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New Castle County Council Public Safety Committee Meeting

February 9, 2021 · Elsmere, DE
Source: Meeting minutes 2021-02-09 (PDF, 2 pp)
Retrieved April 14, 2026 from www.newcastlede.gov ↗
Confidence: 99%
High

Attendees

Mr. Bill Bell (Co-Chair)
Mr. Jea Street (Co-Chair)
Ms. Karen Hartley-Nagle (President)
Mr. Penrose Hollins (Pro-Temp)
Mr. John Cartier (Councilman)
Mr. David Carter (Councilman)
Mr. George Smiley (Councilman)
Ms. Dee Durham (Councilwoman)
Mr. Timothy Sheldon (Councilman)
Ms. Lisa Diller (Councilwoman)
Mr. David Tackett (Councilman)
Ms. Janet Kilpatrick (Councilwoman)
Mr. Kenneth Woods (Councilman)
✓ Present: 13/13

Decisions

#1

APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY

#2

APPROVED

#3

UNANIMOUS

Agenda Items

#1

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m.

#2

Approval of Minutes from the January 12, 2021 meeting

Minutes from the January 12, 2021 Public Safety Committee Meeting were approved

#3

Update Emergency Communications/911 Center

Chief Jeff Miller gave a brief presentation on the current staffing, call volume, and call processing times for the Emergency Communications 911 Center

#4

NCCPD Presentation regarding Ordinance 20-122

Colonel Bond, Chief of Police, gave a detailed presentation on the need for the increase of 15 police officers

#5

NCCPD Response to Unusual Circumstances

The committee went into Executive Session to discuss sensitive and confidential information

#6

Other

Councilman Street asked questions regarding police radicalization, jurisdictional agreements, and civil unrest policies

#7

Public Comment

No public comment was taken due to the lateness of the meeting

#8

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 6:07 p.m.