Carroll County Democratic Central Committee Meeting Minutes

March 21st, 2013


Committee members in attendance Jason Officer, Don West,
Corynne Courpas, Neil Ridgely, Dorothy Scanlon, Jackie
Jones, Mary Ellis, Jackie Schrenker-Case and Jim Gregory.

Other attendees Greg Pecoraro.

Meeting was held in the Large Meeting Room of the
Westminster Branch of the CCPL and was called to order by
Jackie Jones, Chair, at 7:04 pm and opened with the Pledge
of Allegiance.

Chair's Report none

Secretary's Report February's minutes were sent to CCDCC
members via e-mail.  A motion to approve minutes was made by
Jason O., 2nd by  Jim G., vote unanimous.  Don W. mentioned
that the minutes have been being posted on the website
(www.ccdems.com) prior to approval, so the  recommendation
was made to send them to Mark W. after the meeting where
they are approved .

Treasurer's Report Treasurer's report was sent out via
e-mail to the members and showed a current balance of
$5,104.65.  Motion to approve report by Don W., 2nd by Jason
O., vote unanimous.  All money from the Breakfast has been
deposited, and it looks like the CCDCC netted at least
$700.00 on the event.  Jackie J. reported that the $1500.00
deposit was a refund from the legal expenses for the Ethics
Complaint that stalled.  Corynne said that the forms that
Don W. made up work well for reporting all the necessary
information when any money is collected on behalf of the
CCDCC, plus the contact information can be added to our
growing database of supporters.

Club Reports Jason O. reported on the CC Dems.  He has been
appointed as the acting president of the Club.  Neil R. and
Jackie J. will be addressing the Club at their next meeting,
Monday, April 1st.  He hopes to have a big-name speaker at
their May meeting.  And the picnic is scheduled for July.

Committee Reports Neil R. reported on Local Politics,
including the bills submitted by Senator Getty to permit
redacting email addresses on correspondence, the ongoing
saga of Commissioner Frazier's travel expenses, a Green Bag
appointment for our own Anita Riley to the Women's
Commission, the failure of all anti-Plan Maryland
legislation in Annapolis, the local education budget debate,
Sunshine Week that ended up pretty gloomy, the growing
schism on the BoCC, and the pending WTE project.

Events Committee report was given by Jason O.  They
recommend that we attend, Hampstead Day, Reese Carnival,
Gamber Carnival, Sykesville Night Out, New Windsor Night
Out, and Fallfest.  With the new local Democratic
clubs/organizations (OFC and MWDC), we hope we will have a
larger volunteer base to table these events.

Don W. expressed a concern that if we are going to rely on
these groups for volunteers, we will need to be able to
communicate openly and regularly with these groups.  Both of
the new groups have not publicly released their leadership
structure, so that type of communication is difficult.  He
asked that these groups be asked to update the CCDCC
regularly on their activities and membership to promote
coordinated activities.  Corynne C. recommended that a
representative from each of the local clubs and
organizations attend our monthly meetings and offer a brief
update to the CCDCC.  Don W. made a motion that he, as
Secretary, would invite the leaders/liaisons of the all the
local Democratic clubs and organization to attend our CCDCC
meetings, 2nd Mary E, vote unanimous.  Neil R. said we
should encourage participation by the local high school
Democratic clubs in our activities, where appropriate.

Jim G. gave an update on Communications.  The website is up
and running well.  Content should be sent to Jim or Mark W.
when appropriate.

Jason O. motioned that Mary E.'s bi-weekly newsletter be
posted on the website, 2nd by Jim G.  Discussion centered
around the fact that the newsletter is not a CCDCC project,
and therefore it should not appear in its entirety on the
website.  Don W. said an up-to-date Calendar of Events is an
essential item for the website, though.  Corynne C. said
perhaps the Bulletin should appear as a link on the website.
  Jason asked permission to withdraw his motion.  Motion was
withdrawn.

There were no Fundraising or Grassroots/Outreach reports.

Old Business Jason O. gave a report on the CCDCC accepting
on-line donations.  Most counties accept on-line donations.
Meredith Bowman (compliance officer) recommended PayPal, but
cautioned that reconciling electronic transactions can be a
reporting problem for our Treasurer.  It can be done, but it
is difficult.  All the required information must still be
reported.  SALSA and ActBlue are also a possibilities. 
There are charges associated with this, and they vary as to
the service used and the number of transactions.  More
information will be necessary before action can be taken. 
Jason, Jim and Corynne will report at the next meeting.

JJ dinner is our next big upcoming event.  Silent Auction
needs items to be submitted.  And the brochure will need
advertisers!  CCDems will be running the 50/50 raffle.

New Business The Campaign Committee will be scheduling a
meet again soon.

Don W. made motion to close the meeting for personnel
matters, there was no second.  Don W. made an amended motion
that if/when the identity of the individual or individuals
responsible for forwarding/blind copying anyone who is not a
CCDCC member about internal CCDCC electronic communications,
that individual/individuals would be petitioned for removal
from the CCDCC to the State Party.  He asked that, if his
motion was seconded, the vote would be a roll call vote. 
Dorothy S. 2nd.

Roll Call Vote: Jackie J. - Y Jason O. - N Mary E. - N
Corynne C. - Y Neil R. - Y Jackie S-C. - Y Jim G. - Y
Dorothy S. - Y Anita R. - Y Don W. - Y

The motion passes 8-2.

Announcements The next regular meeting for the CCDCC will be
Thursday, April 18th, 2013, starting at 7 pm, in the Large
Meeting Room of the Westminster Branch of the CCPL.




Meeting adjourned at 9:10 pm.

Respectfully submitted, Don West, Recording Secretary CCDCC