Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 610 – Creation; membership; terms; qualifications; vacancy
(a) The county government of any county may establish a permanent county park and recreation commission.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 610
- Commission: means the county park and recreation commission. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 602
- County government: means the county governing body. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 602
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- 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) The commission shall consist of 5 members all of whom shall be residents of the county for a period of 3 years immediately preceding their appointments and only 3 of whom shall be affiliated with the same political party. One member shall be recommended by the State Board of Education; 1 in New Castle County shall be a member of the New Castle County Regional Planning Commission; and the remainder shall be members-at-large. All appointments shall be made by the county governments of the respective counties.
(c) One member shall be appointed for a term of 1 year, 1 for 2 years, 1 for 3 years, 1 for 4 years, and 1 for 5 years. Thereafter the terms of each shall be 5 years.
(d) Vacancies occurring by other than expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments. This commission shall be appointed within 10 days of the filing of the first petition under this chapter.
9 Del. C. 1953, § ?610; 49 Del. Laws, c. 112, § ?1; 57 Del. Laws, c. 762, § ?4B;