PNC 03/28/21

Agenda

Old Business

Proposed addition to the by-laws. Insertion of a new section at Art. VI §2 that moves the existing Art. VI §2-4 to 3-5:

Art. VI §2 Annual Meeting

The US Pirate Party will hold an annual meeting in the two weeks prior to the first Sunday of June. The purpose of this meeting will be to:

• hold officer elections. Elections must be held on the first Sunday of June;
• hold on-line and/or in person gatherings for supporters to share ideas and build understanding and camaraderie among supporters.

Officer nominations are due two weeks prior to the election and must be published by the Monday after nominations close. Supporters may ask questions of candidates during this period. Candidates are expected to answer supporter questions as best they can.

Reports

IT

Reminder: April 2nd set as end of external lists (it & sab).

Next tasks:

1. teach people how to use crew.uspirates.org to send emails - set for this Tuesday
2. set a regular IT meeting
3. archive SAB list messages
4. update old pages in the blog/wiki such as the state contact pages

Minutes

Record of the meeting

 


[9:01pm] Bosun: Please identify
[9:01pm] Yari: Rose Klein, California
[9:01pm] jokeefe: James O’Keefe, Secretary, MA
[9:02pm] wodensday: Anthony Jay, Indiana
[9:02pm] pmchi: Mitchel Davilo, Chicago/ILPP
[9:02pm] Bosun: Joseph Klein USPP chair
[9:02pm] Joe: Joseph Onoroski, Treasurer, MA
[9:02pm] jokeefe: Meeting Agenda: https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=PNC_03/28/21
[9:02pm] Sayyida: Megan Klein Vice Chair
[9:02pm] papegaai: Title: PNC 03/28/21 - United States Pirate Party (at wiki.uspirates.org)
[9:02pm] Sayyida: Megan Klein Vice Chair Wi
[9:04pm] Bosun: IT?
[9:05pm] jokeefe: Updated versions in the wiki.
[9:05pm] jokeefe: I mean blog
[9:05pm] Bosun: Sorry - old business - By laws change. Set the election date.
[9:05pm] jokeefe: Still setting up a regular meeting
[9:07pm] jokeefe: “Art. VI §2 Annual Meeting
[9:07pm] jokeefe: The US Pirate Party will hold an annual meeting in the two weeks prior to the first Sunday of June. The purpose of this meeting will be to:
[9:07pm] jokeefe: hold officer elections. Elections must be held on the first Sunday of June;
[9:07pm] jokeefe: hold on-line and/or in person gatherings for supporters to share ideas and build understanding and camaraderie among supporters.
[9:07pm] jokeefe: Officer nominations are due two weeks prior to the election and must be published by the Monday after nominations close. Supporters may ask questions of candidates during this period. Candidates are expected to answer supporter questions as best they can.”
[9:07pm] Sayyida: move to pass the revision
[9:07pm] Bosun: 2nd?
[9:08pm] wodensday: Seconded
[9:08pm] pmchi: 2nd
[9:08pm] Bosun: Jokeefe can 2nd.
[9:08pm] jokeefe: 3nd
[9:08pm] Bosun: ok
[9:08pm] jokeefe: 2nd
[9:09pm] Sayyida: next order of business ?
[9:09pm] jokeefe: vote?
[9:09pm] Bosun: All in favor?
[9:09pm] Joe: Aye
[9:09pm] pmchi: Aye
[9:09pm] wodensday: Aye
[9:10pm] Yari: aye
[9:10pm] Sayyida: aye
[9:10pm] Bosun: Please note only recognized states can vote, move, and 2nd.
[9:11pm] jokeefe: I will update the By-laws
[9:11pm] Bosun: Motion passes.
[9:11pm] Sayyida: thank you jokeefe
[9:12pm] Bosun: Reports:
[9:12pm] Bosun: Anything from outreach?
[9:12pm] Yari: yes
[9:13pm] Bosun: You have the floor Yari.
[9:14pm] Yari: During the outreach meeting on tuesday, we discussed the lack of updates from the social media recently, and the need for both an interim solution and a long term solution. An interim solution was implemented, but a long term solution has yet to be.
[9:14pm] Yari: Several were discussed, including a social media team (with recruits from discord), an elected position, etc - I leave that to this body
[9:15pm] Yari: If the PNC so desires, the outreach committee can come back with a specific recommendation
[9:16pm] Yari: that is my report
[9:16pm] Bosun: OK Thank you Yari
[9:16pm] jokeefe: I would suggest the outreach committee come up with procedures and act on them. The PNC can review the procedures and offer changes if needed.
[9:17pm] Yari: jokeefe procedures to be acted upon by whom
[9:17pm] jokeefe: outreach committee
[9:18pm] Yari: it sounds as though you are suggesting that the outreach committee also take upon itself the work of maintaining the social media for the party (not that I am objecting)
[9:18pm] Bosun: The committee can propose items for the board.
[9:18pm] Yari: just searching for clarification
[9:18pm] Bosun: Anything from platform?
[9:19pm] Joe: Yes
[9:19pm] Bosun: You have the floor.
[9:19pm] Joe: We have made no changes to the mapp plank for education
[9:19pm] Joe: So I present it here for adoption.
[9:19pm] Joe: https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/MAPPEducationPlank
[9:19pm] papegaai: Title: Etherpad (at etherpad.pp-international.net)
[9:20pm] Joe: We spent 3 meetings on this and I love how it is
[9:20pm] Joe: Our attendance has dropped off, but I will continue to work on the planks each week
[9:21pm] Joe: I request that we take time to review this and vote on approval next week.
[9:21pm] jokeefe: Probably should post reminders on discord/blog.
[9:21pm] Joe: Understood Jokeefe
[9:21pm] Bosun: OK - good work Joe.
[9:21pm] Joe: Next plank is on healthcare, with homelessness as a public health issue
[9:22pm] Joe: That is all I have, thank you.
[9:22pm] Yari: is there a meeting tonight?
[9:22pm] Bosun: You will discuss that tonight?
[9:22pm] Joe: We will
[9:22pm] Joe: On discord
[9:22pm] Sayyida: good work Joe I like what I see so far!
[9:22pm] Bosun: OK - good to know.
[9:22pm] Joe: Not going to lie, Malt from MA is a great writer. Jokeefe is a big help too
[9:23pm] Bosun: Anything else?