Minutes of the Carroll County Democratic Central Committee
February 11, 2016

In attendance:  Don West, Anita Riley, Corynne Courpas,
Mitch Edelman, Frank Rammes, Charles Harrison, Dorothy
Scanlan, Tom Scanlan.

The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm by Don West.

Pledge of Allegiance

Chair’s Report

The Rural Maryland Summit is March 11-12.  So far we have
five going from the Central Committee.  An ad needs to be
submitted for the program.

The CCDCC Democratic Victory dinner will be on May 19th.

Secretary’s Report

Corynne Courpas made a motion to accept the Secretary’s
report;  Frank Rammes seconded.  Passed unanimously.

Treasurer’s Report

Frank Rammes moved to accept the Treasurer’s report; Tom
Scanlan seconded. Passed unanimously.

Club Reports

CC Dems: The next meeting will be on April 4th at
Johansson’s @ 7pm.  Members will meet for dinner at 6. The
school board candidates have been invited to come and speak.
 So far, one candidate is coming. The May meeting will
feature the new HSP director.

South Carroll Club:  Anita held a meeting with a few of the
members.  It was decided to send a letter to their mailing
list to get input as to whether to continue as a club.

Committee Reports

Local Politics:  The hot topic continues to be education,
particularly the fact that no one seems to want to do
anything to solve the CCPS’s budget crisis.

Annapolis:  The focus was on the three delegates serving the
5th district. So far Susan Krebs has sponsored 68 bills;
Haven Shoemaker, 65 bills; and April Rose, 69 bills. None of
our delegation has sponsored any significant legislation to
support public education.  They all have sponsored
legislation to weaken public safety laws dealing with gun
ownership.  Shoemaker has sponsored a ridiculous bill
calling for term limits on board of education members.

Communications:  We need to send an eblast about the forum
and add it to the CCTimes’ online calendar.

Events

Voter registration:  Carroll Community College is hosting a
voter registration drive on  February 17 & 18 from 11-1.
Mitch is coordinating and Frank and Anita will volunteer;
Zach may be able to help as well.

Democratic Victory dinner:   Anita will need help with the
silent auction.  She suggested that themed baskets are a
popular auction item.  We are happy to accept cash donations
to build these baskets.  It was suggested that we ask Wes
Moore for an autographed book... for the silent auction.  We
will need an MC.  Since the  dinner is only a few weeks
after the primary, the dilemma is who to ask to be the
keynote speaker.  Jim Ireton may be a possibility.


Forum:  The forum is scheduled from 7-9pm.  All candidates
but one have accepted the invitation to participate. 
Candidates will arrive at 6pm.  We’ll have water and snacks
on hand.  The moderators will be Wayne Carter, CCTimes
editor, and Charles Harrison, CCDCC member.  The format will
be as follows:  one minute for opening statements and 2
minutes for closing statements.  Candidates will have one
minute to respond to questions; rebuttals will be permitted.
 We will solicit questions through social media and are
counting on the Times to run a piece on the forum.  We will
also give the audience the chance to write down questions. 
Questions should go to all candidates.  We will need a timer
and cards with time left to answer written on them.  We will
need a table for literature.  We’ll need all hands on deck
to assist with set-up, collect questions, and act as
“handlers”.

Don will be meeting with the Community Media Center who will
be providing live streaming.

Old Business

Intern:  we held a conference call with our intern.  She
will focus on helping with social media.  We have other
applicants; Zach is taking a look at those.

New Business

The Frederick County DCC is having its JJ dinner before the
Maryland primary—on April 13th.  Tickets are $85.  We will
purchase a half-page ad.  CCDCC members are encouraged to
attend.

VAN:  Zach should receive training on using VAN.

The meeting adjourned at 9:00.

Respectfully submitted,

Dorothy Scanlan Recording Secretary, CCDCC