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Libertarian Party of Atlanta Organizational/Board Meeting Minutes
Conducted at the home of M. Hammer, Snellville, Georgia on 1/25/2009
1. The meeting was called to order by M. Hammer at 1:58PM. Attending were: M. Hammer, J. Kidd, B. Ploeger, N. Miller, E. Fontaine, A. Harper, M. Chew, D. Hudson and J. Neff
2. First order of business was to approve the agenda.
3. M. Hammer submitted an agenda for discussion, there were multiple seconds and was discussed.
4. M. Hammer motioned to add a section appointing officers for LP-ATL, there were multiple seconds, the motion passed unanimously
5. M. Hammer motioned to approve agenda as revised, there were multiple seconds, the motion passed unanimously.
6. M. Hammer motioned to name B. Ploeger secretary of the meeting, J. Kidd seconded the motion, the motion passed unanimously.
7. M. Hammer called for orders of the day.
8. The next order of business was to discuss bylaws for LP-ATL.
9. A draft of bylaws were submitted by M. Hammer and without objection were placed in consideration, a copy of which are attached hereto as Exhibit “A”..
10. M. Hammer motioned to amend II.B.2 by striking “Atlanta” and inserting in its place “ the City of Atlanta and/or the area that lies within the Perimeter (formally GA Highway 407)” the motion was seconded by J. Kidd, the motion passed unanimously.
11. There was a motion made to amend II.A.2 by inserting “, employed and/or enrolled at a post-secondary institution” after “residing” there were multiple seconds, the motion passed unanimously.
12. M. Hammer motioned to insert “/or” after the first “and” in II.A.3. The motion was seconded by J. Neff and passed unanimously.
13. M. Hammer motioned that “As required by the Libertarian Party of Georgia, the LP-ATL will select candidates to run or be appointed to offices within its jurisdiction at a local convention after January 1 of the year but before the state convention. As required by the Libertarian Party of Georgia, 'None of the Above' will automatically be entered as a candidate for any position with a nominated candidate, and all candidate selections are subject to the approval of the LPGa. The LP Atlanta is under no obligation, either of its own creation or imposed by the state, to field a certain number of candidates.” be inserted as III.D. There were multiple seconds, the motion passed unanimously.
14. D. Hudson motioned to insert a clause concerning the endorsement of candidates at III.E. The motion failed to garner a second.
15. M. Hammer motioned to propose stylistic changes (Vice Chair to be named “Vice Chair for Membership”, Secretary to be named “Vice Chair for Media Relations” and Treasurer to be “Vice Chair for Finance”) to the titles of offices in multiple places in the draft. There were multiple seconds, the motion passed unanimously.
16. M. Hammer motioned to amend IV.A.3 by striking “directors at large...set at X” and inserting “members of the board of directors shall not exceed 16” N. Muller seconded, the motion passed unanimously.
17. E. Fontaine motioned to strike the first sentence of IV.B.6. And insert in its place “The head of a school-based libertarian group shall be eligible to serve as an ex officio member of the Board of the Libertarian Party of Atlanta.” There were multiple seconds, the motion passed unanimously.
18. B. Ploeger motioned to strike sentence two of IV.B.6. N. Muller seconded, the motion passed unanimously.
19. A Harper motioned to rename “Vice Chair for Media Relations” to “Vice Chair for Communications” in multiple places within the document. B. Ploeger seconded, the motion passed unanimously.
20. J. Kidd motioned to amend IV.B.7(i) by striking ”each officer...is not met” and inserting “Each officer must commit to raise a specified contribution and/or a goal set by the board.” A. Harper seconded, the motion passed by a vote of 8-0 with 1 abstention (E. Fontaine).
21. M. Hammer made a motion to reconvene at 4:05PM there were multiple seconds, the motion passed unanimously.
22. The meeting was recalled to order by M. Hammer at 4:15PM.
23. B. Ploeger motioned to strike sentence IV.C.1. A. Harper seconded the motion, the motion passed unanimously.
24. B. Ploeger motioned add to the end of IV.F. Sentence 1 “In no event shall said vote occur any less than two weeks after notice is given to the membership.” E. Fontaine seconded the motion, the motion passed unanimously.
25. B. Ploeger motioned to strike VI.E. Sentence 2. J. Neff seconded the motion, the motion passed unanimously.
26. M. Hammer motioned to adopt the suggested draft as VI. D. Hudson seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
27. D. Hudson motioned to amend VIII B. by striking “requested” and substituting “signed” There were multiple seconds. The motion passed unanimously.
28. D Hudson motioned to amend VIII C by inserting “at least one week prior to said meeting” after “in writing” there were multiple seconds. The motion passed unanimously.
29. B. Ploeger moved to add the following as XI:
“Article XI -- Miscellaneous
1. The Executive Committee shall have the authority to perform any action necessary and proper to complete the functions of LP-ATL.
2. In the event that any part of these bylaws conflict with the rules of LPGa, then the rules of LPGa shall control.”
There were multiple seconds. The Motion passed unanimously.
30. M. Hammer motioned to accept the document as amended there were multiple seconds and the motion passed unanimously. A copy of the final document is attached hereto as Exhibit “B”
31. Anne Harper was elected Chairperson unanimously
32. Danielle Hudson was elected Vice Chair of membership unanimously
33. Brad Ploeger was elected Vice Chair of Communications unanimously
34. Eric Fontaine was elected Vice Chair of Finance unanimously
35. A. Harper called the board of directors meeting as successor to the organizational meeting to order
36. A. Harper motioned to seat Matthew Chew as the GSU Ex-Officio officer D. Hudson seconded. the motion passed unanimously
37. B. Ploeger motioned to seat Nate Muller as the GT Ex-Officio officer, A. Harper seconded the motion and it passed unanimously (E. Fontaine abstained.)
38. The board met as a committee of the whole
39. The committee set the next board meeting at the home of members B. Ploeger and J. Kidd on 2/23/2009 at 7:00pm
40. D. Hudson described the LP Atlanta Mayoral Candidates to the committee
41. The board closed as a committee of the whole
42. B. Ploeger motioned to adorn at 6:20pm. D. Hudson seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Approval and Attestation
These minutes have been officially adopted by the Board of Directors as a true version of the deliberations and actions of the same.
/s/ Anne Harper
Chairperson of the Libertarian Party of Atlanta
ATTEST:
/s/ Brad Ploeger
Ex-Officio Secretary and Vice Chairman of Communications of Libertarian Party of Atlanta
Libertarian Party of Atlanta Board Meeting Minutes
Conducted at the home of B. Ploeger & J. Kidd, Atlanta, Georgia on 2/23/2009
1. The Meeting was Called to Order by Chairman A. Harper at 7:40PM. Attending were Chairman A. Harper, Vice Chair of Membership D. Hudson, Vice Chair of Finance E. Fontaine, Vice Chair of Communications B. Ploeger, Ex-Officio Officer for Georgia Tech N. Muller, J. Kidd, J. Neff, D. Jones, and D. Hojnacki
2. The first order of business was to approve the previous minutes.
3. The minutes were submitted to the board by B. Ploeger.
4. D. Hudson moved to dispense with the reading of the minutes, N. Muller seconded the motion, the motion passed unanimously.
5. A. Harper passed the chair to B. Ploeger
6. A. Harper moved to nominate J. Neff as Director of E-Networking, D. Hudson seconded, the motion passed unanimously.
7. B. Ploeger relinquished the chair to A. Harper.
8. The Board met at committee of the whole.
9. Volunteers were taken for the Publication Committee
10. Volunteers were taken for the Membership Committee
11. Volunteers were taken for the Fund raising Committee
12. The website was delegated to the Publication Committee
13. The matter of Dues were discussed
14. The Board closed as committee of the whole
15. A. Harper passed the chair to D. Hudson
16. A. Harper motioned “To set dues at $25, $10 for full time students, or as 4 hours of volunteer time” B. Ploeger seconded, the motion passes unanimously.
17. D. Hudson relinquished the chair to A. Harper
18. The topic of Financial Controls was debated
19. A. Harper passed the chair to B. Ploeger
20. A. Harper motioned that financial controls be set as follows “Expenditures of up to $50 requires the approval of the Vice Chair of Finance and one other officer. Expenditures of more than $50 requires board approval” D. Hudson seconded the motion, the motion passed unanimously.
21. A. Harper moved to place the the matter of a logo for the organization upon the table until the next board meeting. D. Hudson seconded the motion, the motion passed unanimously.
22. B. Ploeger relinquished the chair to A. Harper.
23. The board met as committee of the whole
24. The convention was discussed and set for 3/28/2009 at 1:00pm at the home of D. Jones (648 Cresthill Ave, Atlanta GA 30346
25. The next board meeting was scheduled for 3/9/2009 at 7:00pm at the office of Blue Sky Realty at 7:00pm (1027 Monroe Drive, Atlanta, GA 30346)
26. The Board closed as committee of the whole
27. B. Ploeger nominated D. Jones as Director of PR and Marketing, E. Fontaine seconded the motions, the motion passed unanimously
28. The Board met as committee of the whole
29. D. Hudson discussed that Dr. James Lark was interest in talking to local groups and that he could be a possible keynote speaker at the convention.
30. D. Hudson then discussed the Institute of Humane Studies at Emory University.
31. E. Fontaine discussed the a tax protest at the State Capitol. (AtlantaTaxProtest.blogspot.com)
32. The Board closed as committee of the whole
33. A. Harper passed the chair to B. Ploeger
34. A. Harper nominated D. Hojnacki to be Director of Legislative Affairs, D. Hudson seconded the motion, the motion passes unanimously.
35. The board met as committee of the whole.
36. Twitter was discussed
37. The board closed as committee of the whole.
38. A. Harper motion adjourn at 9:13PM, D. Hudson seconded, the motion passed unanimously.
Approval and Attestation
These minutes have been officially adopted by the Board of Directors as a true version of the deliberations and actions of the same.
/s/ Anne Harper
Chairperson of the Libertarian Party of Atlanta
ATTEST:
/s/ Brad Ploeger
Ex-Officio Secretary and Vice Chairman of Communications of Libertarian Party of Atlanta
Libertarian Party of Atlanta Board Meeting Minutes
Conducted at the office of Blue Sky Realty, Atlanta, Georgia on 3/9/2009
1. The Meeting was Called to Order by Chairman A. Harper at 7:13PM. Attending were Chairman A. Harper, Vice Chair of Membership D. Hudson, Vice Chair of Finance E. Fontaine, Vice Chair of Communications B. Ploeger, Ex-Officio Officer for Georgia Tech N. Muller, J. Kidd, J. Neff, D. Jones, and J. Kross
2. The first order of business was to approve the previous minutes.
3. The minutes were submitted to the board by B. Ploeger.
4. D. Hudson moved to dispense with the reading of the minutes, N. Muller seconded the motion, the motion passed unanimously.
5. The next order of business was to select a logo for the organization
6. The board met as Committee of the Whole.
7. B. Ploeger submitted a logo for consideration (a copy of which is attached as exhibit “A”)
8. E. Fontaine suggested a few stylistic changes with the word spacing in the logo, the amendment was accepted without protest.
9. D. Jones suggested the texture to the flames be omitted, the amendment was accepted without protest.
10. The Committee of the Whole submitted its report to the board.
11. A. Harper passed the chair to D. Hudson
12. A. Harper moved to accept the Committee of the Whole's report, N Muller seconded the motion, the motion passed unanimously (B. Ploeger abstained)
13. D. Hudson relinquished the Chair to A. Harper.
14. The next idea on the agenda was discussing the platform.
15. B. Ploeger discussed the platform committee's action and solicited suggestions from the board for additional planks to the platform
16. The next order of business was to discuss event coordination
17. N. Muller nominated J. Kross to be “Director of Event Coordination”, D. Hudson seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
18. The next order of business was discussing the website.
19. D. Hudson mentioned that she had a fried that could host the website
20. A discussion occurred about the basic content of the website.
21. The next order of business was to discuss the first social function.
22. The next social function was set for Front Page News in Midtown for 2pm on March 15th
23. The convention was discussed and it was suggested that there be a $10 voluntary contribution for those attending the convention to defray the expenses for the host.
24. Delegates to the state convention were discussed.
25. D. Hudson discussed the Membership Committee's actions
26. The next board meeting was set for March 23 at 7pm at Blue Sky Realty's office in Midtown.
27. B. Ploeger moved to adjourn at 8:50pm until the next meeting, N. Muller seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Approval and Attestation
These minutes have been officially adopted by the Board of Directors as a true version of the deliberations and actions of the same.
/s/ Anne Harper
Chairperson of the Libertarian Party of Atlanta
ATTEST:
/s/ Brad Ploeger
Ex-Officio Secretary and Vice Chairman of Communications of Libertarian Party of Atlanta
Libertarian Party of Atlanta Board Meeting Minutes
Conducted at the office of Blue Sky Realty, Atlanta, Georgia on 4/13/2009
1. The Meeting was Called to Order by Chairman A. Harper at 7:15PM. Attending were Chairman A. Harper, Vice Chair of Membership D. Hudson, Vice Chair of Finance E. Fontaine, Vice Chair of Communications B. Ploeger, Ex-Officio Officer for Georgia Tech N. Muller, J. Neff, D. Jones, D. Hojnacki and D. Edwards
2. The 4/15 Tea Party was discussed
The Tea Party is scheduled for 4/15 at the state Capitol. Members were instructed to get there at 6:00pm, Chairman Harer is providing t-shirts. Themes were discussed The board discussed possible slogans for signs. The group was going to meet at the Piedmont Road entrance to the GSU MARTA station at 6:30pm.
3. The board discussed the State Convention. The event starts at 8:00am on Saturday at the Hilton in Norcross.
4. The social function at Engine 11 on North Ave. on 4/19 was discussed. The event starts at 2:00pm.
5. The board discussed the Leadership Institute Campaign Boot Camp on 4/25 and 4/26. Contact Chairman Harper for more details.
6. D. Hudson moved to dispense with the reading of the previous meeting's minutes. N. Muller seconded the motion passed unanimously.
7. The next Board meeting was set for 5/11 at 7pm in the Office of Blue Sky Realty.
8. D. Hudson moved to adjourn at 7:58pm until the next meeting. N. Muller seconded the motion, the motion passed unanimously.
9. The meeting adjourned at 7:58pm.
Approval and Attestation
These minutes have been officially adopted by the Board of Directors as a true version of the deliberations and actions of the same.
/s/ Anne Harper
Chairperson of the Libertarian Party of Atlanta
ATTEST:
/s/ Brad Ploeger
Ex-Officio Secretary and Vice Chairman of Communications of Libertarian Party of Atlanta