Minutes/National Council/2020-09-03

National Council meeting

3rd September 2020

20:30 AEST, in Discord

Previous minutes: https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2020-08-20

Attendance

 * Miles Whiticker (President)
 * John August (Treasurer)
 * Alex Jago (Secretary)
 * Phillip "Parduss" Richards (Councillor)
 * David "Satch" Kennedy" (Councillor)
 * Fred Gerner (Councillor)


 * Bryn "mandrke" Busai (DRC)

Minutes/Agenda

 * Previous Minutes (Alex)


 * Motion to declare the draft updated Constitution text as accurate and correct (Alex)
 * Missed, to be CFV'd


 * Handover continued continued (Alex)
 * Need someone to volunteer for the physical address in authorisation tags
 * Satch volunteers as second choice backup


 * AEC Audit (Alex)
 * Authorisation of up to $500 in spending to promote the party.
 * Spending across Google and Facebook
 * TODO: "please renew" email
 * https://emailpad.pirateparty.org.au/load/mailout-pls-renew-2020


 * Motion to declare John as Public Officer (Alex)


 * Meme remix competition (Miles)
 * Miles has been emailing YouTubers to see if they'd be interested


 * News media bargaining code press release (Miles)
 * https://pad.pirateparty.org.au/p/news_media_bargaining

Motions

 * MOTION: approve the previous minutes as at https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2020-08-20
 * Ayes: 6 (MW, JA, AJ, PR, DK, FG)
 * Motion carried unanimously at 20:34


 * MOTION: Approve up to $500 in spending across Facebook and Google advertising in the coming month; Alex Jago to pay for initially and be reimbursed.
 * Ayes: 6 (MW, JA, AJ, PR, DK, FG)
 * Motion carried unanimously at 21:09


 * MOTION: John August is hereby declared Public Officer of Pirate Party Australia for the purposes of NSW law.
 * Ayes: 5 (MW, AJ, PR, DK, FG); Abstain 1 (JA)
 * Motion carried unanimously at 21:09


 * MOTION: Close the meeting
 * Ayes: (MW, JA, AJ, PR, DK, FG)
 * Motion carried; meeting closed at 21:37