MINUTES
Meeting: Libertarian Party of El Paso County Annual Meeting
Date: Saturday, January 18, 2020
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Tilted Kilt, 7061 Commerce Center Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80919
- Opening/Welcome/Introductions
Call to Order by Chair, Chris Houtchens at 11:48am - Roll Call/Quorum Check
Board Members Present: Chris Houtchens, Chair; Alexis Buschmann, Vice Chair; John Hjersman, Treasurer, Affiliate Representative
Quorum confirmed.
Others Members present: Mike McRedmond, Victoria Ciraolo, Judy Darcy
Others Present: Jessi Darcy - Announcements
- If you’re planning to run for the Board please check in with a current board member
- Please have your credentials checked to ensure voting eligibility
Go to: https://www.sos.state.co.us/ > Elections > Voters > Find My Registration
Enter: Name, Zip Code, and Birth date - LPCO State Convention: April 3 to 5th, 2020 at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, Colorado
- National Convention in Austin, TX May 21-25, 2020
- Adoption of Agenda
Motion to adopt as corrected: John Hjersman
Second: Lexi Buschmann
MSCU - Approval of Previous Convention’s Minutes
Motion: Lexi Buschmann
Second: John Hjersman
MSCU - Officer Annual Summary Reports
- Chair: Christopher Houtchens: New faces, 2 Outreach events, trying to move forward & grow. Hoping for more in 2020
- Vice-Chair: Alexis Bucschmann: 2 outreach booths, Educational meeting attendance has been steady, rebuilt website, set up Google Cloud, Appointed as LPEPC Bylaws representative to LPCO
- Secretary:-vacant: Eric Muma: not present, verbal resignation 12/11/2020 out of state.
- Treasurer: John Hjersman: Written Annual report. Monthly reports are in the Cloud as well.
- Committee Annual Summary Reports
- Education Director: -vacant, No report
- Outreach Director: -vacant, No report
- County Political Liaison: -vacant, No report
- Colorado Springs Political Liaison: -vacant, No report
- Manitou Springs Political Liaison: -Paotie Dawson, No report
- Finance Committee: -vacant, No report
- Minutes Committee: vacant, No report
- Newsletter:– vacant, No report
- Convention Committee:-Lance Haverkamp, No report
- Bylaws Committee:-John Hjersman/Alexis Buschmann/Warren Price, Proposals submitted. Received input from Mike Seebeck at last Board Meeting.
- Volunteers Committee:-vacant, No report
- Social Media Committee: Judy Darcy, Updated facebook events, scheduled posts.
- Campaigns Committee: vacant, No report
- Voter Registration Committee: vacant , No report
- LPCO Affiliate Representative Annual Summary Report: John Hjersman: In writing, Lexi appointed to Outreach at LPCO & LPCO Bylaws Committee
- Campaigns Reports
- Municipal:
- Colorado Springs: Reelected a terrible mayor, elected 3 at large council members, of those 3, one came to our campaigns meeting in March.
- Manitou Springs: voted for an Art Tax then City Council decided not to implement it.
- Municipal:
- Bylaws Proposals – See Handout
- John Hjersman will be doing the record keeping for Bylaws Amendments & records will be attached as an addendum to the Minutes.
- Election of Officers
- Chairman
- Nomination of Lexi Bushmann by Chris Houtchens
- Nomination accepted
- Alexis Buschman elected Unanimously.
- Nomination of Lexi Bushmann by Chris Houtchens
- Vice Chairman
- Nomination of Chris Houtchens by Lexi Buschmann
- Nomination declined
- Nomination of Tori Ciraolo by Lexi Buschmann
- Nomination accepted
- Victoria Ciarolo elected 5 Aye, 1 Abstain
- Secretary
- Nomination of Judy Darcy by Lexi Buschmann
- Nomination Declined
- Position remains vacant.
- Nomination of Judy Darcy by Lexi Buschmann
- Treasurer
- Nomination of John Hjersman by Judy Darcy
- Nomination accepted
- John Hjersman elected Unanimously
- Nomination of John Hjersman by Judy Darcy
- Nomination of Chris Houtchens by Lexi Buschmann
- Chairman
- Announcement of next meetings and state convention
- Board immediately following, then TBD
- 3rd Thursday
- See previous announcements
- Elbert 02/03/2020
- Colorado Freedom Force requesting collaboration Non-Republican, libertarian minded individuals to attend a discussion with the EPCGOP
- Adjournment 1:49pm MCU