Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 3201 – Creation and membership; termination
(a) The Delaware Heritage Commission is established and shall be composed of 17 members, 15 of whom shall be citizens of the State appointed by the Governor and 2 of whom shall be ex officio. Appointed members shall serve terms of up to 3 years, excepting the Chairperson, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. Members shall be appointed for staggered terms, so that no more than 5 members’ terms shall expire in any 1 calendar year.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 3201
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation, except that they may be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses incident to their duties as members of the Commission.
(c) The Director of the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs and the Director of the Delaware Public Archives shall serve as ex officio voting members of the Commission.
(1) The Director of the Delaware Public Archives shall be a voting member by virtue of his or her administrative duties overseeing the Delaware Heritage Office, as set forth in § 3202(b) of this title, and the responsibilities of his or her office under regulations established by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission of the National Archives and Records Administration.
(2) The Commission may appoint such other representatives of government agencies and nonprofit organizations as it may deem appropriate to appoint and they shall be ex officio, nonvoting members. The Commission may create subcommittees, which may consist of nonmembers, to facilitate its work.
(d) Members of the Commission shall be eligible for reappointment.
29 Del. C. 1953, § ?9901; 58 Del. Laws, c. 179; 61 Del. Laws, c. 319, §§ ?1, 2; 65 Del. Laws, c. 25, § ?1; 67 Del. Laws, c. 323, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 71 Del. Laws, c. 364, §§ ?1, 2; 73 Del. Laws, c. 65, § ?31; 76 Del. Laws, c. 318, § ?1; 78 Del. Laws, c. 328, § ?2; 79 Del. Laws, c. 222, § ?1;