The Millsboro Town Council held its regular meeting on August 3, 2026. The meeting began with an emotional tribute to late staff member Randolph 'RJ' Jones, followed by routine approvals, committee reports, a public hearing on rezoning, discussion of employee background check policy, approval of a grant application for a park parking lot, and adoption of the town's goals and objectives for the upcoming year.
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I'd like to call the meeting to order. Today is Monday, August third, two thousand twenty-six. There's a meeting of the Middlesbrough Council, Town Council. Please join me to Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. Presley. Present. Mr. Silva. Present. Ms. Conn. Yeah. Uh, may I please have a motion and a second to adopt the agenda with an amendment to move the recognition of Randy Jones to be next and then have the agenda continue in the posted order? So moved. Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion passed. Thank you. Okay. Uh, good evening, everyone. Um, I'd like to take a moment to honor our dear co-worker and friend, Pastor Randy Jones. Uh, Randy was not only a valued member of our team, but also dedicated pastor who touched many lives through his faith, kindness, and service beyond self. He cared deeply for all of us. Friday afternoon, I was lucky enough to speak with him, and I remember asking him to pray for me. And our work family. He will be deeply missed. We are blessed to have known and loved RJ. So now please join me in a moment of silence to remember Randy to reflect on the impact he had on those around him. And hold his family and loved ones in our thoughts. Thank you. Chief Moya. So this was not what I had planned. And if it's okay, I'm going to turn a little bit so I can speak to the family as well. Um, you know, we had originally had planned to honor RJ for um heroic actions that he had taken while just doing his duties here at uh uh town of Millsborough. Um give a little bit of a backstory. Um he was out emptying the trash cans along Main Street like he normally did, and uh he heard an argument on hold, and there was a road rage incident where one of the drivers pulled a firearm and Randy and his Randy Way calmly stepped in between the shoes and uh would have been victim and just told him, hey, you don't want any of this, get back to the gave everybody his the way his piece and demeanor was calmed everybody down, they got in their cars and off. Um, you know, he put himself in a in a position um that would not normal people want to do. Um, and he was able to handle that. Uh I think a lot would do with his faith in God. Um anyways that he was constantly protected. Um, and then you know, to get the call this weekend that you know he passed away. You know, he put his life in danger that day and passed away from a heart attack. Um the only thing I can say to the family, because I've gone through this myself, is that there's a common myth amongst uh that people tell you all the time that God will never give you anything that you don't they can't take, and that's not true. That is not true. What he does say is cast your cares upon him for he cares for you, and so there is nobody's asking any family member to take this because you can't take this. So losing a loved one suddenly is hard, and nobody expects you guys to take it. But what we do here is we're a family.