Calendar of Events
Delaware Coalition for Open Government Events
- Always open to the public
- Free unless otherwise noted
2021
NOVEMBER
Wednesday, November 10
DelCOG Annual Meeting (via Zoom)
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
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ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
Call to Order 6:30 p.m.
Welcome and Introductions – Nick Wasileski, DelCOG President
Annual Report
DelCOG 2021 Annual Report – Nick Wasileski
Read DelCOG op-ed on Need for Delaware Office of the State Inspector General
Guest Speaker Discussion
“Current and Pending FOIA Legislation”
Guest Speakers: Rep. Paul S. Baumbach (D – RD 23)
Rep. Bryan W. Shupe (R – RD 36)
Rep. Paul Baumbach (D – Rep. District 23, Newark), Director of Investments for Mallard Financial Partners, Inc., has served as a Delaware State Representative since 2013. Rep. Baumbach, who founded a financial advisory firm in Newark in 1996, served on the Newark Housing Authority Board for 2 years, and as president of Progressive Democrats for Delaware for 2 years. A graduate of the University of Delaware, he holds a MS from Villanova and three professional certifications in financial planning.
Click here to see Rep. Baumbach’s sponsored legislation.
Rep. Bryan Shupe (R – Rep. District 36, south Milford, Ellendale, and Slaughter Beach), CEO of Delaware LIVE News, a digital platform covering state and local news, and co-founder of Fur Baby Boutique and Fur Baby Pet Resort, has served as a Delaware State Representative since 2019. When serving as mayor of Milford, he successfully partnered with Bayhealth Medical Group, worked to reform city rental codes to ensure safe housing and to rehabilitate the city’s infrastructure, and had 4 balanced budgets with no tax increases.
Click here to see Rep. Shupe’s sponsored legislation.
FOIA Legislation Q and A.
DelCOG Election of Officers for 2022 – 2023
Parting Words from Outgoing President Nick Wasileski
Adjournment 8:00 p.m.
REGISTER FOR THE ZOOM MEETING
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DECEMBER
December 8
DelCOG BOARD MEETING (Via ZOOM)
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Open to the public FREE
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December 15
Bill of Rights Day
We celebrate the 230th Anniversary of The Bill of Rights.
Bill of Rights Anniversary
2022
MARCH
Sunshine Week
March 13 – March 19
Your Right to Know
SEPTEMBER
September 17
U.S. Constitution Day
Commemorates the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787, in order to ensure that all citizens should know about their rights as outlined in the Constitution. A clause in the 2004 bill that established a day to honor the Constitution mandates the teaching of the Constitution in schools that receive federal funds as well as in federal agencies.
September 28
International Right to Know Day
Raises awareness of every individual’s right to government-held information and to know how elected officials are exercising power and how taxpayer’s money is being spent.