Minutes/National Council/2019-02-05

National Council Meeting 5th February 2019

Start: 21:00 AEDT (19:30 AEST)

Finish: 22:16 AEDT

Agenda

 * Prev Minutes
 * Jan 27th candidate phone linkup report (Miles) (deferred from the 29th)
 * EU automated algorithms expert panel (Miles) (deferred from the 29th)
 * Proxies and Constitutional compliance discussion
 * Re-running the fundraiser target vote, this time with quorum
 * #AABill amendments submission
 * Discussion: merits of changes to National Council composition (adding Councillors) (deferred)

Attendance

 * Alex Jago
 * John August
 * Miles Whiticker
 * John Wilson
 * Joe Furi
 * Mark Gibbons

Observers

 * Brandon Selic (candidate)

Apologies

 * Andrew Downing
 * David Read (because the meeting took so long to start)

Absentees

 * Daniel Oakley

Previous Minutes

 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2019-01-29

Pre-start discussion - Yellow Vest movement

 * JW has been following local happenings
 * organisation is a mess
 * on a related note there's very little ideological direction beyond dissatisfaction with the current system

Jan 27th candidate phone linkup report

 * (Miles) (deferred from the 29th)
 * read-only agenda/minutes pad: https://pad.pirateparty.org.au/p/r.0a7695a27f7c97da1efe99c7a7bf7986
 * Brandon asks about media budget
 * todo: more centralised SocMed strategy

EU automated algorithms expert panel

 * (Miles) (deferred from the 29th)
 * Monique Mann offered to work with us on a related PR
 * Miles is coordinating
 * JohnA offers to do a radio show interview with Dr Mann (12-2pm on Tuesdays, AEDT)

Proxies and Constitutional compliance discussion

 * https://pirateparty.org.au/constitution/#part-iii-3.1(2) precludes proxies
 * Miles to draft an amendment. In June. When we have time to think about this.

Crowdfunding

 * Re-running the fundraiser target vote, this time with quorum
 * See minutes
 * and allocating people to tasks
 * Pozible setup
 * Will need IT to figure out whatever email address we used to sign up.
 * SocMed and other promotion
 * Shipping and handling
 * Miles to head up WG

#AABill amendments submission

 * and supp PR
 * https://pad.pirateparty.org.au/p/aabill-sub-feb-2019
 * request for help writing it

Motions
Motion carried.
 * Motion: Accept the minutes of the previous meeting on 2019-01-29
 * Put by: Miles Whiticker
 * Ayes: 6 (MW, AJ, JF, JW, JA, MG)


 * Motion: That the two rounds of 2019 election crowdfunding shall set a $10,000 target, unless later amended by NC
 * Re-put by: Alex Jago
 * Ayes: MW, AJ, JF, JW, MG, JA
 * Motion carried at 21:41


 * Motion: close the meeting
 * Put by: general agreement
 * Ayes: 6 (MW, AJ, JF, JW, JA, MG)
 * Motion carried at 22:16; meeting closed.