WHEREAS, the Delaware Commission on Organized Crime was created pursuant to Executive Order Number 26 dated April 28, 1970; and
WHEREAS, the ex-officio membership of the Commission was expanded later that year pursuant to Executive Order Number 46; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable to increase the maximum number of non ex-officio members of the Delaware Commission on Organized Crime to allow for the participation of citizens from the community at large who have interest and/or expertise in the subject of organized crime but who do not hold an official law enforcement position;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RUSSELL W. PETERSON, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Governor of the State of Delaware, do hereby declare and order as follows:
Executive Order Number 26 is hereby amended by striking Paragraph 3 thereof in its entirety and by substituting therefor a new Paragraph 3 to read as follows:
3. In addition, the Commission shall include up to seven (7) members concerned with activities in this area, representing various other agencies, governmental and private, who shall be appointed by the Governor and serve at his pleasure.
APPROVED This 15th day of August, 1972
RUSSELL W. PETERSON, Governor