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Committee backs resolution asking state to require council confirmation of mayor’s planning commission picks
Summary
Councilman Spadola introduced a resolution urging the Delaware General Assembly to amend Wilmington's charter so mayoral appointees to the five planning-commission seats would require council confirmation; members of the committee signaled broad support and many added themselves as cosponsors.
Councilman Spadola sponsored a resolution asking the Delaware General Assembly to amend the Wilmington City Charter so the five planning commission members appointed by the mayor would be subject to confirmation by city council.
Spadola argued the change would align the city charter with state law used by other municipalities and strengthen checks and balances. “State law for other…
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