March 9, 2026 General Assembly Meeting Minutes and Reports

The Missouri General Assembly Meeting
March 9, 2026
Quick recap

Attendance: Loretta Patt; Deborah Brady; John Gardner II; John Gardner; Ryan Garnto; Sandra
White; John Cayer; Sonja and Paul Hanson; Dan Jeffre; Karen Foote; Sheila Bass; Karen and
Kelvin Dudley; Te Mo; Curtis Weggins

The Missouri General Assembly meeting was held on March 9th, 2026 with Loretta saying the
prayer and calling the meeting to order at 6pm/CST. The meeting covered updates from various
committees including the state coordinator’s report, treasurer’s report, Marshall at Arms
position, and IT committee activities. Ryan reported being vetted for the Missouri Marshal at
Arms position by the Federation. John Cayer discussed ongoing website development and
proposed using Canva and ChatGPT tools, which will be voted on at the next meeting. Event
planning for the upcoming face-to-face meeting in April was discussed, with Karen leading the
planning committee and exploring options for activities including potential CERT training. The
conversation ended with a demonstration of how to access upcoming events on the website
calendar.

Next steps
• Loretta: Send replay and articles from coordinator training to all members.
• Loretta: Work on figuring out how to use the Zoom clock for moderating 3-minute
speaking limits.
• Karen: Collect information from attendees for April 18th event (names, number
attending, county, travel time, CERT participation, and food/donation plans) by March
31st.
• Karen: Post event planning chart/table on Telegram and/or Missouri Assembly page for
event attendees to fill out.
• John Gardner II.: Look into rapid radios for communications and provide links to
interested members.
• Loretta: Continue checking for additional CERT training locations and follow up with the
CERT training state liaison about hybrid classes across Missouri.
• John Cayer: Post notice to all email account holders before wiping/clearing email
accounts of stored files, and begin regular (monthly/quarterly) cleaning of email
storage.
• John Cayer: Provide Canva and ChatGPT login information to committee members as
needed.
• All interested committee members: Attend Saturday morning IT meetings at 8:30 AM
for website training and updates.
• John Cayer & Loretta: Work on putting previous meetings back on the calendar with
minutes and replays.
• John Gardner II: Reach out to Karen to join event planning meetings and assist with
event planning.
• Loretta: Send email connecting Deborah Brady with Karen for Outreach Committee
coordination.
• All members: Send questions about the Canva/ChatGPT motion to John Cayer before
the next meeting (vote scheduled for March 23rd).
• Everyone: Prepare a checklist of needed supplies/equipment for the next face-to-face
meeting based on previous experience.

Summary
No additions to the agenda.
State Coordinator Report –attached
PKTF Liaison Report -none
Secretary Minutes from February 23, 2026 approved as written
Treasurer Committee -Report attached
Marshal-at-Arms Report – Ryan Garnto has been vetted and approved by the Continental
Marshals at the Federation level for the position and training is in the works for all Marshal-at
Arms. The position as it was once understood is fluid and has changed a bit. The position is
actually a Federation position and not an elected position by the Assembly. It becomes elected
once the Assembly is seated and the position changes to a Sargeant-of-Arms.
Ombudsman -Report attached
Oversight Committee –no problems to oversee at this time
Recording Secretaries – Sandra reported that if an ASN has sent in their information and
created an account on StandUp then the Recording Secretaries are working on getting
documents into the system. Please be patient as they work and once someone’s documents
have been uploaded, they will receive a confirmation email with a receipt. The IT for StandUp
has separated Missouri from the other states and everything is moving along. It has been a big
learning curve for everyone involved.
IT Committee -John went over meeting times. IT Admin meet every Tuesday from 8:30-9:30
while committee members should attend the Saturday morning meetings from 8:30-10:30
currently offered every Saturday for now.
Go to the Events calendar to access the meetings and see what is being added.
John reiterated that Assembly emails are not for personal use or storage of information. He is
asking those with the emails to please clean them out regularly. If not, he will be doing a
monthly or quarterly cleaning of the emails to keep the usage space available. Otherwise, the
Assembly will need to purchase more space.
John moved to have the Assembly purchase a monthly subscription to Canva and ChatGPT for
all committees to use. He will donate money to help cover the costs. John Gardner seconded it.
Canva is $15/mo and ChatGPT is $20/mo. Discussion included Deborah against the idea of
ChatGPT due to the nature of it being more legalese than lawful and what Anna has said about
it. No further discussion was offered. Voting will be put on the next GA meeting. Any further
questions or concerns will need to be brought directly to John Cayer before voting.
John Gardner showed everyone how to access the events page and where to find the links to
the meetings. He also showed that if someone is entering the meeting late, then he should go
to the monthly page view where he will find the link.
Events Planning Committee -Report attached
New Member Orientation Committee -Loretta said there is a meeting this week with the
Countrywide Orientation Committee. Originally slated for 6pm/CST on Wednesday may be
changed based on discussion on the Signal group.
Outreach Committee -Report attached
Vetting Committee -Debra Harr’s background check came back cleared. She has been fully
approved to be Treasurer Assistant. The committee is now working with Debra to schedule the
interview for Coroner.
Public Safety Committee -Report attached
Old Business:
Update on Interim Coroner Election -nominations are now closed; Debra Harr is the only
nomination and she has accepted. The Vetting Committee is working to schedule her interview.
Event Planning -discussion regarding topics for the Face-to-Face; John Gardner II said that the
first module would take 2 ½ hours. It might not be realistic to have a CERT Training during the
Face-to-Face meeting. Other possible ideas include a deep dive into the Jural Assembly;
Recording Secretary services offered; more time to socialize and get to know each other; due to
a General Assembly meeting being the week before and the week after the Face-to-Face
meeting -for going having a GA meeting; looking for other topics. Please give your ideas to
Karen Foote or Adrienne Schesnol.
No other Old Business
No New Business

Next General Assembly Meeting March 23, 2026 at 6pm/CST
Next By Any Peaceful Means Necessary Working Group Meeting March 19, 2026 6pm/CST
Sandra moved to adjourn; Ryan seconded; meeting adjourned at 7:14pm/CST
End of Module Last Edited by Loretta Lee Patt March 9, 2026 8:05pm/CST