326 6,158 Number of EFT Vouchers 3,265 4,169 Vouchers Dollar Amount Disbursed $ 79,937,181 $ 106,256,358 $81,285 FY22 YTD Wages $111,701 FY23 YTD Wages $85,031 $284,997 $109,384 $1,028,696 $1,369,402 $398,983 $812,312 $851,819 $1,624,795 $1,711,062 $2,027,598 $1,836,195 $18,414,582 $20,595,200 Regular Regular All over time All over time Vacation Vacation Sick Sick Terminal Leave - Retiree Vacation/Sick Payout Terminal Leave - Retiree Vacation/Sick Payout Personal Personal Other Comp Time Other Comp Time Page 3 Page 86

Item #15. Finance Department Monthly Report June 2023 City of Dover Preliminary General Fund Summary Fiscal Year to Date (June 2023) Revenues Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % Property & Transfer Taxes $ 17,625,000 $ 18,401,300 $ 18,422,500 100% Program Revenues 10,329,400 11,324,700 12,212,898 108% Utility Transfers 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 100% Grants 1,051,000 1,282,200 583,557 46% Interfund Services 6,181,400 6,181,400 5,440,489 88% All Other 1 820,000 1,138,200 1,007,639 89% $ 46,006,800 $ 48,327,800 $ 47,667,083 99% Expenditures Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % Program Expenses $ 31,054,300 $ 31,622,100 $ 29,577,128 94% Interfund Services 11,588,500 11,904,500 11,240,150 94% Debt Service 630,000 630,000 629,441 100% Post Retirement Benefits 2,328,500 2,328,500 2,328,500 100% Pension Fund Contributions 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 100% Capital Project Transfers 3,536,500 3,554,600 3,554,600 100% All Other 2 2,210,400 1,840,300 1,437,284 78% $ 52,348,200 $ 52,880,000 $ 49,767,103 94% 1 Includes Cable Franchise Revenue, Miscellaneous Receipts, Garrison Farm Rent, Sales of Assets, Fund Invest Manager Cost. 2 Includes Bank and CC Fees, Street Lights Expense, DDP Contribution, Trf to Cable Franchise Reserve, Trf to Electric I & E, and Trf to Electric Revenue Fund, Trf to Uncollectible Reserve and Misc. Grant Expense. Page 4 Page 87

Item #15. Finance Department Monthly Report June 2023 General Fund Revenues $20,000,000 $18,000,000 $16,000,000 $14,000,000 $12,000,000 $10,000,000 $8,000,000 $6,000,000 $4,000,000 $2,000,000 $- Property & Transfer Taxes Program Revenues Utility Transfers Grants Interfund Services All Other 1 Original Budget Revised Budget Actual General Fund Expenditures $35,000,000 $30,000,000 $25,000,000 $20,000,000 $15,000,000 $10,000,000 $5,000,000 $- Program Expenses Interfund Services Debt Service Post Retirement Benefits Pension Fund Contributions Capital Project Transfers All Other 2 Original Budget Revised Budget Actual Page 5 Page 88

Item #15. Finance Department Monthly Report June 2023 City of Dover Preliminary Water Fund Summary Fiscal Year to Date (June 2023) Revenues Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % Customer Sales $ 6,500,000 $ 6,650,000 $ 6,711,369 101% Impact Fees 220,000 300,000 393,278 131% Rents 425,400 425,400 399,756 94% Miscellaneous 1 59,600 193,700 240,889 124% $ 7,205,000 $ 7,569,100 $ 7,745,292 102% Expenditures Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % Program Expenses $ 3,228,600 $ 3,476,000 $ 3,155,825 91% Interfund Services 1,096,400 1,096,400 975,788 89% Debt Service 692,000 778,000 777,914 100% Post Retirement Benefits 207,400 207,400 207,400 100% Capital Project Transfers 920,700 920,700 920,700 100% Electric I&E Fund Transfer 25,000 25,000 25,000 100% General Fund Transfer 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 100% All Other 2 72,000 28,000 25,087 90% $ 7,242,100 $ 7,531,500 $ 7,087,715 94% 1 Includes Penalties, Income from Sale of Assets, Miscellaneous Income, and Reconnect Fees. 2 Includes Bank & CC Fees. Page 6 Page 89

Item #15. Finance Department Monthly Report June 2023 Water Revenues $8,000,000 $7,000,000 $6,000,000 $5,000,000 $4,000,000 $3,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,000,000 $- Customer Sales Impact Fees Rents Miscellaneous 1 Original Budget Revised Budget Actual Water Expenditures $4,000,000 $3,500,000 $3,000,000 $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $1,500,000 $1,000,000 $500,000 $- Program Expenses Interfund Services Debt Service Post Retirement Benefits Capital Project Transfers Electric I&E Fund Transfer General Fund Transfer All Other 2 Original Budget Revised Budget Actual Page 7 Page 90

Item #15. Finance Department Monthly Report June 2023 City of Dover Preliminary Wastewater Fund Summary Fiscal Year to Date (June 2023) Revenues Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % Customer Sales $ 9,922,700 $ 9,922,700 $ 9,755,425 98% Impact Fees 180,000 280,000 357,740 128% Miscellaneous 1 4,200 161,000 197,525 123% $ 10,106,900 $ 10,363,700 $ 10,310,690 99% Expenditures Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % Program Expenses $ 1,454,800 $ 1,591,100 $ 1,442,506 91% Kent County Treatment Fee 4,850,000 3,760,000 3,873,121 103% Interfund Services 841,600 841,600 744,459 88% Debt Service 715,000 650,000 650,743 100% Post Retirement Benefits 100,500 100,500 100,500 100% Capital Project Transfers 756,400 706,400 706,400 100% Electric I&E Transfer 25,000 25,000 25,000 100% General Fund Transfer 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 100% All Other 2 30,000 13,400 10,157 76% $ 9,773,300 $ 8,688,000 $ 8,552,886 98% 1 Includes Interest Income, Penalties, Loss on Disposal, and Miscellaneous Income. 2 Includes Bank & CC Fees and transfer to Impact Reserve. Page 8 Page 91

Item #15. Finance Department Monthly Report June 2023 Wastewater Revenues $12,000,000 $10,000,000 $8,000,000 $6,000,000 $4,000,000 $2,000,000 $- Customer Sales Impact Fees Miscellaneous 1 Original Budget Revised Budget Actual Wastewater Expenditures $6,000,000 $5,000,000 $4,000,000 $3,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,000,000 $- Program Expenses Kent County Treatment Interfund Services Debt Service Post Retirement Capital Project Transfers Electric I&E Transfer General Fund Transfer All Other 2 Fee Benefits Original Budget Revised Budget Actual Page 9 Page 92

Item #15. Finance Department Monthly Report June 2023 City of Dover Preliminary Electric Fund Summary Fiscal Year to Date (June 2023) Revenues Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % Customer Sales $ 82,505,800 $ 81,109,900 $ 76,917,324 95% Distribution of Earnings 21,840,000 16,440,000 16,465,555 100% All Other 1 10,892,000 12,054,400 11,624,782 96% $ 115,237,800 $ 109,604,300 $ 105,007,661 96% Expenditures Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % Power Supply & Generation $ 86,970,700 $ 76,012,300 $ 61,748,722 81% Electric Operating Div. Exp. 7,919,700 8,075,900 7,604,046 94% Interfund Services 4,243,400 4,243,400 3,720,241 88% Debt Service 1,591,600 1,591,600 1,401,204 88% Post Retirement Benefits 911,000 911,000 911,000 100% Capital Project Transfers 6,435,200 4,826,400 4,826,400 100% General Fund Transfer 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 100% All Other 2 3,120,700 3,249,400 2,776,983 85% $ 119,192,300 $ 106,910,000 $ 90,988,595 85% 1 Includes Rental Revenue, Miscellaneous Service Revenue, Interest Earnings, Investment Management Fees, New Service Fees, Sale of Assets, Trf from Uncollectible Reserves, General Service Billing, Revenue from Rate Stabilization, Penalties, and Green Energy Charges. 2 Includes Utility Tax, Interest on Deposits, Bank & CC Fees, Bond Issuance Costs, Transfer to Uncollectible Reserve, and Green Energy. Megawatt Hours Sold & Purchased Budget Rev. Budget Actual Sales to Customers MWh (excl. Street Light MWh) 747,331 747,331 708,972 Sales per MWh $137.42 $128.32 $129.58 Purchased/Generated MWh 765,382- 765,382- 739,675- All In MWh Supply & Generation $113.57 $99.25 $83.44 Page 10 Page 93

Item #15. Finance Department Monthly Report June 2023 Electric Fund - Revenues Mi l lions $- $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 $80 $90 $100 $110 $120 $130 Original Budget Revised Budget Actual Customer Sales Distribution of Earnings All Other 1 Electric Fund - Expenditures $95,000,000 $90,000,000 $85,000,000 $80,000,000 $75,000,000 $70,000,000 $65,000,000 $60,000,000 $55,000,000 $50,000,000 $45,000,000 $40,000,000 $35,000,000 $30,000,000 $25,000,000 $20,000,000 $15,000,000 $10,000,000 $5,000,000 $- Power Supply & Electric Operating Post Retirement Capital Project General Fund Interfund Services Debt Service All Other 2 Generation Div. Exp. Benefits Transfers Transfer Original Budget $86,970,700 7,919,700 4,243,400 1,591,600 911,000 6,435,200 8,000,000 3,120,700 Revised Budget $76,012,300 8,075,900 4,243,400 1,591,600 911,000 4,826,400 8,000,000 3,249,400 Actual $61,748,722 7,604,046 3,720,241 1,401,204 911,000 4,826,400 8,000,000 2,776,983 Original Budget Revised Budget Actual Page 11 Page 94

Item #15. Finance Department Monthly Report June 2023 City of Dover Preliminary Division Expense Summary (General Fund) Fiscal Year to Date (June 2023) Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % General Fund Divisions % of Budget City Clerk $ 379,300 $ 385,800 $ 354,712 92% Council 256,800 251,800 220,167 87% Mayor Fire 724,000 741,200 751,406 101% Human Resources Grounds 1,611,100 1,637,000 1,548,863 95% Customer Services Library 1,916,500 1,957,800 1,845,640 94% Fleet Maintenance Recreation 1,341,300 1,367,700 1,282,845 94% Procurement & Inventory Life Safety 594,700 620,900 566,262 91% Code Enforcement 821,300 1,007,000 939,235 93% Engineering Planning 757,600 730,200 642,462 88% Facilities Management Public Inspections 758,200 789,900 791,076 100% Pub. Services Administration Police 19,206,200 19,512,800 18,322,881 94% Finance Police Extra Duty 405,000 405,000 615,311 152% Information Technology Streets 674,800 598,400 531,396 89% Sanitation 2,801,100 2,865,100 2,480,235 87% City Manager Stormwater 864,900 819,000 582,098 71% Stormwater City Manager 1,251,200 1,299,600 1,167,709 90% Sanitation Information Technology 832,700 848,400 817,959 96% Streets Finance 1,109,500 1,157,200 1,001,036 87% Police Extra Duty Pub. Services Administration 541,800 571,100 552,127 97% Police Facilities Management 844,200 861,900 815,671 95% Engineering 188,700 207,100 226,280 109% Public Inspections Procurement & Inventory 754,800 781,600 818,341 105% Planning Fleet Maintenance 941,100 1,024,000 974,835 95% Code Enforcement Customer Services 1,393,300 1,438,800 1,461,704 102% Life Safety Human Resources 488,300 472,800 381,687 81% Recreation Mayor 234,400 224,500 196,486 88% $ 41,692,800 $ 42,576,600 $ 39,888,424 94% Library Grounds Fire Council City Clerk 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120% 140% 160% Page 12 Page 95

Finance Department Monthly Report June 2023 Item #15. City of Dover Preliminary Utilities Expenditure Summary Fiscal Year to Date (June 2023) Water Divison Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % Engineering & Inspection $ 338,200 $ 357,100 $ 275,521 77% Water Department 690,800 729,600 688,902 94% Water Treatment Plant 2,199,600 2,389,300 2,191,403 92% $ 3,228,600 $ 3,476,000 $ 3,155,825 91% Wastewater Divison Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % Engineering & Inspection $ 279,100 $ 359,900 $ 266,312 74% Wastewater Department 1,175,700 1,231,200 1,176,194 96% $ 1,454,800 $ 1,591,100 $ 1,442,506 91% Electric Division Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % Transmission/Distribution $ 4,196,300 $ 4,274,700 $ 4,241,780 99% Electrical Engineering 1,611,300 1,557,100 1,386,033 89% Administration 894,100 966,400 941,456 97% Meter Reading 353,600 375,400 271,099 72% Systems Operations 864,400 902,300 763,678 85% $ 7,919,700 $ 8,075,900 $ 7,604,046 94% Page 96 Page 13

Finance Department Monthly Report June 2023 Item #15. Water Division % of Budget Water Treatment Plant Water Department Engineering & Inspection 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Wastewater Division % of Budget Wastewater Department Engineering & Inspection 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120% Electric Division % of Budget Systems Operations Meter Reading Administration Electrical Engineering Transmission/Distribution 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120% Page 97 Page 14

Finance Department Monthly Report June 2023 Item #15. City of Dover Preliminary Division Expense Summary (Electric Fund) Fiscal Year to Date (June 2023) Budget YTD (Over)/Under Original Budget Actual June Budget YTD 3rd Party Hedge Purchases $ 32,617,500 $ 28,805,442 $ 31,117,600 $ 1,940,908 Capacity Charges 13,528,300 13,100,926 12,528,400 (572,526) Solar Power Supply 3,153,300 3,024,976 3,153,300 128,324 Solar Renewal Energy Crdt 388,300 377,791 388,300 10,509 Renewable Energy Credits 5,177,000 1,659,000 3,500,400 2,212,650 Regional Greenhouse Gas 53,500 - 53,600 53,600 PJM Charges Trans & Fees 10,111,200 12,209,487 13,760,000 1,550,513 PJM Charges 25,850,300 4,126,001 12,850,300 8,724,299 Page 98 Page 15

Finance Department Monthly Report June 2023 Item #15. City of Dover Preliminary Capital Outlay Summary (All Funds) Fiscal Year to Date (June 2023) General Fund Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % Fire $ 360,800 $ 507,100 $ 448,005 88% Code Enforcement 25,300 29,000 - 0% Inspections - 30,100 - 0% Police 858,200 1,202,000 1,038,484 86% Streets 128,000 3,011,600 194,589 6% Sanitation 527,000 1,225,400 468,787 38% Stormwater 1,865,700 3,437,500 1,127,857 33% Grounds 93,900 154,300 118,067 77% Library County Grant - 154,500 67,183 43% Recreation 1,940,000 2,348,700 281,341 12% Purchasing 172,000 152,700 82,697 54% Information Technology 153,100 160,600 110,178 69% Facilities Management 200,000 1,019,300 939,745 92% Fleet Maintenance - 5,700 - 0% General Fund Capital Projects $ 6,324,000 $ 13,438,500 $ 4,876,934 36% Water Fund Water $ 797,000 $ 2,986,300 $ 1,305,160 44% Water Treatment Plant 148,700 518,500 151,672 29% Water Fund Capital Projects $ 945,700 $ 3,504,800 $ 1,456,832 42% Wastewater Fund Wastewater $ 1,012,000 $ 2,249,000 $ 214,958 10% Wastewater Fund Capital Projects $ 1,012,000 $ 2,249,000 $ 214,958 10% Electric Fund Electric Generation $ 4,000,000 $ 12,851,800 $ 391,835 3% Transmission/Distribution 2,075,900 2,482,900 1,740,699 70% Electrical Engineering 745,000 8,891,400 2,211,557 25% Metering 44,300 44,300 - 0% ERP System 500,000 1,967,400 109,240 6% Electric Administration 1,570,000 499,400 397,073 80% Electric Fund Capital Projects $ 8,935,200 $ 26,737,200 $ 4,850,404 18% TOTAL CAPITAL PROJECTS $ 17,216,900 $ 45,929,500 $ 11,399,128 25% Page 99 Page 16

Finance Department Monthly Report June 2023 Item #15. Capital Outlay - All Divisions $14,000,000 $12,000,000 $10,000,000 $8,000,000 $6,000,000 $4,000,000 $2,000,000 $- Original Budget Revised Budget Actual Capital Outlay - By Fund $30,000,000 $26,737,200 $25,000,000 $20,000,000 $15,000,000 $13,438,500 $10,000,000 $8,935,200 $6,324,000 $4,876,934 $4,850,404 $5,000,000 $3,504,800 $2,249,000 $945,700 $1,012,000 $1,456,832 $214,958 $- Original Budget Revised Budget Actual General Fund Capital Projects Water Fund Capital Projects Wastewater Fund Electric Fund Capital Projects Page 100 Page 17

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Item #16. DOVER FIRE DEPARTMENT June 2023 FIRE CHIEFS REPORT Page 102

Item #16. Mayor and Council, The Dover Fire Department responded to 149 calls in the month of June consisting of 857 personnel hours. Members performed 22 hours of training consisting of 308 personnel hours. Total 1165 personnel hours for the month of June. Crews responded to the following serious incidents: Working fires Trailer fire - Kentwood MHP, Dover Trailer fire - Voshell's Mill Road and Star Hill Road, Camden House fire - In the Church Creek Development, Magnolia MVC With Entrapment S. New Street and W. Water Street Bank Lane and S Queen Street Whiteoak Road and Garrison Oak Drive Congratulations for completing the DSFS Fire Academy Jaquin Gartney Caleb Wilcox Both members are now Nationally Certified as a Firefighter II. Fire Prevention Members assisted Dover PD with “A Day in Their Boots” on July 13th at Delaware State Fire School. Members provided fire protection at Legislative Hall and Bally’s during the July 4th Fireworks events. City Council Discretionary Funds The Officer and Members of the fire department would like to take a moment to thank City Council members for their continued support to the fire department. Kent County Kent County Levy Court turned down the funding request for Tyler Technologies, New World Computer Aided Dispatch System. We are pursuing other avenues to fund this project. State of Delaware Senator Paradee and Representative Carson has provided funding of $110,000 for a new breathing air system for our department. Our current system is 26 years old, and the compressor needs mayor repair/replacement. Page 103

Item #16. Brush 1 Our new Brush truck that was purchased in 2022 by our State Representatives will be delivered at the end of August. Ladder 2 Replacement The new ladder 2 should start production on the first of September with delivery in November. All equipment has been ordered for the new Ladder truck at a cost of $170,000. City of Dover The Fire Chief attended the following: Attended Fire Department Company and Board meeting Attended the City Council meeting Attended City of Dover Budget Meeting Attended Fire Department Training Attended Kent County Levy Court Meeting Page 104

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City of Dover Item #17. Police Department Monthly Report june 2023 Page 109

Item #17. DEPARTMENT OF POLICE Thomas A. Johnson, Jr. 400 South Queen Street Chief of Police Dover, Delaware 19904 302-736-7111 August 14, 2023 Honorable Robin Christiansen, Mayor Members of Dover City Council City Hall Dover, DE 19901 Mayor Christiansen and Council Members: The following is the monthly report of Dover Police Department activities for June: COMPLAINTS/EVENTS YTD Totals compiled through June numbered 20,746. This represents an increase of 616 from the 20,130 reported over the same period in 2022. 25,000 20,746 20,504 20,130 18,965 20,000 16,378 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS Burglary: 4 cases reported, 2 cases cleared and 0 cases cleared from previous months. Robbery: 0 cases reported, 0 cases cleared and 0 cases cleared from previous months. Sex Assault: 2 cases reported, 2 cases cleared and 3 cases cleared from previous months. Homicide: 0 case reported, 0 cases cleared and 0 cases cleared from previous months. There were 3 Non-Criminal Death Investigations, 3 cases cleared and 0 cases cleared from previous months. 1|Page Page 110

Item #17. DRUG, VICE, & ORGANIZED CRIME / STREET CRIMES UNIT ENFORCEMENT Marijuana: 3,622.3 grams seized Cocaine: 135.3 grams seized Ecstasy: 18 doses seized Prescription Pills: 0 doses seized Heroin: 15.294 grams seized Methamphetamine: 0 grams seized Fentanyl: 0 grams seized Other Rx Drugs: 0 grams/doses seized Drug Proceeds: $5,597 seized FIREARM SEIZURES/INSIDE CITY LIMITS 15 10 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CI DVOC/STREET CRIMES PATROL SEU HANDGUN RIFLE SHOTGUN Firearms: 9 Handguns TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT YTD Citation Totals compiled through June numbered 3,801. This represents an increase of 422 from the 3,379 reported over the same period in 2022. 6,000 4,800 5,000 3,801 4,000 3,423 3,379 3,000 2,621 2,000 1,000 0 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TRAFFIC CRASHES: YTD = 1,229 2|Page Page 111

Item #17. 911 CENTER ACTIVITY Total compiled during June numbered 8,220 calls. This represents an increase of 259 from the 7,961 reported during the same period in 2022. 8,400 8,220 8,200 8,073 8,000 7,961 7,800 7,702 7,583 7,600 7,400 7,200 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 CITY ORDINANCE SUMMONS YTD Totals compiled through June numbered 1,252. This represents a decrease of 484 from the 1,736 reported over the same period in 2022. 2,500 2,284 1,852 1,946 2,000 1,736 1,500 1,252 907 1,000 705 516 533 500 334 0 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 ISSUED 2,284 1,852 1,946 1,736 1,252 PAID 907 705 516 334 533 3|Page Page 112

Item #17. COMMUNITY POLICING This proactive unit takes the lead on community engagement and supporting our community organizations. They have administrative responsibilities and also support other departmental units, such as patrol, during times of high work volumes or special operations with enforcement activities. In addition to those duties, the unit accomplished the following in June:  MCpl. Garey attended the FBI-LEEDA Supervisory Leadership Institute  SGT Lynch attended First Responder Autism Training  PFC Aviles supplemented A Platoon during June  Addressed a parking dispute between neighbors on E. Wind Drive  Assisted Police Academy with officer orientation & recruit training (disabilities, ALLERT)  Conducted orientation for a newly hired Cadet.  Assisted the Motor Unit with Red Light Camera Trials & Traffic Court at JP-7  Addressed an issue with skateboarders at the property of the old Post Office  Participated in the “First Amendment Summit” – MCpl. Garey  Addressed a neighborhood dispute in Town Pointe  Participated in a special meeting with DBH management & DSAMH officials  K9 Roy visited the Special Olympics annual event at the University of Delaware  K9 Roy assisted with several Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) debriefings  K9 Roy assisted Dover Parks and Recreation Silver Lake Fishing Tournament  K9 Roy visited the Whatcoat Church and made a presentation  K9 Roy attended the Growing Sprouts Early Learning Center Touch A Truck Event  Attended the PRIDE Day Celebration and Juneteenth activities  Addressed neighborhood disputes at 106 Tucket Circle, on S New St. & 233 Trafalgar Drive  Addressed a homeless situation on the properties of the Kent Budget Inn and Dover Library  Addressed homeless situations near 6 S. State St., 45 S. State St., 54 S. State St., 111 S. New St., City Hall Parking Lot, Presbyterian Church on S. Governors, 89 Kings Highway  Community Response Vehicle deployed to Liberty Court  Participated in “Hero Day” at the Welch Elementary School (DAFB)  Participated in the Law Enforcement Community Engagement Network National Meeting  Planning for Faith and Blue Weekend began  Took enforcement action on a defiant trespass problem at the old Rite Aid, 245 N. DuPont  Attended a Habitat for Humanity meeting and their Resource Fair  Assisted the Governor’s security detail during a visit to a downtown neighborhood  Addressed an abandoned Bus along Silver Lake Blvd  Conducted property checks at 457 E. Water Street & 145 Kings Highway  Assisted Patrol Units during major incidents, high 911 call volume and/or low staffing  Continued foot patrols and traffic enforcement along Loockerman Street Corridor  Attended Field Day at South Dover Elementary School  Attended the Hamlet Home Owner’s Association meeting  Attended the Downtown Dover Partnership meeting  Contacted the Bridge Clinic for services to multiple homeless encampments  The Behavioral Health Unit made 25 field contacts and took official actions with 18 clients who needed substance abuse or mental health care  Participated in the Dover Comic Con event  Participated in an event sponsored by the Union Baptist Church Members of the CPU attend numerous meetings with community associations and organizations as a part of our ongoing liaison relationships. 4|Page Page 113

Item #17. CHIEF’S ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Police Chief’s Advisory Committee (PCAC) is comprised of nine (9) diverse stakeholders living/working in the City of Dover. It meets regularly to provide input/feedback to the Chief on the various operations of the agency. June activity is as follows:  The Advisory Committee met on June 29, 2023. Ms. Donyale Hall accepted her invitation to visit a meeting and contributed to discussions on the topic list.  The Youth Sub-Committee report was provided by Kayla Waweru who was attending her last meeting. SuNora Lewis attended her first meeting as Kayla’s replacement. The SRO video was shot on June 20th as scheduled by a member of the high school video team. It is on schedule to be complete by the beginning of the school year.  Discussion about the impact of Marijuana legalization in Delaware continued with a focus on employment issues for the Department. The Committee discussed potential recreational Marijuana use by off-duty officers. The vast majority agreed that a continued zero-tolerance policy was appropriate. They identified a community expectation that Officers should be drug free for legitimacy and safety.  A summation of the responses received regarding the 2022 CALEA community survey was introduced to the group. The Chief requested feedback on the content and quality of the proposed responses to stakeholder comments. Copies were emailed to all committee members. Discussion will resume in August.  The committee made plans to attend and support National Night Out on August 1, 2023. As in past years, they will attempt to engage members of the community to evaluate police services in Dover. PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES The Public Information Officer is making plans for a Dover PD podcast series this fall. Topics and format are under development but the general concept will be to provide public information based on the 2022 Survey responses. The Department continues to try different mechanisms to attract police recruits for our increasing number of vacancies. With the support of Federal grant funds, a radio advertisement was added to our social media and other engagement efforts. The assessment date for the 2nd cycle is July 16, 2023. Mr. Collin Chesley joined the Dover PD in June as a Police Cadet. We continue to struggle to find qualified Cadet Candidates for this role. This latest addition brings us to a total of two active members in a program authorized for six members. We would also like to welcome Mr. Donald Edwards to the Emergency Communications Center. Don brings experience from the Sussex County Center and is an active member of the Fire/EMS community. We are cautiously optimistic that we will be able to fill all open 911 Dispatcher positions by the end of the year. 5|Page Page 114

Item #17. Please visit our website at www.doverpolice.org for up to date information on crimes and activities in the City of Dover. Respectfully Submitted, Thomas A. Johnson, Jr. Chief of Police 6|Page Page 115

Item #23. CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE ACTION FORM PROCEEDING: City Council DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN: Public Works SUBMITTED ON: August 3, 2023 PREPARED BY: Mark Nowak, GISP, Public Works Director REVIEWED BY: Dave Hugg, City Manager and Lori Peddicord, Controller / Treasurer SUBJECT: Department of Public Works Fiscal Year 2023 Sanitation Vehicle Purchases TIMETABLE: Purchase orders to be issued within seven (7) days of Council approval. Delivery of vehicles will vary. RELATED PROJECT: N/A REFERENCE: CIP- Vehicles EXPENDITURE REQUIRED: $637,991.68 (Breakdown provided in Background and Analysis) AMOUNT BUDGETED: $674,800.00 FUNDING SOURCE (Dept./Page in CIP & Budget): Department of Public Works Sanitation Division – Vehicle Replacement CIP page 108, Replace 2015 Peterbilt Auto Trash Truck #443, Vehicle Replacement CIP page 109, Replace 2014 Kenworth Rear Loading Trash Truck #449. Both vehicles have Account No.: 101-12-18-50-000-54023. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Allow staff to purchase the two (2) vehicles in the Department of Public Works, #443 and #449. Additionally, due to the volatile nature of the vehicle quotes and the lack of long-term price guarantees, allow the City Manager to execute any overages up to 15% of provided costs. BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS: The Fiscal Year 2024 Capital Investments Plan included two (2) Department of Public Works Sanitation vehicles to be replaced. The first is a 2015 Peterbilt Auto Trash Truck, #443. The second is a 2014 Kenworth Rear Loading Trash Truck #449. The City engaged with an approved cooperative purchasing company of Sourcewell to obtain quotes for said vehicles. Page 116

Item #23. Funding Description Current Quote Under Budget Source Budget Amount General – Vehicle #443 $429,800 $400,334.64 ($29,465.36) Sanitation General – Vehicle #449 $245,000 $237,657.04 ($7,342.96) Sanitation Total Under Budget ($36,808.32) A portion of the amount under budget ($5,025) will supplement Sanitation pickup truck purchase that came in over the budgeted amount within the same CIP account number. Page 117

Item #24. 1. Definitions for Section 1:  “Fair market value” means, if a security, the quoted price as of January 1 of the year in which the report is filed, or, if not a security, the price at which the public officer would sell as of January 1 of the year in which the report is filed. 29 Del. C. § 5812(g).  “Instrument of ownership” includes, but is not limited to common or preferred stock, rights, warrants, articles of partnership, proprietary interest, deeds, and debt instruments, if convertible to equity instruments. 29 Del. C. § 5812(k).  “Business Enterprise” means corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or any other individual or organization carrying on a business or profession. 29 Del. C. § 5812(a).  “Position of management” means officer, director, partner, proprietor, or other managerial position in a business enterprise. 29 Del. C. § 5812(l).  “Professional organization” means an individual engaged in, or an association organized pursuant to, federal or State law for the practice of medicine, law, accounting, engineering, or other profession. 29 Del. C. § 5812(m).  “Constructively controlled” means: (a) a financial interest in the name of another which is controlled by a public officer by virtue of any relationship of the public officer to another person which directly benefits the public officer; (b) any financial interest of a public officer held jointly with the spouse or child of such public officer; (c) any financial interest of the spouse or minor child of a public officer. 29 Del. C. § 5812 (d).  “Time or demand deposits” means checking and savings accounts in banks or deposits or share in savings and loan institutions, credit unions, or money market funds. 29 Del. C. § 5812(p).  “Debt Instrument” means bonds, notes, debentures, mortgages, or other securities having a fixed yield if not convertible to equity instruments. 29 Del. C. § 5812(e).  “Equity instrument” means any ownership interest in a corporation or other legal entity giving the rights to the holder upon liquidation of the entity. 29 Del. C. § 5812(f). 2. Definitions of terms in the remaining sections are in those sections. Page 118

Item #24. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT (Chapter 30 – Code of Conduct and Ethics Commission) NAME: BUSINESS ADDRESS: POSITION: Section 1. (See instruction sheet for definitions of underlined terms). Report any legal or equitable ownership in excess of $5,000 fair market value or from which income of more than $5,000 was either derived during the preceding calendar year or might reasonably be expected to be derived during the current calendar year, in the following: (A) Instruments of Ownership: (This includes retirement accounts, 401K, IRA, etc. Do not include dollar amounts. List name of company, instrument and nature of ownership, e.g., Fidelity, mutual fund, shareholder; IBM, stock, shareholder). (B) Business Enterprise: (This includes corporations, sole proprietorships, and partnerships. List name, type of ownership & any position of management, e.g., JW Foods, partnership, director) (C) Professional Organization: (This includes, but is not limited to, law firms, accounting firms, engineering firms. List the name, address, type of professional practice (do not identify individual clients), & any position of management, e.g., ABC Law Firm, 123 Public Rd., Dover, DE, legal services, partner) (D) Any of the preceding which are constructively controlled. (e.g., ABC Mutual funds, trustee for minor child). DO NOT LIST: Time or demand deposits (includes checking or savings accounts) or a debt instrument (CDs) with a fixed yield unless convertible to an equity instrument. Section 2. List each creditor to whom you were indebted for 90 or more consecutive days during the preceding calendar year in an aggregate amount in excess of $1,000. Do not list the amount owed. Page 119

Item #24. Section 3. If any of the following were received during the preceding calendar year, or reasonably expected to be received during the current calendar year, list the source. A. Any income (including income from the State) for services rendered exceeding $1,000 from a single source, unless reported in Section 1. (“Income for services rendered” includes salary, wages, consulting fees and professional services.) B. Any capital gain exceeding $1,000 from a single source other than the sale of a residence occupied by the public officer. (“Capital gain” means gains that are reported under Internal Revenue Services laws.) C. Any reimbursement for expenditures exceeding $1,000 from a single source; (“Reimbursement for expenditures” means payments to a public officer for expenses incurred by the public officer.) D. Any honoraria; (“Honoraria” means fees received for speeches, written articles, and participating in discussion groups and similar activities. It does not include reimbursement for expenses.) E. Any gift with a value in excess of $250 from any person. Identify the amount of each gift.(“Gift” means: payment, subscription, advance, forbearance, rendering or deposit of money, services or anything of value unless consideration of equal or greater value is received. “Gift” is not: (1) political contributions otherwise reported as required by law; (2) commercially reasonable loans made in the ordinary course of business; or (3) gifts from: spouse; relatives of the public officer or public officer’s spouse within the 3rd degree of consanguinity; or the spouse of any such relative.) F. ELECTED OFFICIAL DISCLOSURE FORM INPUT Disclose the name and address of every non-profit organization, civic association, community association, foundation, maintenance organization, or trade group incorporated in the State or having activities in the State, or both, of which you are a council member or board member. TYPE: NAME: ADDRESS: Section 4. Data in this report is provided as of ______________________________________. (Date) I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have read the foregoing report, and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete. I further certify that I have not and will not hereafter transfer any assets, interests or property while retaining an equitable interest therein for the purpose of concealing said assets, interests or property from disclosure. ____________________________________ Signature Page 120

Item #24. CITY OF DOVER ORDINANCE #2017-14 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOVER, IN COUNCIL MET: That Chapter 30, Code of Conduct and Ethic Commission, be amended to read as follows: Chapter 30 - STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT AND ETHICS COMMISSION ARTICLE I. – IN GENERAL Sec. 30-1. - Applicability. This chapter shall be applicable to all elected and appointed officials and all employees of the city. Sec. 30-2. – Statement of intent and purpose. (a) Intent. The proper operation of democratic government requires that public officials and employees be independent, impartial, and responsible to the people; that governmental decisions and policies be made in the proper channels of the governmental structure; that public office not be used for personal gain; and that the public has confidence in the integrity of its government. It is the intent of the city that all elected and appointed officials and all employees of the city adhere to high levels of ethical conduct, honesty, integrity and accountability to assure that the public has confidence in all aspects of city government and the city officials that exercise discretionary powers. These standards of ethical conduct are intended to uphold the public trust in the persons in positions of public responsibility who are acting for the benefit of the public. All elected and appointed officials and all employees of the city shall comply with both the letter and the spirit of the standards of ethical conduct and strive to avoid situations that create impropriety or the appearance of impropriety. The standards define and discourage certain actions that may create impropriety or the appearance of impropriety that undermine public trust in elected and appointed public officials and employees. (b) Purpose. The standards of ethical conduct should promote public confidence in the integrity of city officials; state principles of conduct and ethics which are to be applied in public service; inform the public of the standards to which their city officials are expected to adhere; and help motivate city officials and public employees to pursue productive conduct and ethical ideals which exceed minimum standards. The city council finds and declares as matters of public policy goals and objectives for all city employees and elected and appointed officials, the following: (1) Public trust. In our democratic form of government, the conduct of officials and employees of the city must hold the respect and confidence of the people. They must, therefore, avoid conduct which is in violation of their public trust or which creates a justifiable impression among the public that such trust is being violated. Page 121

Item #24. Ordinance #2017-14 - Chapter 30, Code of Conduct and Ethics Commission Page 2 (2) Standards. To ensure propriety and to preserve public confidence, officials and employees of the city must have the benefit of specific standards to guide their conduct and disciplinary mechanisms to guarantee uniform maintenance of those standards. Some standards of this type are so vital to government that violation thereof should subject the violator to criminal penalties. (3) Public service. In our democratic form of government, it is both necessary and desirable that all citizens should be encouraged to assume public office and employment, and that, therefore, the activities of officials and employees of the city should not be unduly circumscribed. (4) Performance of duty. Elected city officials are obligated to uphold the fundamental legal principles of our system of government, as set forth in the United States Constitution, the state constitution, and the city Charter, as well as all applicable provisions of federal, state and local law and court decisions. They are bound to do so, and the failure to so act shall constitute malfeasance in office. (5) Fairness. City officials and employees shall strive for the highest standard of fairness in all of their activities and shall not grant any special consideration, treatment, or advantage to any citizen beyond that which is available to every other citizen. (6) Use of private information. In the course of their official responsibilities, city officials and employees are often privy to categories of information which are of a private nature and are legally protected from public disclosure. City officials and employees shall maintain the privacy of such information, and they shall not take advantage of such information for personal gain, or the personal gain of friends or family. (Code 1981, § 2-8; Ord. of 7-13-1998) Sec. 30-3. – Acknowledgment of policies; required disclosures, and required annual training. In order for the mayor, councilmembers, mayoral and council appointees, and city employees to better serve the constituents of the City of Dover in an open, transparent fashion and to further be held accountable, the following actions shall be taken by each of the designated persons: (a) Acknowledgment of policies. Each elected and appointed official and all city employees shall be furnished copies of Chapter 30 – Standards of Ethical Conduct and Ethics Commission, either electronically or, if requested, in hard copy, before entering upon the duties of their office or employment and shall sign a written acknowledgment of receipt of the copy. The documents shall be read, reviewed, and signed by all appointees by the time of their appointment or re-appointment. (b) Financial disclosure report. Any city employee or elected or appointed official who has a financial interest in any private enterprise which is subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of, or does business with, any city agency (and any city official who has a financial interest in any private enterprise which is subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of, or does business Page 122

Item #24. Ordinance #2017-14 - Chapter 30, Code of Conduct and Ethics Commission Page 3 with, the city agency on which he serves as an appointee) shall file a financial disclosure report with the ethics commission fully disclosing the same. Such disclosure shall be confidential and the ethics commission shall not release such disclosed information, except as may be necessary for the enforcement of this chapter. The filing of such financial disclosure report shall be a condition of commencing and continuing employment or appointed status with the city. The financial disclosure report shall be submitted by August 1st of each calendar year. (c) Disclosure of interest in legislation. (1) A councilman who has a financial or other private interest in any legislation shall disclose on the records of the council or other appropriate authority the nature and extent of such interest. This provision shall not apply if the councilman disqualifies himself from voting on such legislation. (2) Any other city official or employee who has a financial or other private interest in any legislation and who participates in discussion with or gives an official opinion to the council shall disclose on the records of the council or other appropriate authority the nature and extent of such interest. (3) Any city employee or city officer who has a financial interest in any private enterprise which is subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of, or does business with, any city agency, shall file with the ethics commission a written statement fully disclosing the same. Such disclosure shall be confidential and the ethics commission shall not release such disclosed information, except as may be necessary for the enforcement of this subchapter. The filing of such disclosure statement shall be a condition of commencing and continuing employment or appointed status with the city. (d) Required annual training. All city employees and elected and appointed officials shall undergo and receive annual training on the City of Dover's ethics policies and procedures. Sec. 30-4. - Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Close relative means a person's parents, spouse, children (natural or adopted), and siblings of the whole and half-blood. Commission and ethics commission mean the city ethics commission as established by this chapter. Compensation means any money, thing of value, or any other economic benefit of any kind or nature whatsoever conferred on or received by any person in return for services rendered or to be rendered by the official or employee, or by another. Page 123

Item #24. Ordinance #2017-14 - Chapter 30, Code of Conduct and Ethics Commission Page 4 Employee includes all persons who receive compensation as an employee of the city or a city agency, and shall not include persons that are elected or appointed to serve as mayor, city councilmember or a member of any city committee, commission or board, whether paid or unpaid. Financial interest. A person has financial interest in a private enterprise if: (1) He has a legal or equitable ownership interest in the enterprise of more than ten percent (one percent or more in the case of a corporation the stock of which is regularly traded on an established securities market); (2) He is associated with the enterprise and received from the enterprise during the last calendar year, or might reasonably be expected to receive from the enterprise during the current or the next calendar year, income in excess of $5,000.00 for services as an employee, officer, director, trustee, or independent contractor; or (3) He is a creditor of a private enterprise in an amount equal to ten percent or more of the debt of that enterprise (one percent or more in the case of a corporation the securities of which are regularly traded on an established securities market). Matter means an application, petition, request, business dealing, contract, subcontract, or any other transaction of any sort with the city. Official means any elected or appointed official of the city and all members of any committee, commission or board appointed by the mayor of the city or appointed by the city council. Official responsibility means any direct administrative or operating authority at any level, either exercisable alone or with others, either personally or through subordinates, to approve, disapprove, recommend or otherwise direct action on behalf of the city. Personal or private interest means an interest in a matter which tends to impair the independent judgment of an official or employee in the performance of his duties with respect to that matter. Private enterprise means any activity conducted by any person, whether conducted for profit or not for profit, and includes the ownership of real or personal property. The term "private enterprise" does not include any activity of the city, of any political subdivision, or of any agency, authority, or instrumentality thereof. Public official. All elected and appointed officials and all employees of the city. Sec. 30-5 – 30-19. – Reserved. (Code 1981, § 2-9; Ord. of 7-13-1998) Page 124

Item #24. Ordinance #2017-14 - Chapter 30, Code of Conduct and Ethics Commission Page 5 ARTICLE II. – STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT. Sec. 30-20. – Established. High ethical standards among public officials and employees are essential to gain and maintain the confidence of the people, because such confidence is essential to the conduct of free government. Public officials and employees are agents of the people and hold office for the benefit of the public. They are bound to observe in their official acts the highest standards of morality and to discharge faithfully and impartially the duties of their offices, regardless of personal considerations, recognizing that the public interest must be their primary concern. Their conduct in both their official and private affairs should be above reproach. These standards of ethical conduct are adopted in order to secure this desired high level of public trust, ensure the impartiality of public officials and employees, and impose standards of accountability. (a) General responsibilities of officials and employees. (1) Officials and employees have the common obligation of serving the public. In performing their duties, they shall treat the public and each other with respect, concern, and responsiveness, recognizing that their common goal of exceptional public service can only be achieved by working together. Disputes that arise among public servants shall be resolved at the lowest possible level; keeping in mind that public money spent on resolving these disputes is money not spent on important public needs. (2) Officials and employees shall treat their position as a public trust, with a fiduciary duty to use the powers and resources of public office only to advance the public interest and not to obtain personal benefits or pursue private interests. (3) Officials and employees shall conduct themselves in a manner that justifies the confidence placed in them by the people, at all times maintaining the integrity and discharging ethically the high responsibilities of public service. (4) Full disclosure of real or potential conflicts of interest shall be a guiding principle for determining appropriate conduct. At all times, reasonable efforts shall be made to avoid undue influence and abuse of office in public service. (5) No official or employee may request or receive, and no person may offer any money, thing of value or promise thereof, other than any city pay received, that is conditioned upon or given in exchange for promised performance of an official act. (b) Appearance of violation. Each city employee and official shall endeavor to pursue a course of conduct which will not raise suspicion among the public that he is engaging in acts which are in violation of his public trust and which will not reflect unfavorably upon the city and its government. (c) Private interest; gifts. No city employee or official shall have any interest in any private enterprise, nor shall he incur any obligation of any nature which is in substantial conflict Page 125

Item #24. Ordinance #2017-14 - Chapter 30, Code of Conduct and Ethics Commission Page 6 with the proper performance of his duties in the public interest. No city employee or official shall accept other employment, any compensation, gift, payment of expenses or any other thing of monetary value under circumstances in which such acceptance may result in any of the following: (1) Impairment of independence of judgment in the exercise of official duties; (2) An undertaking to give preferential treatment to any person; (3) The making of a governmental decision outside official channels; or (4) Any adverse effect on the confidence of the public in the integrity of the government of the city. (d) Interest in private enterprise. No city employee or official shall acquire a financial interest in any private enterprise which he has reason to believe may be directly involved in decisions to be made by him in an official capacity on behalf of the city. (e) Prohibitions relating to conflicts of interest. No councilman or other official or employee, whether paid or unpaid, shall engage in any business or transaction or shall have a financial or other personal interest, direct or indirect, which is incompatible with the proper discharge of his official duties in the public interest or would tend to impair his independence of judgment or action in the performance of his official duties. Personal as distinguished from financial interest includes an interest arising from blood or marriage relationships or close business or political association provided, that upon request from any person with official responsibility with respect to the matter, any such person who has such a personal or private interest may nevertheless respond to questions concerning any such matter. (1) Restrictions on exercise of official authority. a. Prohibited participation. No city employee or official may participate on behalf of the city in the review or disposition of any matter pending before the city in which he has a personal or private interest, provided that, upon request from any person with official responsibility with respect to the matter, any such person who has such a personal or private interest may nevertheless respond to questions concerning any such matter. A personal or private interest in a matter is an interest which tends to impair a person's independence of judgment in the performance of his duties with respect to that matter. b. Impairment of judgment. A person has an interest which tends to impair his independence of judgment in the performance of his duties with respect to any matter when: i. Any action or inaction with respect to the matter would result in a financial benefit or detriment to accrue to the person or a close relative to a greater extent than such benefit or detriment would Page 126

Item #24. Ordinance #2017-14 - Chapter 30, Code of Conduct and Ethics Commission Page 7 accrue to others who are members of the same class or group of persons; or ii. The person or a close relative has a financial interest in a private enterprise which enterprise or interest would be affected by any action or inaction on a matter to a lesser or greater extent than like enterprises or other interests in the same enterprise. c. Statutory responsibility. In any case where a person has a statutory responsibility with respect to action or inaction on any matter where he has a personal or private interest and there is no provision for the delegation of such responsibility to another person, the person may exercise responsibility with respect to such matter, provided that, promptly after becoming aware of such conflict of interest, he files a written statement with the ethics commission, fully disclosing the personal or private interest and explaining why it is not possible to delegate responsibility for the matter to another person. (2) Restrictions on representing another's interest before the city. a. Prohibited. No city employee or official may represent or otherwise assist any private enterprise with respect to any matter before the city. b. Exception. This subsection shall not preclude any city employee or official from appearing before the city or otherwise assisting any private enterprise with respect to any matter in the exercise of his official duties. (3) Restriction on contracting with the city. a. Prohibited. No city employee or official shall benefit from any contract with the city, nor solicit any contract, and shall not enter into any contract with the city (other than an employment contract). b. Ownership of enterprise. No private enterprise in which a city employee or official has a legal or equitable ownership of more than ten percent (more than one percent in the case of a corporation the stock of which is regularly traded on an established securities market) shall enter into any contract with the city (other than an employment contract) unless such contract was made or let after public notice and competitive bidding. (f) Postemployment restrictions. No person who has served as a city employee or official shall represent or otherwise assist any private enterprise on any matter involving the city, for a period of two years after termination of his employment or elected or appointed status with the city, if he gave an opinion, conducted an investigation or otherwise was directly and materially responsible for such matter in the course of his official duties as a city employee or official, nor shall any former city employee or official disclose confidential information gained by reason of his public position, nor shall he otherwise use such information for personal gain or benefit. Page 127

Item #24. Ordinance #2017-14 - Chapter 30, Code of Conduct and Ethics Commission Page 8 (g) Unauthorized disclosure of confidential information. No person shall disclose any information required to be maintained confidential by the ethics commission under section 30-3(b), 30-73, or 30-74. (h) Abuse of office. (1) Political contributions. No elected city official shall agree to sponsor legislation, or to influence in any manner the formulation or passage of legislation, in exchange for political contributions or promises thereof. (2) Substantial interest. No elected city official shall vote for, or promote in any manner whatsoever, legislation affecting any subject matter in which he has a substantial interest. Any such interest shall be disclosed by said elected official prior to a vote on any such legislation, and said elected official shall vote "abstain" when called upon to vote. (3) Use of city property. No city official or employee shall request or permit the use of city-owned vehicles, equipment, materials, or property for personal convenience or profit, except when such services are available to the public generally or are provided for the use of such official or employee in the conduct of official business as a matter of municipal policy. (4) Personal gain. No city official or employee shall utilize the influence of his office or position for personal pecuniary gain, or to avoid the legal consequences of his personal conduct. (i) Criminal sanctions. (1) Penalties. Any person who knowingly or willfully violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable for each such violation by imprisonment of not more than one year and by a fine as provided for in Appendix F—Fees and Fines. (2) Time limitations. A prosecution for a violation of this section shall be subject to the time limitations of 11 Del. C. § 205. (j) Contracts voidable by court action. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any contract entered into by any city agency in violation of this chapter shall be voidable by the city agency; provided that in determining whether any court action should be taken to void such a contract pursuant to this subsection, the city agency shall consider the interests of innocent third parties who may be damaged thereby. Any court action to void any transaction must be initiated within 30 days after the city agency involved has, or should have, knowledge of such violation. (k) Private gain. No city employee or official shall use his public office to secure unwarranted privileges, private advancement or gain. Page 128

Item #24. Ordinance #2017-14 - Chapter 30, Code of Conduct and Ethics Commission Page 9 (l) Confidential information; prohibited activity. No city employee or official shall engage in any activity beyond the scope of his public position which might reasonably be expected to require or induce him to disclose confidential information acquired by him by reason of his public position. (m) Disclosure of information. No city employee or official shall, beyond the scope of his public position, disclose confidential information gained by reason of his public position, nor shall he otherwise use such information for personal gain or benefit. (n) Ex Parte Communications. No official or employee shall encourage, make or accept any ex parte or other unilateral application or communication that excludes the interests of other parties in a matter under consideration when such application or communication is designed to influence official decision or conduct of the official or other officials, employees or agencies in order to obtain a more favored treatment or special consideration to advance the personal or private interests of himself or herself or others. The purpose of this provision is to guarantee that all interested parties to any matter shall have equal opportunity to express and represent their interests. Any written ex parte communication received by an official or employee in matters where all interested parties should have equal opportunity for a hearing shall be made part of the record by the recipient. Any oral ex parte communication received under such conditions should be written down in substance by the recipient and also made a part of the record. A communication concerning only the status of a pending matter is not regarded as an ex parte communication. (o) Sexual favors. No city employee or official, in the course of his public responsibilities, shall use the granting of sexual favors as a condition, either explicit or implicit, for an individual's favorable treatment by that person or a city agency. (Code 1981, § 2-11; Ord. of 7-13-1998) Secs. 30-21—30-70. - Reserved. ARTICLE III. - ETHICS COMMISSION Sec. 30-71. - Established; composition; removal; te rms of office; vacancies; chairperson; quorum; compensation; legal counsel. (a) Established; composition; removal. The city ethics commission is hereby established to administer and implement this chapter. The ethics commission shall consist of five members appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council. No member of the commission shall hold any elected or appointed office under the government of the United States or the state, county, or city. Members of the ethics commission may be removed by the mayor, with the concurrence of the city council, for substantial neglect of duty, gross misconduct in office or a violation of this chapter. Page 129

Item #24. Ordinance #2017-14 - Chapter 30, Code of Conduct and Ethics Commission Page 10 (b) Terms of office; vacancies. A member of the ethics commission shall be appointed for a term of office of five years and until his successor has been appointed and has qualified. The members shall be appointed for staggered terms of office, and until their successors have been appointed. When a vacancy occurs in the membership of the ethics commission, it shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as the original appointment. (c) Chairperson; quorum. The ethics commission shall elect a chairperson from among its membership. Three members of the ethics commission shall constitute a quorum and, if a quorum is present, a vacancy on the ethics commission shall not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all the powers of the ethics commission. Disciplinary hearings may be conducted and sanctions may be imposed only by the affirmative action of at least three members; otherwise, the ethics commission may delegate authority to the chairperson to act for the ethics commission between meetings. (d) Compensation. Members of the ethics commission shall receive no compensation. (e) Legal counsel. The city solicitor shall provide legal counsel to the ethics commission and shall be the legal representative of the ethics commission in connection with its duties hereunder, on a case-by-case basis, or determine that outside counsel is needed and obtain such outside counsel for a particular matter. (Code 1981, § 2-13; Ord. of 7-13-1998; Ord. No. 2010-23, 8-23-2010) Sec. 30-72. - Powers and duties. (a) The powers and duties of the ethics commission shall be: (1) Standards of ethical conduct. To recommend to the mayor and council, from time to time, such rules of conduct for public employees and officials as it shall deem appropriate. (2) Advisory opinions. To issue written advisory opinions, upon the request of any city employee or official, as to the applicability of this chapter to any particular factual situation. (3) Referrals to solicitor. To refer to the city solicitor for investigation any alleged violation of this chapter and, after notice and hearing, to recommend such disciplinary action as it may deem appropriate to such appropriate official or agency as the ethics commission shall determine, or to take such other disciplinary action as authorized by section 30-73(o) or other provisions of the city Charter or this Code. The ethics commission may dismiss, without reference to the city solicitor, any complaint which the ethics commission determines is frivolous or fails to state a violation. (4) Report of crimes. To report to the appropriate federal, state or city authorities any substantial evidence of a violation of any criminal law which may come to its attention in connection with any proceeding, whether advisory or disciplinary. Page 130

Item #24. Ordinance #2017-14 - Chapter 30, Code of Conduct and Ethics Commission Page 11 (5) Records. To maintain a file of its proceedings, waiver decisions and advisory opinions with a view toward achieving consistency of opinions and recommendations subject to the confidentiality requirements of sections 30-74 and 30-73(s). (6) Procedures. To follow the procedural rules specified in section 30-73 and to establish such other procedural rules as shall be consistent with the rules prescribed therein. (7) Witnesses, evidence. To subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance and testimony, administer oaths and affirmations, take evidence and require, by subpoena, the production of books, papers, records or other evidence needed for the performance of the ethics commission's duties or exercise of its powers. (8) Assistance to city personnel. To provide assistance to any city employee, official or agency in administering the provisions of this chapter. (9) Provide information. To prepare any necessary reports and studies to advance the purpose of this chapter, to provide any necessary materials explaining the duties of individuals covered by this chapter, and to supply instructions and public information materials to facilitate compliance with, and enforcement of, this chapter. (10) Request city agencies for assistance. To request appropriate city agencies to provide such professional assistance as it may require in the discharge of its duties. (Code 1981, § 2-14; Ord. of 7-13-1998) Sec. 30-73. – Rules of procedure; complaints; hearings; dispositions. (a) Any person, either personally or on behalf of an organization or governmental body, may file a sworn complaint for the ethics commission with the city clerk. The complaint must be in writing, be signed, and show the address of the person who submitted it. The complaint must state that, to the best of the person's knowledge, information, and belief formed after reasonable reflection, the information in the complaint is true. The complaint must describe the facts that constitute the violation of the standards of ethical conduct in sufficient detail so that the ethics commission and the person who is the subject of the complaint can reasonably be expected to understand the nature of any offense that is being alleged. The commission may request any additional information deemed necessary to screen the complaint or to render a decision. No complaints shall be accepted or considered which relate to actions that took place more than one (1) year prior to the date of filing. The individual filing the sworn complaint has sixty (60) days from the date that the issue is brought to his or her attention to file a complaint. (b) After the sworn complaint has been filed, none of the parties or their representatives may communicate on an ex parte basis with any commission members pertaining to the complaint. All communications pertaining to the complaint shall be submitted to the city clerk. Page 131

Item #24. Ordinance #2017-14 - Chapter 30, Code of Conduct and Ethics Commission Page 12 (c) Within seven (7) days of receiving a sworn complaint the city clerk shall send copies of the complaint to each member of the ethics commission, the city solicitor, and the official or officials against whom such complaint has been filed. Hereinafter, the complaining party shall be referred to as the "complainant" and the official against whom a complaint has been lodged shall be referred to as the "respondent." (d) The commission recognizes that distribution to the public of a sworn complaint prior to screening by the commission as required below could harm the reputation of an innocent person and is contrary to the public interest; therefore, the public release of the complaint is prohibited until the screening process has been completed. The commission shall consult in confidence to screen the complaint within fourteen (14) days of receiving the complaint. The commission may immediately dismiss a complaint if: (1) It has no jurisdiction; or (2) The alleged violation, if true, would not constitute a violation of the standards of ethical conduct; or (3) The alleged violation is a minor or de minimis violation; or (4) The complaint is, on its face, frivolous, groundless, or brought for purposes of harassment; or (5) The matter has become moot because the person who is the subject of the complaint is no longer an officer, official or employee; or (6) The respondent had obtained an advisory opinion under section 30-74(c) permitting the conduct; or (7) The appointing authority of the respondent has already taken action as a result of finding a violation and the commission believes the action was appropriate. (e) In issues regarding standards of ethical conduct violations, the enforcement process is intended to be corrective rather than remedial unless the violation is a repeated offense. In the event the ethics commission determines a standards of ethical conduct violation has occurred, and it is minor in nature, with the concurrence of the complainant and the subject of the sworn complaint, the commission may dispense with the hearing process and conduct a more informal mediation process in lieu of a hearing. (f) If the sworn complaint is not dismissed or otherwise resolved pursuant to subsection 30-73(d), the city clerk shall promptly contact the members of the ethics commission, the city solicitor, the complainant, and the respondent in order to ascertain a date and time when a hearing can be convened on such complaint. As soon as a date and time have been agreed upon for a hearing before the ethics commission, the city clerk shall send written notice of such scheduling and a copy of the rules of procedure to the complainant and to the respondent. No copies of the complaint shall be provided to any other parties before the respondent receives the complaint. The city solicitor shall be the prosecuting attorney in all disciplinary proceedings before the ethics commission. In any such investigation or Page 132

Item #24. Ordinance #2017-14 - Chapter 30, Code of Conduct and Ethics Commission Page 13 proceeding, a defendant shall be given an opportunity to be heard after notice, to be advised and assisted by legal counsel, to produce witnesses and offer evidence, and to cross examine witnesses. A transcript of any such proceeding shall be made and retained, subject to the confidentiality requirements of this chapter. (g) The commission may dismiss a complaint if the complainant does not appear at the hearing and if, in the opinion of the commission, it would be unfair to the respondent not to have the opportunity to examine the complainant. (h) As promptly as possible after the close of the hearing, the commission shall deliberate to determine if the allegations have been proven by clear and convincing evidence. Only ethics commission members who have been present for the hearing may participate in the deliberations, and any findings and recommendations must be adopted by a majority of the commission. The commission may consider, when making findings and recommendations, the severity of the offense, the presence or absence of any intention to conceal, deceive, or mislead, whether the violation was deliberate, negligent or inadvertent, and whether the incident was isolated or part of a pattern. (i) Within seven days of the conclusion of deliberations, the commission shall issue an order setting forth its findings and recommendations. In the alternative, the commission where it deems it appropriate, may issue an advisory opinion in lieu of making findings and recommendations. (j) If the respondent is an employee, the commission may, if it determines corrective action is necessary, notify the city manager or the council president and recommend that action be taken, including discipline. (k) If the respondent is a city official, the commission may propose actions to the city council that are appropriate to the finding as specified in section 30-73(o). (l) The commission shall send a written copy of its findings and recommendations to the respondent and the complainant. (m) Proceeding relating to member. A member of the ethics commission shall be ineligible to participate, as a member of the ethics commission, in any ethics commission proceeding relating to his conduct. A member of the ethics commission who has been found by the ethics commission to have violated this chapter shall be ineligible to serve again as a member of the ethics commission. (n) Self-disqualification. A member of the ethics commission may disqualify himself from participating in any investigation of the conduct of any person upon submission, in writing and under oath, of an affidavit or disqualification stating that he cannot render an impartial and unbiased decision in the case in which he seeks to disqualify himself. (o) Actions by ethics commission. With respect to any violation with which a person has been charged and which the ethics commission has determined as proved, the ethics commission may take any one or more of the following actions: Page 133

Item #24. Ordinance #2017-14 - Chapter 30, Code of Conduct and Ethics Commission Page 14 (1) Reprimand. Issue a written reprimand or censure of that person's conduct. (2) Discipline. With respect to a city employee, remove, suspend, demote or take other appropriate disciplinary action with respect to that person, without regard to any limits imposed by this chapter, but within the limits of the constitution, the laws of the state, the Charter of the city, and ordinances and existing collective bargaining agreements. (3) Recommend removal. With respect to an appointed official, recommend that appropriate action be taken to remove the official from the appointed position. (4) Recommend fine. With respect to an elected city official, recommend that such official be fined in an amount recommended by the ethics commission. (p) Rights of person charged. In any proceeding before the ethics commission, upon the request of any person charged with a violation of this chapter, such person shall be permitted to inspect, copy or photograph books, papers, documents, photographs or other tangible objects which will be used as evidence against that person in a disciplinary hearing and which are material to the preparation of his defense. (q) Exculpatory information. In any proceeding before the ethics commission, if the city solicitor or ethics commission at any time receives any exculpatory information concerning an alleged violation against any person, it shall forthwith make such information available to such person. (r) Subpoenas. Any person charged with a violation of this chapter may apply to the ethics commission for the issuance of subpoenas for the appearance of witnesses and for the production of documents on his behalf. The application shall be granted upon a concise showing by such person that the proposed testimony or evidence is relevant (or is reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of relevant evidence) and is not otherwise available. The application shall be denied if not made at a reasonable time or if the testimony or evidence would be merely cumulative. (s) Confidentiality of proceedings. (1) City employee. All proceedings before the ethics commission relating to a violation of this chapter by a city employee shall be maintained confidential by the ethics commission, unless: a. Public disclosure is requested, in writing, by the person charged; or b. The ethics commission determines after a hearing that a violation has occurred. (2) City official. All proceedings before the ethics commission relating to a violation of this chapter by a city official, appointed or elected, shall be maintained confidential by the ethics commission, unless: Page 134

Item #24. Ordinance #2017-14 - Chapter 30, Code of Conduct and Ethics Commission Page 15 a. Public disclosure is requested, in writing, by the person charged; or b. The ethics commission determines after a hearing that a violation has occurred. (t) Appeals; public inspection. Notwithstanding the confidentiality requirements of subsections (s)(1) and (2) of this section, the ethics commission shall make available for public inspection the record of all proceedings relating to any decision of the ethics commission which is appealed to the superior court and the ethics commission shall report to appropriate federal, state and/or city authorities any substantial evidence of a violation of any criminal law which comes to its attention in connection with any proceeding under this chapter. (u) Confidentiality procedures. The chairperson of the ethics commission shall, with the approval of the ethics commission, establish such procedures as, in the chairperson's judgment, may be necessary to prevent the disclosure of any record of any proceedings or other information received by the ethics commission, except as permitted by this chapter. Sec. 30-74. - Waivers of restrictions and advisory opinions. (a) Authority of ethics commission. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 30-20, upon the written request of any city agency or of any individual who is or was a city employee or city official, the ethics commission may grant a waiver to the specific prohibitions contained therein if the ethics commission determines that the literal application of such prohibition in a particular case is not necessary to achieve the public purposes of this chapter or would result in an undue hardship on any employee or official. Any such waiver may be granted only by written decision of the ethics commission. Any person who acts in good faith reliance upon any such waiver decision shall not be subject to discipline or other sanction hereunder with respect to the matters covered by the waiver decision, provided there was a full disclosure to the ethics commission of all material facts necessary for the waiver decision. (b) Waiver information confidential; exceptions. Any application for a waiver, any proceeding and any decision with respect thereto shall be maintained confidential by the ethics commission, provided that: (1) Applicant's request. Public disclosure shall be made by the ethics commission upon the written request of the applicant; (2) Violations. The ethics commission may make such public disclosure as it determines is required in connection with the prosecution of any violation of this chapter; (3) Evidence of crime. The ethics commission shall report to appropriate federal, state and/or city authorities substantial evidence of any criminal violation which may come to its attention; and (4) Public record. In the event that a waiver is granted, the waiver decision and the record of all proceedings relating thereto shall be open to public inspection. Page 135

Item #24. Ordinance #2017-14 - Chapter 30, Code of Conduct and Ethics Commission Page 16 (c) Advisory opinion authorized. Upon the written request of any city employee or official, the ethics commission may issue an advisory opinion as to the applicability of this chapter to any particular fact or situation. Any person who acts in good faith reliance upon any such advisory opinion shall not be subject to discipline or other sanction hereunder with respect to the matters covered by the advisory opinion, provided there was a full disclosure to the ethics commission of all material facts necessary for the advisory opinion. (d) Advisory opinion confidential; exceptions. Any application for an advisory opinion, any proceeding and any decision with respect thereto shall be maintained confidential by the ethics commission, provided that: (1) Applicant's request. Public disclosure shall be made by the ethics commission upon the written request of the applicant; (2) Violations. The ethics commission may make such public disclosure as it determines is required in connection with the prosecution of any violation of this article; and (3) Evidence of crime. The ethics commission shall report to appropriate federal, state and/or city authorities substantial evidence of any criminal violation which may come to its attention. (Code 1981, § 2-12; Ord. of 7-13-1998) Sec. 30-75. - Judicial review. In the event that the ethics commission finds that any person has violated any provision of this chapter, said person shall have a right of appeal to the superior court of any such finding, and of any sanctions imposed with respect thereto, by filing a notice of appeal with the superior court within 30 days of the final action by the ethics commission in a particular case. The appeal shall be on the record without a trial de novo. If the court determines that the record is insufficient for its review, it shall remand the case to the ethics commission for further proceedings on the record. The court's review, in the absence of actual fraud, shall be limited to a determination of whether the ethics commission's decision was supported by substantial evidence on the record. The burden of proof in any such appeal shall be on the appellant. (Code 1981, § 2-15.1; Ord. of 7-13-1998) BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED: That Appendix F, Fees and Fines, Chapter 30 - Standards of Ethical Conduct and Ethics Commission, Article II - Standards of Ethical Conduct, Section 30-20 - Established, Subsection (i)(1) - Criminal Sanctions, Penalties of the Dover Code be amended to read as follows: Page 136

Item #24. Ordinance #2017-14 - Chapter 30, Code of Conduct and Ethics Commission Page 17 Chapter 30. Standards of Ethical Conduct and Ethics Commission Fees and Fines Article II. Standards of Ethical Conduct Fines not paid within 14 days of the day the fine was issued, including the day the fine was issued, shall be automatically doubled in amount. Sec. 30-20. Prohibitions relating to conflicts of interest Not to exceed Subsec. (i)(1) Criminal sanctions, penalties $1,000.00 SYNOPSIS This amendment adds required financial disclosure reports, acknowledgment of receipt of policies, and required ethics training. It also makes organization changes to Chapter 30. (Sponsors: Lindell, Polce, and Slavin) ADOPTED: DECEMBER 11, 2017 S:\ORDINANCES\2017\ADOPTED\Ordinance #2017-14 - Chapter 30-Code of Conduct and Ethics Commission - ADOPTED 12-11-2017.wpd Actions History: 12/11/2017 – Final Reading – City Council 11/27/2017 – Final Reading Deferred – City Council 11/13/2017 – First Reading – City Council 10/24/2017 – Considered by Council Committee of the Whole/Legislative, Finance and Administration Committee 10/10/2017 – Deferred by Council Committee of the Whole/Legislative, Finance and Administration Committee Page 137

Item #24. PART II - CODE OF ORDINANCES Chapter 30 STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT AND ETHICS COMMISSION Chapter 30 STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT AND ETHICS COMMISSION 1 ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL Sec. 30-1. Applicability. This chapter shall be applicable to all elected and appointed officials and all employees of the city. (Ord. No. 2017-14 , 12-11-2017) Sec. 30-2. Statement of intent and purpose. (a) Intent. The proper operation of democratic government requires that public officials and employees be independent, impartial, and responsible to the people; that governmental decisions and policies be made in the proper channels of the governmental structure; that public office not be used for personal gain; and that the public has confidence in the integrity of its government. It is the intent of the city that all elected and appointed officials and all employees of the city adhere to high levels of ethical conduct, honesty, integrity and accountability to assure that the public has confidence in all aspects of city government and the city officials that exercise discretionary powers. These standards of ethical conduct are intended to uphold the public trust in the persons in positions of public responsibility who are acting for the benefit of the public. All elected and appointed officials and all employees of the city shall comply with both the letter and the spirit of the standards of ethical conduct and strive to avoid situations that create impropriety or the appearance of impropriety. The standards define and discourage certain actions that may create impropriety or the appearance of impropriety that undermine public trust in elected and appointed public officials and employees. (b) Purpose. The standards of ethical conduct should promote public confidence in the integrity of city officials; state principles of conduct and ethics which are to be applied in public service; inform the public of the standards to which their city officials are expected to adhere; and help motivate city officials and public employees to pursue productive conduct and ethical ideals which exceed minimum standards. The city council finds and declares as matters of public policy goals and objectives for all city employees and elected and appointed officials, the following: (1) Public trust. In our democratic form of government, the conduct of officials and employees of the city must hold the respect and confidence of the people. They must, therefore, avoid conduct which is in violation of their public trust or which creates a justifiable impression among the public that such trust is being violated. (2) Standards. To ensure propriety and to preserve public confidence, officials and employees of the city must have the benefit of specific standards to guide their conduct and disciplinary mechanisms to guarantee uniform maintenance of those standards. Some standards of this type are so vital to government that violation thereof should subject the violator to criminal penalties. Editor's note(s)—Ord. No. 2017-14 , adopted December 11, 2017, repealed ch. 30, §§ 30-31—30-35 and 30-71— 1 30-74 and enacted a ch. 30 as set out herein. Former ch. 30 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from the Code of 1981; an Ord. adopted July 13, 1998; and Ord. No. 2010-23, adopted August 23, 2010. Dover, Delaware, Code of Ordinances Created: 2023-07-12 15:36:02 [EST] (Supp. No. 38, Update 1) Page 1 of 13 Page 138

Item #24. (3) Public service. In our democratic form of government, it is both necessary and desirable that all citizens should be encouraged to assume public office and employment, and that, therefore, the activities of officials and employees of the city should not be unduly circumscribed. (4) Performance of duty. Elected city officials are obligated to uphold the fundamental legal principles of our system of government, as set forth in the United States Constitution, the state constitution, and the city Charter, as well as all applicable provisions of federal, state and local law and court decisions. They are bound to do so, and the failure to so act shall constitute malfeasance in office. (5) Fairness. City officials and employees shall strive for the highest standard of fairness in all of their activities and shall not grant any special consideration, treatment, or advantage to any citizen beyond that which is available to every other citizen. (6) Use of private information. In the course of their official responsibilities, city officials and employees are often privy to categories of information which are of a private nature and are legally protected from public disclosure. City officials and employees shall maintain the privacy of such information, and they shall not take advantage of such information for personal gain, or the personal gain of friends or family. (Ord. No. 2017-14 , 12-11-2017) Sec. 30-3. Acknowledgment of policies; required disclosures, and required annual training. In order for the mayor, councilmembers, mayoral and council appointees, and city employees to better serve the constituents of the city in an open, transparent fashion and to further be held accountable, the following actions shall be taken by each of the designated persons: (a) Acknowledgment of policies. Each elected and appointed official and all city employees shall be furnished copies of Chapter 30—Standards of Ethical Conduct and Ethics Commission, either electronically or, if requested, in hard copy, before entering upon the duties of their office or employment and shall sign a written acknowledgment of receipt of the copy. The documents shall be read, reviewed, and signed by all appointees by the time of their appointment or re-appointment. (b) Financial disclosure report. Any city employee or elected or appointed official who has a financial interest in any private enterprise which is subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of, or does business with, any city agency (and any city official who has a financial interest in any private enterprise which is subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of, or does business with, the city agency on which he serves as an appointee) shall file a financial disclosure report with the ethics commission fully disclosing the same. Such disclosure shall be confidential and the ethics commission shall not release such disclosed information, except as may be necessary for the enforcement of this chapter. The filing of such financial disclosure report shall be a condition of commencing and continuing employment or appointed status with the city. The financial disclosure report shall be submitted by August 1 of each calendar year. (c) Disclosure of interest in legislation. (1) A councilman who has a financial or other private interest in any legislation shall disclose on the records of the council or other appropriate authority the nature and extent of such interest. This provision shall not apply if the councilman disqualifies himself from voting on such legislation. (2) Any other city official or employee who has a financial or other private interest in any legislation and who participates in discussion with or gives an official opinion to the council shall disclose on the records of the council or other appropriate authority the nature and extent of such interest. Created: 2023-07-12 15:36:02 [EST] (Supp. No. 38, Update 1) Page 2 of 13 Page 139

Item #24. (3) Any city employee or city officer who has a financial interest in any private enterprise which is subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of, or does business with, any city agency, shall file with the ethics commission a written statement fully disclosing the same. Such disclosure shall be confidential and the ethics commission shall not release such disclosed information, except as may be necessary for the enforcement of this subchapter. The filing of such disclosure statement shall be a condition of commencing and continuing employment or appointed status with the city. (4) Required annual training. All city employees and elected and appointed officials shall undergo and receive annual training on the city's ethics policies and procedures. (Ord. No. 2017-14 , 12-11-2017) Sec. 30-4. Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Close relative means a person's parents, spouse, children (natural or adopted), and siblings of the whole and half-blood. Commission and ethics commission mean the city ethics commission as established by this chapter. Compensation means any money, thing of value, or any other economic benefit of any kind or nature whatsoever conferred on or received by any person in return for services rendered or to be rendered by the official or employee, or by another. Employee includes all persons who receive compensation as an employee of the city or a city agency, and shall not include persons that are elected or appointed to serve as mayor, city councilmember or a member of any city committee, commission or board, whether paid or unpaid. Financial interest. A person has financial interest in a private enterprise if: (1) He has a legal or equitable ownership interest in the enterprise of more than ten percent (one percent or more in the case of a corporation the stock of which is regularly traded on an established securities market); (2) He is associated with the enterprise and received from the enterprise during the last calendar year, or might reasonably be expected to receive from the enterprise during the current or the next calendar year, income in excess of $5,000.00 for services as an employee, officer, director, trustee, or independent contractor; or (3) He is a creditor of a private enterprise in an amount equal to ten percent or more of the debt of that enterprise (one percent or more in the case of a corporation the securities of which are regularly traded on an established securities market). Matter means an application, petition, request, business dealing, contract, subcontract, or any other transaction of any sort with the city. Official means any elected or appointed official of the city and all members of any committee, commission or board appointed by the mayor of the city or appointed by the city council. Official responsibility means any direct administrative or operating authority at any level, either exercisable alone or with others, either personally or through subordinates, to approve, disapprove, recommend or otherwise direct action on behalf of the city. Created: 2023-07-12 15:36:02 [EST] (Supp. No. 38, Update 1) Page 3 of 13 Page 140

Item #24. Personal or private interest means an interest in a matter which tends to impair the independent judgment of an official or employee in the performance of his duties with respect to that matter. Private enterprise means any activity conducted by any person, whether conducted for profit or not for profit, and includes the ownership of real or personal property. The term "private enterprise" does not include any activity of the city, of any political subdivision, or of any agency, authority, or instrumentality thereof. Public official. All elected and appointed officials and all employees of the city. (Ord. No. 2017-14 , 12-11-2017) Sec. 30-5—30-19. Reserved. ARTICLE II. STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT. Sec. 30-20. Established. High ethical standards among public officials and employees are essential to gain and maintain the confidence of the people, because such confidence is essential to the conduct of free government. Public officials and employees are agents of the people and hold office for the benefit of the public. They are bound to observe in their official acts the highest standards of morality and to discharge faithfully and impartially the duties of their offices, regardless of personal considerations, recognizing that the public interest must be their primary concern. Their conduct in both their official and private affairs should be above reproach. These standards of ethical conduct are adopted in order to secure this desired high level of public trust, ensure the impartiality of public officials and employees, and impose standards of accountability. (a) General responsibilities of officials and employees. (1) Officials and employees have the common obligation of serving the public. In performing their duties, they shall treat the public and each other with respect, concern, and responsiveness, recognizing that their common goal of exceptional public service can only be achieved by working together. Disputes that arise among public servants shall be resolved at the lowest possible level; keeping in mind that public money spent on resolving these disputes is money not spent on important public needs. (2) Officials and employees shall treat their position as a public trust, with a fiduciary duty to use the powers and resources of public office only to advance the public interest and not to obtain personal benefits or pursue private interests. (3) Officials and employees shall conduct themselves in a manner that justifies the confidence placed in them by the people, at all times maintaining the integrity and discharging ethically the high responsibilities of public service. (4) Full disclosure of real or potential conflicts of interest shall be a guiding principle for determining appropriate conduct. At all times, reasonable efforts shall be made to avoid undue influence and abuse of office in public service. (5) No official or employee may request or receive, and no person may offer any money, thing of value or promise thereof, other than any city pay received, that is conditioned upon or given in exchange for promised performance of an official act. Created: 2023-07-12 15:36:02 [EST] (Supp. No. 38, Update 1) Page 4 of 13 Page 141

Item #24. (b) Appearance of violation. Each city employee and official shall endeavor to pursue a course of conduct which will not raise suspicion among the public that he is engaging in acts which are in violation of his public trust and which will not reflect unfavorably upon the city and its government. (c) Private interest; gifts. No city employee or official shall have any interest in any private enterprise, nor shall he incur any obligation of any nature which is in substantial conflict with the proper performance of his duties in the public interest. No city employee or official shall accept other employment, any compensation, gift, payment of expenses or any other thing of monetary value under circumstances in which such acceptance may result in any of the following: (1) Impairment of independence of judgment in the exercise of official duties; (2) An undertaking to give preferential treatment to any person; (3) The making of a governmental decision outside official channels; or (4) Any adverse effect on the confidence of the public in the integrity of the government of the city. (d) Interest in private enterprise. No city employee or official shall acquire a financial interest in any private enterprise which he has reason to believe may be directly involved in decisions to be made by him in an official capacity on behalf of the city. (e) Prohibitions relating to conflicts of interest. No councilman or other official or employee, whether paid or unpaid, shall engage in any business or transaction or shall have a financial or other personal interest, direct or indirect, which is incompatible with the proper discharge of his official duties in the public interest or would tend to impair his independence of judgment or action in the performance of his official duties. Personal as distinguished from financial interest includes an interest arising from blood or marriage relationships or close business or political association provided, that upon request from any person with official responsibility with respect to the matter, any such person who has such a personal or private interest may nevertheless respond to questions concerning any such matter. (1) Restrictions on exercise of official authority. a. Prohibited participation. No city employee or official may participate on behalf of the city in the review or disposition of any matter pending before the city in which he has a personal or private interest, provided that, upon request from any person with official responsibility with respect to the matter, any such person who has such a personal or private interest may nevertheless respond to questions concerning any such matter. A personal or private interest in a matter is an interest which tends to impair a person's independence of judgment in the performance of his duties with respect to that matter. b. Impairment of judgment. A person has an interest which tends to impair his independence of judgment in the performance of his duties with respect to any matter when: i. Any action or inaction with respect to the matter would result in a financial benefit or detriment to accrue to the person or a close relative to a greater extent than such benefit or detriment would accrue to others who are members of the same class or group of persons; or ii. The person or a close relative has a financial interest in a private enterprise which enterprise or interest would be affected by any action or inaction on a matter to a lesser or greater extent than like enterprises or other interests in the same enterprise. c. Statutory responsibility. In any case where a person has a statutory responsibility with respect to action or inaction on any matter where he has a personal or private interest and there is no provision for the delegation of such responsibility to another person, the person Created: 2023-07-12 15:36:02 [EST] (Supp. No. 38, Update 1) Page 5 of 13 Page 142

Item #24. may exercise responsibility with respect to such matter, provided that, promptly after becoming aware of such conflict of interest, he files a written statement with the ethics commission, fully disclosing the personal or private interest and explaining why it is not possible to delegate responsibility for the matter to another person. (2) Restrictions on representing another's interest before the city. a. Prohibited. No city employee or official may represent or otherwise assist any private enterprise with respect to any matter before the city. b. Exception. This subsection shall not preclude any city employee or official from appearing before the city or otherwise assisting any private enterprise with respect to any matter in the exercise of his official duties. (3) Restriction on contracting with the city. a. Prohibited. No city employee or official shall benefit from any contract with the city, nor solicit any contract, and shall not enter into any contract with the city (other than an employment contract). b. Ownership of enterprise. No private enterprise in which a city employee or official has a legal or equitable ownership of more than ten percent (more than one percent in the case of a corporation the stock of which is regularly traded on an established securities market) shall enter into any contract with the city (other than an employment contract) unless such contract was made or let after public notice and competitive bidding. (f) Postemployment restrictions. No person who has served as a city employee or official shall represent or otherwise assist any private enterprise on any matter involving the city, for a period of two years after termination of his employment or elected or appointed status with the city, if he gave an opinion, conducted an investigation or otherwise was directly and materially responsible for such matter in the course of his official duties as a city employee or official, nor shall any former city employee or official disclose confidential information gained by reason of his public position, nor shall he otherwise use such information for personal gain or benefit. (g) Unauthorized disclosure of confidential information. No person shall disclose any information required to be maintained confidential by the ethics commission under section 30-3(b), 30-73 or 30-74. (h) Abuse of office. (1) Political contributions. No elected city official shall agree to sponsor legislation, or to influence in any manner the formulation or passage of legislation, in exchange for political contributions or promises thereof. (2) Substantial interest. No elected city official shall vote for, or promote in any manner whatsoever, legislation affecting any subject matter in which he has a substantial interest. Any such interest shall be disclosed by said elected official prior to a vote on any such legislation, and said elected official shall vote "abstain" when called upon to vote. (3) Use of city property. No city official or employee shall request or permit the use of city-owned vehicles, equipment, materials, or property for personal convenience or profit, except when such services are available to the public generally or are provided for the use of such official or employee in the conduct of official business as a matter of municipal policy. (4) Personal gain. No city official or employee shall utilize the influence of his office or position for personal pecuniary gain, or to avoid the legal consequences of his personal conduct. (i) Criminal sanctions. Created: 2023-07-12 15:36:02 [EST] (Supp. No. 38, Update 1) Page 6 of 13 Page 143

Item #24. (1) Penalties. Any person who knowingly or willfully violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable for each such violation by imprisonment of not more than one year and by a fine as provided for in Appendix F—Fees and Fines. (2) Time limitations. A prosecution for a violation of this section shall be subject to the time limitations of 11 Del. C. § 205. (j) Contracts voidable by court action. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any contract entered into by any city agency in violation of this chapter shall be voidable by the city agency; provided that in determining whether any court action should be taken to void such a contract pursuant to this subsection, the city agency shall consider the interests of innocent third parties who may be damaged thereby. Any court action to void any transaction must be initiated within 30 days after the city agency involved has, or should have, knowledge of such violation. (k) Private gain. No city employee or official shall use his public office to secure unwarranted privileges, private advancement or gain. (l) Confidential information; prohibited activity. No city employee or official shall engage in any activity beyond the scope of his public position which might reasonably be expected to require or induce him to disclose confidential information acquired by him by reason of his public position. (m) Disclosure of information. No city employee or official shall, beyond the scope of his public position, disclose confidential information gained by reason of his public position, nor shall he otherwise use such information for personal gain or benefit. (n) Ex parte communications. No official or employee shall encourage, make or accept any ex parte or other unilateral application or communication that excludes the interests of other parties in a matter under consideration when such application or communication is designed to influence official decision or conduct of the official or other officials, employees or agencies in order to obtain a more favored treatment or special consideration to advance the personal or private interests of himself or herself or others. The purpose of this provision is to guarantee that all interested parties to any matter shall have equal opportunity to express and represent their interests. Any written ex parte communication received by an official or employee in matters where all interested parties should have equal opportunity for a hearing shall be made part of the record by the recipient. Any oral ex parte communication received under such conditions should be written down in substance by the recipient and also made a part of the record. A communication concerning only the status of a pending matter is not regarded as an ex parte communication. (o) Sexual favors. No city employee or official, in the course of his public responsibilities, shall use the granting of sexual favors as a condition, either explicit or implicit, for an individual's favorable treatment by that person or a city agency. (Ord. No. 2017-14 , 12-11-2017) Sec. 30-21—30-70. Reserved. ARTICLE III. ETHICS COMMISSION Created: 2023-07-12 15:36:02 [EST] (Supp. No. 38, Update 1) Page 7 of 13 Page 144

Item #24. Sec. 30-71. Established; composition; removal; terms of office; vacancies; chairperson; quorum; compensation; legal counsel. (a) Established; composition; removal. The city ethics commission is hereby established to administer and implement this chapter. The ethics commission shall consist of five members appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council. No member of the commission shall hold any elected or appointed office under the government of the United States or the state, county, or city. Members of the ethics commission may be removed by the mayor, with the concurrence of the city council, for substantial neglect of duty, gross misconduct in office or a violation of this chapter. (b) Terms of office; vacancies. A member of the ethics commission shall be appointed for a term of office of five years and until his successor has been appointed and has qualified. The members shall be appointed for staggered terms of office, and until their successors have been appointed. When a vacancy occurs in the membership of the ethics commission, it shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as the original appointment. (c) Chairperson; quorum. The ethics commission shall elect a chairperson from among its membership. Three members of the ethics commission shall constitute a quorum and, if a quorum is present, a vacancy on the ethics commission shall not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all the powers of the ethics commission. Disciplinary hearings may be conducted and sanctions may be imposed only by the affirmative action of at least three members; otherwise, the ethics commission may delegate authority to the chairperson to act for the ethics commission between meetings. (d) Compensation. Members of the ethics commission shall receive no compensation. (e) Legal counsel. The city solicitor shall provide legal counsel to the ethics commission and shall be the legal representative of the ethics commission in connection with its duties hereunder, on a case-by-case basis, or determine that outside counsel is needed and obtain such outside counsel for a particular matter. (Ord. No. 2017-14 , 12-11-2017) Sec. 30-72. Powers and duties. (a) The powers and duties of the ethics commission shall be: (1) Standards of ethical conduct. To recommend to the mayor and council, from time to time, such rules of conduct for public employees and officials as it shall deem appropriate. (2) Advisory opinions. To issue written advisory opinions, upon the request of any city employee or official, as to the applicability of this chapter to any particular factual situation. (3) Referrals to solicitor. To refer to the city solicitor for investigation any alleged violation of this chapter and, after notice and hearing, to recommend such disciplinary action as it may deem appropriate to such appropriate official or agency as the ethics commission shall determine, or to take such other disciplinary action as authorized by section 30-73(o) or other provisions of the city Charter or this Code. The ethics commission may dismiss, without reference to the city solicitor, any complaint which the ethics commission determines is frivolous or fails to state a violation. (4) Report of crimes. To report to the appropriate federal, state or city authorities any substantial evidence of a violation of any criminal law which may come to its attention in connection with any proceeding, whether advisory or disciplinary. Created: 2023-07-12 15:36:02 [EST] (Supp. No. 38, Update 1) Page 8 of 13 Page 145

Item #24. (5) Records. To maintain a file of its proceedings, waiver decisions and advisory opinions with a view toward achieving consistency of opinions and recommendations subject to the confidentiality requirements of sections 30-74 and 30-73(s). (6) Procedures. To follow the procedural rules specified in section 30-73 and to establish such other procedural rules as shall be consistent with the rules prescribed therein. (7) Witnesses, evidence. To subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance and testimony, administer oaths and affirmations, take evidence and require, by subpoena, the production of books, papers, records or other evidence needed for the performance of the ethics commission's duties or exercise of its powers. (8) Assistance to city personnel. To provide assistance to any city employee, official or agency in administering the provisions of this chapter. (9) Provide information. To prepare any necessary reports and studies to advance the purpose of this chapter, to provide any necessary materials explaining the duties of individuals covered by this chapter, and to supply instructions and public information materials to facilitate compliance with, and enforcement of, this chapter. (10) Request city agencies for assistance. To request appropriate city agencies to provide such professional assistance as it may require in the discharge of its duties. (Ord. No. 2017-14 , 12-11-2017) Sec. 30-73. Rules of procedure; complaints; hearings; dispositions. (a) Any person, either personally or on behalf of an organization or governmental body, may file a sworn complaint for the ethics commission with the city clerk. The complaint must be in writing, be signed, and show the address of the person who submitted it. The complaint must state that, to the best of the person's knowledge, information, and belief formed after reasonable reflection, the information in the complaint is true. The complaint must describe the facts that constitute the violation of the standards of ethical conduct in sufficient detail so that the ethics commission and the person who is the subject of the complaint can reasonably be expected to understand the nature of any offense that is being alleged. The commission may request any additional information deemed necessary to screen the complaint or to render a decision. No complaints shall be accepted or considered which relate to actions that took place more than one year prior to the date of filing. The individual filing the sworn complaint has 60 days from the date that the issue is brought to his or her attention to file a complaint. (b) After the sworn complaint has been filed, none of the parties or their representatives may communicate on an ex parte basis with any commission members pertaining to the complaint. All communications pertaining to the complaint shall be submitted to the city clerk. (c) Within seven days of receiving a sworn complaint the city clerk shall send copies of the complaint to each member of the ethics commission, the city solicitor, and the official or officials against whom such complaint has been filed. Hereinafter, the complaining party shall be referred to as the "complainant" and the official against whom a complaint has been lodged shall be referred to as the "respondent." (d) The commission recognizes that distribution to the public of a sworn complaint prior to screening by the commission as required below could harm the reputation of an innocent person and is contrary to the public interest; therefore, the public release of the complaint is prohibited until the screening process has been completed. The commission shall consult in confidence to screen the complaint within 14 days of receiving the complaint. The commission may immediately dismiss a complaint if: (1) It has no jurisdiction; or Created: 2023-07-12 15:36:02 [EST] (Supp. No. 38, Update 1) Page 9 of 13 Page 146

Item #24. (2) The alleged violation, if true, would not constitute a violation of the standards of ethical conduct; or (3) The alleged violation is a minor or de minimis violation; or (4) The complaint is, on its face, frivolous, groundless, or brought for purposes of harassment; or (5) The matter has become moot because the person who is the subject of the complaint is no longer an officer, official or employee; or (6) The respondent had obtained an advisory opinion under section 30-74(c) permitting the conduct; or (7) The appointing authority of the respondent has already taken action as a result of finding a violation and the commission believes the action was appropriate. (e) In issues regarding standards of ethical conduct violations, the enforcement process is intended to be corrective rather than remedial unless the violation is a repeated offense. In the event the ethics commission determines a standards of ethical conduct violation has occurred, and it is minor in nature, with the concurrence of the complainant and the subject of the sworn complaint, the commission may dispense with the hearing process and conduct a more informal mediation process in lieu of a hearing. (f) If the sworn complaint is not dismissed or otherwise resolved pursuant to subsection 30-73(d), the city clerk shall promptly contact the members of the ethics commission, the city solicitor, the complainant, and the respondent in order to ascertain a date and time when a hearing can be convened on such complaint. As soon as a date and time have been agreed upon for a hearing before the ethics commission, the city clerk shall send written notice of such scheduling and a copy of the rules of procedure to the complainant and to the respondent. No copies of the complaint shall be provided to any other parties before the respondent receives the complaint. The city solicitor shall be the prosecuting attorney in all disciplinary proceedings before the ethics commission. In any such investigation or proceeding, a defendant shall be given an opportunity to be heard after notice, to be advised and assisted by legal counsel, to produce witnesses and offer evidence, and to cross examine witnesses. A transcript of any such proceeding shall be made and retained, subject to the confidentiality requirements of this chapter. (g) The commission may dismiss a complaint if the complainant does not appear at the hearing and if, in the opinion of the commission, it would be unfair to the respondent not to have the opportunity to examine the complainant. (h) As promptly as possible after the close of the hearing, the commission shall deliberate to determine if the allegations have been proven by clear and convincing evidence. Only ethics commission members who have been present for the hearing may participate in the deliberations, and any findings and recommendations must be adopted by a majority of the commission. The commission may consider, when making findings and recommendations, the severity of the offense, the presence or absence of any intention to conceal, deceive, or mislead, whether the violation was deliberate, negligent or inadvertent, and whether the incident was isolated or part of a pattern. (i) Within seven days of the conclusion of deliberations, the commission shall issue an order setting forth its findings and recommendations. In the alternative, the commission where it deems it appropriate, may issue an advisory opinion in lieu of making findings and recommendations. (j) If the respondent is an employee, the commission may, if it determines corrective action is necessary, notify the city manager or the council president and recommend that action be taken, including discipline. (k) If the respondent is a city official, the commission may propose actions to the city council that are appropriate to the finding as specified in section 30-73(o). (l) The commission shall send a written copy of its findings and recommendations to the respondent and the complainant. Created: 2023-07-12 15:36:02 [EST] (Supp. No. 38, Update 1) Page 10 of 13 Page 147

Item #24. (m) Proceeding relating to member. A member of the ethics commission shall be ineligible to participate, as a member of the ethics commission, in any ethics commission proceeding relating to his conduct. A member of the ethics commission who has been found by the ethics commission to have violated this chapter shall be ineligible to serve again as a member of the ethics commission. (n) Self-disqualification. A member of the ethics commission may disqualify himself from participating in any investigation of the conduct of any person upon submission, in writing and under oath, of an affidavit or disqualification stating that he cannot render an impartial and unbiased decision in the case in which he seeks to disqualify himself. (o) Actions by ethics commission. With respect to any violation with which a person has been charged and which the ethics commission has determined as proved, the ethics commission may take any one or more of the following actions: (1) Reprimand. Issue a written reprimand or censure of that person's conduct. (2) Discipline. With respect to a city employee, remove, suspend, demote or take other appropriate disciplinary action with respect to that person, without regard to any limits imposed by this chapter, but within the limits of the constitution, the laws of the state, the Charter of the city, and ordinances and existing collective bargaining agreements. (3) Recommend removal. With respect to an appointed official, recommend that appropriate action be taken to remove the official from the appointed position. (4) Recommend fine. With respect to an elected city official, recommend that such official be fined in an amount recommended by the ethics commission. (p) Rights of person charged. In any proceeding before the ethics commission, upon the request of any person charged with a violation of this chapter, such person shall be permitted to inspect, copy or photograph books, papers, documents, photographs or other tangible objects which will be used as evidence against that person in a disciplinary hearing and which are material to the preparation of his defense. (q) Exculpatory information. In any proceeding before the ethics commission, if the city solicitor or ethics commission at any time receives any exculpatory information concerning an alleged violation against any person, it shall forthwith make such information available to such person. (r) Subpoenas. Any person charged with a violation of this chapter may apply to the ethics commission for the issuance of subpoenas for the appearance of witnesses and for the production of documents on his behalf. The application shall be granted upon a concise showing by such person that the proposed testimony or evidence is relevant (or is reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of relevant evidence) and is not otherwise available. The application shall be denied if not made at a reasonable time or if the testimony or evidence would be merely cumulative. (s) Confidentiality of proceedings. (1) City employee. All proceedings before the ethics commission relating to a violation of this chapter by a city employee shall be maintained confidential by the ethics commission, unless: a. Public disclosure is requested, in writing, by the person charged; or b. The ethics commission determines after a hearing that a violation has occurred. (2) City official. All proceedings before the ethics commission relating to a violation of this chapter by a city official, appointed or elected, shall be maintained confidential by the ethics commission, unless: a. Public disclosure is requested, in writing, by the person charged; or b. The ethics commission determines after a hearing that a violation has occurred. Created: 2023-07-12 15:36:02 [EST] (Supp. No. 38, Update 1) Page 11 of 13 Page 148

Item #24. (t) Appeals; public inspection. Notwithstanding the confidentiality requirements of subsections (s)(1) and (2) of this section, the ethics commission shall make available for public inspection the record of all proceedings relating to any decision of the ethics commission which is appealed to the superior court and the ethics commission shall report to appropriate federal, state and/or city authorities any substantial evidence of a violation of any criminal law which comes to its attention in connection with any proceeding under this chapter. (u) Confidentiality procedures. The chairperson of the ethics commission shall, with the approval of the ethics commission, establish such procedures as, in the chairperson's judgment, may be necessary to prevent the disclosure of any record of any proceedings or other information received by the ethics commission, except as permitted by this chapter. (Ord. No. 2017-14 , 12-11-2017) Sec. 30-74. Waivers of restrictions and advisory opinions. (a) Authority of ethics commission. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 30-20, upon the written request of any city agency or of any individual who is or was a city employee or city official, the ethics commission may grant a waiver to the specific prohibitions contained therein if the ethics commission determines that the literal application of such prohibition in a particular case is not necessary to achieve the public purposes of this chapter or would result in an undue hardship on any employee or official. Any such waiver may be granted only by written decision of the ethics commission. Any person who acts in good faith reliance upon any such waiver decision shall not be subject to discipline or other sanction hereunder with respect to the matters covered by the waiver decision, provided there was a full disclosure to the ethics commission of all material facts necessary for the waiver decision. (b) Waiver information confidential; exceptions. Any application for a waiver, any proceeding and any decision with respect thereto shall be maintained confidential by the ethics commission, provided that: (1) Applicant's request. Public disclosure shall be made by the ethics commission upon the written request of the applicant; (2) Violations. The ethics commission may make such public disclosure as it determines is required in connection with the prosecution of any violation of this chapter; (3) Evidence of crime. The ethics commission shall report to appropriate federal, state and/or city authorities substantial evidence of any criminal violation which may come to its attention; and (4) Public record. In the event that a waiver is granted, the waiver decision and the record of all proceedings relating thereto shall be open to public inspection. (c) Advisory opinion authorized. Upon the written request of any city employee or official, the ethics commission may issue an advisory opinion as to the applicability of this chapter to any particular fact or situation. Any person who acts in good faith reliance upon any such advisory opinion shall not be subject to discipline or other sanction hereunder with respect to the matters covered by the advisory opinion, provided there was a full disclosure to the ethics commission of all material facts necessary for the advisory opinion. (d) Advisory opinion confidential; exceptions. Any application for an advisory opinion, any proceeding and any decision with respect thereto shall be maintained confidential by the ethics commission, provided that: (1) Applicant's request. Public disclosure shall be made by the ethics commission upon the written request of the applicant; (2) Violations. The ethics commission may make such public disclosure as it determines is required in connection with the prosecution of any violation of this article; and Created: 2023-07-12 15:36:02 [EST] (Supp. No. 38, Update 1) Page 12 of 13 Page 149

Item #24. (3) Evidence of crime. The ethics commission shall report to appropriate federal, state and/or city authorities substantial evidence of any criminal violation which may come to its attention. (Ord. No. 2017-14 , 12-11-2017) Sec. 30-75. Judicial review. In the event that the ethics commission finds that any person has violated any provision of this chapter, said person shall have a right of appeal to the superior court of any such finding, and of any sanctions imposed with respect thereto, by filing a notice of appeal with the superior court within 30 days of the final action by the ethics commission in a particular case. The appeal shall be on the record without a trial de novo. If the court determines that the record is insufficient for its review, it shall remand the case to the ethics commission for further proceedings on the record. The court's review, in the absence of actual fraud, shall be limited to a determination of whether the ethics commission's decision was supported by substantial evidence on the record. The burden of proof in any such appeal shall be on the appellant. (Ord. No. 2017-14 , 12-11-2017) Created: 2023-07-12 15:36:02 [EST] (Supp. No. 38, Update 1) Page 13 of 13 Page 150