Why Should Delaware Care?
Government works best when its citizens are knowledgeable and engaged. Delaware’s government has scores of commissions, working groups, agencies and legislative committees. All must hold meetings that are open to the public. Below we highlight a few of those meetings that are happening this week.
Below are some of the most important or interesting public meetings happening around the state this week.
- Board of Elections to break months-long meeting hiatus
- State healthcare watchdogs to discuss SB 1
- Are Delaware hospitals getting territorial over possible expansions?
- Wilmington City Council talks decorum rules
Board of Elections to meet following Spotlight Delaware report
The Delaware Board of Elections, tasked with ensuring election fairness and security, will meet for the first time on Monday since November 2025, weeks after Spotlight Delaware first reported on the board’s months-long lapse in meetings.
Each of the board’s monthly meetings this year were canceled, until now, citing membership vacancies that a Department of Elections spokesperson said prevented the oversight board from convening. Those vacancies, the spokesperson said, were caused by three board member deaths between December 2025 and April 2026.
The board consists of 10 members — five Democrats and five Republicans — appointed by the governor, along with the state’s election commissioner.
While the months-long board vacancies have been filled, and the board is set to once again meet, neither Gov. Matt Meyer’s office nor the state’s Department of Elections provided information to Spotlight Delaware about the recruitment process or why it took upward of eight months to find new board members.
📍 The Board of Elections will meet at 4 p.m. Monday inside the Department of Elections Kent County Office, located at 100 Enterprise Place in Dover. For more information, including on virtual attendance, click here.
State employee healthcare group reviews SB 1
The State Employee Benefits Committee, which manages health insurance policies for state employees, is set to meet at 10 a.m. Monday to review Senate Bill 1 and the General Assembly’s 2026 legislative session.
Senate Bill 1 aims to lower healthcare spending in the state by investing in primary care and phasing in price caps for hospitals. The bill drew a fierce rebuke from the state’s hospital systems earlier this spring, but was ultimately amended after months of negotiations.
📍 The State Employee Benefits Committee will meet at 10 a.m. Monday inside the SEBC Conference Room at the Delaware Department of Human Resources, located at 841 Silver Lake Blvd. in Dover. For more information, including on virtual attendance, click here.
Hospitals to discuss expansion efforts
The Delaware Health Resources Board at its meeting Tuesday afternoon will discuss a letter from Bayhealth about ChristianaCare’s proposed expansions into Camden and Georgetown.
It is unclear what Bayhealth officials will convey in their letter, but the Health Resources Board is tasked with regulating hospital expansions in the state.
ChristianaCare’s proposed expansions into Camden and Georgetown encroach on southern parts of the state that historically have been served by Bayhealth healthcare facilities.
📍 The Delaware Health Resources Board will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Herman M. Holloway Sr. Health and Social Services Campus, located at 1901 N. DuPont Highway in New Castle. For more information, including on virtual attendance, click here.
Wilmington council to discuss ‘code of conduct‘
Wilmington City Council will meet Thursday night to discuss a potential “code of conduct” for within council chambers.
The ordinance, proposed by Councilman Chris Johnson, would set rules around “the decorum expected during Council sessions,” and it is meant to ensure the safety of both officials and attendees, according to a synopsis on the city council’s website.
The legislation comes as the council is separately engrossed in an ongoing legal battle over the proposed removal of Councilman James Spadola from office.
Filed in May, the lawsuit marks the latest in a political feud between Spadola and his colleagues — specifically Council President Ernest “Trippi” Congo — that stemmed from his decision last fall to change from being a Republican to a Democrat.
📍 The Wilmington City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday inside Council Chambers at the Louis L. Redding City/County Building, located 800 N. French St. in Wilmington. For more information, including on virtual attendance, click here.
