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Sen. Vaughn ; Rep. Cathcart

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

141st GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE BILL NO. 211

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 141, VOLUME 68, LAWS OF DELAWARE, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO REINCORPORATE THE TOWN OF ODESSA".

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (Two-thirds of all members elected to each house thereof concurring therein):

Section 1. Amend Section 4.2.3 of Chapter 141, Volume 68, Laws of Delaware, as amended, by adding a new subsection (c) as follows:

"The Memorial (including flags, lights and Monument) known as the Veteran's Memorial, located on the Old Academy property at 315 Main Street, Odessa, shall not be removed from its current location or relocated unless the following conditions are met:

    1. If the Town of Odessa, in dire necessity attempts to remove or relocate the Veteran's Monument, it must first be approved by ordinance by Mayor and Council.

    2. On approval of such ordinance, Mayor and Council shall provide a vote by referendum for the Town's qualified, registered voters. Approval by ninety percent (90%) of the qualified, registered, voters, voting in this Town of Odessa referendum, shall be required to remove or relocate the Veteran's Monument. The Mayor and Council sponsored referendum shall follow the procedure outlined in Section 21.6(b), 21.6(c), 21.6(d) and 21.6(e)."

SYNOPSIS

This amendment to the charter of the Town of Odessa would require a 90% approval vote in a Mayor and Council sponsored referendum before the Veteran's Memorial in Odessa could be relocated.

Author: Sen. Vaughn