{"data":{"id":"us-de/31-del.-c.-4507","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"31 Del. C. § 4507","heading":"Board of commissioners; number; tenure of office; vacancies.","body":"When the governing body of a municipality adopts a resolution as provided in this chapter, it shall promptly notify the mayor of such adoption. If the resolution adopted is one approving the exercise of powers hereunder by a slum clearance and redevelopment authority, the mayor, by and with the advice and consent of the governing body, shall appoint a board of commissioners of the authority created for such municipality which shall consist of 5 commissioners, and when the governing body of a county adopts such a resolution, the body shall appoint a board of commissioners of the authority created for such county which shall consist of 5 commissioners. The commissioners who are first appointed pursuant to this chapter shall be designated to serve for terms of 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years, respectively, from the date of their appointment, but thereafter commissioners shall be appointed as aforesaid for a term of office of 5 years, except that all vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term.","path":["Title 31. Welfare","Housing and Slum Clearance","CHAPTER 45. Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Authority Law"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title31/c045/index.html#4507","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:37Z","sha256":"a3339a9f05904b3245aa67274cc2c0a6070552e29c5d72325a6b60e2d6cbf09b","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/31-del.-c.-4506","next":"us-de/31-del.-c.-4508"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}