1 2 3 4 5 6 Draft Minutes Linn County Democratic Central Committee August 22, 2018 7:00 PM Officers Present: Bret Nilles, Valerie Smith, Karen Black, Laura Geary Bell, Mike McGree 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SUMMARY OF ACTION AT THE AUGUST 22 CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING: 1) The Draft Minutes of the July 25, 2018 Linn County Central Committee were approved as amended on a voice vote. 2) The July Treasurer s report was approved subject to audit on a voice vote 3) A motion to distribute $14,000 to local Democratic candidates was moved, seconded, and carried on a voice vote. 4) A motion to allow the Chair to spend up to $100 at Latino Fast was moved, seconded, and carried on a voice vote. 21 Page 1 of 7
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 I. CALL TO ORDER a. A regular monthly meeting of the Linn County Democratic Central Committee was held on August 22, 2017, at the Hiawatha Community Center in Hiawatha, Iowa. Chair Bret Nilles called the meeting to order at 7:01 PM, and Michael McGree, Recording Secretary, was present. A quorum was present. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE a. Chair Bret Nilles led the Central Committee in a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. III. RECOGNITION OF GUESTS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND CANDIDATES a. Chair Nilles welcomed elected officials in attendance. i. State of Iowa 1. Sen. Rob Hogg, Sen. Liz Mathis, Rep. Art Staed ii. Linn County Page 2 of 7
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 1. Supervisor Ben Rogers, Supervisor Brent Oleson iii. Municipal 1. Kale Hale (Ely City Council) b. The following individuals briefly spoke to the Central Committee i. Elected officials mentioned above ii. Candidates for elective office present iii. Kate Revaux of NARAL Iowa Organizer iv. Paige Harrington, Campaign for Iowa v. Kelsey Meyers, John Delaney for President IV. SECRETARY S REPORT: LAURA GEARY BELL AND MIKE MCGREE REPORTING a. Seating of Alternates i. Committeepersons and Alternate Committeepersons were seated for the duration of the current session. b. Approval of minutes Page 3 of 7
59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 i. The Draft Minutes of the July 25, 2018, Linn County Central Committee Meeting were approved as amended. c. Resignations/Nominations i. Cameron Agan resigned as Committeeperson from TBou2 ii. Cameron Agan was nominated and elected Alternate Committeeperson from CR07 V. TREASURER S REPORT: BRET NILLES REPORTING a. Cash on hand: $26,400 as of end of July b. A motion to distribute $14,000 to local Democratic candidates was moved, seconded, and carried on a voice vote. c. A motion to allow the Chair to spend up to $100 at Latino Fast was moved, seconded, and carried on a voice vote. d. The Linn County Central Committee July 2018 Treasurer s Report was approved. e. The Pass the Hat activity generated $215.56 for the Central Committee. Page 4 of 7
79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 VI. GUEST SPEAKER: PAUL IVERSON UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LABOR CENTER a. Paul Iversen, labor educator with the University of Iowa Labor Center, spoke to the Central committee about the Labor Center s mission, why it is important, and the current threat of a shutdown of the Labor Center. VII. ELECTION: FINANCE CHAIR a. As there were no candidates for the position of Finance Chair, an election was not held. 89 VIII. COMMITTEE UPDATES 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 a. Affirmative Action: Committee Chair Lindsey Ellickson reporting i. Mrs. Ellickson reported on the high turnout among Democrats had recent festivals representing ethnic and other underrepresented groups. b. Disability Caucus: Caucus Chair Catherine Crist reporting Page 5 of 7
98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 i. Ms. Crist reported on the activities of the Disability Caucus 1. Ms. Crist reported on a listening post held with Sen. Rita Hart on 8/16/18. 2. Disability Caucus will meet immediately prior to the Central Committee meeting at 5:30 PM at the Hiawatha Community Center. c. Labor Caucus: No report i. No report d. Veterans Caucus: No report e. Stonewall Caucus: Caucus Chair Casi Rubert reporting i. Next meeting: Chrome Horse Saloon in downtown Cedar Rapids on 9/12 at 7 PM. ii. Ms. Rupert reported on outreach efforts to young LBGT youth. IX. NEW BUSINESS/ANNOUNCEMENTS a. Members spoke about upcoming events and other items of interest Page 6 of 7
118 119 120 121 122 123 124 X. OLD BUSINESS a. As November approaches, the Central Committee was reminded of a Call to Action to volunteer or assist Democratic Candidates in their bid for election. XI. Adjournment a. The meeting adjourned at 9:06 PM. Page 7 of 7