PNC 11/14/21

Agenda

Discussion

Old Business

• A proposal that the PNC amend the bylaws to create the office Director of Public Relations. The officer elected to this position would have the following responsibilities:
  • To administrate and manage social media accounts alongside the chair and vice chair;
  • To advise the PNC on its image and reputation;
  • To orchestrate public opportunities/appearances for officers, candidates, and other hard-working pirates;
  • To serve as the public face of the USPP whenever other relevant Pirates cannot appear;
  • To readily communicate with the public, the press, and other organizations.

Attending

• Joseph Onoroski, Treasurer, Massachusetts
• William Dappen, California
• Joseph Klein, Wisconsin
• Mitch Davilo, Illinois
• Anthony Jay, Indiana

Non-Voting

• Rose Klein, Chair
• James O'Keefe, Secretary

Summary

Reports

IT

Nothing new to report. Continuing with existing work.

New Business

Meeting adjourned at EST.

Minutes

Record of the meeting

[9:03pm] yari: WI, MA, and IL are here - that is a quorum. [9:04pm] yari: With that said, I call this meeting of the PNC to order at 9:03pm EST on 11/14/21 [9:04pm] yari: Please ID. [9:04pm] Sayyida: Megan Klein, Wi [9:04pm] jokeefe: James O’Keefe, Secretary [9:04pm] Joe: Joseph Onoroski, Treasurer, MA [9:04pm] Bosun_: Joe Klein aka bosun USPP vice chair. [9:05pm] pmchi: Mitchel Davilo, Chicagoland/ILPP, Swarmcare Manager [9:06pm] yari: Rose Klein, PNC chair [9:07pm] yari: Let's get started with reports [9:07pm] yari: jokeefe, anything from IT? [9:09pm] jokeefe: Blog software updated. Last meeting was sparsely attended. Not much more progress unfortunately. [9:09pm] Cornbread joined the chat room. [9:10pm] Cornbread left the chat room. (connection closed) [9:10pm] yari: Thank you. do we have a representative of the outreach committee present? [9:11pm] yari: (present and prepared to speak on the issue, I should say) [9:11pm] yari: if so, please speak - otherwise, Joe, please give the report from platform. [9:12pm] Joe: Platform was lively this week as I am trying to button up our pro choice stance and why. [9:13pm] Bosun_ is now known as Bosun. [9:13pm] Joe: We spent a bit of time on the validity of why planks are important and started a new topic as well [9:13pm] Joe: Though that topic escapes me at the moment. [9:14pm] Joe: On the Treasury side, I just committed to the other honorable gentlemen of MA to working on the FEC filing on Tuesday. [9:14pm] yari: thank you. Treasurer report? [9:15pm] Joe: Thank you. [9:15pm] Joe: That is all I currently have to report. [9:15pm] pmchi: I do apologize I have the message from Outreach. “We’re taking the starter kit to discovery and want to expand the scope a little bit to eventually lead to both a resources section and a shop” - Wodensday, Outreach report [9:17pm] yari: thank you pmchi. [9:17pm] yari: can I also get the swarmcare report from you please? [9:17pm] pmchi: ICYMI On Nov. 2nd in Philadelphia, Larry West, running as a member of the “Philadelphia Pirate Party”, won an electoral race as “Judge of Elections”. This makes Larry the second Pirate ever elected to public office in the United States. I spoke to him briefly previously, but last time I reached out he never returned my message. So, I would invite him again to resume discussions, but I would prefer if someone else reaches out this time so as [9:17pm] pmchi: I’m not pestering him. [9:17pm] jokeefe: Also, @Joe and I are scheduled to go over the FEC filing Tuesday. [9:18pm] Radiojoe joined the chat room. [9:18pm] jokeefe: Congrats to Larry! [9:19pm] yari: welcome Radiojoe please ID [9:19pm] Joe: Yeah, woot [9:19pm] Radiojoe: Howdee all, William Dappen, CA CoRep [9:20pm] Sayyida: @pmchi: was something implied that the contact connection was injured? [9:20pm] Bosun: @pmchi - you have contact info? [9:21pm] pmchi: No he just said he had a busy week and to contact him in a weeks time. I did and never heard from him. That was September. I reached out via his page on Facebook [9:22pm] yari: okay so any volunteers for that should contact you [9:22pm] Sayyida: @pmchi: seems to be a trend with elected officials. I would like to extend our congratulations and support [9:23pm] Sayyida: Should I ask him to join in with USPP meetings? What is the end goal with contacting Larry, judge of elections? [9:23pm] pmchi: On the subject of elections, I’d like to motion to create a section on the website for “Pirates in elected offices” or “Elected Pirates” [9:24pm] jokeefe: Make a connection and ask how we can help him and the Phily Pirates. [9:24pm] jokeefe: He seems to be at https://www.facebook.com/LarryWestPhilly/ [9:24pm] papegaai: Title: Aanmelden bij Facebook (at www.facebook.com) [9:24pm] Joe: https://business.facebook.com/philadelphiapirateparty/?fref=nf [9:24pm] papegaai: Title: Aanmelden bij Facebook (at business.facebook.com) [9:24pm] pmchi: At the very least, we should be celebrating and promoting our victories. Two is more than none [9:24pm] yari: Sayyida sounds like you're taking this on, and thank you. [9:24pm] jokeefe: Interviewing him could be a good blog post/video [9:24pm] Sayyida: @jokeefe: understood [9:26pm] Sayyida: I will be in contact this week, one way or another. I will try to get an interview, hopefully he has time hahaha [9:26pm] Wodensday joined the chat room. [9:27pm] yari: welcome Wodesnday please ID [9:27pm] Wodensday: Anthony Jay, INPP [9:27pm] Wodensday: I have made it [9:27pm] Bosun: Hazzah! [9:28pm] Sayyida: Indeed you have [9:28pm] jokeefe: ++good [9:28pm] yari: recognizing pmchi's motion, a motion to have a section for elected Pirates on our webpage. If there are any seconds to this we can go to debate or discussion.