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