Minutes/National Council/2022-03-31

National Council meeting 31st March 2022

Scheduled Start Time: 9pm Sydney Time (8pm Brisbane, 8:30pm Adelaide)

Actual start time 9:05pm

Agenda

 * Previous Minutes
 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2022-03-17
 * Matters Arising
 * Correspondence, Reports, Action Items
 * flyer/shirt distribution
 * APF scorecard for Fusion
 * Preselection meeting
 * https://emailpad.pirateparty.org.au/load/mail-presel-2022
 * Fusion DRC noms
 * add your items here...
 * Discussion Items
 * ... or here...
 * JA campaign - promotional opportunites / Fusion overlap ?


 * General Business

Attendance

 * Andrew Downing
 * John August
 * Roger Whatling
 * Miles Whiticker
 * Alex Jago
 * Dave Kennedy
 * Fred Gerner (from 21:33)

Guests

 * Adam Woodings (prospective WA candidate)
 * James
 * milspec
 * mandrke

Previous minutes

 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2022-03-17

flyer/shirt distribution

 * it is desired to have some Pirate-Fusion-logo shirts
 * "screen print or kill-a-unicorn?" - Alex
 * Alex to put the relevant design up on the shirts site
 * Alex raises that we will have a spending-income gap

APF scorecard

 * Andrew & Dave takes it on behalf of PPAU on behalf of Fusion

Preselection meeting

 * Let's get Adam on the ballot!
 * Sunday 3rd of April
 * 3pm Sydney time / 1pm Perth
 * on text chat and livestreamed
 * 6 day voting period to squeak in before Fusion SGM candidate announcements
 * Dr Liam to be RO
 * See motions

Fusion DRC

 * As previously discussed, Fusion need people to staff their DRC
 * all of our DRC people have consented to serve
 * Let's put them forward!
 * See motions

JA campaign things

 * John has been invited by a local commerce chamber to give a talk April 11th
 * IP talk April 13th
 * YouTube speech in the works
 * "What processes do I need to get them released under the Fusion banner?"
 * wearing a Fusion shirt would indeed be nice
 * "watermark the video with your name, Pirate and Fusion wordmarks. done"
 * Plans to put an ad in the local

Flyer discussion cont'd

 * Mandrke's experience letterboxing suggests A5 sometimes needs to be folded, so stick with DLs for that
 * Lots of stuff in the Fusion Canva account now :)
 * AusPost unaddressed is 16.5 cents per flyer
 * We haven't even started thinking about our digital spend yet eeeeeeeek

Motions

 * MOTION: approve the minutes of the previous meeting as at https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2022-03-17
 * Put by: Alex Jago
 * Ayes 6 (unanimous)
 * Motion carried 21:08


 * MOTION: hold a preselection meeting this Sunday the 3rd of April at 3pm Sydney time / 1pm Perth time over text chat and livestreamed video call. Post-voting period to end midnight AWST Saturday 9th April. Announcement email to go out tonight.
 * Put by: Alex Jago
 * Ayes 6 (unanimous)
 * Motion carried 21:29


 * MOTION: appoint Dr Liam Pomfret, DRC as returning officer for said preselection meeting.
 * Put by: Alex Jago
 * Ayes 6 (unanimous)
 * Motion carried 21:31


 * MOTION: propose Dr Liam Pomfret, Bryn Busai and Sean O'Farrell to the Fusion Dispute Resolution Committee
 * Put by: Miles Whiticker
 * Ayes 6 (unanimous)
 * Motion carried 21:40


 * MOTION: close the meeting
 * Put by: Miles Whiticker
 * Ayes 7 (unanimous)
 * Motion carried 22:15; meeting closed