PNC 03/21/21

Agenda

Reports

IT

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

Next tasks:

1. set a regular IT meeting
2. archive SAB list messages
3. update old pages in the blog/wiki such as the state contact pages

Decision

• Set dates for new elections

Minutes

Record of the meeting

 


[9:02pm] Bosun: OK Please Identify.
[9:02pm] Yari joined the chat room.
[9:02pm] Sayyida: Megan Klein Vice chair Wi
[9:02pm] jokeefe: James O’Keefe, Secretary, Massachusetts
[9:02pm] Yari: Rose Klein, California
[9:02pm] Bosun: Joe Klein USPP chair
[9:02pm] Joe: Joseph Onoroski, Treasurer, Massachusetts
[9:02pm] pmchi joined the chat room.
[9:03pm] Sayyida: ahoy pmchi identify please
[9:03pm] pmchi: Ahoy! Mitchel Davilo, Chicago/ILPP
[9:03pm] Sayyida: so that's everyone
[9:03pm] Sayyida: Bosun, you are asking for the elections?
[9:04pm] Bosun: I don't think we have a fixed date in the bylaws, do we?
[9:04pm] Yari: no it just says once per year
[9:05pm] Sayyida: hey the sooner the better for me
[9:05pm] Joe: ?
[9:06pm] Joe: Is everything alright Sayyida?
[9:06pm] jokeefe: It has a reference to occuring at an Annual meetig, but then makes no mention as to when that should occur or what form it should take
[9:06pm] Bosun: I am suggesting the election being held from the last Sunday in Maay to the first Sunday in June. That would provide a six month offset from fall elections.
[9:06pm] Sayyida: Joe, I am wanting to retire, and elections will allow me to do that
[9:07pm] Sayyida: I am likely busy the last sunday of may
[9:07pm] Sayyida: I may be going to my dad memorial service in the forests of PA
[9:07pm] Joe: May we make the elections like a poll through our wiki?
[9:07pm] Bosun: It is a week long window to vote.
[9:08pm] Bosun: I am not picky about procedure as long as it is transparent and hones.
[9:09pm] Joe: Agreed Bosun
[9:09pm] Bosun: honest ...
[9:09pm] jokeefe: I like the idea of tying it to an annual meeting. We could have a virtual meeting during that period, culminating in the election
[9:10pm] Yari: agreed
[9:10pm] jokeefe: perhaps a series of video chats/talks on different issues that are live streamed
[9:10pm] Sayyida: agreed jokeefe
[9:10pm] Sayyida: make it an event!
[9:10pm] Joe: Election Start on that day? Seems good. Perhaps we can have our annual meeting in D.C. When this is all said and done with the Pandemic as well.
[9:10pm] Bosun: OK - nominations by last Sunday of May and Vote of first Sunday of June?
[9:11pm] jokeefe: Perhaps over a two or three week period?
[9:11pm] Bosun: Annual Meeting on vote day?
[9:11pm] Sayyida: sounds good to me
[9:12pm] Joe: Yeah, so we can openly discuss and have the give such candidates for the council an opportunity to be known.
[9:12pm] Bosun: I like even number - two weeks? 2nd to last Sunday in May?
[9:12pm] Joe: Umm, sorry for the grammer
[9:13pm] Sayyida: Bosun, so announce between second to last sunday and may 30th will be open for nominations
[9:13pm] Sayyida: and discussion for the week of may 30th
[9:13pm] Sayyida: election first sunday in june?
[9:14pm] jokeefe: Sounds lovely
[9:14pm] Sayyida: yep!
[9:15pm] jokeefe: best to announce everything soon.
[9:15pm] Joe: I really like it because having the annual meeting before the new council starts takes the pressure off of a newly minted council.
[9:15pm] jokeefe: Save the date / register now …. etc.
[9:15pm] Bosun: Can @jokeefe craft that as a bylaw amendment then we vote on it next week?
[9:16pm] jokeefe: bylaws just say we have to have an annual meeting, not what form it should take
[9:16pm] Bosun: We can put in the wiki, blog, and on the mail list.
[9:16pm] jokeefe: aye
[9:17pm] jokeefe: I can setup signup / registration forms
[9:18pm] Sayyida: cool
[9:18pm] Sayyida: we have 12 min left
[9:18pm] Sayyida: any other updates?
[9:18pm] Bosun: I am suggesting bylaw revision because we do this dance every year.
[9:19pm] jokeefe: ok, will draft something and put it up for review
[9:19pm] Joe: There is a meeting for the education plank tonight
[9:19pm] Sayyida: good idea jokeefe
[9:19pm] Joe: Which should be ready for final approval before you next week.
[9:20pm] Bosun: Education - yes, we are for education.
[9:20pm] Bosun: Cool. Then make it so.
[9:20pm] Joe: All in all, not much has changed from the Mass version of the plank. We have discussed it though
[9:20pm] Joe: Thank you
[9:21pm] Sayyida: anything else?
[9:21pm] jokeefe: are we agreed on the timeline?
[9:21pm] Sayyida: yes
[9:21pm] pmchi: Second to last week of May is the set deadline? Two weeks to vote?
[9:22pm] Bosun: Yes.
[9:22pm] Sayyida: correct pmchi
[9:22pm] pmchi: Excellent