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9 Del. C. § 8001 (2026)

Budget of estimated expenditures

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(a) The governing body of Kent County shall, after due inquiry and investigation, prepare and adopt a budget or estimate of the amount of money which will be required by the County during the next fiscal year to discharge demands upon the County, both those which have accrued and those for which it is deemed expedient to make provision.

(b) The government of New Castle County shall prepare and adopt the budget as provided in Chapter 11 of this title.

(c) The government of Sussex County shall prepare and adopt the budget as provided for in Chapter 70 of this title.

(d) In New Castle County, the budget shall be adopted not later than June 1 in each year, in Kent County, not later than June 30 in each year, and in Sussex County, not later than July 1 in each year.

Code 1852, §  83;  Code 1915, §§  1071, 1071A;  28 Del. Laws, c. 76, §  14;  31 Del. Laws, c. 13, §  22;  Code 1935, §§  1155, 1236;  47 Del. Laws, c. 89, §  1;  48 Del. Laws, c. 124, §  1;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  8001;  55 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  20A;  57 Del. Laws, c. 762, §  13A;  66 Del. Laws, c. 69, §  2;  67 Del. Laws, c. 169, §  1; 
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1976–1976 · leading case: State ex rel. Wier v. Peterson, 369 A.2d 1076 (Del. 1976).
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State ex rel. Wier v. Peterson, 369 A.2d 1076 (Del. 1976). “§ 2601-2611, and the power to levy and collect taxes, 9 Del.C. § 8001 et seq.), it follows that the Office of President of New Castle County Council is an “office of trust, honor or profit under this State” within the meaning of Art.”
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