Appointment; composition; qualifications; term of office; removal; compensation.
Del. Code tit. 2, § 1502
in effect(a) The Council is composed of 17 members, as follows:
(1) The Secretary of the Department of Transportation.
(2) The Secretary of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security.
(3) The chair of the State Council for Persons with Disabilities.
(4) The Americans with Disabilities Act Title II [42 U.S.C. § 12131 et seq.] coordinator with the Department of Transportation.
(5) The Americans with Disabilities Act Title II [42 U.S.C. § 12131 et seq.] coordinator with the Department of State.
(6) The chief executive officer of the Delaware Transit Organization.
(7) The general manager of the Department of Land Use of New Castle County.
(8) The director of the Department of Land Use and Planning for the City of Wilmington.
(9) The director of the Department of Planning Services for Kent County.
(10) The director of the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Office.
(11) The executive director of the League of Local Governments.
(12) The Governor shall appoint 6 Delaware citizens with knowledge of pedestrian matters and comprised as follows:
a. A resident of New Castle County.
b. A resident of Kent County.
c. A resident of Sussex County.
d. Three who reside anywhere in Delaware and have a physical disability, developmental disability, or visual impairment.
(b) (1) A member who serves on the Council by virtue of position may appoint a designee to serve in the member’s stead and at the member’s pleasure.
(2) At least 1 of the members appointed under paragraph (a)(12) of this section must represent the business community of this State.
(3) A member appointed under paragraph (a)(12) of this section serves for a term of 2 years. The Governor may appoint a member under paragraph (a)(12) of this section for a term of less than 2 years to ensure that the members’ terms expire on a staggered basis.
(4) A member appointed under paragraph (a)(12) of this section serves until a replacement is appointed under the same process as the member’s appointment.
(5) The Governor may remove a member under paragraph (a)(12) of this section for gross inefficiency, misfeasance, nonfeasance, malfeasance, or neglect of duty in office. A member is deemed in neglect of duty if the member is absent from 3 consecutive, regular council meetings without good cause or fails to attend at least 50% of all council meetings in a calendar year. The Governor may consider the member to have resigned and may accept the member’s resignation.
(c) A council member receives no compensation but may be reimbursed the member’s actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the member’s official duties.
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