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The measure, introduced by Councilman John Cartier, was presented as a replacement for the county’s current administrator, MetLife. Council members and staff focused on the transition process, expected administrative fee savings and continuity of service for plan participants. “We will be transferring, like for like, from fund to fund,” Dave Del Grande, New Castle County chief financial officer, said. Del Grande said MetLife’s current fee was 43 basis points and the county would move to a 26.5 basis-point schedule under Empower.

Councilman Sheldon asked whether participants would be “automatically be rolled into, like, the S and P 500 or an index fund,” and Del Grande responded that the county plans to transfer participants “like for like” and make adjustments only where exact matches are unavailable. He said two funds lacked direct matches; one — described in the meeting as the “strategic value annuity fund” — would be liquidated and participants moved to a similar option. Del Grande said participants affected by that conversion would be “made whole by Empower” and that a one-year charge described in the meeting as “six and a half percent basis points” would apply to users in that transition fund.

Del Grande outlined timing for the switch: the last payroll deduction under MetLife would be Oct. 10 and a short “blackout period” was planned for Oct. 15 to complete the transition. He said employees would be notified of the change and that two current administrators would transfer from MetLife to Empower; the transcript names Lisa Radzinski as one of those administrators.

Councilman Street expressed concern about frequent provider changes, saying the transition process “is a painful employee” experience and that he hoped for continuity. Cartier and other council members said the change had been reviewed and recommended by the county’s deferred compensation committee and the pension board of trustees for the defined-contribution portion of the plan. Those committees’ reviews were cited in the resolution’s supporting materials but the committee did not take a formal vote on the resolution during the meeting.

No public comment was recorded on the resolution during the committee meeting.

The administration and council said plan holders would receive written materials and outreach; Del Grande said the county would coordinate communications, including a presence at an upcoming health fair to assist employees with any online resets or questions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","New Castle County - Administrative-Finance Committee","oneSentenceSummary","New Castle County’s Administrative Finance Committee on Sept. 9 discussed Resolution 25-155, which would authorize the county executive to execute a master services agreement with Empower Retirement LLC to serve as third-party administrator for the county’s 457(b) deferred compensation plan and the 401(a) defined-contribution portion of the county 2011 plan.","taxTitle","New Castle County, Delaware","taxId",12637,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6474808,"Committee approves multiple budget transfers and community grants, including $250,000 for Hope Center security",537,539000,1640,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5739645-2830643ef2d45283c59b3539272d465a&start=539&end=1","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5739645-2830643ef2d45283c59b3539272d465a/thumbnail_539000.jpg","/articles/6474808/New-Castle-County/Delaware/Committee-approves-multiple-budget-transfers-and-community-grants-including-250000-for-Hope-Center-security","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6474808-053eed6876d06d03d29e3cb0bbbfe97a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770630061&Signature=OdOTMjCIG5DRwXS4nk-5BqMFq3dy0bxgFr0BQrU9tVBbY4hGjkTX8uesQBmGNDoG1Qo603hxGuiS7AjMs-gK9LtmYZtC~1G64XrTg9VYqBe0XuyCMSX7~jxb6tOCpQ6ez3NokODPnSIpbJbf1iCCE7ycaY8k6FCLmHrB63mLtJVrcQkOCXMShn7P0biLxumqkQY-dTbL8C6mY2ImUu7MWnkRxYnYilQlHPOkdlzRYVia91XOYPpuDAH6KLUk-Wx4~32BXX2TAn2kXDXSv44mrKd7H6vqQbZd7z~Oj7VL1RiTca1QOXdtxHsnTPJE8g3DeIcznpVs9okEeBweXI4bgQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","New Castle County’s Administrative Finance Committee on Sept. 9 approved a series of FY2026 budget transfers and community grants. Actions taken by voice vote or motion included transfers for rodent control, emergency telecommunicator training, ceremonial-uniform funding, appropriations for an Absalom Jones Senior Center grant, a $250,000 Housing Trust Fund allocation for security at the Hope Center, a state workforce summer- and year-round youth employment grant, and several small community grants through the county’s grants matrix.

Key approvals and motions recorded in the committee transcript:

- Ordinance 25-103: Transfer funding from the county council grants and fixed charges line to the Department of Land Use, Division of Customer Relations and Enforcement, to provide rodent-control funding countywide. Sponsor: Councilman Smiley. Motion recorded and approved by voice vote.

- Ordinance 25-104: Transfer funding from the county council grants and fixed charges line to the Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Communications, to support an emergency telecommunicator trainer course (9-1-1 call center training). Sponsor: Councilman Smiley. Motion recorded and approved by voice vote. Councilmen Toole and Hollins asked to be added as co-sponsors.

- Ordinance 25-105: Transfer funding from council grants to Department of Public Safety materials and supplies for uniforms for the pipes and drums band. Sponsor: Councilman Smiley. Motion recorded and approved by voice vote.

- Ordinance 25-106: Amend grants budget to appropriate an additional $8,917 in State of Delaware grant-aid funds to the Absalom Jones Senior Center for FY2026; sponsor floor-managed by Councilman Street (cosponsorship noted with Councilman Toole and Council President Monique Williams Johns). Motion recorded and approved by voice vote.

- Ordinance 25-110: Appropriate $250,000 from the New Castle County Housing Trust Fund for security at the Hope Center, to be administered by the Department of Community Services. Sponsor: Councilman Street. The sponsor corrected an earlier announcment that mis-stated the amount as $25,000; transcript reflects $250,000 and the motion was approved by the committee.

- Ordinance 25-111: Amend grants budget to accept state funds from the Delaware Department of Labor (via Delaware Workforce Investment Board) for the 2025–26 state summer youth employment and year-round youth employment program, to be administered by the Department of Community Services. Sponsor: Councilman Street. Motion recorded and approved by voice vote.

Grants matrix approvals (motions and voice votes):

- Town of Odessa — $22,795 for playgrounds at Memorial Park. Mover: Councilman Koneko. Approved.

- Arundel Civic Association — $2,500. Mover: Councilman Shelton. Approved.

- Brookside Community, Inc. — $5,000. Mover: Councilman Sheldon. Approved.

- Roseville Park Civic Association — $2,775. Mover: Councilman Sheldon. Approved.

- Claymont Lions Club — $2,000 for the annual Claymont Christmas Parade. Sponsor noted in transcript; motion made and approved by voice vote.

Most motions were adopted by unrecorded voice votes (\"aye\") in committee; the transcript records approvals and multiple instances of \"not voting\" but does not provide individual roll-call tallies. Public comment on these items was not recorded in the committee proceeding.

The committee also considered a number of district-sponsored transfers financed from individual council discretionary grant accounts; members noted the routine nature of those transfers and thanked sponsors for funding community services and public-safety training.

No other formal votes or recorded dissent altering the outcomes listed above were captured in the committee transcript.","New Castle County’s Administrative Finance Committee on Sept. 9 approved a package of FY2026 budget transfers and community grants, including $250,000 from the Housing Trust Fund for security at the Hope Center.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6474813,"Councilor asks to table overhaul of Chapter 19 landlord-tenant code for further work",317,1089000,1406000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5739645-2830643ef2d45283c59b3539272d465a&start=1089&end=1406","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5739645-2830643ef2d45283c59b3539272d465a/thumbnail_1089000.jpg","/articles/6474813/New-Castle-County/Delaware/Councilor-asks-to-table-overhaul-of-Chapter-19-landlord-tenant-code-for-further-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6474813-311d3b1870e003dc10a31a534e46b73a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770630061&Signature=jpr2XplsjKVudGVIvNU-RCgBa6JnOvG2Zsf7C21VejAgfXaztWS6g4aw1PLK2rpzZYz-Jw3io~ymVIkFQtIMxbefUB2MsWx3g4zoUF9DdnKp6Ihop9T5gJyaEwAO-6zLia98C52psevoeIWqDKGac~-xulPhocFw9x7bTYV~JfmtUa82BCON3F6EjNQTisBhWTAgK4C~896G3hPseZa0JlVmYBNnVvfEjTF1s-arGEpj8sbEhc6xK5AEvP-RRXK6DwJ0KsmMRh4HB5Wahxs4dd1vWNCFjQfDhRphdo9h8Fqsq36k86chSEx59EfrRKogKIJWYYOCjhGazNCmd4iUKQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Councilman Koneko (Kaneko) told the Administrative Finance Committee on Sept. 9 that he would ask to table Ordinance 25-107, which would amend New Castle County Code Chapter 19 governing residential rental properties and landlord-tenant rights and responsibilities. He said additional consultation with Land Use and further clarifications are needed before the ordinance returns to committee.

\"After much consultation, with council to council, we are still working with land use. So I'm going to ask to table this tonight, as we... clarify a few more things and tighten up the code,\" Kaneko said. He told colleagues he expected the item to return in roughly two weeks and that it might go to Land Use or back to Finance for further discussion.

Committee members did not debate policy specifics in detail at the committee meeting; Kaneko encouraged all council members to review the draft legislation. No public comment was recorded on the ordinance at the committee session.

No formal committee vote on the ordinance was recorded in the meeting transcript; the sponsor announced an intention to table and to return with revisions. The transcript does not record the revised language or the date on which it will next appear for formal committee action.","Councilman Kaneko asked on Sept. 9 to table Ordinance 25-107, an update to New Castle County Code Chapter 19 on residential rental properties, saying additional consultation with Land Use is needed.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee reviews move to Empower Retirement for county deferred compensation plans; no committee vote recorded

Committee approves multiple budget transfers and community grants, including $250,000 for Hope Center security

Councilor asks to table overhaul of Chapter 19 landlord-tenant code for further work