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How the council voted

Every recorded council vote in this guide where two or more of the people we profile voted, side by side. Each line was checked against the meeting minutes it links to. Only candidates and members with a page in this guide are listed; open the minutes for the full roll call.

Smithfield voter guide

Closed sessions

Mar 3, 2026

A motion to stop taking minutes or recordings of closed sessions

Result as recorded: passed 6-1, March 2026

  • YesJeff D. BrooksVoted yes on a motion to stop taking minutes or recordings of closed sessions (passed 6-1, March 2026).
  • YesMary Ellen BebermeyerVoted yes on a motion to stop taking minutes or recordings of closed sessions (passed 6-1, March 2026).
  • YesMichael G. SmithVoted yes on a motion to stop taking minutes or recordings of closed sessions (passed 6-1, March 2026).
  • YesValerie Cofer ButlerVoted yes on a motion to stop taking minutes or recordings of closed sessions (passed 6-1, March 2026).
  • NoDarren CutlerVoted no on a motion to stop taking minutes or recordings of closed sessions (passed 6-1, March 2026).

Smithfield Town Council minutes, March 3, 2026 · Mar 3, 2026Link

Flock cameras

Pierceville property

May 5, 2026

Issuing a $6.7 million bond for the Pierceville purchase

Result as recorded: passed 6-1, May 2026

  • YesDarren CutlerVoted yes on issuing a $6.7 million bond for the Pierceville purchase (passed 6-1, May 2026).
  • YesJeff D. BrooksVoted yes on issuing a $6.7 million bond for the Pierceville purchase (passed 6-1, May 2026).
  • YesMary Ellen BebermeyerVoted yes on issuing a $6.7 million bond for the Pierceville purchase (passed 6-1, May 2026).
  • YesMichael G. SmithVoted yes on issuing a $6.7 million bond for the Pierceville purchase (passed 6-1, May 2026).
  • NoValerie Cofer ButlerVoted no on issuing a $6.7 million bond for the Pierceville purchase (passed 6-1, May 2026).

Smithfield Town Council minutes, May 5, 2026 · May 5, 2026Link

A “—” means the line records something other than a plain yes or no (a motion, an abstention, or two votes in one line); read the line itself. How this guide works