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Sussex County commissioners move meeting after fire marshal says room exceeded capacity
Summary
After the County Fire Marshal reported the meeting room had exceeded capacity, the Sussex County commissioners voted to adjourn and reconvene in 30 minutes at the County College Auditorium; the relocation motion passed by roll call.
The chair of the Sussex County Board of Commissioners announced that the board would move its April 8, 2026 meeting after being told the original meeting room had exceeded the fire-safety capacity. "Per County Fire Marshal, the attendance tonight has exceeded the capacity limit, and we will be adjourning the meeting to the County College auditorium," the chair said.
The chair asked for a motion to relocate the meeting to the County College Auditorium; a motion and second were made. The chair recorded on the floor that Commissioner Henderson made the motion and Commissioner Silverthorne seconded it. The clerk then conducted a roll call vote: Commissioners Henderson and Silverthorne were recorded voting yes, the director present recorded a yes vote, Deputy Director DeGroote was recorded yes, and Commissioner Carney was recorded absent. The motion to move the meeting carried.
Following the vote, the chair announced, "Reconvene in 30 minutes at the County College Auditorium," and the board planned to resume at that location. The transcript does not specify the exact attendance number that exceeded the capacity limit or provide a full, unambiguous spelling for a director's surname; those details were not specified in the record.
The relocation was procedural and taken for public-safety reasons as stated by the County Fire Marshal; no additional substantive agenda items were recorded in the available transcript before the adjournment and relocation.
