December 19th, 2020 (Draft)
Opening
The regular meeting of the Libertarian Party of Orange County, Fl. was called to order at 6:32PM on December 19th, 2020 at Orlando Brewing by Chair – Ralph Groves.
Present
Executive Committee: Chair – Ralph Groves, Will Dukes – Vice-Chair, John Morrisey – Secretary, Wayne Jackman – Treasurer
Voting Members: Katie Groves
Regular Members: None
Determination of Quorum (75% of Executive Committee or 25% of all voting members)
Quorum was established.
Approval and Adoption of Agenda
Greg Peele made a motion to adopt the agenda. The motion was seconded by Wayne Jackman and passed unanimously.
Approval of the Minutes
Wayne Jackman moved to approve the minutes from the November 15th, 2020 business meeting. The motion was seconded by John Morrisey and without objection.
Chair Report – Ralph Groves
Vice-Chair Report – No Report
Secretary Report – John Morrisey
Guest Speaker – Jim Turney
Treasurer Report – Wayne Jackman
By-Laws Report – No Report
Finance Report – Wayne Jackman
Communications Report – Wayne Jackman
Membership Report – Wayne Jackman
Platform Report – No Report
Old Business
- None
New Business
- Annual Officer Elections
- Meeting Discussions:
- No nominations for Secretary. John Morrisey will continue month to month until a new secretary is found.
- Izzy Point of Order to discuss responding to people on the web. Discussion on how we should respond on debated topics. John Morrisey expressed his concerns for a more polite and welcoming approach to political debate on the Facebook Page or Group. Izzy believed a more aggressive approach attracts more members. He went on to say debate many times not nice attracts more than it loses. Wayne and Izzy agreed to take this debate to be tabled between them.
- Jim Turney gave a campaign update from the Jorgensen Campaign. He reviewed the pluses and the minuses and the forward view for the Libertarian Party.
- Meeting Discussions:
Adjournment
Wayne Jackman made a motion to adjourn. The motion was seconded by John Morrisey and passed unanimously.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:17pm by Chair – Ralph Groves. The next business meeting will be at 6:00PM on January 19th, 2021, at Orlando Brewing.
Minutes submitted by: John Morrisey