Unofficial minutes from December meeting of Oconee County Democratic Committee
OCONEE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
JANUARY 19, 2012
OCONEE COUNTY ANNEX
Members
Present: Ann Stoneburner (1-3), Robert
Wyatt (6-1), Violet Dawe (1-1), Liz Goodroe (4-3), Vicky Moody (4-1), Diana
Jeffreys (6-2), and Pat Adams (6-3)
Members
Excused: Sarajane Love (2-3), Jonathan Veit (2-1), and Dan Matthews (2-2).
Members
Absent: Tony Glenn (1-2), Linda Elkins
(3-1), Rita Bennett (3-2), and Peggy Thrasher Law (4-2).
Call
to order: The meeting was called to order at 7:00PM by
Chair Ann Stoneburner.
Welcome
and Introduction of Visitors and Guests:
David Shearon and Nancy Deremo
Approval
of Minutes: Liz Goodroe reported that the minutes had
been sent to out and received no replies for corrections. Ann called for a motion to approve the
minutes of the December 11, 2011 meeting.
Robert Wyatt moved and Pat Adams seconded a motion that the minutes
submitted by Liz Goodroe be approved. The motion carried.
Treasurer’s
report: Violet Dawe reported that the bank balance is $XX,XXX.XX. Ann said Article 3.9 from Bylaws of the Oconee County Democratic
Committee: Dues: Reasonable dues for
members may be set, upon due deliberation and majority vote of the
committee. No person elected to serve
in a Committee post shall be denied the right to participate for a failure to
pay dues to the Committee. As
things stand now, members who do pay their dues contribute a range of amounts;
however, this is all lumped under the category of “Dues” in the Annual Financial
Report. It was suggested that this year
we each pay the same amount in Dues and label our additional (and welcomed)
monetary contributions as “Donations.”
Violet collected dues and members’ forms, and Liz Goodroe will compile
members’ forms. In terms of recording
in-kind donations, the recommendation for 2012 was for members to give Violet a
record of their in-kind contributions on a monthly basis. Committee dues were set at $10/year.
Board
of Elections & Registration: Robert Wyatt reported the BOE didn’t meet in
December and the next meeting is scheduled for February 6, 2012. While 2011 was quiet in terms of elections,
2012 has the potential for as many as seven elections or possibly as few as
three. Robert said the Oconee County
website, (http://www.oconeecounty.com), provides a link to the
BOE for voter information and to the state elections office. Violet asked what happens to qualifying fees
after elections. Robert said if there
is a Democrat candidate at the County level, the Oconee County Democrats
Committee should receive one half of the qualifying fee, which is calculated at
3% of the annual salary of the candidate.
Violet reported that we have not received money for the past couple of
elections. Robert is going to look into
it and report back.
Technology
Report: on behalf of Jonathan Veit, Ann Stoneburner reported: Jonathan asked Committee members to check
their subscriptions to “Oconee Democrats” at oconeedemocrats@yahoogroups.com. A check for $120 to develop a web-site has been
sent to the DPG. Training sessions are
available if needed. Are any members
interested in joining the committee to administer the new website?
Chair
Report: Ann Stoneburner reported that organizational plans for the rally
“Oconee County Democrats in 2012,” as described by Patsy Harris at the November
meeting, was in progress and requested assistance in determining a locale,
refreshments, and advertising. Darryl
Hicks, previously a Labor Commission candidate, has been contacted to serve as
our featured speaker. Affidavits were
submitted to be forwarded to the DPG with copies to Liz Goodroe. The annual
membership ($25) was paid to the Georgia Association of Democratic County
Chairs (GADCC). We should apply for
funding to the GADCC to cover expenses for the new website and rally. A training session will be held in Bishop at
the Community Center for candidates to the election of delegates at the caucus
to be held in Madison on April 21st. Georgia Deserves Better Rally in Atlanta is on January 28th
at noon. Pat and Ann said they
would like to go, and Ann reported that five people from a committee would be
considered a sponsor.
Guest
Speaker: David Shearon of Ashford Manor spoke on his quest to support
Project Safe (www.project-safe.org) through “Dancing with the Athens
Stars.” David and his dance partner,
Elissa Bacso, are Team6. He gave some
suggestions for anyone interested in hosting an event to help Team6 raise
“votes,” which are $1.00 for each vote.
David has a Team6 blog, http://dwasteam6.tumblr.com. Tickets
for the competition, held April 1st at the Classic Center in Athens, go on sale
in March. David reported that for every
dollar raised, $.92 goes to helping abuse victims vs. overhead and
administrative costs. $260,000 has been
raised over the past three years from DWAS, one third of that money is raised the
night of the competition!
Liz
Goodroe reported that our $200 donation to the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia
provided 800 meals. There was no other
business, and Ann called the meeting adjourned at 8:45PM.
Submitted
by: Liz Goodroe
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