PNC 12/9/19

Agenda

We need a treasurer for FEC filings - The chair will take suggestions. Discuss how to get more states to participate. Discuss using crew data.

Suggested adjourn at 30 minutes.

Reports

None.

Attending

• Bosun: Joseph T Klein Chair
• Sayyida: megan klein vice chair, wisconsin
• jokeefe: James O’Keefe, Massachusetts
• Pirate_Joe: Joseph Onoroski, Massachusetts

Summary

• Joseph Onoroski of Massachusetts offered to be be treasurer. He was elected 2 to 0.
• Discussion of opening a PO Box
• Voted 2-0 to formally congratulate Bailey Lamon as new PPI chair

Minutes

Record of the meeting

 


[9:01pm] Bosun: IDs Please
[9:01pm] Sayyida: bosun has the floor
[9:01pm] Bosun: Joseph T Klein Chair
[9:01pm] davidd: i just want to say in case it wasnt gonna be mentioned, bailey from canada became ppi board chair
[9:01pm] Sayyida: megan klein vice chair, wisconsin
[9:02pm] jokeefe: James O’Keefe, Massachusetts
[9:02pm] Pirate_Joe: Joseph Onoroski, Massachusetts
[9:02pm] Bosun: Anyone else?
[9:03pm] Bosun: OK we are called to order
[9:03pm] Sayyida: i spoke with our friend in CA she will try to make it
[9:03pm] Bosun: Joseph Onoroski will you take Treasurer
[9:04pm] Bosun: ?
[9:04pm] jokeefe: Agenda at https://wiki.pirate-party.us/PNC_12/9/19
[9:04pm] papegaai: Title: PNC 12/9/19 - United States Pirate Party (at wiki.pirate-party.us)
[9:05pm] Pirate_Joe: I will, if that is what is asked of me. I however have no intention of just being a bank.
[9:05pm] jokeefe: thanks
[9:06pm] Bosun: No one is asking you to be a bank.
[9:06pm] Pirate_Joe: Then I will fulfill my duties as required.
[9:06pm] jokeefe: vote then?
[9:07pm] Pirate_Joe: I took the money you sent Bosun and deposited it to the account as intended.
[9:08pm] Sayyida: all in favor
[9:09pm] jokeefe: aye
[9:09pm] Bosun: That is my line
[9:09pm] Sayyida: might as well get the show on the road
[9:09pm] Bosun: Sayyida your voting for WI
[9:09pm] Sayyida: wiconsin votes aye
[9:10pm] Bosun: OK the Pirate Joe is trasurer
[9:11pm] Sayyida: whats next Captain Bosun
[9:11pm] Pirate_Joe: May I speak?
[9:12pm] Bosun: I would like it if we formally congratulate. Bailey as new PPI chair.
[9:12pm] Bosun: Yes Pirate Joe.
[9:12pm] Pirate_Joe: Currently we have $120 in funds. I recommend that we continue to take any contributions we can by using this starting funds to open a P.O. Box near the chair.
[9:12pm] Bosun: Nothin is on the floor.
[9:12pm] Pirate_Joe: https://www.bankrate.com/personal-finance/smart-money/how-much-does-a-po-box-cost/
[9:13pm] Pirate_Joe: TLDR: Renting a small P.O. box for six months costs as little as $19 in some locations, while in other locations the cost is $75. A full breakdown of the costs in each region is available on the U.S. Postal Service website.
[9:14pm] Pirate_Joe: Having a PO box will allow our member states to contribute to a national conference.
[9:14pm] Pirate_Joe: I yield to the chair.
[9:15pm] Bosun: Wisconsin will donate the PO Box fees and get a cheap one at a cool zip code.  If that is OK.
[9:15pm] jokeefe: A PO box is good
[9:16pm] Pirate_Joe: Cheap is always good.
[9:17pm] Pirate_Joe: Nothing in MA is cheap. 
[9:17pm] Bosun: Not always.
[9:17pm] Bosun: If you all agree I will do that.
[9:18pm] Sayyida: Bosun: may I have the floor
[9:18pm] Bosun: OK
[9:18pm] Bosun: Sayyida.
[9:19pm] Sayyida: I feel the need to air the pain. I want a meeting to discuss Pirate_Joe and my issue per the CoC
[9:20pm] Bosun: Go ahead and say what you want to say.
[9:20pm] Pirate_Joe: ^
[9:21pm] Bosun: Ok how about next week - I am trying to make today short.
[9:21pm] Sayyida: fair enough
[9:22pm] Sayyida: 9 min left captain
[9:22pm] jokeefe: should we vote to formally congratulate Bailey as new PPI chair as Bosun suggested?
[9:22pm] jokeefe: earlier
[9:22pm] Pirate_Joe: 2nd
[9:22pm] Bosun: Do I hear a2nd?
[9:23pm] Bosun: All in favor?
[9:23pm] Pirate_Joe: Aye
[9:23pm] jokeefe: aye
[9:23pm] Sayyida: aye
[9:23pm] Bosun: OK I will call her tomorrow.
[9:23pm] jokeefe: thanks
[9:24pm] Bosun: Sayyida youse talked with my California lead?
[9:24pm] Sayyida: yep
[9:24pm] Sayyida: she was going to try to make it to the meeting
[9:24pm] Sayyida: but she had a schedule conflict tonight
[9:24pm] Sayyida: i have her contact and we will be speaking later this week
[9:25pm] Bosun: Her name is Christine Erdmann
[9:26pm] Bosun: She is an academic and author.
[9:26pm] Sayyida: From when i spoke with her she is a good person
[9:26pm] Sayyida: brilliant
[9:26pm] Sayyida: and super excited to join us
[9:27pm] Bosun: She is interested in helping re-organize CA.
[9:27pm] Bosun: Phd in epidemiology.
[9:28pm] jokeefe: glad to hear it
[9:28pm] Bosun: I would like to see a discussion on getting more states back on our mail list.
[9:29pm] Sayyida: 1 min Chair
[9:29pm] Bosun: We have work to do in WI, and are planning on getting Il going next year.
[9:30pm] jokeefe: wonderful
[9:30pm] Sayyida: it will be nice to go back home haha
[9:30pm] Bosun: Do I hear someone move adjournment?
[9:30pm] Pirate_Joe: Motioned
[9:30pm] Sayyida: second
[9:30pm] Bosun: All in favor?
[9:30pm] Pirate_Joe: aye
[9:30pm] jokeefe: aye
[9:30pm] Sayyida: aye
[9:31pm] Sayyida: night people
[9:31pm] Sayyida left the chat room. (Quit: https://webchat.pirateirc.net/)
[9:31pm] Bosun: Great I will put out next weeks agenda earlier.
[9:31pm] jokeefe: good night
[9:31pm] Bosun: Night.