9:40 am- Call to order Chairman Carl Mischka welcomes everyone Welcome Mayor PJ Connelly 9:41 am- Mayor Connelly speaks Announces Republican convention in 2020 Discussed industrialization of Greenville Work together in partnership as region End 9:48 9:48 am- Prayer End 9:51 9:52 am- Moment of silence for those lost in 3 rd District this past year End 9:52 am 9:53- Discuss agenda 9:53- Wayne Hurley led pledge of allegiance 9:54- Star spangled banner 9:56- Robin Hayes welcomes everyone End 10:04 10:04- Chairman Carl Mischka welcomes Congressman Walter Jones 10:04- Congressman Walter Jones welcomes everyone End 10:12 10:12- Recognize convention committee and those who helped with convention Appointment of convention officers Chairman of Convention: Michael LaPaglia Parliamentarian: Representative George Cleveland Secretary: McKeller Normann Sergeant at arms: John Nix End 10:24 10:24- Michael LaPaglia introduces Convention 2017 minutes Mary Boughton Carteret Co. moves we accept minutes from 2017 Mischka moves for amendement Michele Nix Lenoir seconds amendement to minutes Carl Mischka wants to changes notes from Michael to Michael LaPaglia Second Al James Craven County
Everyone agrees to amendment Amendment to minutes passes Minutes from 3 rd Congressional District 2017 Convention with amendment 10: 27 Al Burgess Onslow County asks if microphone can be passed to those in crowd so they can be heard 10:28 Keynote speaker, Rosemary Stein, introduced by Michael LaPaglia 10:28 Break for 5 minutes 10:29 Mary Boughton tells about 50/50 raffle tickets 10:38- Call to order by Chairman Carl Mischka 10:39- Dr. Rosemary Stein introduced 10:40- Dr. Rosemary Stein begins presentation Conservatives must be determined to stand until the end End 11:07 11:07- Michael LaPaglia discusses plans for meeting 11:09- Credentials report Beaufort 9 delegates 1 guest Carteret 21 delegates 0 guests Camden 2 delegates 1 guest Chowan 11 delegates 1 guest Craven 32 delegates 0 guests Currituck 3 delegates 1 guest Dare 11 delegates 0 guests Greene 1 delegate 0 guests Hyde 0 delegates 0 guests Jones 5 delegates 0 guests Lenoir 7 delegates 0 guests Onslow 24 delegates 0 guests Pamlico 10 delegates 0 guests Pasquotank 3 delegates 1 guest Perquimans 3 delegates 0 guests Pitt 5 delegates 0 guests Tyrell 0 delegates 0 guests Meeting report accepted
11:11- Rules Committee recognized Rep. George Cleveland Rules for convention adopted 11:12- Resolution Committee Report by Cat Stash, Craven County Chairman LaPaglia clarifies how resolutions will be presented Keith Kidwell, Beaufort Co. asks if paper copies are available to delegates Jim Harris, Dare Co. asks if resolutions will be read to us Rep. George Cleveland states resolutions are required to be printed and available to delegates 11:17- Chairman LaPaglia introduces from Nationbuilders End 11:19 11:20- Chairman LaPaglia announced resolutions should be printed for consideration by the body per the rules and resolutions are not printed Chairman offers for motion to be made for rules to be suspended in order for resolutions can be printed and presented at a later time with a to be made and 2 nd with 2/3 in agreeance for resolutions to be passed Carl Mischka said resolutions will be printed and given this afternoon Hood Richardson, Beaufort Co.- rules suspended until paper copy presented Raynor James, Craven Co. Second Pete Guilford, Pasquotank Co. asks if rule was suggested to be suspended Joe Hollowell, Chowan Co. resolution was given and copy of resolution were given to body Pete Gilbert, Pasquotank Co. if section is suspended then entire session is suspended per rules Chairman LaPaglia discusses with Parliamentarian Michele Nix, Lenoir- motion to suspend rules Parliamentary Procedures will be discussed Chairman recognizes Hood Richardson, Beaufort Co. withdraws his motion Raynor James, Craven County 2nds Keith Kidwell motions that resolutions are suspended for 1 hour in order to have resolutions printed Chairman LaPaglia with confer with Parliamentarian so that everyone is treated fairly and issue will be displaced in order for candidates to be heard while solution regarding resolutions are agreed upon 11:38- Justice Barbara Jackson speaks End 11:41 11:41 Judge Jefferson Richardson End 11:45 11:45- Chuck Kitchen End 11:49
11:49- Dave Wickersham thanks those for speaking 11: 49- Chairman LaPaglia discusses motions with Secretary 11:51- Al Burgess, Onslow Co. Rides to amend motion to have Pasquotank Co. resolution included in resolutions 11:56- Mike Speciale, Craven Co. reminds that 2/3 votes from floor is necessary and wants to amend motion presented 12:00- Motion and 2 nd are present and should be voted on before lunch- should rules pertaining to resolutions be suspended? All in favor of suspending rules of convention 12:06- Chairman LaPaglia asks all in favor of suspending of rules please stand Motion is not adopted Displace resolution committee report to later point during program 12:09- Break for lunch 12:42- Reconvene 12:43- Cat Stash states four resolutions received and recommended that they are passed. It is confirmed they do not have to be passed out to the delegates. Rep. Cleveland- Resolutions from Chowan Co. should not be heard Chairman LaPaglia- After review of rules, resolutions that committee has adopted, there is one resolution that met the rules of convention and was unanimously passed by convention and is only one that will be considered by body. Cat Stash- read resolution from Chowan County Bob Williams, Onslow Co.- resolution read by Cat Stash does not coincide with resolution distributed this morning Attention of Convention by Chairman LaPaglia the resolution on the table was reviewed by resolutions committee and adopted unanimously by committee. Slight modification has been made to become a 3 rd district resolution. o Does body adopt this resolution? Chairman would like the body to vote this up or down due to it being the only resolution. 1:07- Resolution debate open Call to question motion Michele Nix 2 nd Question has been called- passage of resolution Debate close at 1:28 Resolution will not be passed
1:28- Break 1:33- Convene from break 1:33-John Nix called upon by Chairman LaPaglia to discuss NC Men s Republican Federation 1:36- Mary Boughton called forward for 50/50 Raffle tickets Mary Boughton reports on Jan Grube award 1:40- Chair recognizes Bob Pruitt for Plan of Organization committee Change 3 rd District Plan of Organization to Chairman and Vice Chairman residing in a county do not need to be voted on as members at large for state convention Amendment was made from presiding to residing Committee report passed 1:44- Candidates continue to speak 1:45- Norm Sanderson End 1:49 1:49- Bob Steinburg End 1:52 1:52- Lindy Robinson on behalf of Clark Twiddy End 1:57 1:58- Rep. George Cleveland End 2:00 2:00- Michael Speciale End 2:02 2:02- Keith Kidwell End 2:08 2:08- Beverly Boswell End 2:12 2:12- Ed Goodwin End 2:17 2:17- Lindy Robinson on behalf of Rep. Pat McElraft End 2:18
2:18- Lindy Robinson on behalf of Rep. Greg Murphy End 2:25 2:25- Resume schedule Chairman LaPaglia asked if new items needed to be added to program Asked if treasurer report would be told Proctor Kidwell $12,130 in the bank account as of 4/28/2018 2:30- Chairman Mischka thanked everyone for their work and attendance 2:31- NC 3 rd District Republican Convention adjourned