DE HB109

Changes the timing of Newark's council organization meeting from "the first Tuesday following the regular municipal election" to "7 days after the certification of the regular municipal election"

Replaces references to executive session limitations with a reference to Delaware's Freedom of Information Act (Chapter 100 of Title 29) and Newark's ordinances for determining permissible closed sessions

Removes "telegraph" from the list of utility infrastructure subject to city taxation, leaving "telephone" poles and related equipment

Reduces the property redemption period from one year to 6 months for real estate sold for unpaid taxes or assessments

Updates referendum voting provisions to clarify that each qualified voter gets only 1 vote regardless of property ownership, and adds requirements that natural persons own real property and be U.S. citizens to vote in bond referenda

Modernizes gender-specific language throughout (replacing "his" with "the individual's," "the city manager's," or "the owner's" as appropriate)

Changes grammatical constructions from passive to active voice in several sections (e.g., "shall be" to "is," "one" to "1," "five (5)" to "5")