Del. Code 9, § 1169 : Counties — County Executive And County Council — County Council — Initial council meeting Date: 2 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through 2016 Legislative Session, Act 399 Except in the case of an emergency declared by the Governor, the county governing body shall not meet between the general election day and the following Tuesday when the newly elected officials shall take office. Del. C. § 1169 70 Del. Laws, c. 568, § 3.;