Delaware House Bill 307 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Passed on June 20 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-06-20 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

The Bill makes various changes to the City of New Castle Charter while retaining the substance of the original charter. Significant changes include providing for four year staggered terms for elected officials rather than 2 year non-staggered terms; changing the official name of the municipality from “The Mayor and Council of New Castle” to “The City of New Castle”; providing for a three tiered system of borrowing as follows: (1) borrowing by City Council resolution permitted for short term operational expenses limited to a maximum of $500,000; (2) borrowing by City Council resolution permitted for capital expenditures limited to 1.2% of total assessed real estate value; and (3) all other borrowing via City wide referendum.

An Act To Reincorporate The Charter Of The City Of New Castle, Chapter 216, Volume 27, Laws Of Delaware, As Amended, Entitled "an Act Amending, Revising And Consolidating The Charter Of The City Of New Castle".

Sen. Dorinda Connor [R]

Sen. Margaret Henry [D]

Rep. James Johnson [D]

Rep. Michael Mulrooney [D]

2012-06-14 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2012-05-08 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-06-20		Signed by Governor
2012-06-14		Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2012-06-05		Reported Out of Committee (COMMUNITY/COUNTY AFFAIRS) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2012-05-09		Assigned to Community/County Affairs Committee in Senate
2012-05-08		Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2012-05-02		Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 4 On Its Merits
2012-04-26		Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/033122e25885a021852579e6006365e4?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+307/$file/legis.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/b95b598d20bfdefb852579f8006f58c5?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/9ac883de16f776b485257a1d0069dda2?OpenDocument