Minutes/National Council/2013-06-19

Agenda

 * Last minutes
 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2013-06-05
 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2013-05-22
 * Action items from last minutes
 * Preference mailout
 * ToR for internal elections not complete
 * Committee membership applications (Brendan)
 * Congress (Glen)
 * Falkvinge invite (Brendan)
 * Constitutional amendments by-law (Brendan)
 * Preferences considerations (Brendan)
 * Withdraw Resolution-2011-2 (Brendan)
 * Elections/Campaigns materials (Thomas)

Start time: 20:00 AEST 19/06/13

''meeting suspended due to lack of quorum

meeting reconvened at 21:56 AEST 19/06/13 '' Finish time: 22:37 AEST 19/06/13

Attendance

 * Brendan Molloy
 * Sam Kearns
 * Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer
 * Glen Takkenberg
 * Rodney Serkowski (after reopen)
 * David Campbell (late with apology)

Apologies

 * Simon Frew

Last minutes

 * Postponed as lacking quorum
 * See motions

Withdraw resolution 2011-2

 * No longer relevant
 * Constitutional amendment being proposed
 * Need support of members anyway, so resolution redundant.

Preferences mailout

 * "Prepare mailout to be sent to other parties explaining our process and requesting reasons to preference them; press team to write a PR for release in parallel"
 * A few questions to be mailed out
 * Sticking to guns and doing it democratically

ToR for internal elections not complete

 * "Brendan will write ToR for Internal Elections Committee/Working Group"
 * Will be done by next NC meeting
 * People can be appointed at that meeting

Preferences

 * 24 hour period in which to lodge preferences
 * Each state must present a bank cheque
 * Proposal that the lead candidate in each state is elected as a deputy registered officer if that isn't a legal issue.
 * Allows for issues to be resolved if they crop up locally, otherwise Glen would not be able to fix them at short notice.
 * Greens have 11 deputies, so this should not be an issue
 * Unsure if a candidate can or can't be a deputy.
 * Glen found no reason why a candidate can't be a deputy registered officer.
 * Senate group agents are required:
 * Each group needs its own agent
 * Perhaps not "need".

Congress

 * All booked
 * Smallest room
 * Still only two RSVPs
 * Invitation to David Pope, interested but hasn't said yes
 * Should invite Rick Falkvinge to talk

Meeting adjourned

 * Lack of quroum
 * Adjourned until 9 pm

Meeting re-opened

 * Rodney appears, quorum met

Committee members applications

 * See motions

Constitutional amendments by-law

 * Should "web" be clarified?
 * It was vague to allow website or wiki
 * Thinking more in a globally accessible way
 * Changed to be more explicit
 * Common-sense approach to changes to proposals is needed
 * Either allow amendments or don't
 * Not a significant issue though.
 * See motions

Preferences

 * Discussion to be continued via email.

Withdraw Resolution 2011-2

 * See motions.

Campaigns material

 * $300 Printing expenditure approval to Glenn
 * https://trello-attachments.s3.amazonaws.com/5133289140b87b561c0075ac/51937aa810e002dd1100257e/f97b4570ff746a5074d31cf186786c75/flyer_dl_front.pdf
 * https://trello-attachments.s3.amazonaws.com/5133289140b87b561c0075ac/51937aa810e002dd1100257e/cd2200d18f9c9ec2e5944f732bc921e1/flyer_dl_back.pdf
 * See motions

Any other business

 * Brendan is not re-running for Secretary
 * Bank balance
 * Just under $23K
 * Expense declarations/donations
 * Brendan has quite a few
 * Receipts, plus expenses in spreadsheets.
 * Have to be added as gifts in kind.
 * Donation receipts required by June 30 for tax.
 * See motions

Motions

 * Accept application from Emma Roberts to join Campaigns Committee.
 * 5 ayes
 * Motion passes.


 * Adopt the constitutional amendments bylaw as worded.
 * 5 ayes.
 * Motion passes.


 * Withdraw National Council Resolution 2011-2
 * 5 ayes
 * Motion passes.


 * Authorise expenditure of up to $300 for printing of Flyer_2013_Blue_v1 to be delivered to Glen Takkenberg
 * 5 ayes
 * Motion passes.


 * Appoint all lead senate candidates as deputy registered officers.
 * 5 ayes.
 * Motion passes.


 * Reaffirm Rodney Serkowski as Public Officer.
 * 5 ayes
 * Motion passes.


 * Motion to close:
 * 5 ayes
 * Motion passes.

Action items

 * Brendan to prepare minutes on a letterhead for Rodney ASAP.