Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 4004 – Powers and duties of the Housing Director
(a) The Housing Director is responsible for the fulfillment of the purposes outlined in § 4002 of this title.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 4004
- Community: means any municipality or county in this State. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 4001
- Council: means the State Council on Housing. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 4001
- Director: means Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 101
- DSHA: means the Delaware State Housing Authority created by § 4010 of this title. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 4001
- Government: includes the State and federal governments and any subdivision, agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of either of them. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 4001
- Housing Director: means the Housing Director appointed pursuant to § 8603 of Title 29. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 4001
- Issuing officer: means the Housing Director. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 4001
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) The Housing Director shall:
(1) Employ, in the Housing Director’s discretion, planning, architectural and engineering consultants, attorneys, accountants, construction and financial experts and consultants, Superintendents, managers and such other officers, employees and agents as may be necessary in the Housing Director’s judgment;
(2) Call to the assistance of the Council the services of such employees of any federal or state agency as it may require to conduct its investigative powers and as may be available for such purpose;
(3) Delegate any of the Housing Director’s powers and duties, except those of an issuing officer, to employees of DSHA;
(4) Create and appoint members of advisory boards;
(5) Supervise the activities of the Council;
(6) Enter into any and all agreements or contracts on behalf of the State or DSHA, execute any and all instruments and do and perform any and all acts or things necessary, convenient or desirable for the implementation or the purposes of this chapter or to carry out any power or duty given in this chapter;
(7) Make an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding DSHA’s operations and render such other reports as may be required by law;
(8) Make and enforce regulations to effectuate the purposes of this chapter; provided however, that no such regulation shall extend, modify or conflict with any laws of this State, or the reasonable implications thereof;
(9) Determine the terms and conditions for the allocation and grant of state funds authorized by this chapter;
(10) Coordinate with the federal government to implement and manage federally funded programs;
(11) Be the issuing officer for DSHA; and
(12) Advise the Governor on issues concerning housing and community development.