John Gilstrap bid farewell as mayor earlier this week at the business meeting of 市议会, saying, “I truly love this city, and it has been a joy, pleasure and privilege to serve as long as I have.”
Gilstrap’s tenure as mayor and council member will end on June 30. 今年早些时候,他没有寻求连任。
“It has been an absolute pleasure working with you,” Gilstrap told the other members of 市议会 at the close of Tuesday night’s meeting. “Have we had our differences? 是的,有。 我们还是朋友吗? 是的,有。
“I appreciate each one of you. 我欣赏你(在某些问题上)的立场,尽管它可能与我的不同。 I appreciate you sharing your differences because I really believe by sharing our differences is how we grow Danville and how we reach the best conclusions and resolve problems.”
To the citizens of Danville, Gilstrap said, “I have met (during his career in public service) a lot of good people, and I appreciate every relationship I have had with our citizens and enjoyed working with you and for you.”
Gilstrap自2016年7月1日起担任市长。 市长和副市长的职位是从现任市议会成员中选出的。 吉尔斯特普于2010年当选为市议会议员,并于2014年再次当选,连任四年。
吉尔斯特普毕业于克莱姆森大学(Clemson University),是一名退伍军人。1972年,他来到丹支持人民币的博彩平台,被聘为公园和娱乐中心的副主任。 他后来成为董事,并担任了大约30年。 在此之后,他在退休前担任丹支持人民币的博彩平台地区大哥大姐会的执行董事。 他还曾在Danville的许多组织的董事会任职。
他在市议会的席位将由亚当·托默(Adam Tomer)接替,托默于今年5月当选,任期四年。 在那次竞选中,理事会成员詹姆斯·巴克纳、阿朗佐·琼斯和加里·米勒博士连任四年。
托默将于7月2日星期一中午在市政大楼的议事厅举行的市议会组织会议上就职。 他将与巴克纳、琼斯、米勒和市议会的其他五名成员一起选出任期两年的市长和副市长。