Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee

Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee General Meeting September 11, 2013 Minutes

I. Call to order by Vice Chair Milt Boyd at 7:00 PM: A quorum was present, 23 voting members. Parliamentary procedure was reviewed

II. Introduction Visitors and Guests: The sign-in sheet is appended hereto. Wendy Brown (event coordinator for Jared Huffman), Jim Wood (candidate for Assembly), Chris Lehman (candidate for State Senate) and Lisa Ollivier (candidate for Eureka City School Board).

III. Roll call of members: Excused absences: Kathleen Creager, Shane Brinton, Ginger Olsen, Phillis Seawright. Also absent: Kris Renner.

Associates present: Marian Brady, Mark Greenleaf, Jon Yalcinkaya, Jean Caldwell, Richard Leamon, Richard Marks, Julie Timmons, Patrick Riggs, Bette Boyd, Kathy Sobilo, Hezekiah Allen and Matthew Owen.

IIIa(1). Amendment to By-laws, Section 2.9. A motion to amend was made to strike the last sentence of the proposed amendment. It was seconded and the amended amendment passed with one nay. A motion was made and seconded to refer to the CEC the issue of how many sub-committees Associate Members could join. It was passed.

There was a motion made, seconded and passed to change the order of the Agenda to place the election of Member P. Riggs and Associate Member H. Allen under Nominations, Elections, Appointments below.

IIIa(3). Vote for Chair. Candidates Bob Service and Jim Smith spoke briefly. Vote 14-9 in favor of Bob Service. Bob assumed the Chair, Milt will remain Vice Chair and Parliamentarian. A motion was made for the nomination of Jon Yalcinkaya for Treasurer and was seconded and passed and he was elected with no nays. A motion was made to nominate Phillis Seawright for Vice Treasurer. It was seconded and passed and Ms. Seawright was elected with one nay.

IV. Minutes and Secretary’s report: The minutes of the August 14, 2013 meeting were approved as posted. M/s/p with no nays, no abstentions.

V. Treasurer’s Report: None.

VI. Announcements from Members/Associates: Mark Greenleaf on the raise in the minimum wage, he requests a letter to the Department of Industrial Relations, the Central Labor Council is donating $500 to DOTY and has endorsed Lisa Ollivier; Patrick Riggs on the CTA donating $500 to DOTY and endorsing Lisa Ollivier; Jon Yalcinkaya on the GPU Guiding Principals; Kevin Dreyer on the Fieldbrook Education event; Matt Owen on a moment of silence in remembrance of September 11, 2001; Pam Cahill on the Eureka Symphony now in Arcata.

VII. Chair’s/Executive Board Report: None.

VIII. Elected Representatives Reports: John Driscoll reported for Jared Huffman – with Congress in recess the Congressman is visiting the District; Zuretti Goodby announced that Senator Evans will not run for a second term; Sofia Pereira reported for Wes Chesbro on five bills; Marian Brandy announced that Eureka has a new police chief; Estelle Fennell commented on the upcoming Coastal Commission hearing; Linda Atkins also commented on the upcoming Coastal Commission hearing; Richard Marks announced that the report on the East-West rail was on the Harbor District website; Michael Winkler also commented on the upcoming Coastal Commission hearing.

IX. Nominations, Elections, Appointments: Patrick Riggs was elected as Member from District 1 with one nay. Hezekiah Allen was elected as Associate Member with no nays.

X. Committee Reports/Action: A. Community Outreach and Voter Registration – Milt Boyd reported on the Humboldt County Fair and on the upcoming North Country Fair. B. Ways and Means – Virginia Bass reported on the DOTY preparations. Sponsors are needed by Friday, September 13 and a mailing party has been scheduled for September 26. C. Campaign Services – Bob Service commented on the endorsement requests (see below.) D. Operations – Pam Service reported that the fan had been repaired. E. Communication and Education – Barbara Kennedy reported that the CEC has revisited campaign contributions and were reviewing aggregation language.

XI. Other Pending/Unfinished Business: None.

XII. New Business and Special Resolutions: A motions was made, seconded and passed to endorse Lisa Ollivier for the Eureka School Board. A motion was made, seconded and passed to endorse Ginger Olsen for the College of the Redwoods Board.

XIII. Adjournment: A motion was m/s/p to adjourn the meeting at 9:10 PM. The next meeting will be held on October 9, 2013.