PNC 03/17/2024

The March 17th, 2024 PNC Meeting was one of the weekly meetings of the Pirate National Committee (PNC). This meeting took place on IRC.

Meeting Minutes

21:05:36 <DreadPirateDrew> OK I am here. ID's? Drew Bingaman Captain
<yari> Rose Klein, CA rep
<pmchi> Mitch Davilo, Chicagoland/ILPP
<JoeforGeneralAssembly> Joseph Onoroski, Treasurer 
<ben> Ben Horlick USPP Beancounter & TX Rep
<EliMcGee> Elijah McGee Mass. Rep
<MichaelC_Scribe> Michael Cadwallader, scribe/secretary, NJ hopeful
<ben> welcome to the squad Eli and congrats on the election
<JohnnyLemuria> John L Robinson, PA Pirate Party Secretary
<DreadPirateDrew> OK didn't see Ty tonight, any updates on the conference?
<ruslan> yari: I'll chat around later to avoid interfering with this meeting.
<yari> thanks ruslan
<MichaelC_Scribe> (and FYI, I'll have the meeting minute from last week up sometime tonight... It's been a week lol)
<DreadPirateDrew> No Updates? Did we get notice posted on the website?
<ben> Drew if there's no updates on the conference, can I introduce and share the draft beancounter review
<ben> I believe there is a page up on the site now
<DreadPirateDrew> That is fine Ben I think you can proceed
<ben> Great, thanks. As promised last week, I'm pleased to share the draft of the 2024 Beancounter Financial Review
<ben> https://drive.proton.me/urls/RND3YZQNQG#vGX58LMHyVMi
<papegaai> Title: Proton Drive (at drive.proton.me)
<ben> This is a draft, and I'd really appreciate anyone who has the time to take a look and think about what other info might be useful to include from a public transparency perspective
<ben> with the idea being we can vote on a formal approval next week on the Jitsi meeting
<JoeforGeneralAssembly> Ben, I never responded but I did review it. I think you did an excellent job. 
<MichaelC_Scribe> Perhaps this a good call to get proton mail, hmmm
<MichaelC_Scribe> or a sign, rather
<yari> yes
<DreadPirateDrew> That sounds like a plan. We will bring this up next week
<ben> The doc gets into specifics on what I did, and happy to take any questions but Joe was very helpful in sharing the banking info, so shoutout to him
<ben> Great - thanks Joe / Drew
<yari> thank you both for your work on this
<ben> gracias
<DreadPirateDrew> Any other questions or comments on the beancounter report?
<ben> Nothing on my end
<yari> none here
<DreadPirateDrew> OK than moving on. Other business?
<JohnnyLemuria> I have new business
<yari> did we have anything we can discuss about the conference in the absence of Ty?
<DreadPirateDrew> Yari, I asked and nobody responded witn anything so we moved onto Ben
<DreadPirateDrew> and unless there is any objection, Johnny go ahead
<yari> so you did. I don't have anything specific. just wondering
<JohnnyLemuria> Small thing, but in light of recent events, I propose adopting the ferret as the animal symbol of the Pirate Party.
<JohnnyLemuria> https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/private-gender-affirming-care-ban
<papegaai> Title: Private Gender Affirming Care Ban Fails To Advance In England After "Ferret Filibuster" (at www.erininthemorning.com)
<ben> lol hadnt seen that. I could get behind it
<JohnnyLemuria> It just seemed right.
<JoeforGeneralAssembly> Somehow I am reminded of the rickroll filibuster
<ben> Ashley the Ferret
<ben> Astley*
<JohnnyLemuria> lol
<DreadPirateDrew> We need some artwork for our Pirate Ferret
<ben> could be the mascot / theme for the conference - something ferret themed 
<ben> I'll second the motion
<DreadPirateDrew> I think he needs an eyepatch and a bandoleer
<JohnnyLemuria> Indeed
<JoeforGeneralAssembly> Pirate ferrets, we steal your hearts and keys!
<yari> I'll happily make art for it
<DreadPirateDrew> I am not seeing any objections. so it is adopted. Everyone can go wild with Naming and artwork
<ben> huzzah
<yari> wonderful
<DreadPirateDrew> Any other business?
<JohnnyLemuria> :)
<MichaelC_Scribe> side note, unrelated tangent... I'm now just realized that Erin Reed's twitter handle ISN'T "Erin The Mom" ... whoops
<ben> get all your MA-based friends to sign Joes ballot
<JoeforGeneralAssembly> Please do!
<yari> ^
<ben> motion to adjourn
<JoeforGeneralAssembly> It's official, still working on Website and stuff, but Im gathering signatures this weekend 
<JoeforGeneralAssembly> <3
JohnnyLemuria has quit
<ben> best of luck!!
<yari> 2nd to the motion
21:29:36 <DreadPirateDrew> awesome. and with no objections, we are adjourned