Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)
9 Del. C. § 717
Fixing terms of commissioners
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, within 30 days after declaration of the result of the election to organize a district, the 7 persons elected as commissioners shall meet and decide by lot the term for which each shall hold office. Three shall serve for 6 years; 2 shall serve for 4 years; and 2 shall serve for 2 years, respectively, from the date in the next even year an election would otherwise be held, as specified in § 719 of this title or until their successors shall be duly elected and qualified. It is the purpose of this section that the first members of the board shall serve until the date an election would otherwise be held in the next even year, in addition to their 6-, 4- and 2-year terms.
Amendment history
52 Del. Laws, c. 42.
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In this title (40 sections)
- 9-651 · Special sinking fund
- 9-652 · Cancellation of bonds
- 9-653 · Payment and retirement of bonds
- 9-654 · Assessment
- 9-655 · Costs of parks, improvements and maintenance
- 9-670 · Acquisition of land for parks; title and ownership; gifts
- 9-671 · Contracts for improvements; competitive bids
- 9-672 · Awarding of contracts; procedure
- 9-673 · Supervision by commission; duty to maintain; payment…
- 9-680 · Revision of established suburban park community; expansion and…
- 9-701 · Purpose
- 9-702 · Definitions
- 9-703 · Tax exemption of parks and recreation areas
- 9-710 · Petition to form district
- 9-711 · Filing of petition
- 9-712 · Calling election; appointment of election officials
- 9-713 · Form of ballot
- 9-714 · Canvass of returns
- 9-715 · When district organized
- 9-716 · First election nominations
- 9-717 · Fixing terms of commissioners
- 9-718 · Succeeding elections; nominations; ballot
- 9-719 · Terms; election date; notice of election
- 9-720 · Conduct of elections
- 9-721 · Vacancies; method of filling
- 9-740 · Governing board; oath
- 9-741 · Interest in contracts
- 9-742 · Records and ordinances
- 9-743 · Proof of ordinances
- 9-744 · Appropriation ordinances
- 9-745 · Publication of appropriation ordinances
- 9-746 · Creation of debt
- 9-747 · Employees
- 9-748 · Duties and election of officers
- 9-749 · Duties of president
- 9-750 · General taxes; levy
- 9-751 · Assessment list
- 9-752 · Tax collection warrant and assessment list
- 9-753 · Collection and deposit of park district taxes
- 9-754 · Report of park district tax collections and payment of…