PENDING APPROVAL

Minutes for Mar. 8, 2009 breakfast meeting of the Framingham Democratic Town Committee
===================================================================

Breakfast began at 10:30 am. Many thanks to those who helped prepare breakfast, most especially Elsa Aviza, Beverly Hugo, and Lloyd Kaye.

Vice Chair Person Tom Mahoney called the meeting to order at 11:15 am Sunday morning, March 8, 2009.

Minutes from the January 12 meeting were read and approved.

Treasurer Elsa Aviza reported a balance of $2052.55, and the report was approved.
Members were reminded to check with the treasurer to be sure they paid their dues for the fiscal year that is ending.

Tom Mahoney read the very appreciative thank you letter from Voices Against Violence for our $50 donation.

Parwez Wahid spoke about the MNW Alliance (for our state senate district). Our committee voted
unanimously to continue support and participation for the MNW Alliance.
We’ll elect two representatives at our April meeting.

Michael Zimmer was voted unanimously to fill Chris Lorant’s empty seat as member of the Framingham Democratic Town Committee.

We heard from the following candidates for the April 7 town election:
Beverly Hugo, school committee. Seeking re-election.
Carol Spack, planning board. Seeking re-election.
Tom Mahoney, planning board. Seeking re-election.
Ed Cahnberry, housing authority. Seeking re-election.
Nancy Coville Wallace, library board of trustees
Ed Burke, library board of trustees

Jerry Desilets opened the public hearing for the state Democratic party platform.
The current platform is listed at www.massdems.org.
The following people testified for changes or additions to the platform:

Beverly Hugo, education
Tom Driscoll, ethics reform
Mel Warshaw, equal rights and unused laws
Rep. Tom Sannicandro, equal rights
Rep. Pam Richardson, equal rights and immigration reform

The testifiers remind us that we are the party who lobbies for those without a voice and
who defends and promotes equal rights for all.

People can still send input to the platform. They can send it to
Jerry Desilets at [email protected]
or send it directly to the state committee by filling out the form at http://massdems.org/index2.cfm (see the link at the bottom of the page).

The platform hearing calendar is also at http://massdems.org/index2.cfm.

After the hearing, the meeting adjourned.