Bill Text: DE HB314 | 2013-2014 | 147th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: An Act To Amend The Charter Of The Town Of Bethel Relating To Vacancies And Meetings Of Town Council.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2014-07-15 - Signed by Governor [HB314 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2013-HB314-Draft.html
SPONSOR: |
Rep. Dukes & Sen. Venables; |
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 147th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
HOUSE BILL NO. 314 |
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF BETHEL RELATING TO VACANCIES AND MEETINGS OF TOWN COUNCIL. |
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (Two-thirds of all members elected to each house thereof concurring therein):
Section 1.Amend Section 5.5 of the Charter of the Town of Bethel by making deletions as shown by strikethrough and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
Section 5: ELECTIONS:
5.5: PUBLIC OFFICE VACATED:
If any vacancy
shall occur on the Bethel Town Council, by death, resignation, loss of
residence in the Town of Bethel, refusal to serve, failure to elect, conviction
of a felony, or otherwise, the position shall may be offered to
the candidate of the preceding election who received the highest number of
votes of candidates not winning a seat on the Council. If a vacancy cannot thus be filled is
not filled in this manner, it may be filled by a majority vote of the
Bethel Town Council. The person or persons so chosen to fill such vacancy shall
be Qualified as in the case of newly elected Commissioners and shall hold
office until the next annual election, at which time said vacancy or vacancies
shall be filled by an election for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Section 2.Amend Section 8 of the Charter of the Town of Bethel by making deletions as shown by strikethrough and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
Section 8: MEETINGS OF TOWN COUNCIL:
2. Organizational Meeting
a. The Bethel Town Council shall hold an Organizational Meeting as soon as possible after the Municipal Election, in accordance with State and local law.
b. At the Organizational Meeting members of the council:
i. shall elect by ballot one of their own to be President of the Council and President Pro Tempore of the Council,
ii. shall elect by ballot a Secretary and a Treasurer for the Council,
iii. Unless otherwise dictated by
Delaware State law, the Bethel Town Council will may appoint by a
majority vote membership to standing committees, boards and commissions. All
candidates must express their interest to the Bethel Town Council in writing
prior to the meeting. Council shall not appoint any person who has not recently
expressed an interest in serving.
SYNOPSIS
This Bill amends the Town's Charter to make filling a vacancy on the Bethel Town Council by appointing a prior candidate for office optional as opposed to mandatory.This Bill also gives the Bethel Town Council discretion to decide whether to appoint members to standing committees, boards, and commissions during an organizational meeting. |