Mayor Pro Tem Kruger B. Smith has served on Council for nearly 27 years. He became acting mayor on May 13, 2009 following the resignation of Mayor Harry M. Hallman, Jr.

Mayor Pro Tem Kruger Smith chairs the Police, Judicial & Legal and Transportation Committees. He sits on the Finance Committee and provides a liaison to the Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee. Mayor Pro Tem Kruger Smith is an ex-officio member of Mount Pleasant Waterworks.

Mayor Pro Tem Kruger Smith served with the United States Air Force for 25 years and retired as Lt. Colonel. He graduated from the High School of Charleston and obtained a BGE from the University of Nebraska Omaha and a MS degree from the University of Colorado.

He resides in Mount Pleasant with his wife June.


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Town of Mount Pleasant
P.O. Box 745
Mount Pleasant, SC 29465

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689 Pelzer Drive
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
(843) 884-2599

COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL

ANNEXATION COMMITTEE
CHAIR: Nick Collins
MEMBER: Thomasena Stokes-Marshall
MEMBER: Joe Bustos

BIDS & PURCHASES COMMITTEE
CHAIR: Joe Bustos
MEMBER: Thomasena Stokes-Marshall
MEMBER: Gary Santos

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
CHAIR: Paul Gawrych
MEMBER: Nick Collins
MEMBER: Joe Bustos
WATERWORKS: Rick Crosby

FINANCE COMMITTEE
CHAIR: Billy Swails
MEMBER: Ken Glasson
MEMBER: Kruger Smith
MEMBER: Paul Gawrych

FIRE COMMITTEE
CHAIR: Ken Glasson
MEMBER: Thomasena Stokes-Marshall
MEMBER: Nick Collins

PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
CHAIR: Joe Bustos
MEMBER: Gary Santos
MEMBER: Thomasena Stokes-Marshall

PLANNING COMMITTEE
CHAIR: Thomasena Stokes-Marshall
MEMBER: Paul Gawrych
MEMBER: Billy Swails
MEMBER: Gary Santos

POLICE, LEGAL & JUDICIAL
CHAIR: Mayor Pro Tem Kruger Smith
MEMBER: Paul Gawrych
MEMBER: Ken Glasson
MEMBER: Nick Collins

PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
CHAIR: Nick Collins
MEMBER: Billy Swails
MEMBER: Ken Glasson

RECREATION COMMITTEE
CHAIR: Gary Santos
MEMBER: Paul Gawrych
MEMBER: Billy Swails

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
CHAIR: Mayor Pro Tem Kruger Smith
MEMBER: Paul Gawrych
MEMBER: Thomasena Stokes-Marshall
MEMBER: Billy Swails

WATER SUPPLY COMMITTEE
CHAIR: Billy Swails
MEMBER: Nick Collins
MEMBER: Ken Glasson

MOUNT PLEASANT WATERWORKS
MEMBER: Billy Swails
MEMBER: Mayor Pro Tem Kruger Smith (Joe Bustos)

ACCOMMODATIONS TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEMBER: Mayor Pro Tem Kruger Smith

CARTA
MEMBER: Mayor Pro Tem Kruger Smith
MEMBER: Joe Bustos

CHATS (CHARLESTON AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY)
MEMBER: Paul Gawrych

Charleston Chamber of Commerce: Nick Collins
COG: Brad Morrison
CHATS: Paul Gawrych
PPDA: Mayor Pro Tem Kruger Smith
CCAA: Pat Waters