{news} 10/26/04 SCC meeting agenda,part 1 of 2

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Agenda--October 26, 2004 SCC meeting

 

Time:  7-9pm

Location:  Wesleyan University, Fisk Hall, room 413 (if room 413 occupied, room 116 instead)

 

Fisk Hall is located on the campus of Wesleyan University at 262 High Street, Middletown, CT.  Take Rt. 9 to Exit 15 onto Rt. 66 West (Washington Street).   Proceed uphill on Rt. 66 (Washington Street) for about 1/2 mile to the 4th traffic light and turn left onto High St.   Fisk Hall is located at 262 High Street, 2 blocks down on the left at the 2nd traffic light (corner of High & College Streets).

 

Parking: From High Street turn left onto College Street and turn left again into the parking lot located in back of the Fisk Hall. No parking permit is needed.

 

Go to www.wesleyan.edu for a campus map.  On the homepage click on "About Wesleyan", then click on "campus map".  Select Fisk Hall in the drop-down list and Fisk Hall turns orange on the map.

 

Facilitator:  Tim McKee

 

A.  PRELIMINARIES

1.  (2 minutes) Introductions/identify chapter reps, recruit stacker and timekeeper

2.  (1 minute)   Identify people present who are NOT voting reps (information needed by secretary)

3.  (1 minute)   Adopt groundrules

4.  (2 minutes) Approval of tonight's proposed agenda/additions and deletions

5.  (2 minutes) Comments/approval of September SCC minutes 

6.  (5 minutes)  Treasurer's report

7.  (20 minutes) Guest slot.  Chris Reilly will answer questions on unreimbursed expenditures he made.

 

B. OLD BUSINESS AND PROPOSALS

1. (5 minutes) Bylaws segment "4-1 Chapters" (Appendix 1).  Referred to chapters by September SCC meeting (a step in the bylaws revision process).

2. (5 minutes) Bylaws segment "4-2 State Central Committee" (Appendix 2).  Referred to chapters by September SCC meeting (a step in the bylaws revision process).

3. (5 minutes)  Proposal from Women's Caucus on unreimbursed expenditures of Chris Reilly (Appendix 3)--referred, by consensus, to October SCC meeting by September SCC meeting

4. (5 minutes)   Proposal from Fairfield chapter on setting up Office Committee (Appendix 4)

5. (15 minutes) Proposal from Executive Committee on partial reimbursement of Chris Reilly (Appendix 5)

6. (10 minutes) Proposal from Executive Committee on fundraising letter (Appendix 6)

          



C. REPORTS  

 

1. (2 minutes) Fundraising Committee report

2. (1 minute) Budget Committee report

3. (5 minutes) Conflict resolution committees report

4. (15 minutes) Elections Committee and campaign reports (1 minute apiece)

5. (2 minutes) Communications Committee

6. (2 minutes) Diversity Committee

7. (2 minutes) Women's Caucus

8. (2 minutes) Bylaws, Rules, Policies, and Procedures Committee

9. (2 minutes) IT (Information Technology) Committee

10. (2 minutes) Voters' Rights Working Group

11. (5 minutes) Executive Committee

12. (10 minutes) Chapter reports (1 minute each)

13. (5 minutes) Report from US Green Party representatives

14. (1 minute) VOTER

 

D.  NEW BUSINESS

 

E.  ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Appendix 1  Proposed bylaws changes from BRPP committee (bylaws, rules, policies and procedures)  [Submitted by New London chapter per e-mail of 9/13/04 from Andy.]

 

4-1. CHAPTERS


4-1-A. A local chapter shall consist of Green Party members from towns and municipalities within a contiguous geographic region. No chapter shall be larger than a County and none smaller than a single town with the exception of Campus Green organizations.  

4-1-B. A local chapter may petition for affiliation with the State Central Committee upon having at least three meetings with five or more Green Party members in attendance at each of the three meetings. 
4-1-C.   A chapter may be declared inactive by a majority vote of the State Central Committee (SCC) if it has not met within the past three months.  A chapter will automatically be declared inactive if it has not sent chapter representatives to the State Central Committee meeting for three months in a row. Inactive status will begin as of the third meeting.  

4-1-D.   The State Central Committee may vote to revoke a chapter's affiliation with the CTGP if that chapter has not met within the past 6 months.

4-1-E.  An inactive chapter will be declared active again if it hold two consecutive monthly meetings monthly meetings with at least five members present and sends representatives to two successive state meetings.

4-1-F.  Chapters that have had their affiliation revoked must re-petition the State Central Committee for affiliation once the requirements detailed in 4.1.B are met.



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Appendix 2  Proposed bylaws changes from BRPP Committee (bylaws, rules, policies and procedures). [From e-mail received from Tom 7/26/04;  revised per 9/13/04 e-mail from Andy.]

 

4-2  STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE



4-2-A. The State Central Committee (SCC) shall be the final decision making body of the Green Party of Connecticut, and shall consist of democratically elected representatives from each affiliated local chapter. 

4-2-B. Local chapters of the CTGP shall be represented at State Central Committee meetings accordingly :   Each chapter is entitled to two voting representatives, and is also entitled to an additional representative for each 100 registered Greens residing in the chapter.  Voter lists from an appropriate authority (either a town clerk or the Secretary of State) will be the final source in determining the count of a chapter's membership. If these are not obtainable the chapter shall be entitled to two voting representatives.

4-2-C.  Caucuses for under-represented groups shall be entitled to one voting representative on the State Central Committee.  Under-represented groups are defined as any grouping of Greens that has historically failed to gain adequate access to power in society at-large (i.e., women, African-Americans, youth, etc.).  Caucuses shall be established by the State Central Committee.  An individual attending an SCC meeting may cast multiple votes--one vote as a chapter representative and one as a caucus representative.

4-2-D. Representatives to the State Central Committee are responsible for disseminating information to their respective local chapters. They are also responsible for following the mandates of the local chapters they represent. 
4-2-E. The modified consensus process will be used at State Central Committee meetings. In the event consensus cannot be reached, a vote will be taken with a simple majority being needed for passage of the proposal. Changes to the bylaws need a 66% majority for passage.   

4-2-F. Quorum shall be required for votes taken at the State Central Committee meeting. Quorum shall be defined as representation (by at least one voting representative) of at least two-thirds of all active CTGP chapters, excepting Campus Green chapters and inactive chapters.
4-2-G. Chapters shall elect their representatives to the SCC once a year.  Representatives shall be eligible for re-election.

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Appendix 3  Proposal on unreimbursed expenditures made by Chris Reilly

 
Green Party Meeting Proposal Form
PRESENTER (committee, chapter(s) or group of individuals)
CT Green Party Women's Caucus

CONTACT (name, address, phone number, email)
Kelly McCarthy; 83 Treadwell St, Hamden, CT 06517; 203-230-9726; kelly.mccarthy at aya.yale.edu

SUBJECT (10 words or less)
Audit of loan to Chris Reilly and explanation from former treasurer Bruce Crowder.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE (100 words or less; include relationship, reasons and/or justification to the State Central Committee)
One of the pillars of our party is accountability and transparency in all things; and, at the present, the SCC has been unable to reconcile the debt owed to Chris Reilly because the former treasurer, Bruce Crowder, has not provided any explanation for the situation. Even if Bruce is no longer active with the party, his actions are leaving the GPC heavily in debt and he shares in this responsibility. The Women's Caucus is proposing this audit so we minimize the possibility of similar incidents occurring in the future.

 

PROPOSAL (200 words or less)

We propose that the SCC request Bruce Crowder and Chris Reilly appear before the SCC at the next meeting in order to explain the history of the current GPC debt related to the Hartford office. We would like for them to reconcile: 

1) why Chris Reilly, founder of the GPC and former treasurer, did not communicate the presence of the loans to at least two of the co-chairs (Tom and Justine), despite his obvious knowledge of GPC process;  

2) why Chris wasn't repaid (if the loans were regarded as short-term and "informal" by Bruce and Chris) once there was income from a fundraising letter;

3) why half of the rent for the Hartford office wasn't paid by the Hartford chapter, even if the SCC half was paid through a loan from Chris.

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Appendix 4   Proposal from Fairfield chapter on setting up Office Committee
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