Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)
9 Del. C. § 1120
Power to appoint Chief Administrative Officer and Department Directors
# (a)
The County Executive shall appoint a Chief Administrative Officer who shall serve at the pleasure of the County Executive. The Chief Administrative Officer shall be qualified by education, training and experience for the duties to be performed.
# (b)
The County Executive, with the advice and consent of the County Council, shall appoint the General Manager of Land Use, the General Manager of Special Services, the General Manager of Community Services, the Chief Procurement Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Human Resources Officer, the County Attorney, as well as the heads of any subsequently created departments, who shall each serve at the pleasure of the County Executive.
# (c)
Notwithstanding any other provision of state or county law, on February 9, 2005, any persons then serving in any of the positions enumerated in this section shall cease to be classified service members of the New Castle County Merit System, but may thereafter continue to serve at the pleasure of the County Executive.
Amendment history
55 Del. Laws, c. 85, § 1; 59 Del. Laws, c. 336, § 1; 71 Del. Laws, c. 401, § 17; 75 Del. Laws, c. 9, § 1; 83 Del. Laws, c. 132, § 1
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In this title (40 sections)
- 9-925 · Finding to declare a dog dangerous; duties of owner…
- 9-926 · Finding to declare a dog potentially dangerous; duties of owner…
- 9-927 · Liability of owner for costs of impoundment [Transferred]
- 9-928 · Violations by owners of dangerous or potentially dangerous…
- 9-1001 · Purpose
- 9-1002 · Definitions [For application of this section, see 84 Del.…
- 9-1003 · Maintenance of for-profit cemeteries
- 9-1101 · General powers
- 9-1101A · Definitions
- 9-1102 · Local service functions; subcategories; responsibility for…
- 9-1103 · Exercise of powers
- 9-1111 · Election and term
- 9-1112 · Qualifications
- 9-1113 · Compensation
- 9-1114 · Vacancy in office
- 9-1115 · Absence or disability
- 9-1116 · Powers and duties
- 9-1117 · Performance of functions by contract
- 9-1118 · Civil defense
- 9-1119 · Communications between County Executive and County Council
- 9-1120 · Power to appoint Chief Administrative Officer and Department…
- 9-1121 · Powers and duties of Chief Administrative Officer
- 9-1122 · County executive restructuring power
- 9-1125 · Local service functions; New Castle County property tax rates…
- 9-1126 · Local service functions; calculation of net county LSF cost…
- 9-1127 · Local service functions; change in degree of performance;…
- 9-1128 · Local service functions; determining the New Castle County…
- 9-1129 · Local service functions; Local Service Function Review…
- 9-1131 · Separate budgeting for local service functions performed by…
- 9-1132 · Preparation of the annual operating budget; distribution of…
- 9-1133 · Administration and enforcement of the operating budget…
- 9-1134 · Preparation of the capital program and the capital budget;…
- 9-1135 · Administration of the capital budget
- 9-1136 · Fiscal year
- 9-1137 · Encumbrance defined
- 9-1138 · Budgets for grants
- 9-1141 · Number and term
- 9-1142 · Qualifications
- 9-1143 · Prohibitions
- 9-1144 · Salary