Minutes
of the
Libertarian Party of West Virginia
Executive Committee Meeting
1998-07-11
13:00, Marion County Courthouse, Fairmont, WV
(Approved 1998-09-12)
Present
Executive Committee
Chair |
John Brown |
present |
Vice Chair |
Richard Kerr, M.D. |
absent |
Treasurer |
John Sturgeon |
present |
Secretary |
David Wallace Croft |
present |
1st District Chair |
Bob Jones |
absent |
2nd District Chair |
Karl Swisher |
present |
3rd District Chair |
Wallace Johnson, M.D. |
absent |
VP/Membership |
Greg Henshall |
present |
VP/Campaigns |
Joseph Whelan, M.D. |
present |
VP/Public Relations |
Travis Raines |
present |
VP/Finance |
Michael Todd, M.D. |
present |
Historian |
Larry Durrette |
present |
Members and Guests
John Welbourne, Ed BeLot, Carman Pizatilla, and Don Sconess.
Call to Order
Mr. Brown.
Those present introduced themselves including, as guests,
three residents of Marion County.
Reading and Approval of Previous Minutes
Mr. Croft.
Convention business minutes read and approved.
Officer Reports
Treasurer
Mr. Sturgeon.
Collections 1998 | $4,261.56 |
Payments 1998 | $4,134.21 |
Net 1998 | $127.35 |
Balance on Hand 7/10/98 | $588.09 |
Vice Chair
Dr. Kerr.
Absent.
VP/Campaigns
Dr. Whelan.
Recommended the instructional tape "Flying Upside Down" for campaigners.
Reported advising Mr. Croft on his campaign.
VP/Membership
Mr. Henshall.
Introduced a WV quiz for attracting members.
Dr. Whelan warned against "Vote Smart".
Mr. Pizatilla, guest, brought up contacting registered Libertarians.
Discussion of the failure of the State to distribute the new
voter registration forms with the "Libertarian" option.
VP/Public Relations
Mr. Raines.
A newsletter is forthcoming. Mr. Raines may be moving to another
state. Mr. Croft mentioned that LPWV member Jeff Robinson is
entering the publishing business. Discussion of converting the
newsletters to HTML.
VP/Finance
Dr. Todd. Surveyed the ExeCom for ideas on fund-raising
ideas and potential future expenses. A newsletter costs
roughly $0.70 per issue. Mr. Brown addressed a question
regarding the UMP: in the long run, the LPWV receives
$12 of $25 from annual dues. Discussion of using fund-raising
letters. Identified expenses for a potential budget included
the post office box, the 1-800 number, the bulk mail meter,
the newsletter, the convention, and the website. It was
suggested that the LPWV should pay the initial registration
fee for candidates. The use of receiving monthly pledges
was discussed with mention that the LPVA is currently doing
this. Dr. Whelan brought up the issue of "deep pocket
entities" such as PACs. The four main income sources were
identified as dues, fund-raising letters, individual donors,
and events. Dr. Todd was encouraged to form a finance
committee.
1st District Chair
Bob Jones. Absent. Mr. Croft announced his recent front-page
newspaper interview and encouraged members to carbon copy the
press on meeting announcements.
2nd District Chair
Karl Swisher. No report.
3rd District Chair
Dr. Johnson. Absent.
Old Business
None.
New Business
By a unanimous decision, a bylaw was created to add the office of
Historian to the Executive Committee. By a unanimous vote,
Mr. Larry Durrette was elected as the LPWV Historian.
Mr. Croft made a motion for a bylaw such that "No person shall
be eligible to serve more than 2 consecutive terms in the
same office." The motion was amended to "Commencing with the
officer elections after January 1st, 2000, no person shall be
eligible to serve more than 4 consecutive terms in the same
office." The amended motion failed, 3 to 4.
The Executive Committe decided to reconvene in Wheeling on
Saturday the 12th of September at 13:00. Mr. Brown volunteered
to arrange for the meeting room.
Adjournment
Meeting adjourned.
David Wallace Croft, Secretary, LPWV