24 Del. Admin. Code § 4.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 5, November 1, 2024

Section 4.0 - Division of Small Business Review Panel

4.1 The fund is administered by the Division. To facilitate with administering, the Division designates a Division review panel that will consist of the following members or the member's designee: the Director of the Office, the Sports Sales Leader of the Office, the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Joint Committee on Capital Improvement, the Executive Director of the Greater Wilmington Convention and Visitors Bureau, the President of the Kent County Tourism Office, and the Executive Director of Southern Delaware Tourism Office.

4.2 The panel shall consider criteria and factors as it may deem appropriate including those set forth in the regulations as well as facts relevant to the criteria and factors.

4.3 The panel will utilize a rubric process during its consideration of an application. The rubric process will evaluate the criteria outlined in subsection 7.2 of these regulations.

4.4 The panel may request documents or information from an applicant, in its sole discretion, in addition to the application.

4.5 If an application or requested document or information is incomplete, inaccurate, or provided untimely, the Division will inform the applicant and further consideration of the application will be stayed and taken out of the order in which the application was originally received, if and until the requested documents or information are received by the Division.

4.6 Upon preliminary approval by the Division, an application and an applicant evaluation report shall be submitted to the panel for review, and the panel shall make a recommendation with respect to the application to the Director of the Division.

4.7 Upon recommendation by the panel, the application shall be submitted to the Director of the Division for consideration and final approval or disapproval. If approved, such approval shall be final. The panel will issue its determination to approve or not approve an application, in whole or in part, and the Division will notify an applicant in writing about the determination.

24 Del. Admin. Code § 4.0

27 DE Reg. 443 (12/1/2023) (final)