| 2015 Approved | 2015 Actuals | 2016 Proposed | 2016 notes | |
| Starting Balance | $6,960 | $8,543 | ||
| Income | ||||
| Member Dues (less fees) | $2,350 | $2,979 | $2,725 | 15 Ecouples, 15 Pcouples, 60 Esingles, 15 Psingles, 5 student/hardship (110 members) 35 addresses with paper newsletter |
| Dinner | $2,500 | $3,172 | $3,050 | 20*$70 couples, 25*$30 members, 25*$36 non-paid guests (90 diners) |
| Newsletter | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Other | $0 | $7 | $0 | |
| Income Total | $4,850 | $6,158 | $5,775 | |
| Expenses | ||||
| Rent (meetings, dinner, PO Box, 4th) | $1,420 | $1,457 | $1,860 | (8 meetings, 2 school, PO Box, July 4th, Annual Dinner) |
| Supplies | $200 | $0 | $200 | pens, paper, tape |
| Equipment | $500 | $464 | $1,600 | Banner, signs, printer |
| Annual Dinner Food | $1,800 | $1,361 | $2,025 | 90 guests at $22.50 after tax and delivery |
| Insurance | $550 | $0 | $1,100 | Pay for 2015 and 2016 |
| Newsletter Postage | $400 | $60 | $323 | 55 mailed per month at $0.49 each (35 paid and 20 honorary) |
| Newsletter Printing | $600 | $238 | $170 | Ink cartridges and paper (70 per month with 6 pages average) |
| Memberships | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Contributions | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Nancy Gans | $0 | $0 | $0 | Honorarium |
| Affiliations | $15 | $15 | $15 | DPCCC |
| Political | $980 | $980 | $700 | Ink and Paper (Ballots and Endorsement Sheet for walking campaign) and $500 to DPCCC |
| Speaker/Performer Fees | $100 | $0 | $100 | Annual dinner music |
| Membership Recruitment | $1,000 | $0 | $200 | Ink and Postage to announce forums (1000 postcards) |
| Expense Total | $7,565 | $4,575 | $8,293 | |
| Annual Change | -$2,715 | $1,583 | -$2,518 | Investment in Printer ($1,000), Replace banner and signs ($600), 2015 insurance ($550), Endorsement forums ($500) |
November Meeting Recap
At the November 2015 meeting, the Chair Contra Costa County Central Committee, Jeff Koertzen address the Club about the status of the Democratic Party.
Overall, the Party is doing well but not great. Dems will likely win the Presidency in 2016 but won’t take back the house. Turn out is a huge issue. The Party isn’t listening to the electorate as well as it could be.
The Central Committee has started a Club-Council forum with meetings that rotate through the County. There has yet to be a meeting in West County. Club members are encouraged to participate.
Region 2 ( the Club’s region) will gain a seat on the Central Committee due to higher turnout in the last election.
The Central Committee is working to better communicate how the Party is organized and how Club members can get involved. Elections to the Central Committee will be held on June 7.
By-Law Changes and Approval
The Club approved recommended by-law changes with minor revisions. The Club voted to postpone action on changes to the Standing Rules to a later meeting.
Pre-Endorsement Conference Delegates
The Club voted to confirm the list of delegates submitted to the Regional Director and Chair of Central Committee, send a strong letter to the Regional Director about the lack of adequate communication on the new process of selecting delegates and vote on who the delegates should be voting to endorse at the January 26 meeting
November Meeting Preview
On November 24, 2015, the ECDC welcomes Jeff Koertzen, Chair of the Democratic Party of Contra Costa County as its final guest speaker of 2015. Jeff will give a short presentation on the state of the DPCCC followed by Q&A.
The Club will consider a number of Bylaws and Standing Rule changes. Please see the summary article in the newsletter and the for full text of those changes, please visit www.ecdclub.org.
Stay tuned to a new date for the annual Holiday Party. We’re changing the date and format this year.