3/9/2009 - Board Meeting Minutes

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