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(5) Two members of the House of Representatives, 1 from the minority caucus and 1 from the majority
caucus, appointed by the Speaker of the House.
(6) One member of the public, who is a resident of this State, appointed by Governor.
(7) One member of the public, who is a resident of this State, appointed by the Attorney General.
(8) Three members representing each county government in Delaware, appointed as follows:
a. One member appointed by the New Castle County Executive, with the advice and consent of the
County Council.
b. One member appointed by the Kent County Administrator, with the advice and consent of Levy Court.
c. One member appointed by the Sussex County Administrator, with the advice and consent of the
County Council.
d.1. If a county is not participating in a statewide opioid settlement agreement in which the county
government is eligible to participate, that county is disqualified from appointing a member under paragraphs
(b)(8)a. through (b)(8)c. of this section until the county participates in the statewide opioid settlement agreement.
2. If a county is disqualified from appointing a member under paragraph (b)(8)d. of this section, the
Governor shall appoint an additional representative from a municipal government under paragraph (b)(9) of
this section, who serves until the county is qualified to appoint a member or the Governor appoints a
replacement.
(9) One representative of municipal government, appointed by the Governor and selected from a list of 3
names provided by the Delaware League of Local Governments within the 60 days before a member’s term expires or
within 30 days after a vacancy. All of the following apply to the member appointed under this paragraph (b)(9):
a. Must rotate annually, on July 1 of each year, from among the municipal governments in this State.
b. Must not represent a municipal government that is not participating in a statewide opioid settlement
agreement in which that municipal government is eligible to participate.
(10) One member representing a substance use disorder advocacy group, appointed by the Attorney General.
(11) One member representing the addiction recovery system, appointed by the Governor.
(c) The Attorney General and Governor, or their designees, shall co-chair the Commission and shall be responsible
for guiding the administration of the Commission by, at a minimum, doing all of the following:
(1) Notifying the individuals who are members of the Commission of the formation of the Commission, and,
if applicable, notifying a person of the need to nominate or appoint members.
(2) Setting a date, time, and place for the initial organizational meeting.