Delaware § 305 - Officers; conduct of business.

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§ 305. Officers; conduct of business.

(a) In the same month of each year, the members shall elect, from among their number, a president and a secretary. A member may serve as an officer of the Board for not more than 2 consecutive years.

(b) The Board shall hold a regularly scheduled business meeting at least once in each quarter of a calendar year and at such other times as the president may deem necessary, or at the request of a majority of Board members. A majority of members shall constitute a quorum; and no action shall be taken without the affirmative vote of at least 5 members. Any member who fails to attend 3 consecutive meetings, or who fails to attend at least 1/2 of all regular business meetings during any calendar year, shall automatically, upon such occurrence, be deemed to have resigned from office and a replacement shall be appointed.

(c) Minutes of all meetings shall be recorded, and copies of the minutes shall be maintained by the Division of Professional Regulation. At any hearing in which evidence is presented, a record from which a verbatim transcript can be prepared shall be made. The expense of preparing any transcript shall be incurred by the person requesting it.

(d) The Division of Professional Regulation shall annually compute the average expenses incurred in duplicating the following materials: The meeting schedule for the Board, notice of next business meeting and the minutes of Board meetings. Upon initial registration and each registration renewal, each registered architect shall receive a list of materials available from the Division, and the price charged to receive each for 1 year. Each item shall be offered to the registered architect and to members of the public at a cost set by the Division of Professional Regulation.

38 Del. Laws, c. 60, §§  1, 5-7;  Code 1935, §§  891, 895-897;  24 Del. C. 1953, §§  303-305;  56 Del. Laws, c. 399, §  1;  62 Del. Laws, c. 344, §  1;  64 Del. Laws, c. 1, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 355, §  1;  68 Del. Laws, c. 144, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1; 

Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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