Delaware House and Senate leaders are expected to meet Wednesday to decide whether or not they will sign off on using roughly $270,000 in taxpayer funding for the creation of an Office of Surgeon General, which Gov. Meyer established a state-level surgeon general within the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services through an executive order last month. Joint Finance Committee Chairman state Sen. Trey Paradee and other lawmakers said they were stunned to learn of DHSS’ intent to reclassify a nursing supervisor role into the surgeon general position last month. Although lawmakers weren’t informed about the new position until July, Hockstein said he began having conversations about joining DHSS starting around April. “Unfortunately, the administration announced Dr. Hockstein’s new role before it had any discussions with the legislature and before requesting the job reclassification necessary to create the surgeon general position,” state Senate President Pro Tempore David Sokola said in a statement.