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Subchapter I. Powers of the Government of New Castle County
§ 1101. General powers. - (a) Granted. — The Government of New Castle County as...
§ 1101A. Definitions. - For purposes of this chapter: (1) “Chief Financial Officer” means...
§ 1102. Local service functions; subcategories; responsibility for performance. - (a) New Castle County may divide a local service function...
§ 1103. Exercise of powers. - All powers of the government of New Castle County shall...
Subchapter II. County Executive
§ 1111. Election and term. - (a) At the first general election in November following May...
§ 1112. Qualifications. - The County Executive shall be a citizen of the United...
§ 1113. Compensation. - The annual salary of the County Executive shall not be...
§ 1114. Vacancy in office. - (a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of County...
§ 1115. Absence or disability. - During the temporary absence or disability of the County Executive,...
§ 1116. Powers and duties. - The County Executive shall: (1) See that the duties and...
§ 1117. Performance of functions by contract. - Whenever in this title any function or duty is assigned...
§ 1118. Civil defense. - The County Executive shall by rule provide for the organization...
§ 1119. Communications between County Executive and County Council. - The County Executive, orally or in writing, may present messages,...
§ 1120. Power to appoint Chief Administrative Officer and Department Directors. - (a) The County Executive shall appoint a Chief Administrative Officer...
§ 1121. Powers and duties of Chief Administrative Officer. - (a) The Chief Administrative Officer shall assist the County Executive...
§ 1122. County executive restructuring power. - The County Executive of New Castle County shall have the...
Subchapter III. Budgeting
§ 1125. Local service functions; New Castle County property tax rates in municipalities. - (a) In determining the New Castle County property tax rate...
§ 1126. Local service functions; calculation of net county LSF cost and individual LSF tax rates. - (a) New Castle County shall calculate the net county LSF...
§ 1127. Local service functions; change in degree of performance; notice requirements. - (a) By August 1 of each year, a municipality shall...
§ 1128. Local service functions; determining the New Castle County service percentage and credit percentage. - (a) (1) [Repealed.] (2) By July 1 of each year,...
§ 1129. Local service functions; Local Service Function Review Committee. - (a) New Castle County shall create the Local Service Function...
§ 1131. Separate budgeting for local service functions performed by the County. - (a) The Chief Administrative Officer and the County Executive, in...
§ 1132. Preparation of the annual operating budget; distribution of budget requests; completed forms; preliminary budget; preliminary budget hearings; operating budget; distribution of operating budget. - (a) The Chief Administrative Officer shall annually, not later than...
§ 1133. Administration and enforcement of the operating budget ordinance; adoption of operating budget; allocations and allotments; approval of allocations and allotments; revisions. - (a) The adoption of the operating budget ordinance is an...
§ 1134. Preparation of the capital program and the capital budget; preparation by Chief Administrative Officer; recommendation by County Executive; action by County Council. - (a) The Chief Administrative Officer shall annually prepare a capital...
§ 1135. Administration of the capital budget. - The Chief Administrative Officer, under the supervision of the County...
§ 1136. Fiscal year. - The fiscal year of the County shall commence on July...
§ 1137. Encumbrance defined. - For the purpose of this subchapter, the term “encumbrance” shall...
§ 1138. Budgets for grants. - The County Council may accept federal, state, and private grant...
Subchapter IV. County Council
§ 1141. Number and term. - (a) For any general or special election prior to and...
§ 1142. Qualifications. - Elected officials of the County Council shall be citizens of...
§ 1143. Prohibitions. - Except where authorized by law, no elected official of the...
§ 1144. Salary. - The annual salary of elected officials of County Council shall...
§ 1145. President of the County Council; President pro tempore. - (a) At the general election on November 8, 1966, and...
§ 1146. Powers of County Council. - All legislative powers of the County shall be vested in...
§ 1147. Vacancies. - (a) The office of an elected official of the County...
§ 1148. Clerk of County Council. - The County Council shall appoint a Clerk of County Council...
§ 1149. Investigations; refusal to obey; penalties. - (a) The County Council may make investigations into the affairs...
§ 1150. Procedure. - (a) The County Council shall meet regularly at least twice...
§ 1151. Action required by ordinance. - All actions of the County Council which shall have the...
§ 1152. Ordinances generally. - (a) Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced in writing and...
§ 1153. Procedure for amendments to Zoning Code. - (a) All amendments to the Zoning Code shall be by...
§ 1154. Procedure for adoption of official map. - (a) At the time of the presentation of the proposed...
§ 1155. Consideration and adoption of the annual operating budget ordinance. - (a) The County Council, upon receipt of the operating budget,...
§ 1156. Submission of ordinance to County Executive. - (a) No ordinance shall be considered as officially adopted until...
§ 1157. Emergency ordinances. - To meet a public emergency affecting life, health, property or...
§ 1158. Budget of revenues. - (a) The County Council, at the meeting at which the...
§ 1159. Capital program and capital budget. - (a) County Council shall adopt a capital program and adopt...
§ 1161. Authentication, recording, codification, and reproduction of ordinances. - (a) The Clerk of County Council shall authenticate by signature,...
§ 1162. Adoption of pay plans. - (a) All persons employed by the County or by any...
§ 1163. Creation of debt. - (a) (1) The County Council shall exercise all power vested...
§ 1164. Councilmanic districts. - The boundaries of the 7 councilmanic districts shall be as...
§ 1165. Redistricting after each census. - (a) It shall be the mandatory duty of the County...
§ 1166. Election of County Executive and officials of the county governing body. - (a) County Executives shall serve a term of 4 years...
§ 1167. Creation of departments and agencies. - The County Council, by ordinance, may establish departments, offices or...
§ 1168. Vesting of slum clearance and housing authorities' powers in county departments. - All of the powers of a slum clearance and redevelopment...
§ 1169. Initial council meeting. - Except in the case of an emergency declared by the...
Subchapter V. General Provisions
§ 1181. Bonding of officers and employees. - (a) Prior to the entry of any officers of the...
§ 1182. Personal financial interest. - (a) Any county officer or employee who has a substantial...
§ 1183. Prohibitions and penalties. - (a) The following prohibitions apply: (1) A person may not...
§ 1184. Public right of inspection of public records. - (a) County records, the disclosure of which would invade a...