Carroll County Democratic Central Committee Meeting Minutes

November 9, 2017

Meeting was held in the Large Meeting Room of the
Westminster Branch of the CCPL and was called to order by
Don West, Chair, at 7:05 pm.

Committee members in attendance
Don West, Mitch Edelman, Corynne Courpas, Anita Riley, Frank
Rammes, Mitch Edelman, Tom Scanlan, Dorothy Scanlan

Other attendees
Kara Adamcik, Lily Gavin (interns)

Guest: Laura O'Callahan, Board of Elections member.  There
will now be two early voting locations in Carroll County.

Chair's Report
A number of members attended the NAACP dinner.   The State
party meeting was November 4. Several members plus our two
interns attended.  All eight gubernatorial candidates were
there. We have a new candidate in Congressional District 1,
Jessie Colvin.  There are now four candidates for that
district. 

Secretary's Report
Motion to approve report by Frank R., 2nd by Mitch E.; vote
unanimous.  
                                                            
                                                            
          
Treasurer's Report
Treasurer's report was sent out via email to the members and
shows a current balance of $7,789.98.  There are no major
expenses looming. Motion to approve report by Anita R., 2nd
by Frank R.; vote unanimous.  

Club Reports
Carroll County Democratic Club: Held its meeting on Monday. 
Karen Baker, the Assistant Director of the Humane Society of
Carroll County, was the speaker. They are moving towards
being a no-kill shelter. There will be no meeting until
March.  No speakers are lined up.  
South Carroll Democratic Club: No report
Young Dems: Have met twice.  They want speakersÑthey'd like
local people to come in and talk about what Democrats are
doing in the county. They are talking about taking a field
trip to DC.

Committee Reports
VOCAL: Is meeting this Sunday, November 12, at the Finksburg
library from 2-4pm.
Carroll CAN: Met last Sunday.  They are trying to figure out
their niche.
Local Politics: Another Republican, David Ellin, is running
for District 5 House of Delegates. Three sitting
commissioners have filed for re-election: Dennis Frazier,
Dick Weaver, and Steve Wantz.

Bylaws:  The Rules committee presented at the State party
meeting. The resolution on gender balance will not really
affect us since we already do it.

Communications: Our interns made phone calls this past
Sunday.  Many numbers are not in service anymore. We are
close to 1,000 ''likes'' on FB.

VAN:  No update.

Old Business

Breakfast: We made $1,100. It was our largest crowd ever.
Ben Cardin was a terrific speaker.

Western MD PAC: No update. The summit is still on schedule.

Four Year Plan: Everyone has received a copy. Motion to
approve plan by Frank R., 2nd by Tom S.; vote unanimous.  

Victory dinner: May 10, 2018. 

New Business

Holiday dinner: December 14, 2017. Limited to 45 people.
Decided not to have a speaker. Cost is $35.

MDP Summer VAN program: N/A

Charity softball game: would be in the spring with the
Republicans. Perhaps do it in the fall rather than the
spring.

Candidate Recruitment & Training: We will book a room in
February. We need a committee to plan. Try to get the second
or third weekend.

Announcements
The next regular meeting for the CCDCC will be Thursday,
December 14 , starting at 6:30 pm, at the Buttersburg Inn
for our annual holiday gathering.

Meeting adjourned at 8:35pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Dorothy Scanlan, Recording Secretary 
CCDCC