(a) A board of lagoon management commissioners consisting of 3 lagoon management commissioners and 3 alternate lagoon management commissioners is continued for each county within the State. Upon the expiration of the terms of office of the present and all future management commissioners, the resident judge for each county shall appoint lagoon management commissioners and alternate lagoon management commissioners, who may be selected from lists of 10 or more names submitted by the Division of Watershed Stewardship. Each lagoon management commissioner and alternate lagoon management commissioner shall be a resident landowner of the county from which that lagoon management commissioner or alternate is appointed, shall have some knowledge of lagoon management, such as sedimentation problems and its impact on navigation, and shall be familiar with land values within such county.

(b) The term of office for each lagoon management commissioner shall be 3 years. The term of office for the alternate lagoon management commissioners shall be 1 year each. A lagoon management commissioner or alternate lagoon management commissioner may be reappointed to successive terms of office. All appointments shall be effective as of August 1 of each year.

(c) In the case of the death, resignation or removal from office of a lagoon management commissioner, the vacancy shall be filled by the appointment of one of the alternate lagoon management commissioners to serve for the remainder of the term of the vacating lagoon management commissioner.

(d) Except in the case of death or removal from office, a lagoon management commissioner shall hold office until a successor has been appointed.

(e) The Division of Watershed Stewardship shall serve as secretary, without voting authority, for each of the county boards of lagoon management commissioners.

73 Del. Laws, c. 389, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 76 Del. Laws, c. 213, § 2; 77 Del. Laws, c. 430, § 29.