EB 2012-03-05 minutes

The regular Executive Board meeting of the Pirate Party of Canada was called to order at 21:39 EST, March 5, 2012 at irc channel #exec, irc.pirateparty.ca. The president was in the chair and the secretary was present. In attendance were Sean Hunt, Ric Lim. Shawn Vulliez, Travis McCrea and Scott Elcomb.

Sean Hunt moved "that we allocate "$_____ to pay for sending a delegate to the PPI conference in April, to be allocated evenly among the delegates." The question on filling in the blank with $300 and later $200 were both defeated. Sean Hunt moved that the motion be postponed indefinitely. Motion was postponed indefinitely with 3 ayes, 0 nays and 2 abstain.

Sean Hunt moved "that Travis McCrea, Johann Weissgerber, Jake Daynes, and Patrick Fitzgerald be appointed to the IT Committee." Motion was adopted after debate, 6 aye, 0 nay and 0 abstain.

Shawn Vulliez moved "Resolved, that the Political Council may create a project fund for different Party projects. When they do so, the Council shall also appoint a manager to approve expenses against that Fund, which shall be limited to expenses related to that project. Resolved, that at the start of each month, $5 shall be allocated to each Project Fund if the bank balance of the Party, minus any outstanding liabilities or allocated funds, exceeds $4000 If the general funds exceed 8000$ the funding automatically increases to 10$/month. Funding shall stop during electoral periods. Initial funding of 60$ shall be provided for any project. Resolved, that the EB sets the maximum number of project funds available every quarter." The motion was defeated after debates and amendments. 1 aye, 3 nays, 0 abstain.

Ric Lim moved "that we ask IT committee to setup a system to allow members to opt-in and subscribe to a more frequent e-mail update. E-mail to all members are maintained for announcement purposes and new e-mail group created for those who opt-in. The new e-mail group will be used to sent out updates, news, progress report, and volunteer opportunities or call for actions." The motion was adopted after debate. 4 aye, 1 nay and 0 abstain.

Shawn Vulliez moved "that the executive board grants Shawn Vulliez and Steve Henderson up to $60 each for printing of fliers, posters, and so on for the March 24th day of action."The motion was adopted. 5 ayes, 0 nays and 0 abstain.

[Inserted March 12, 2012:] By unanimous consent, it was agreed "that the Board approve the purchase of a .ca domain name costing no more than 20$, chosen by the PC, for the Operation Electronic Leviathan project."

The meeting adjourned at 01:21 AM EST, March 6, 2012.