Meeting Minutes

CCD Meeting notes 8.6.19 CHESHIRE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA – 8/6/19 6PM CALL TO ORDER- INTRODUCTIONS-Members, Guests SPECIAL GUEST PROGRAM- Kemal Atkins, Vice-President, Student Affairs. Keene State College REPORTS FROM THOSE SERVING IN ELECTIVE OFFICE- Nothing to report REPORTS FROM TOWN CHAIRS- Nothing to report REPORT FROM NHDP- No one present this evening SECRETARY REPORT - Ann Heffernon TREASURER REPORT – Frank Dobisky 22k in account COMMITTEE REPORTS Fund Raising –JoAnne Fenton $1100 raised at yard sale. Spaghetti dinner report is difficult.  We made roughly 11k.   Another event this fall is a possibility Reports from Cheshire County Democratic Committee Sub-committees...

CCD Meeting Notes 6.4.19 CCD June Meeting Jay Kahn- 12.9 billion dollar budget. Education house passed a capitol gains tax to get 2 million of spending.  The Senate is using other tax corrections to get here. This Bill contains: 164 Million of additional funding for public schools. The senate has 94 million for this purpose.  There is municipal aid for this as well.  This is based on a poverty index and the numbers are lining up. 3.1 % each year for Medicaid increases. Secure psych unit was not funded in house, 25 new beds, 40 million, and new kids beds as well.  This should address the backlog.  This will send patients to the appropriate place.  No child will be more than an hour away from a mental health...

CHESHIRE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE MEETING – 3/5/19 6PM CALL TO ORDER-6:00 PM INTRODUCTIONS-Members, Guests SPECIAL GUEST PROGRAM- Vincent Ferlini, Professor of Mathematics, Keene State College—Ranked Choice Voting REPORTS FROM THOSE SERVING IN ELECTIVE OFFICE- Death penalty will be repealed Thursday in the house. REPORTS FROM TOWN CHAIRS- Swanzey Caucus will be Saturday 3/16 from 4-5 at Whitcomb hall REPORT FROM NHDP- Note about proxy form and how to fill it out SECRETARY REPORT - Ann Heffernon, as posted TREASURER REPORT – Frank Dobisky, as posted COMMITTEE REPORTS Fund Raising –JoAnne Fenton 71 people attended Mystery Dinner, 1600.00 net.  Still working on Dinner speaker, but this will be wrapped up...

CCD Meeting notes February 5th 2019 CHESHIRE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE 2/5/19  6:00 CALL TO ORDER- INTRODUCTIONS-Members, Guests Introduction of Marianne Salcetti- The importance of public information in a free society Marianne Salcetti, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Keene State College Department of Journalism, Multimedia, Public Relations Chad Nye, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Chair, Keene State College Department of Journalism, Multimedia, Public Relations REPORTS FROM THOSE SERVING IN ELECTIVE OFFICE Chuck Weed– Three commissioners have big hearts but no money. They will support the groups that are truly in need.  Maplewood is moving along and construction has started and is on schedule. Jay Kahn- a lot...