Your Honor, I would like to take just a moment of your time to make something of a personal statement.



My friends, I will not be joining those who will be seeking city office in the upcoming election, and accordingly, I wish you all well, and I invite those members of our community who have a similar desire, commitment, and acumen to serve in this way to, please, enter the contest and work to serve Rockville as she deserves to be served -- with time, care, balance, selflessness, openness, respect, discernment, and devotion to our laws, principles, and the goodness that have always made Rockville the outstanding community which it is.



I hope that you'll agree that we have achieved some important objectives together during the past two years. I thank each of you for your part and partnership in making these things a reality. While we may have strong disagreements, there is no one sitting on this dais who does not have in his or her heart the best interests of our city, and I believe that we have -- all of us -- worked hard to advance the fundamental mandate of collegial, mutually-respectful governance. In that context, I look forward to our continued cooperation on the APFO and other important matters which we will address in the coming months.



I would like to take this opportunity to thank my wife, Malgosia, my son, Jan, my long-time friend and treasurer, Glenn Doerrman, and all of the friends and neighbors who have tirelessly supported me and all of us in our efforts to serve our city. I also want to thank our entire City of Rockville community, our City Staff, and you, my colleagues, for the honor and opportunity to serve our wonderful community once again as a councilmember on this august body. There is no greater privilege to which I—or anyone -- could aspire than to serve on the governing body of this great city that we all love and which we're all immensely proud to serve. For that privilege, I thank you all.