Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 3705 – Task Force on Housing for Senior Citizens
(a) There is established a Task Force on Housing for Senior Citizens.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 3705
- Department: shall mean the Department of Health and Social Services. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 3703
- Director: means Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 101
- Division: shall mean the Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 3703
- Program: shall mean the Housing Counseling Program. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 3703
- Senior citizen: shall mean any Delaware resident 60 years of age or older. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 3703
- Task Force: shall mean the Task Force on Housing for Senior Citizens. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 3703
- Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) The Task Force shall be composed of at least 9 members who shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services.
(c) The duties of the Task Force shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) To study, research, plan and advise the staff of the Program and the Division Director on matters it deems appropriate to enable the Program to function in the best possible manner;
(2) To review and advise the staff and the Division Director regarding the annual proposed budget for the Program.
(d) The terms of the new members shall be staggered. The first 3 appointees shall serve for a term of 1 year. The next 3 appointees shall serve for a term of 2 years, and the next 3 appointees shall serve for a term of 3 years. Appointees, including reappointees, after the initial 9, shall serve 3-year terms. No person shall serve for more than 2 consecutive terms. Persons serving 2 consecutive terms are eligible for reappointment after a 1-year absence.
(e) The members shall include at least 1 representative from each of the following: A private housing program, a public housing agency, the appropriate county government housing agency, a senior citizen organization, the business community and private citizens.
(f) The membership of the Task Force may be expanded to a maximum of 13 members if the program is expanded statewide. The Task Force may form subcommittees.
(g) The Chairperson of the Task Force shall be chosen by the Task Force from among its members and shall serve in that capacity for a term of 1 year and shall be eligible for reelection.
65 Del. Laws, c. 126, § ?1; 66 Del. Laws, c. 48, § ?2; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;