Minutes/National Council/2013-05-08

Meeting Minutes This document is a record of a meeting. Do not edit this document without contacting the relevant group first.

Agenda

• Welcome
• Assign Minuter
• Attendance (move on to minute acceptance simultaniously)
• Accept last meeting minutes:
  • https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2013-04-24
• Congress date & requirements (Mozart) --- http://pirateparty.openpad.me/congress-requirements
• Fibre-to-the-Premises oversight (Brendan)
• Ratify platform and policies (Chair) --- https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Policies
• Election Committee (Frew)
• Campaigns committee business

Attendance

• David Campbell (chair)
• Mozart Olbrycht-Palmer
• Glen Takkenberg
• Rodney Serkowski
• Brendan Molloy
• Simon Frew

Minutes

Last meeting's minutes

• https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2013-04-24
• See motions

Congress date & requirements

• Glen will be looking for a venue
• Best date looks to be 13/14 July.
• Budget ~$600.
• Some equipment may need to be hired.
• Other equipment can be provided by members.
• See motions

FTTP oversight

• FTTP was removed from platform
• A single line in the digital liberties policy replaced it.
• This shouldn't be such
• Should be moved under digital liberties again
• Separate item instead.
• Consensus that it should be a separate item.
• See motions.

Ratify policies

• Platform and policies to be ratified as a block.
• See motions

Election committee

• EC decided on 'prepare for change' as slogan.
• Funds needed to produce promotional materials.
• Candidates will have to stump up higher percentage of the fees if costs are going to be covered.
• Hopefully more donations come in.
• Aiming to scrape together at least $20,000.

Campaigns Committee

• See motions

Motions

• Motion: to accept last meeting's minutes: https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2013-04-24
  • 5 ayes
  • Motion passed

• Motion: Lock July 13th and 14th in for Pirate Party Australia Congress 2013
  • 5 ayes
  • Motion passed

• Motion: Approve budget of $600 for venue and equipment hire for congress 2013
  • 6 ayes.
  • Motion passed.

• Motion: return the missing "Support for Fibre-to-the-Premises Infrastructure Projects" platform section to after the Digital Liberties section of the platform.
  • 5 ayes
  • Motion passed

• Motion: accept the wording of the Platform and Policies for ratification. The NC reserves the right to update formatting, links and citations as necessary.
  • 5 ayes
  • Motion passed.

• Motion: Appoint Sunny Kalsi as a Campaigns Committee member.
  • 6 ayes
  • Motion passed.

• Motion: Approve the Campaigns Committee: Marketing and Content Materials Approval Process: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dw4YMkviv410ZFSShiedViqvfY6J_6bOeMQ-5zMfxes/edit?usp=sharing
  • 6 ayes
  • Motion passed.

• Motion: Approve main website account for Thomas Randle for regular minor changes
  • 6 ayes
  • Motion passed.

• Motion: give Mozart admin on the website.
  • 6 ayes
  • Motion passed.

• Motion: to close meeting.
  • 5 ayes.
  • Motion passed.

Action Items

• none