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	Paul Mills	Minutes of previous meetings agreed: (no previous minutes)
20240809A-MI-01 Welcome	Dai Richards	Welcome by Dai Richards.. Dai gave overview and thanks to everyone. Please click on the link below to view this speech as intended. 20240809A-WBIFMT-REFO-speech
20240809A-MI-02 Overview	Paul Mills / DR	Paul/Dai R, provided overview of group intentions, reason for forming group. Limitations of group. Direction of national party. Overview of constitution (subject to drafting). Comments/observations: none
20240809A-MI-03 Group structure	Paul Mills	Group structure, posts description & officer appointments. Speakers: Paul asked if anyone would volunteer to record minutes. None. Minutes taker volunteer: (Remains vacant post).
20240809A-MI-04 Appointment of Officers
20240809A-MI-04a Reform UK - Single Point of Contact	Dai Richards	Party SPOC/PPC . - Dai R, is previous and presumptive candidate, he remains as such and, he has links to party via his line manager. Outlined his Responsible for support of ward candidates, links to party policy, direction of group, links to stakeholders. Structure and coordination of constituency Group/branch. Initiate changes in line with party policy and feed issue of concern to party chair. Also group/branch formation and dispute resolutions. Additional personal work is, recruiting existing independent councillors to reform, identify potential up and coming seats. Additional responsibility is to initiate any (emergency meetings) and judge on group disputes.
20240809A-MI-04b Chairperson	Paul Mills	Paul outlined the need to appoint a chairperson, who should be elected by members who will chair meetings and formulate structured agenda for them, ensure minutes and actions, if any, are updated and entered into future meetings.. chair should attempt to ask all members for specific issues to be discussed for meetings, to enable it set to the agenda, however unfolding issues can be raised in any other business or if urgent by requesting a Emergency meeting. Chair will also be the SPOC along with Group PPC to lobby for calling emergency meeting. Also resolution of disputes supporting PPC. Appointment is 12 months or until resignation, to ensure stability of the group, two members may call a vote of no confidence and a vote by the group is performed in emergency or scheduled meeting to nominate and elect a new chairperson Action: Group was asked for nominations, none was forthcoming, Paul was proposed by Simon Gray and seconded by Julia Smith Actions: Paul was elected to serve as chairman) for 12 months effective until September 2025.
20240809A-MI-04c Appointments branch/group roles	Paul Mills	Paul outlined, In an ideal situation some group/branch should have officers appointed to lead on specific appointments to assume burden of work. The following are not exhaustive and further appointments of those who volunteer may be considered for future meetings if required. Some appointments are linked to other roles. It will become obvious. Footnote: Each appointment is voluntary and those who initially accept a role should not feel obliged to continue in that role if hardship falls upon them. The duration of each appointment should ideally be 12 months. Each should be reviewed by PPC periodically, to ensure ability, identify support measures or seek a deputy. All being subject to size of branch/group. The following appointments are considered desirable for this branch/group to be ultimately successful.
20240809A-MI-04d Finance Officer:	Paul Mills	Description of finance director is simply to hold and account for any group/branch funds. To submit state & balance of any, if any, funds. Finance director may need to provide funds for disbursement expenses, authorised by (PPC). Finance director may also be able to control any allocated party funds. There maybe a requirement to open an account. This is subject to large amounts of money. Obviously reform accounts are unwelcome in some banks. Discussion for solutions. post office etc. Subsequent to the meeting Dai Berry, volunteered outlining previous experience. This was accepted by PM & DR and no objections were raised by any other member. Dai Berry, is now group finance officer. All physical donations should be directed to him.
20240809A-MI-04e Campaign Officers	Paul Mills	Not discussed due to time. Aim to formulate a list of those willing to organise and recruit volunteers in any future campaigns. Ideally upon speaking to your friends neighbours etc, establish a willingness for them to join any local and national campaign. Obtain contact details and see if they are somewhat interested in local updates etc. Must have a willingness to circulate personal contact details to your local area and create a personal spreadsheet on any potential volunteers, voters. Also a willingness to act as group/branch SPOC for your area to feed in potential projects or problem solving. Overall aim, is to have eyes and ears in wards to identify issues unfolding and problems that as a branch we could solve. This formulates evidence to run campaigns, also face to face with the community that reform can help. We don't want to be like labour, write to MP and be ignored. We can offer help or point people in the right direction or support them within our abilities to resolve their issue. Doing a councillors and MPs job! Ideally suited to a councillor candidate.
20240809A-MI-04f Actions/volunteers:	Paul Mills	Not discussed due to time restraints.
20240809A-MI-04g Media Officers:	Paul Mills	Collator of negative labour policies and inaction across the constituency. These stories may not be known to everyone and it would be ideal for those. who have a keen eye on local Media and Wales regional press to collate & coordinate our campaign message, to the wider community. A tool based on facts to challenge labour. Ideally a member from Neath and one Swansea, working together to avoid duplication and formulate intelligence. Who are able to reporting back to the branch/group at meetings, for all to be informed. volunteers: Glenda Davies outlined experience of previous campaigns, she was nominated and no objection forthcoming. Glenda Davies is the group media officer. All are encouraged to feed any newsworthy constituency issues to her direct. She will then raise them at meetings.
20240809A-MI-04h Campaign/activism lead:	Paul Mills	Campaign/activism lead:. Not discussed due to time restraints. Aim is to coordinate a response within legal boundaries, to protest or represent the group at council public meetings. Be it HMO's, TPO's, LTN, Council tax rises without consultation, or anything. Good communicator to organise or support legal protest and ideally formulate our contribution to them. We as a party can't sit on the fence and allow progressives to push socialism to the point of no resistance. We must stand by our vision and party ethics. Socialist appear to be great at being vocal. Actions/volunteers:. Wayne Dufty
20240809A-MI-04i Candidates for council elections.	Paul Mills	Group discuss on who wishes to run for council. No takers but some considering.
20240809A-MI-05 4. Residents Associations / Community Groups	Paul Mills	Residents Associations (ResAss) or existing community groups (ComGps) - Paul Discussed any existing groups that we can actively join, to observe and possible recruit others to reform party/movement. Or potentially create a local residents or community group. Supported by the branch membership.
20240809A-MI-06 Meeting venues	Paul Mills	Venue for meetings time, dates frequency. It's was agreed to hold monthly meetings for 2024, reverting to bimonthly, 2025, 2026, election year once a month. Venues to be set by SPOC /chairman.
20240809A-MI-07 Networking	Paul Mills	Brief overview in networking was discussed. Venues for meetings, business support, extended volunteers.
20240809A-MI-08	Paul Mills	Any other business. Various points of discussion raised but not possible to detail them due to no minute taker.
20240809A-MI-08a	Paul Mills	Paul discussed process for calling emergency meeting or member dispute. Should anyone require an emergency meeting firstly discuss with the chair or SPOC. Both will consider the necessity and worthiness of such a meeting.
20240809A-MI-08b	Paul Mills	Set next meeting date/frequency Proposal was second Friday of each month, however due to party meeting on 3rd Sept this may have to be late Sept 24.