MINUTES
Meeting ? Libertarian Party of El Paso County Board of Directors Meeting
Date ? Saturday, April 12, 2014
Time ? 1:30 PM
Location ? Village Inn, 535 Garden of the Gods Road
- Opening/Welcome/Introductions
Call to order @ 1:46pm
Board Members Present: Paotie Dawson, Ingrid Somer, Susan Quilleash-Nelson
Members Present: Tracie McCray, Judy Darcy, Lance Haverkamp, Mike Seebeck
Others Present: Robert M. Pritchett
This constitutes a quorum.
- Presentation and Adoption of Agenda
MSCU as Presented
Motion: Susan Quilleash
Second: Ingrid Somer
- Minutes from Previous meeting
MSCU as Presented
Motion: Susan Quilleash
Second: Norman Dawson
- Director/Officer Reports
- Chair, Norman Dawson ? All is in transition. We are still working through it, discussion at board continues today. Thanks given to all non-board members for contributions.
- Secretary,?Susan Quilleash-Nelson ?Reported computer problems. Talked about information to be sent.
- Treasurer,?Ingrid Somer ? Submitted in writing. No balance reported.
- Director-at-Large-Outreach,?? Judy Darcy, ex-officio, had been volunteering in Outreach duties ? submitted report in writing.
- Affiliate Representative, Lance Haverkamp??LPCO Convention: LPEPC had the most convention attendees. Office Nominations and Platform issues
- Committee Reports
- Bylaws Committee, Mike Seebeck – NSTR
- Finance Committee Chair, Tracie McCray ?Working with Ingrid on transition
- Manitou Springs Issues Liaison, Norman Dawson ? Retail Marijuana opening in May, Parking, flood/fire mitigation.
- Newsletter, Mariana Wagner – See Newsletter
- Unfinished Business
- Affiliate Structure and Liability (LLC) Insurance
- Lance Haverkamp and Tracie McCray have been appointed as Insurance Committee.
- Events Calendar (topics/dates/education and social)
04/17 ? April Member Meeting ? Eminent Domain
05/09 ? Liberty Book Club
05/10 ? Board Meeting
05/15 ? May Member Meeting ? Open Space
05/17 ? LPAC Adopt a Road ? Party Crasher
05/23 ? Liberty Book Club
06/13 ? Liberty Book Club
06/14 ? Board Meeting
06/19 ? June Member Meeting ? Equality ? Government out of our House?
06/27 ? Liberty Book Club
07/11 ? Liberty Book Club
07/12 ? Board Meeting
07/17 ? July Member Meeting ? Water Rights
- Appointment of new board members
- Board Appointments
- BOD at large, Education: Lance Haverkamp
- BOD at large, Outreach: Judy Darcy
- Affiliate Representative: Tracie McCray
- Committee Appointments
- Manitou Springs Political Issues: Norman ?Paotie? Dawson
- Finance Committee Chair: Tracie McCray
- Bylaws Committee Chair: Mike Seebeck
- iv. Social Media Committee Chair: Judy Darcy
- Board Appointments
- LNCC County Development and Enhancement Program
- Fundraising (how?)
Budget needed - Community Action (Crossfire plans?)
Volunteer Coordinator needed - Social Events (Names to include Liberty or Libertarian ? LNCC Branding)
- Policy Forums
- Fundraising (how?)
- Position Descriptions / Continuity Binder
- Binders without a person in that position go to the Secretary for storage.
- Mike Seebeck: Platform Committee Continuity binder to Susan Quilleash-Nelson
- CRM Plugin to Website Purchase/Server Space/Domains
- $35 plan unavailable. $50 plan with A2 hosting works.
- Tracie McCray to provide information to purchase new hosting MSCU.
Motion: Ingrid Somer
Second: Norman Dawson
- Robocalling Schedule
- Account set up
- $20, Tracie McCray, MSCU
Motion: Ingrid Somer
Second: Norman Dawson
- Postcard Mailing
- Lance to do art
- $110 for a 2500 count and $150 for a 5000 count. Deferred until May.
- “We Believe” statement
- Scott will write article about history.
- We have not heard from Scott, Judy Darcy will attempt to contact
- Meeting Planning
- Branding & Message must be approved and within guidelines for LNCC CDEP.
- Meetings must be planned ahead to have time for these approvals.
- Meetings that do not meet standards will be posted as a Crasher event.
- Affiliate Structure and Liability (LLC) Insurance
- New Business
- Board Communication Policy
- Facebook chat ?New Board Chat”
- Answer email within 72 hours
- Google Voice phone problems
- Changes by Google will result in cost to continue similar phone service.
- Deferred to May
- Treasure to develop budget with input from Board.
- Phone
- Posters
- Robocalling
- PO Box
- Mailing
- Handouts
- Tech meeting needed?
- Tech meeting at Susan Quilleash-Nelson’s house (address to be distributed to attendees) April 26, 2014, 1:30pm
- About me for web page
- Ingrid, not done yet
- Treasurer change over complete?
- Tracie & Ingrid are still working to complete this.
- City Council Calendar
- County Commissioner Candidates
- Announcements
- Dues for 2014 are due to remain a Contributing Member & eligible for Board position.
- Judy Darcy restated previous policy that officer reports are due Wednesday prior to board meeting.
- Discussion/Q&A
- Motion to Adjourn 4:58pm
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