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SPONSOR: Rep. K. Williams & Sen. Walsh
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE BILL NO. 334
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE NEW CASTLE COUNTY HUMAN
RESOURCES ADVISORY BOARD.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
1 Section 1. Amend § 1383, Title 9 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and
2 insertions as shown by underline as follows:
3 § 1383. Human Resources Advisory Board.
4 (a) County Council, by ordinance, shall provide for the establishment of a Human Resources Advisory Board. The
5 Board shall consist of 3 7 members appointed by the County Executive, with the advice and consent of the County Council,
6 who shall serve for terms of 6 4 years or until their successors are appointed.
7 (b) The ordinance shall further provide that: all of the following:
8 (1) The members of the Board shall must be residents of New Castle County; County.
9 (2) They shall The members of the Board must be persons of recognized character and ability whose
10 experience provides knowledge of human resources practices and procedures and knowledge and support of merit
11 principles as applied to public employment; employment.
12 (3) No A member of the Board shall may not be a member of any local, state state, or national committee of a
13 political party or an officer or a member of a committee of any partisan or political group, or shall hold or be a
14 candidate for any political office; and office.
15 (4) The members shall of the Board must be registered voters of the County and no more than 2 4 of the
16 members shall may be of the same political party.
17 (c) The ordinance shall further provide that the members of the Board shall elect 1 of their number to serve as
18 chairperson, chair, and that they shall be the members are entitled to compensation of $50 per meeting, not to exceed 25
19 meetings in any fiscal year. as established by ordinance, with the number of meetings determined by the chair, as needed, in
20 consultation with the Board and the Administration.
21 Section 2. The change in number of years for each term under § 1383(a) of Title 9 does not apply to an individual
22 who is a member of the Human Resources Advisory Board on [the date this Act is enacted]. An individual who is a
23 member on [the date this Act is enacted] may complete that individual’s 6-year term. After that 6-year term is expired, or if
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24 that individual no longer serves that term for any other reason, the individual’s successor and each subsequent successor
25 shall serve a 4-year term as provided under § 1383(a), including if it is the same individual who completed the final 6-year
26 term.
SYNOPSIS
New Castle County's Human Resources Advisory Board is responsible for making recommendations to the Chief
Human Resources Officer, the County Executive, and County Council on ways to improve human resources administration
in County government. This Act increases Board membership from 3 to 7 members and reduces members' terms from 6 to
4 years. The Board will tangibly benefit from these changes, which will bring with them alternative views and will lead to a
healthy challenge and improvement to existing policies and processes.
This Act also provides that a member who is serving when this Act is enacted may complete the member's 6-year
term, and the member's successor and each successor thereafter will serve the 4-year term provided under this Act.
Finally, this Act makes technical changes to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative
Drafting Manual.
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