Minutes – Board Meeting April 2023
Meeting – Libertarian Party of El Paso County Board of Directors Meeting
Date – Saturday, April 8, 2023
Time – 11:00 AM
Location – Library 21C; 1175 Chapel Hills Dr; Colorado Springs, CO 80920; Room B2
- Opening/Welcome/Introductions
Board Members present: John Angle, Mike Ciesko, Janet Turner, Jason Calvert, Daryl Kuiper, Heidi Baird, Doug Jones, and John Hjersman
Quorum
Call to Order: 11:37 AM
- Presentation and adoption of Agenda
Adoption without Objection
- Director/Officer Reports
- Chair, John Angle
- Adoption of previous minutes w/ minor corrections
- Report will be filed
- Continuity Binders for Officers: Job description, Reports filed to present to Board; LP Treasurer & fines
- Vice Chair, Mike Ciesko
- Fundraising contacts shared with Doug
- 5 Metric report – High participation rate
- Unique Donors
- 2851 individuals in email list
- What events raised the most money
- Secretary, Heidi Baird – Next Board Meeting Saturday, May 6, 11:00 AM at Library 21C; Room B2; June 3, 11:00 AM; Room B2
- Education Director, Daryl Kuiper – Ukraine and foreign policy
- Thursday, April 13 at Old Chicago’s; 6:00 PM
- Newsletter: Next 2 meetings on Amendments
- Communications Director, Jason Calvert – Twitter/Online presence
- Outreach Director, Phoebe Ciesko – Not present
- Fundraising Director, Doug Jones
- Discord
- Fundraising: We need a pitch on why one should donate to LPEPC
- How to get more Libertarians on state/county/city boards
- Janet Turner
- Treasurer, Report should be publicly posted – will note in minutes
- Affiliate report – New state board
- Chair, John Angle
- Committee Reports
- IT, John A – Database & emails have been problematic
- Mayoral candidate form went well – about 50 people
- Empowerment meetings
- Ukraine and Libertarianism
- Bill of Rights
- Remaining Amendments
- IT, John A – Database & emails have been problematic
- Unfinished Business
- Content Calendar for social media for further engagement
- Continuity Files
- Liberty Empowerment Meetings
- Monthly Empowerment Meetings held on 3rd Thursday – April 13 at 6:00 PM; Old Chicago’s: Austin Bluffs & Academy
- Territory Days
- Territory Days – Memorial Day Weekend – May 27-29, 2023 (Have applied for a booth)
- Without objection we will reimburse Phoebe $40 for Territory Day Booth fee
- John A., Fundraising/Outreach
- Game theory/crypto speaker
- Rank-choice voting
- Include 6,000 registered Libertarians
- New Business
- Mayoral runoff
- Announcements
- Next Empowerment Meeting to be held April 13; 6:00 PM; Old Chicago’s
- Next Board Meeting – Saturday, May 6 at 11:00 AM; Room B2
- Adjourn: 12:42 PM