CCW MINUTES

COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE The Council Committee of the Whole Meeting was held on September 14, 2021 at 6:00 p.m., with Council President Sudler presiding. Members of Council present were Mr. Anderson, Mr. Boggerty, Mr. Neil, Mr. Hare, and Mr. Rocha. Mrs. Arndt, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Lindell were absent. Mayor Christiansen was also present (arrived 6:47 p.m.). Civilian members present for their Committee meetings were Mr. Lewis, (Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement), Mr. McCutchen (Utility), and Mr. Contant (arrived at 6:32 p.m.) and Mr. Shevock (Legislative, Finance, and Administration). Mr. Jones (Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement) was absent. COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Adoption of Agenda Mr. Neil moved for adoption of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Rocha and unanimously carried. UTILITY COMMITTEE The Utility Committee met with Chairman Rocha presiding. Adoption of Agenda Mr. Neil moved for adoption of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Boggerty and unanimously carried. Evaluation of Proposals - Utility Locating Services Contract (Jason Lyon, Director of Water and Wastewater) Mr. Jason Lyon, Water and Wastewater Director, reviewed the background and analysis regarding the Evaluation of Proposals - Utility Locating Services. Staff recommended awarding a three (3) year contract with the option for two (2) one (1) year extensions to W Locco, LLC as per the proposal submitted in response to RFP #21-0043COD. Responding to Mr. Neil, Mr. Lyon stated that the budgets were split into three different divisions to include water, wastewater, and electric and on the committee action form the totality of that budget for the current fiscal year was $66,400. He noted that the anticipated cost for service was $62,000 and the City had budgeted $66,400 so the contract would be under budget. Mr. Hare moved to recommend approval of staff’s recommendation. The motion was seconded by Mr. Neil and unanimously carried. Annual Review and Approval of Governing Policy for Energy Commodity Risk Management (Lori Peddicord, Controller/Treasurer) Ms. Lori Peddicord, Controller/Treasurer, reviewed the annual review of the governing policy for energy commodity risk management. Staff recommended approval of the proposed amendments.

COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 PAGE 2 Ms. Arline Newton, The Energy Authority (TEA), stated that the intent of the policy was to mitigate and manage the energy risk and all of the types of energy risk that the City is exposed to as it managed the Electric Department. Responding to Mr. Anderson, Ms. Peddicord stated that as far as she knew there were no significant changes made to the policy. She noted that they had made an additional ability for the Controller, City Manager, Electric Director, and TEA representative to assign authority to someone else to act in their absence and to vote on agenda items. Ms. Newton explained that this change was made to address what had been experienced during COVID. Mr. Hare moved to recommend approval of the proposed amendments, as recommended by staff. The motion was seconded by Mr. Anderson and unanimously carried. Annexation Request - 633 Persimmon Tree Lane, Owned by Dover Indoor Tennis, Inc. (Dawn Melson-Williams, Principal Planner/ Dave Hugg, Planning and Community Development Director) Mr. Dave Hugg, Planning and Community Development Director, reviewed the annexation request for 633 Persimmon Tree Lane. Responding to Mr. Neil, Mr. Hugg stated that he was not aware of any other indoor tennis facilities in Kent County. Responding to Mr. Rocha, Mr. Hugg stated that it was a private tennis club that would require a membership. Mr. Hare moved to recommend approval of the annexation. The motion was seconded by Mr. Neil and unanimously carried. Mr. Hare moved for adjournment of the Utility Committee meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Neil and unanimously carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:14 p.m. LEGISLATIVE, FINANCE, AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE The Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee met with Chairman Anderson presiding. Adoption of Agenda Mr. Hare moved for adoption of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Neil and unanimously carried. Mr. Anderson stated that some of the items on the agenda would merit a good amount of discussion and others were more routine so before each routine item he would be asking if there was unanimous consent to accept the staff recommendation.

COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 PAGE 3 Proposed Resolution #2021-22 Application for Wastewater Matching Planning Grant Staff recommended adopting the resolution as submitted so staff could complete application for a Wastewater Matching Planning Grant. Mr. Sudler moved to recommend approval of staff’s recommendation. The motion was seconded by Mr. Neil and unanimously carried. Evaluation of Bids - Master Electrician Contract (Paul Waddell, Electric Director) Mr. Paul Waddell, Electric Director, reviewed the background and analysis regarding the Evaluation of Bids - Master Electrician Contract. Staff recommended awarding #22-0001EL Master Electrician Contract to Towles Electric for three years with a City option to extend it an additional two years (five years total) as per the pricing included in the bid submittal. Mr. Hare moved to recommend approval of staff’s recommendation. The motion was seconded by Mr. Sudler and unanimously carried. Property Tax Disability Exemption (Patricia Marney, Customer Service Director) Mrs. Patricia Marney reviewed the proposed changes to the property tax disability exemption in the City of Dover Code of Ordinances. Staff recommended amending Code Section 102-183 to include disabled property owner exemptions and to incorporate language and requirements set by Kent County. The changes herein will be effective for the tax billing year beginning July 1, 2022. Applications for exemption to be filed by citizens by May 31, 2022. Mrs. Marney stated that there were less than 20 overall properties that would be affected by some of the changes. She noted that she would like to present an amendment to what was originally proposed in the committee action form so that the approximate 20 affected individuals would continue to get the exemptions. Responding to Mr. Neil, Mrs. Marney confirmed that she was proposing to grandfather in the 20 affected individuals but the property would no longer be eligible once it had been sold because the new owners may not be eligible. Responding to Mr. Rocha, Mrs. Marney stated that she would also like to include an amendment to not put an age qualification on the disability exemption. Mr. Neil moved to recommend approval of staff’s recommendation as amended, to not require an age qualification for disability exemption and to grandfather in the people who are currently receiving the senior tax exemption that would otherwise be affected by the changes in residency and age requirements. The motion was seconded by Mr. Rocha and unanimously carried. Responding to Mr. Boggerty, Mrs. Marney stated that the Customer Service Department kept a list of individuals that had an exemption on file and they send letters out to them every year at the beginning of the year. She noted that the deadline to respond for the exemption is May 31st. Mrs. Marney explained that the exemption application and details were also on the City of Dover website. She stated that she felt they could

COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 PAGE 4 do better in advertising the exemption and may look into putting a notice in the newspaper when the time came. Fiscal Year 2022 State Law Enforcement Assistance Fund (SLEAF) Grant - City Camera Expansion - License Plate Reader Cameras (Thomas Johnson, Police Chief) Staff recommended approval of both grants and the intended purchases. Mr. Hare moved to recommend approval of staff’s recommendation. The motion was seconded by Mr. Sudler and unanimously carried. Criminal Justice Council (CJC) Grant - City of Dover Treatment Improvement Project (Thomas Johnson, Police Chief) Staff recommended approval of the new grant program and the intended purchases. Mr. Hare moved to recommend approval of staff’s recommendation. The motion was seconded by Mr. Sudler and unanimously carried. Proposal to Give Employees a $100 Bonus with Proof of Full Vaccination from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds (Kim Hawkins, Human Resources Director) Mrs. Kim Hawkins, Human Resources Director, reviewed the background and analysis for the proposal to give employees a $100 bonus with proof of full vaccination from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Staff recommended authorizing staff to administer a program to give incentives to becoming fully vaccinated including a $100 bonus and/or restoration of COVID leave. Responding to Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Hawkins confirmed that the 80 hours which was previously COVID leave did not affect normal sick leave. Responding to Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Hawkins stated that the cases were continuing and approximately once a week they receive notification that somebody has tested positive or has been exposed. Responding to Mr. Neil, Mrs. Hawkins stated that there were employees that had no interest in getting the vaccination. She noted that the library would be providing testing every Friday beginning on September 17, 2021. Mr. Hare stated that he would suggest that unvaccinated employees be tested weekly. Responding to Mr. Hare, Mr. Anderson stated that the bonus would be retroactive for employees that had already received the vaccination. Responding to Mr. Sudler, Mrs. Hawkins stated that this bonus would apply to full-time, part-time, and seasonal employees. Mr. Rocha moved to recommend approval of staff’s recommendation. The motion was seconded by Mr. Sudler and unanimously carried.

COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 PAGE 5 Update on Diversity & Inclusion Committee for 2020-2021 (Kim Hawkins, Human Resources Director, Jamee Boone, President of Eddee Boone Consulting, LLC, and Michelle Taylor, President and Chief Executive Officer of United Way of Delaware) Mrs. Hawkins reviewed the Diversity & Inclusion Committee update. Staff recommended entering into an agreement with United Way for consulting in Diversity and Inclusion. Responding to Mr. Sudler, Mrs. Hawkins stated that she did not have the statistics for diversity demographics among the department heads with her and was not sure of how many female and male department heads there were. Responding to Mr. Sudler, Mrs. Hawkins stated that there was one minority department head when it came to ethnicity but the predominant race was white. Mr. Sudler asked the following questions of Mrs. Hawkins: • What is the City of Dover’s declared organizational philosophy/culture, currently? • Do you plan to conduct training on the behavior dimensions that align with the declared culture for department heads? Responding to Mr. Sudler, Mrs. Hawkins stated that she was not able to answer the questions because she did not know what the culture statement was for the City of Dover. She explained that she felt that was one of the biggest challenges the City faced. Mrs. Hawkins noted that the City needed to define what its culture was. Mr. Sudler stated that he believed he had received an email from Mrs. Hawkins previously which stated that the City of Dover was moving to a transformational leadership style culture. Mr. Sudler recommended that the Human Resources Department implement a survey database such as Survey Monkey to gather the employees’ perception of where to strengthen areas within the diversity and inclusion initiatives to gain more participation separate from the focus group for a broader perspective and to get a feel of the organizational climate. Mrs. Hawkins asked that Mr. Sudler share the memorandum he was referring to about transformational leadership with her to refresh her memory. Responding to Mr. Boggerty, Mrs. Hawkins stated that there were 15 department heads and confirmed that she had only received three responses from department heads. Responding to Mr. Boggerty, Mrs. Hawkins stated she had not made the responses mandatory because she did not have that authority. She stated that she assumed the authority would lie with the City Manager for their direct reports and with City Council for their appointees. Responding to Mr. Boggerty, Mayor Christiansen stated that the official colors for the City of Dover were gold, white, and green.

COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 PAGE 6 Responding to Mr. Rocha, Mrs. Hawkins stated that City job postings were sent to the local high schools (Dover, Polytech, Smyrna, and the surrounding areas). She noted that when it came to colleges, Human Resources used to send a hard copy of the posting, but at the request of the colleges they now send them through a system called Handshake. Responding to Mr. Rocha, Mrs. Hawkins stated that Human Resources had previously worked with Polytech High School to recruit for a mechanic position and it was a goal of the Human Resources Department to get out to the high schools but she felt that she needed to have the buy-in of the department heads to assist in this goal. Responding to Mr. Rocha, Mrs. Hawkins stated that they had just started training staff about diversity and inclusion with Unconscious Bias training. Responding to Mr. Hare, Mrs. Hawkins stated that the Diversity and Inclusion Committee originally had nine members but after Interim City Manager Matt Harline sent the call out for more she believed they were up to 15. Mr. Harline clarified that there were now 16 members on the Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Responding to Mr. Hare, Mr. Harline stated that the Committee had met a few times previously but was frustrated with the direction it was going in and has since been reformulated. He noted that the Committee had not met since it had been reformulated. Responding to Mr. Hare, Mr. Harline stated that he did not have the ethnic breakdown of the City of Dover employees with him but that it was included in the Human Resources monthly report. Responding to Mr. Contant, Mr. Harline confirmed that IVY Planning Group had come in and done a study and came up with goals but the City had not contracted with them to implement them. Mr. Harline noted that Mrs. Hawkins had tried to contact IVY and they had not been responsive. Mrs. Hawkins clarified that when IVY was retained they were only contracted to do the report, they were not contracted to help implement it. Responding to Mr. Sudler, Mr. Harline stated that he had heard that the Diversity and Inclusion Committee had been frustrated because it was beginning to talk about doing an event rather than making real change but he would yield to Mrs. Hawkins to answer. Mrs. Hawkins stated that she did not attend the meetings, the meetings were attended by Ms. Hollie Ford, Human Resources Administrative Assistant and Former City Manager Randy Robertson. She explained that what she was told was that the conversation was being led by Mr. Robertson rather than allowing the employees on the Committee to voice their concerns or thoughts on what they would like to happen. Mrs. Hawkins stated that some of the minority employees within the City were not pleased with the results of the IVY study and felt that there comments were taken out of context and fit into the report. Responding to Mr. Boggerty, Mrs. Hawkins stated that the City did conduct exit interviews. She noted that if staff was not able to meet with the employee personally before they exit the organization it is sent by mail.

COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 PAGE 7 Mrs. Hawkins explained that the only comment for employees leaving that stuck out in her mind was that employees are siloed in their own department and do not know anyone across departments. She noted that another comment often heard was that employees were able to obtain a higher salary in the private market. Mrs. Hawkins stated that departing employees also mention not having the defined benefit pension plan as well sometimes. Responding to Mr. Boggerty’s concerns, Mr. Harline stated that it had been a proposal under the previous City Manager to offer bonuses to employees that bring somebody in to work for the City, however, he did not support it and did not include any money for that in the budget. Mr. Harline introduced Ms. Michelle Taylor, President and Chief Executive Officer of United Way of Delaware. Ms. Taylor reviewed a presentation titled “Fusion Alliance - Accelerating Business Growth through Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in Kent County.” Mr. Rocha stated that he would have to recuse himself from this issue because it involved United Way of Delaware, of which he was an employee, which may be perceived as a conflict of interest. Responding to Mr. Boggerty, Ms. Taylor stated that the Fusion Alliance consultant would be working with Mr. Harline to develop the plan. She explained that the City already had the IVY report and some groundwork so the consultant would start to try to figure out where the City is starting from. Ms. Taylor noted that the consultant would have some monthly tasks and things they would look to be able to deliver. She stated that the consultant would move as fast as the City was ready to move or as slow, but may push the process along if things were going too slowly. Ms. Taylor explained that the intent was at the end of 12 months to at least have an adopted strategic plan and by year two start to make some progress against the plan. Responding to Mr. Boggerty, Ms. Taylor stated the involvement would be up to Council. She noted that they would be working with Mr. Harline to decide what worked best for the City and determine how reports are to be made to Council. Ms. Taylor explained that the program starts with getting the buy-in of senior leadership and getting it in the DNA of the organization. Responding to Mr. Boggerty, Ms. Taylor stated that Ms. Jamee Boone would be the consultant and she would build in some accountability check marks within the plan and a way to scorecard them around the progress being made. Responding to Mr. Boggerty, Ms. Taylor stated that the program would be 2021 through 2022, she noted that the dates provided in the presentation were just based on the date of her presentation and were not confirmed. Responding to Mr. Contant’s concerns, Ms. Taylor stated that the first year would be subsidized. She noted that they were trying to structure the program to meet the organization’s specific needs. Responding to Mr. Contant, Ms. Taylor stated that it would be at the pleasure of the Committee whether the assessment was brought back to the Committee or just to Mr. Harline.

COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 PAGE 8 Mr. Contant noted that he would like to receive a copy of the assessment when the time came. Mr. Harline stated that he had just received the contract before the meeting but he would make sure that it was sent out for review. Responding to Mr. Hare, Ms. Taylor stated that the City would be setting its own goals and the Fusion Alliance would help to coach it through the process. Responding to Mr. Hare, Mr. Harline stated that City Council had already adopted the IVY study so he would suggest using that as a starting point. Responding to Mr. Shevock, Ms. Taylor stated that the cost after the initial two years was left to be seen. She explained that the City of Dover would be a part of the Advisory Council to figure out how much time this work would take. Ms. Taylor noted that some business may take a lot more time than others depending on where they were in the journey. Responding to Mr. Shevock, Ms. Taylor stated that it could potentially be $15,000 for the third year, fourth year, and so on. She noted that they wanted to sustain the work for years to come. Responding to Mr. Shevock, Mr. Anderson stated that this would only be a commitment for two years, after that the City would have to see what the value was because at that point moving forward it would need to be a budget item if it were to continue. Responding to Mr. Shevock, Mr. Harline stated that the City had earmarked $5,000 for some sort of diversity programming this Fiscal Year which is why only $5,000 was offered to the Fusion Alliance for the first year. He noted that when the next budget process began next year the City could budget the $15,000 and after two years it would be reevaluated. Responding to Mr. Shevock, Mr. Harline stated that it was a two-year agreement so to go beyond two years another agreement would have to be made and it could be drafted to be one year at a time or however Council wanted to approach it. Responding to Mr. Contant, Ms. Taylor stated that the Delaware Racial Justice Collaborative had been doing work of this nature for the last 18 months but had really been doing it since 2015. She explained that following the murder of George Floyd there had been a lot more interest which is why they were expanding in this way now. Ms. Taylor stated that they had been doing this type of work as one-offs all year which was why they created it into a formal program. Responding to Mr. Contant, Ms. Taylor stated that they would be happy to share the companies they had been doing training with. She noted that they had just worked with the Attorney General’s office and they could share the research and results from that service. Responding to Mr. Contant, Ms. Taylor stated that there were only two hard metrics to gauge success the first being that the organization’s leadership was committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) and are willing to do the hard work and be intentional about it. She noted that the second metric was that the organization walked away with a DE&I statement and plan that they were committed to executing to get into

COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 PAGE 9 the DNA of the organization. Mr. Boggerty stated that DE&I was not always a quantitative metric, it was more of a qualitative metric. He noted that it could be turned into a qualitative metric by seeing turnover decrease so the City was not spending money on recruiting, staffing, and potential legal issues. Responding to Mr. Contant, Ms. Taylor stated that she did not want to set unrealistic expectations. She explained that after a year she would not say the turnover would be reduced but she did think that should be in the three to five-year plan. Ms. Taylor noted that within a year they could commit to having a written adopted plan that had been in front of the Committee, vetted by staff, and a process to hold the City accountable and on track. Mr. Neil moved to recommend entering into an agreement with United Way for consulting in Diversity and Inclusion, as recommended by staff, subject to the review of the contract on behalf of the staff and the City’s attorneys to make sure that it does not conflict with anything regarding the City Council. The motion was seconded by Mr. Boggerty and unanimously carried. Proposed Ordinance #2021-19 - Amending Appendix B - Zoning, Article 3 - District Regulations, Section 19 - Manufacturing Zone (M); Article 4 - Zoning Bulk and Parking Regulations, Section 4.16 - M, IPM Zones; and Article 5 - Supplementary Regulations, Section 3 - Supplementary Regulations Applying to Nonresidential Buildings, except IPM Zone (Dave Hugg, Planning and Community Development Director) Mr. Dave Hugg, Planning and Community Development Director, reviewed the proposed ordinance. Staff recommended adoption of Ordinance #2021-19. Mr. Hare moved to recommend approval of staff’s recommendation. The motion was seconded by Mr. Sudler and unanimously carried. Approval for Submission of Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) Grant at Schutte Park (Matt Harline, Interim City Manager) Mr. Matt Harline, Interim City Manager, stated that with Mr. Robin Eaton, Parks and Recreation Director, they spoke with Captain Jason Brooks, Delaware Army National Guard, on Thursday regarding the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) Grant for Schutte Park. He noted that the original application last year went through and received mission support, but nobody picked it up, so they were going to submit again this year, but there is a good chance that nobody will pick up the mission again because they choose missions based on the interest from their groups. Staff recommended approval for submission of the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) Grant at Schutte Park. Mr. Hare moved to recommend approval of staff’s recommendation. The motion was seconded by Mr. Neil and unanimously carried. Mr. Hare moved for a recess of the Legislative, Finance and Administration Committee meeting, seconded by Mr. Rocha and unanimously carried. Meeting recessed at 8:25 p.m.

COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 PAGE 10 PARKS, RECREATION, AND COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT COMMITTEE The Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee met with Chairman Boggerty presiding. Adoption of Agenda Mr. Rocha moved for adoption of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Anderson and unanimously carried. Mayor and Council Reports - June 2021 Mr. Sudler, Council President, reported that he had conducted his first training session for all of the Committee Chairs with the duties, responsibilities, and the restrictions of the Committees on July 14, 2021. Mr. Rocha, First District Councilman, stated that he had nothing to report in addition to what he had reported previously. Mr. Hare, Second District Councilman, stated that he had nothing to report. Mr. Neil, Third District Councilman, stated that he had nothing to report. Mr. Sudler, Fourth District Councilman, stated that in regards to backfilling the area deemed as a blight in the Woodcrest community, he had contacted the regional office for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the status was the same. He explained that they would need the Capital School District to deem it necessary to implement a project that would meet the criteria of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers so the City could not do anything further on the matter. Mr. Anderson, Fourth District Councilman, thanked the members of Council and staff that had helped address the concern from his previous report. He stated that the neighborhood watch associations had kicked back off and had been able to address some concerns with the downtown public safety advisory group as well in their meetings. Mr. Boggerty, At-Large Councilman, reminded everyone that could attend to come out for the dedication of the New Street Park to Bishop L.T. Blackshear on September 18, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. He reported that he had been contacted by the Maple Glen Homeowners Association about establishing a park in their community and Mr. Robin Eaton, Parks and Recreation Director would be having his initial meeting with them the following day. Mr. Boggerty reminded everyone that the Downtown Dover Partnership would be having a meeting on September 21, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. regarding the parking issues downtown. Mayor Robin Christiansen reported that during the month of June he attended various City activities, answered numerous constituent complaints in his office and on location, had numerous meetings with the Chief of Police in regards to public safety within the City, and met with the Fire Chief and members of the fire department in regards to public safety issues. Mr. Hare moved for adjournment of the Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee meeting, seconded by Mr. Rocha and unanimously carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:31 p.m.

COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 PAGE 11 LEGISLATIVE, FINANCE, AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE The Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee reconvened with Chairman Anderson presiding. Update on City Manager/City Clerk Selection Committee Progress (Councilman Gerald Rocha, Sr.) Mr. Rocha stated that the City Manager/City Clerk Selection Committee had made a recommendation for a new City Clerk and had made an offer to that person. He noted that they expected to receive an answer back if there was an acceptance of the position within a few days. Mr. Rocha explained that they had 23 applications for the City Manager positions thus far and had extended the application submission deadline to September 28, 2021. He stated that shortly after the deadline, they would convene to review the applications and make a decision on conducting interviews for that position. Update on Mayor’s State of General Emergency Executive Declaration (Mayor Robin R. Christiansen) Mayor Christiansen provided an update on the status of the State of General Emergency Executive Declaration. He noted that the mask requirement would be reviewed prior to the expiration of the declaration. Mayor Christiansen explained that he would not put in place any mandatory vaccinations, however, if need be he would ask City employees to test on a weekly basis. Responding to Mr. Anderson, Mayor Christiansen stated that he would do what was in the best interest of the City employees, their families, and the citizens of Dover when the science and information was provided by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Delaware Health and Social Services Department advising when the mask mandate could be relaxed and any other implementation that may need to be put in place. Responding to Mr. Anderson, Mayor Christiansen stated that he would entertain any and all information given to him to make an intelligent and definitive decision to protect the citizens of Dover. Mr. Hare moved for adjournment of the Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee meeting, seconded by Mr. Rocha and unanimously carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m. Mr. Hare moved for adjournment of the Council Committee of the Whole meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Neil and unanimously carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m. Roy Sudler Jr. Council President RS/JTS/mr S:\AGENDAS-MINUTES-PACKETS-PRESENTATIONS-ATT&EXH\Committee-Minutes\2021\09-14-2021 CCW MINUTES.wpd