(a) The Delaware Population Consortium ("Consortium") shall annually prepare, review, and revise a comprehensive set of population
projections for the State, each county, and each incorporated municipality.
(b) The projections must provide as much detail as feasible within given methodological and financial constraints.
(c) All state agencies, counties, municipalities, and school districts must use the Consortium's projections for planning and policy
purposes. If a population estimate is not available for a given year, state agencies, counties, municipalities, and school districts must
use either the most recent Consortium projections or the most recent population estimates prepared by the United States Census Bureau,
whichever contains the higher population estimate.
(d) The Consortium shall make its projections, and other related demographic information it prepares, available to the public.
(e) The Consortium shall act in an advisory capacity to the state census statistical area committees.
(f) The Consortium shall act as the advisory board for the Delaware Census State Data Center.
(g) The Consortium may perform such other functions and create supplementary materials which are deemed appropriate by Consortium
members, including the following:
(1) Create seasonal population projections estimates for resort areas.
(2) Serve as a focus group for population projection estimates at other levels, including planning districts and traffic analysis zones.
(h) The Consortium must be governed by a set of by-laws drafted by the membership and approved by # of the voting members. The
by-laws must include all of the following:
(1) The election and terms of officers.
(2) The powers and duties of each officer.
(3) The procedures governing meetings of the Consortium.
(i) The voting members of the Consortium are the following:
(1) A representative from the Office of State Planning Coordination, appointed by the State Planning Coordinator.
(2) A representative from the New Castle County Government, appointed by the County Executive.
(3) A representative from the Kent County Government, appointed by the County Administrator.
(4) A representative from the Sussex County Government, appointed by the County Administrator.
(5) Representatives from each of the federally-designated metropolitan planning organizations ("MPO") functioning in Delaware,
appointed by the Executive Director of each MPO.
(6) Representatives from each incorporated municipality over 20,000 persons, appointed by the Mayor or highest elected official
in each jurisdiction.
(7) A representative from the Department of Labor, appointed by the Secretary of the Department.
(8) A representative from the Department of Education, appointed by the Secretary of the Department.
(9) A representative from the Department of Transportation, appointed by the Secretary of Department.
(10) A representative from the Department of Health and Social Services, appointed by the Secretary of the Department.
(11) A representative from the Delaware State Housing Authority, appointed by the Director.
(12) A representative from the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, appointed by the Secretary of the Department.
(13) A representative from the Delaware League of Local Governments, appointed by the President of the Delaware League of Local
Governments.
(14) A representative from the Sussex County Association of Towns, appointed by the President of the Sussex County Association
of Towns.
(j) To ensure and encourage open dialogue, information sharing, and enhancement and refinement of the accuracy of the population
projections, other interested persons may participate in the Consortium as nonvoting members.
(k) Quorum of the Consortium is a majority of the voting members.
(l) Meetings of the Consortium must be conducted under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act, Chapter 100 of this title.
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