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Bill AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MILFORD RELATING TO ENUMERATED POWERS AND CITY COUNCIL GOVERNMENT. This Act to Amend the Charter grants the City Council the power to exercise eminent domain for the purpose of property acquisition, with the exception of land to be used solely for recreational purposes. It also grants the City Council the power to make proclamations to recognize achievements, historical events, special days or months for civic and social purposes, and other similar matters. This Act also clarifies that the Mayor may establish committees as they deem necessary with the consent of the City Council. Duration of elected officials terms, previously 2 years, shall be increased to a term of 3 years, beginning with the 2026 election for the Mayor, and beginning in 2027 for incoming Councilmembers. This Act prohibits any person in arrears and owing the City funds for taxes and other applicable fees, shall be ineligible to serve as Mayor or Councilperson. If a sitting Mayor or Councilperson becomes more than two months in arrears to the City, they shall be disqualified from their position and the seat shall be declared vacant. us/states/de Delaware General Assembly 153 HB 146 Delaware HB 146 (153)
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David L. Wilson
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Delaware HB 146 (153) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MILFORD RELATING TO ENUMERATED POWERS AND CITY COUNCIL GOVERNMENT.

This Act to Amend the Charter grants the City Council the power to exercise eminent domain for the purpose of property acquisition, with the exception of land to be used solely for recreational purposes. It also grants the City Council the power to make proclamations to recognize achievements, historical events, special days or months for civic and social purposes, and other similar matters. This Act also clarifies that the Mayor may establish committees as they deem necessary with the consent of the City Council. Duration of elected officials terms, previously 2 years, shall be increased to a term of 3 years, beginning with the 2026 election for the Mayor, and beginning in 2027 for incoming Councilmembers. This Act prohibits any person in arrears and owing the City funds for taxes and other applicable fees, shall be ineligible to serve as Mayor or Councilperson. If a sitting Mayor or Councilperson becomes more than two months in arrears to the City, they shall be disqualified from their position and the seat shall be declared vacant.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

Votes

  • 2/3 — 210 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Bryan W. Shupe — primary (person)
  • Charles S Postles Jr. — primary (person)
  • David L. Wilson — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2025-05-08 Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
  • 2025-06-18 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits committee-passage
  • 2025-06-24 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT passage
  • 2025-06-24 Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
  • 2025-06-25 Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits committee-passage
  • 2025-06-30 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES passage
  • 2025-07-01 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5feb5636-32b3-4364-b733-3706e20dc220. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).