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FDTC Minutes of March 11, 2012

Minutes of March 11, 2012

Framingham Town Democratic Committee

  1. Call to Order: Chair: Tom Mahoney 1030AM

2.      Attendance: Elsa Aviza, Carmen Chico, Nancy Coville-Wallace, Jerry Desilets, Jack Duffy, Jeanne Eversley, Linda Fields, Dennis Giombetti, Beverly Hugo,  Tom Mahoney, Kathy McCarthy, Stephanie Mercandetti,Farooq Mirza, Betty Muto, Joan Rastani, Pam Roberts, Norma Shulman, John Stephanini, Cheryl Tully Stoll,,  P. Nandi Varris, Parwez Wahid, Mel Warshaw, Caroline Levy, Jeff Cox, Christopher Broyles, Mike Hugo, Ramuel M Raagas, Tom Sannicandro , Rep. Chris Walsh

 

  1. Minutes of  Feb. 26, 2012                                                                                 Approved
  2. Treasurer’s Report: Bev Hugo $2689.33                                                         Approved
  • (Breakfast money not calculated yet)
  • Expenses: $140 Nevins Hall (Feb. 26th Caucus), $52 Parwez Wahid

 

  1. Unfinished Business: Chair: Tom Mahoney
  • Cook book update: Beverly Hugo

We will accept recipes until new deadline of April 1st.  Presale orders, $10.00

  • Community Support Project :  St. Bridget’s Pantry sent Thanks, April: Salvation Army
  1. Candidates Speak:

Middlesex Registry of Deeds: Frank Ciano, Maria Curtatone

Governor’s Council: Bob Juvenville, Bart Timilty

Framingham Representatives: Chris Walsh, Tom Sannicandro

Framingham District 3 Rep. (Tom Conroy sent  Karen D to speak on his behalf)

 

School Committee: Beverly Hugo, Don Tagent

Planning Board: Stephanie Mercandetti, Tom Mahoney

 

  1. New Business – Chair: Tom Mahoney
  • Decided: Resolution S772 will be brought to selectmen to see if they will sponsor Resolution at Town Meeting.  Mel Warshaw and Jack Duffy will work on this effort.

 

    • Election of New Officers

Slate suggested by FDTC Nominating Committee

Nominated:

Chair: Tom Mahoney

Co- Chairs: Beverly Hugo and Jerry Desilets

Treasurer: Mel Warshaw

Secretary: Jack Duffy

Affirmative Action/Outreach Advisor: P. Nandi Varris

All were elected by acclimation

 

 

  1. Announcements
    • Thanks to Caroline Levy for Caucus videography
    • Thanks to Breakfast Crew
    • Saturday Morning Over Coffee- March 31st  10:00 am
  2. Next Meeting – April 22nd   
  3. Adjourn – Chair: Tom Mahoney 12:30pm

FDTC Minutes of February 26, 2012

MINUTES – Feb. 26, 2012  After Caucus

 

  1. Call to Order: Chair: Tom Mahoney
  2. Attendance: Secretary, P. Nandi Varris

Elsa Aviza, Carmen Chico, Nancy Coville-Wallace, Jerry Desilets, Jack Duffy, Jeanne Eversley, Linda Fields, Beverly Hugo, Lloyd Kaye, Shahid Khan, Tom Mahoney, Stephanie Mercandetti, Joan Rastani, Pam Roberts, Norma Shulman, John Stephanini, Cheryl Tully Stoll,,  P. Nandi Varris, Parwez Wahid, Mel Warshaw,

  1. Minutes of  Jan. 8, 2012 and Nov. 20, 2011                                                                           Approved
  2. Treasurer’s Report: Beverly Hugo                                                                              Waived
  3. Unfinished Business: Chair: Tom Mahoney
    • Cook book update: Beverly Hugo We have 175 Recipes and will accept more recipes until deadline of May 1st.  Pre-order forms are available for $10 before Massachusetts Democratic Convention however, at the Convention; our Cookbook will sell for $20. There was a suggestion to sell cookbooks at the Fall Session of the Framingham Town Meeting.
    • Community Support Project: Thanks to all who brought goods for “A Place to Turn”.  Project for March is “St. Bridget’s Pantry”,
  4. Resolution: FDTC joined others in supporting Bill #S772 a Resolution to OPPOSE Corporate Citizenship.  (see note below)
  5. Next Meeting – March 11th 10am , FDTC Breakfast at the Framingham Green
  6. Adjourn – Chair: Tom Mahoney

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NOTE: Framingham Democratic Town Committee resolution  “…opposes the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Constitution in Citizens United regarding the constitutional rights of corporations, and supports amending the Constitution to provide that corporations are not entitled to the entirety of protections or “rights ” of natural persons, specifically so that the expenditure of corporate money to influence the electoral process is no longer a form of constitutionally protected speech, and calls on Congress to begin the process of amending the Constitution….”

As Written by the Natick Democratic Town Committee on their Blog page, Feb. 27 2012, http://natickdems.wordpress.com/blog/