navy reserve - News - The Coastal Star2024-03-29T10:55:34Zhttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/navy+reserveBoca Raton: Rodgers thanked for service on the dais and overseashttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/boca-raton-rodgers-thanked-for-service-on-the-dais-and-overseas2021-04-28T14:19:14.000Z2021-04-28T14:19:14.000ZThe Coastal Starhttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/TheCoastalStar<div><p style="text-align:center;"><em><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}8862131289,RESIZE_930x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}8862131289,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="8862131289?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="710" /></a>Jeremy Rogers thanked city residents in a video from Qatar. </em><strong>Photo provided</strong></p>
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<p><strong>By Mary Hladky</strong></p>
<p>Former Deputy Mayor Jeremy Rodgers, who was unable to complete his second term in office after his August deployment to Qatar in support of NATO operations in Afghanistan, bid farewell to city residents on the day his term would have ended.<br /> In a video filmed in Qatar, the Navy Reservist thanked city residents and his fellow City Council members on March 31.<br /> “I’ll never stop fighting for you guys who put me here,” he said to residents. “I have done everything I can to serve you guys, to fight for you, to do what is right. What a wonderful city we have. It is an amazing place. It has truly been an honor to serve.”<br /> He promised to continue serving the city “one way or another.”<br /> Mayor Scott Singer presented Rodgers with a plaque in his honor, and all five council members thanked him for his service to his country.<br /> “He served our community with honor, as one would hope with any elected official,” Singer said. “He brought unique insight to our discussions on the dais and made them better.”<br /> On April 22, Rodgers posted a brief update on Facebook: “Heading home,” he wrote from Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, followed by emojis of the U.S. flag and an anchor.<br /> Council members appointed Yvette Drucker on Oct. 27 to replace Rodgers until his term ended. Drucker already had started campaigning for term-limited Rodgers’ seat and won election to a three-year term on March 9.<br /> After honoring Rodgers, council members unanimously agreed to make no changes to their positions. Andrea O’Rourke will continue as deputy mayor, Monica Mayotte as Community Redevelopment Agency chairperson and Andy Thomson as CRA vice chairperson.</p></div>Boca Raton: Council seeks stand-in for absent Rodgershttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/boca-raton-council-seeks-stand-in-for-absent-rodgers2020-10-16T14:14:38.000Z2020-10-16T14:14:38.000ZThe Coastal Starhttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/TheCoastalStar<div><p><strong>By Mary Hladky</strong></p>
<p>With Jeremy Rodgers on military duty overseas and unable to attend City Council meetings, his fellow council members will soon appoint a resident to serve the remainder of his term of office or until his deployment ends.</p>
<p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960956870,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-left" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960956870,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="7960956870?profile=original" /></a>Rodgers notified council members in an Oct. 14 letter that he can’t attend meetings remotely, as he had hoped to do, and asked them to fill his seat.</p>
<p>He recommended his wife, Mandy, saying she is “best qualified” and “has no political ambitions or intent to run” for office.</p>
<p>Council members thanked Mandy for her willingness to serve but said they wanted to give all residents the opportunity. The city will accept applications until 5 p.m. Oct. 22. Council members will interview applicants on Oct. 26 and make the appointment on Oct. 27.</p>
<p>Rodgers’ term ends on March 31.</p>
<p>A lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserve, Rodgers was called to active duty and deployed in August to Qatar in support of NATO operations in Afghanistan.</p>
<p>He was elected to a three-year council term in 2015 and won re-election in 2018.</p>
<p>“We miss you,” said Mayor Scott Singer. “We are grateful for your service.”</p></div>