Minutes/National Council/2019-01-29

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Meeting Minutes
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National Council Meeting 29th January 2019

Start: 20:37 AEDT (19:37 AEST)

End: 22:31 AEDT

Attendance

  • Alex Jago
  • John Wilson
  • Miles Whiticker
  • John August (until 21:18, and from 21:10)
  • Mark Gibbons
  • Joe Furi (until 21:21; [proxy to Mark Gibbons])
  • David Read (until 21:46; [proxy to Alex Jago])
  • Daniel Oakley (from 20:41)

Observers

None

Apologies

  • David Read (actually only away from 21:46)

Absentees

  • Andrew Downing

Minutes

Previous Minutes

Oops, forgot this on the 8th - AJ

Merchandise

  • Candidates have been discussing what to spend thir allowance on
  • Shirt order to be CFVd maybe?
  • Context: we'll need this ahead of the fundraiser
  • Happy with budgetpromotions.com.au (about $8 per) or Red Octopus (who we've used previously)
  • Thinking about 100 shirts total, one design
  • Also stickers
    • See motions

Getting the fundraiser up and running

    • Pozible again?
    • We need $16K-$18K for candidacy fees and then more for materiel
    • So about $20K all up
    • Idea: two fundraisers. One Feb-March, one during the early election campaign
      • Both for 10K initially
      • See motions

Flyers general

Bank signatory update

    • See motions

Finances update

    • About $7600 in available cash
    • Hence the need for a solid election fundraiser
    • No outstanding invoices, hurray

Other electiony discussion / General Business

  • Jan 27th candidate phone linkup report (Miles) (deferred/email)
  • EU automated algorithms expert panel (Miles) (deferred/email)


Inquorate discussion from the 22nd

  • Need for a membership drive

Motions

  • Motion: Accept the minutes of the previous meeting on 18th December 2018 as presented.
    • Put by: Alex Jago
    • Ayes: 6 (DR, JA, AJ, JW, MW, JF); Abstains 0; Nays 0
    • Motion carried at 20:38
  • Motion: Accept the minutes of the previous meeting on 8th January 2019 as presented.
    • Put by: Alex Jago
    • Ayes: 6 (DR, JA, AJ, JW, MW, JF); Abstains 0; Nays 0
    • Motion carried at 20:40
  • Motion: begin an initial round of pozible election crowdfunding from February 18th until March 18th
    • Put by: Miles Whiticker
    • Ayes: 6+1 (MW, AJ, DR, JW, MG +JF, DO); Abstains 0; Nays 0
    • Motion carried at 21:40
  • Motion: begin a final round of Pozible election crowdfunding from the day the election is called until 2 weeks before polling day
    • Put by: Miles Whiticker
    • Ayes: 6+1 (MW, AJ, DR, JW, MG +JF, DO); Abstains 0; Nays 0
    • Motion carried at 21:45
  • Motion: That the two rounds of 2019 election crowdfunding shall set a $10,000 target, unless later amended by NC
    • Put by: Miles Whiticker
    • Ayes: 5+1 (AJ +DR, MW, JW, MG +JF, DO); Abstains 0; Nays 0
    • Motion carried at 21:57
    • (NB: if proxies are unconstitutional, this one lapsed as did meeting quorum, temporarily.)
  • Motion: that the National Council confirms Mark Gibbons (Treasurer), Joe Furi (Deputy Treasurer), and Alex Jago (Secretary) in their positions and confirms their status as account signatories.
    • Put by: Mark Gibbons
    • Ayes: 6+2 (JW, AJ +DR, DO, MG +JF, MW, JA); Abstains 0; Nays 0
    • Motion carried at 22:22
  • Motion: Approve a $200 spend on flyers with AlexJ's 2019 design from cmykonline.com.au
    • Put by: Miles Whiticker
    • Ayes: 6+2 (JW, AJ +DR, DO, MG +JF, MW, JA); Abstains 0; Nays 0
    • Motion carried at 22:24
  • Motion: Approve a $100 spend on stickers with the PPAU sail sticker logo via ozstickerprinting.com
    • Put by: Miles Whiticker
    • Ayes: 5+2 (JW, AJ +DR, MG +JF, MW, JA); Abstain: 1 (DO); Nays: 0
    • Motion carried at 22:29
  • Motion: end the meeting
    • Put by: Miles Whiticker
    • Ayes: 6+2 (JW, AJ +DR, DO, MG +JF, MW, JA, DO); Abstains 0; Nays 0
    • Motion carried; meeting closed at 22:31
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