IMDC Exec Minutes 09-25

DATE September 16 2025
TIME: 4:00 PM
PLACE: Zoom Meeting Click Here
Meeting ID 825 6635 3751 Passcode 518110
Exec Members Present: Fred, Steve, Robin, Peter, Helen (-5:34), Gabriel

Quorum: Yes

1. 1. Call to order / Welcome 4:00 by Fred
  2. Revision and approval of agenda
  3. Consider August Minutes
  4. Treasurer’s Report
    20251016 Motion to pay D&O Insurance : Passed
    
    20251016 Motion to waiver Michael Roberts’ membership as a hardship. : Passed
    
    20251016 Motion to to only allow members to be a MHQ Hub : Passed
    
    20251016 Motion to enable nonmembers to use the MHQ : Passed
    1. Approve new Members
    2. Membership Drive
  5. Consent Calendar Agenda, Minutes, Treasurer's Report, NewMembers in Good Standing
    20251016 Motion to Approve Consent Calendar : Passed
  6. Central Committee Report Central Committee Report - Gabriel/Jesse
    County Fair completed Sunday. Upcoming Pumpkinfest and DOTY
  7. Chair’s Report- Fred Mervine
  8. Old Business
    1. Endorsement Standing Rule: Fred reorganized Kayla's doc a bit with headings and re-groupings. Fred added his comments in italic text and mostly indented. He did not change any of her initial text.
      Click Here
    2. Attracting new Democratic Club members.
      - Membership Application -demo today inlandmendodems.org/Member postponed due to some glitches
    3. Candidate recruitment for future elections
      - Steve and Peter will look in to that, where vacancies may be coming up in the next elections or a need for candidate changes. ELECTED OFFICIALS - MENDOCINO COUNTY 2024/25
      - Steve will check with central committee on appropriate next steps.
    4. Candidates for Dist 5
      Obtain complete list of appointed seats open in 2026
      Willits City Council seats for 2026
      Ukiah City Council for 2026
    5. Setting the salary for the DA’s office
      Steve will look into it
  9. New Business

1. 1. Prop 50 postcards and a budget for stamps. New Business
    20251016 Motion to buy 1000 stamps for postcarding : Passed
  2. funding to Catholic Charities
    20251016 Motion to donate $3k to Catholic Charities to support legal aid for immigrants : Passed
  3. Recall DA
    Friday Helen turned in 80 signatures and yesterday Katrina verified them. Now
    applying for a PAC number and bank account
  4. Prop 50 Project Report
    Members can register on Mobilize to canvas for Prop 50. Link is on website

1. Good of the Order
2. Meeting adjourned at 5:30. (+)
3. Next meeting:
  
  DATE: October 16, 2025
  TIME: 4:00 PM
  PLACE: Zoom Meeting Click Here
  Meeting ID 825 6635 3751 Passcode 518110

Inland Mendocino Democratic Club Exec Committee Minutes September 2025