Section 7502A - Membership(a) The Council shall include the following members: (1) The Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control or the Secretary's designee.(2) The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture or the Secretary's designee.(3) The Director of the Division of Public Health or the Director's designee.(4) The Director of the Delaware Geological Survey or the Director's designee.(5) The Director of the Water Resources Agency at the University of Delaware or the Director's designee.(6) The State Climatologist or State Climatologist's designee.(7) The Chair of the Water Infrastructure Advisory Council or the Chair of the Water Infrastructure Advisory Council's designee.(8) One representative of the executive branch as appointed by the elected county executive or appointed county administrator of each of the Governments of New Castle County, Kent County, and Sussex County.(9) A representative of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce.(10) A representative from the Delaware Farm Bureau.(11) A representative from the Delaware River and Bay Commission.(12) One representative from a public or private water utility in each county, to be appointed by the Chair.(13) The Executive Director of the Delaware Nursery and Landscape Association or the Executive Director's designee.(b) The Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control or the Secretary's designee shall serve as Chair of the Council. (c) Only 1 representative of an entity or designee of an official named in subsection (a) of this section may serve at a time and must submit written documentation to the Chair from their entity or official authorizing them to act as a representative or designee. No person claiming to be a representative or designee shall be permitted to vote or be counted as a member of a quorum without this authorization. A representative's or designee's authorization shall be considered revoked if a letter to that effect is submitted to the Chair by the entity or official authorizing the representative or designee to act as a representative or designee, if a replacement is subsequently authorized, or if they miss more than 2 meetings of the full Council in a row without notice to the Chair. Amended by Laws 2023, ch. 514,s 7, eff. 11/1/2024.Added by Laws 2023 , ch. 208, s 1, eff. 9/14/2023.