Meeting Minutes – June 30th, 2021
Lisa Torres, recorder
Live Oak County Democratic Party (LOCD) Meeting Minutes June 30, 2021
CALL TO ORDER/FLAG SALUTE
MOMENT OF SILENCE AND REFLECTION TO THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED DURING THE PANDEMIC
Moment of silence and reflection to those lost since we last met.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
June 30, 2021 Minutes
https://www.liveoakdems.org/home/
Virtual Meeting: https://www.facebook.com/mal.torres.33/videos/10225175079833343
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Attendees:
Alberto Martinez, Rep Vincente Gonzalez’s Northern Director, Brenda Cruz, TDP Regional Political Director, Juanita Martinez, Maverick County Chairwoman, Hugo Chapa, Jim Hogg County Chairman, Edna Cantu, Duval County Chairwoman, Lisa Torres Treasurer LOCD, Sherri Saenz Secretary LOCD, Malissa Torres Chairwoman LOCD, Gilbert Torres, Sid Torres, Zephyr Torres, Patricia Fuentes
TREASURER’S REPORT
Month
Deposit
Withdrawal
Balance
April 2021
9.60
1057.28
May 2021
9.60
1068.88
June 2021
9.60
1,076.48
Total
1,076.48
April opening of our bank acct. $1,057.28
June ending balance was $1,076.48.63 (thank you donors and members)
OLD BUSINESS
· We accepted June Minutes.
NEW BUSINESS
. In attendance we have Brenda Cruz is is now the Texas Democrats Regional Manager in attendance. We look forward to working with you in learning how to engage our quiet voters and build relationships with other party officials in South and western counties of Texas.
The 2020 annual Elections Campaign Finance report was filed timely, with no errors and our elections acct will soon have balance added to it since, I covered the funds to buy cleaning products and safety personal hygiene supplies and ensured all election workers were paid timely during the pandemic year.
· Filing with the Texas Ethics Commission our Treasurer Lisa Torres, is working with the SoS to complete our first biannual general political action committee report ethics report.
· In Apr through June, we reached out to surrounding counties to their chairpersons, and local clubs to see if we can work together with sharing information, training and resources. This coalition building is progressing well and some of their leaders have accepted leadership roles in our Facebook group. Welcome Hugo Chapa, Brenda Cruz, Julie Hilberg, Sandy Young, Pam Meyer, Norma Ramirez, Jared Hokema, Sylvia Bruni, Juanita Martinez, Albert Alvarado, Chon Moron, Leon Alarcon, Edna Cantu, Irene Cavazos, and Suanne Pyle.
· May 13, 2021; Sherry Saenz and I went to the town hall on border security and met by Albert Alvarez after the open forum briefing. We need to stay engaged with the hostilities towards immigrants because local people feel as if there is an invasion.
· Malissa and Lisa Torres are Volunteer Deputized Voter Registrar s (VDRs) Live Oak County, Travis and Harris counties. As Democrats until we find volunteers in our county to register voters in addition to Lisa and I; we are working with surrounding counties to register voters. Each county chair will help us become VDRs in their counties so, we can lend support and safety in numbers.
· In June, Medina County Chairwoman Sandy Young, Atascosa County Chairwoman Julie Hilbert and I traveled to a party meeting in Eagle Pass. We launched the Highway 90 Dems Coalition officially and met with other county chairs as we continue to build relationships.
· Democrats have two contributing monthly members/officers. We are seeking to expand membership in our party; we are requesting a minimum of $5 a month per adult. If there is a family that decides to join; we are happy as an organization to set a family price when that occurs. Funds will go towards items the party deem necessary to support, recruit, retain candidates, attendance to state and national events and purchase candidate signs etc.
· On July 8, Lisa and I are traveling to Aransas County to meet with their local leaders to expand our coalition, meeting candidates and billeting with Pam Myers, Democratic County Chairwoman.
· On September 24-26, I will be traveling to Austin to attend the Texas Secretary of State’s election and finance training.
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ADJOURNMENT