IMDC Exec Meeting Agenda 05-25

Inland Mendocino Democratic Club Exec Committee Agenda May 2025


DATE May 13,  2025
TIME: 4:00 PM
PLACE: Zoom Meeting Click Here
Meeting ID 825 6635 3751  Passcode 518110

    1. Call to order / Welcome 4:00 by Fred
    2. Revision and approval of agenda
    3. Consider April Minutes
    4. Treasurer’s Report
      1. Approve new members
      2. 6 mo CD Exp June 20 renew
    5. Consent Calendar Agenda, Minutes, Treasurer's Report, NewMembers in Good Standing 
    6. Central Committee Report - Gabriel/Jesse
      • Central Committee Report 
    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. 
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      2. Attracting new Democratic Club members.
        • Membership Application 
      3. Recall of the District Attorney
        • Helen will do further research on recall
      4. 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.
      5. Public forum at the college on the 6 political parties
        • Gabriel will contact the college to see if they would be open to hosting. 
      6. Setting the salary for the DA’s office
        • Steve will look in to the possibility
    1. New Business
      1. Member at Large - approve Peter Good to replace Judy who resigned
      2. Membership Drive
      3. Central Committee meeting Planning Retreat next Saturday at Susan's house in Ft. Bragg. 
      4. ACTION
        1. We (the Democratic Party) are the point of the spear. The power we have is in the vote. We need to prepare for the 2026 campaign now
        2. Federal - Make sure we keep Huffman visible
        3. State - Make sure we keep Rogers visible
        4. Local - 2026 3rd and 5th Dist Supes up for election.
          • 3rd Haschak. He he may not run again
          • 5th Do we support Williams, or can we find a better candidate?
        5. Other local seats in 2026.  Need a list of vacancies and offices up for election in 2026. One of the most effective actions we can take now is to recruit progressive candidates for as many local seats as we can. 
        6. Actions:
    1. Good of the Order
    2. Meeting adjourned at 5:00. (+)
    3. Next meeting:
       
      DATE: June 17  2025
      TIME: 4:00 PM
      PLACE: Zoom Meeting Click Here
      Meeting ID 825 6635 3751  Passcode 518110
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