Document:LPNY Minutes 16 September 2002

State Commitee meeting 
Teleconference 9/16/02 at 9pm

Participants:
Al Dedicke, State Chair
Vince O'Neill, Vice Chair
Bonnie Scott, Secretary
Steve Becker, At-large
John Clifton, At-large and Queens rep
Steve Healey, Monroe Cty rep
Dan Gislao, Manhattan rep
Lloyd Wright, Hudson Valley rep
Chris Garvey, Suffolk Cty rep

Joining while the meeting was in progress:
Jim Harris, Nassau Cty rep
Werner Hetzner, Capital Region rep

There were four items on the agenda.

1. Motion by Chris Garvey to allocate an addition $1300 to the Jeffrey campaign, for a total of $6300 reimbursement for petitioning expenses. Seconded by Lloyd Wright, passed unanimously, 8-0.

2. Bonnie moved to allocate $100 to each local chapter for literature, offer ending in April. (I.e., with the intention to renew the offer to chapters each April so they can re-apply.) Chris Garvey seconded. Jim Harris joined us just before we voted, and the motion passed 8-1. 

Steve Healey- yes
Dan Gislao - yes 
Lloyd Wright-- yes
Steve Becker - yes
Chris Garvey - yes
John Clifton - yes
Vince O'Neill - yes 
Bonnie Scott - yes
Jim Harris - no

Discussion had strayed into what we're doing to keep members, and it was mentioned that we should do five or six follow-ups when we get new members, to make sure we keep them. Al mentioned that he does make contact with each new inquiry before passing them off to a local contact (email and phone, asking them to join the party and about anything they volunteered for). Dan Gislao mentioned that Jak Karako gave him the database of 13,000 NYC LP members and inquiries, and that Jak will be helping him figure out how to use it. Discussion also included that the $100 figure could probably be raised, but that we'd start with that.

3. Sam Sloan

Vince started to get into this topic and then Werner Hetzner joined. Vince discussed asking Al Dedicke, the State Chair, to apologize to Sam Sloan for challenging his petitions. Discussion ensued, and Vince made a motion to the same effect. There was no second.

4. Volunteer-raising mailing

Bonnie initiated discussion about a proposed mailing to all members that had been discussed on the State Committee mailing list. She had concerns about cost and expected response rate. It was decided to include an extra one-page insert in the current FreeNY, which was already at the printers but not started yet. It was also decided to mail this issue (the only remaining one before the election) to a greater number of people than usual, but no vote was taken at that time about the increased cost.

DRAFT minutes respectfully submitted by
Bonnie Scott
LPNY Secretary