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Alexander D. Hackett

Council Member At-Large2025-01-07 – 2029-01-01 (sworn in at the 109th Session inauguration Jan 7, 2025 per wilmingtoncitycouncil.com inauguration page; month-level end: January 2029 per four-year sessions [108th session sworn Jan 5, 2021, 109th Jan 7, 2025])

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At a glance

News mentions
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Term ending Jan 1, 2029.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
8
Total speaking time
46:51
Avg per meeting
5:51
Segments
726

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Top issues during term (18)(Public Safety)

medium→Sep 2026[25]

Leading pedestrian intervals citywide

Supported by a federal Safe Streets grant.

medium↓Aug 2026[13]

Community Response Team Program (held)

high↑Apr 2026[11]

Police State Grant Applications for Crime Reduction

About $36,900 in state grant funds with no city match.

low↑Nov 2026[10]

AI as a public health concern

high↓May 2026[9]

Police accountability after the shooting of Khadir Skinner

An independent audit would cost roughly $100,000 in the FY2027 budget.

high↓Jun 2026[7]

Community response to recent gun violence

Firearm deaths and injuries cost Delaware an estimated $1.714 billion annually.

medium↓Oct 2026[5]

Air conditioning for seniors in high-rise buildings

Voluntary; potential retrofit costs fall on landlords if later made mandatory.

high↓Aug 2026[5]

City Cybersecurity Grant Funding

$196,000 in federal grant money with no local matching funds required.

high↓Oct 2026[5]

Opioid settlement grants for overdose response

About $339,000 in grant funds, no local match required.

medium↓Oct 2026[5]

Safe firearm storage initiative

$28,705 grant, no local match.

low↓Oct 2026[5]

Parking-space blocking fine increase

Raises the minimum fine by $15 per offense.

medium↓Oct 2026[5]

Public drinking near schools and churches — held

Would raise the minimum fine by $50 near sensitive areas; held, so no change yet.

medium↓Aug 2026[5]

Police violence and the death of Kadir Skinner

high↓Aug 2026[5]

Senior High-Rise Living Conditions Forum

medium↓Aug 2026[5]

Higher Fines for Parking Blocking and Public Drinking

Higher fines could bring in more enforcement revenue but mean steeper penalties for violators.

high↓Jul 2026[4]

Kadir Skinner Police Shooting and Calls for Police Reform

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

Emergency management grant funding

$400,400 in grant funds with a $200,200 city match.

medium↓Jun 2026[2]

Neighborhood disorder on Clifford Brown Walk

Decisions during term (0)

Recorded while Hackett was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

No decisions found matching Public Safety.

Voting record (0)(Public Safety)

No votes found matching Public Safety.