Section 9002D - [See Note] Secretary; appointment; salary; employees and assistants(a) The administrator and head of the Department is the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources ("Secretary").(1) The Secretary is appointed, confirmed, and holds office as provided in § 10 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution.(2) The Secretary is to be paid an annual salary as determined by the General Assembly in the annual appropriations act.(3) The Secretary must obtain and retain residency in this State as provided in § 10 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution.(b) The Secretary may employ such employees as may be required to carry out the duties of this office and may fix the salaries of such employees within the limitations of the funds appropriated therefor.(c) In the event of a vacancy in the position of Secretary, including the death, resignation, temporary incapacity or removal of the incumbent, and prior to the appointment of a successor, the Governor may appoint any qualified individual to serve as Acting Secretary.(d) The Secretary may call upon any other state officer for such assistance as the Secretary may require and may employ such special help as it may require to carry out this chapter. The Secretary shall fix the compensation of such persons as may be employed to be paid out of such funds as the General Assembly may appropriate for that purpose.Amended by Laws 2023, ch. 455,s 17, eff. on the date of final passage of an act of the 153rd General Assembly concurring in the amendments to the Delaware Constitution proposed by Senate Bill No. 15 of the 152nd General Assembly. The Director of the Division of Research shall provide written notice to the Registrar of Regulations that the contingency in this Section has been fulfilled. The Registrar shall publish the notice in the Register of Regulations..Added by Laws 2017 , ch. 66, s 1, eff. 7/1/2017.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.