{news} minutes Aug 2004 SCC meeting,part 4 of 4

Fri Sep 17 00:05:50 EDT 2004

Appendix 5  Budget proposal  [e-mail from Bob Eaton 7/12/04, monthly amount column omitted]

      item#
               item
     annual amount
     comments (added by Secretary)

     --------Expenses---------

      Exp1
     State office in Hartford rent
     $1,200
     $100 per month from CT Green Party (decrease from current $250 per month;  Hartford chapter pays rest)

      Exp2
     State office in Hartford utilities
     $1,200
     $100 per month from CT Green Party (this would approximately cover the entire utility bills)

      Exp3
     Fundraising events
     $1,000
     Expenses to hold fundraisers

      Exp4
     Fundraising mailings
     $3,000
     Postage etc.

      Exp5
     Money for candidates
          600

      Exp6
     Insurance
          830
     Liability insurance.  New Haven chapter closing its office.

      Exp7
     Printed handouts
          750
     Literature (brochures, flyers)

      Exp8
     Internal elections/annual meeting
     $1,500
     Postage, printing

      Exp9
     Buttons/bumper stickers
          500

      Exp10
     Other expenses
          400
     Domain name registration, etc.

      Exp11
     Reimbursement to Chris Reilly
          900
     Spending by Chris for office rent, postage/printing/envelopes for September 2003 fundraising mailing, and CTGP website domain name.  This is partial re-payment;  balance to be repaid in future budget years.

     -------Expenses total---------
     11,880

     -------Revenues---------------

      Rev1
     Monthly Friends contributions
     $2,400 per year
     People who donate monthly to the CT Green Party

      Rev2
     Telephone solicitations for contributions
     $2,400

      Rev3
     Fundraising from mailings
     $4,000

      Rev4
     Four events
     $2,400
     Four fundraising events

      Rev5
     Ad Hoc contributions
     $1,200
     Examples:  contributions by visitors to website, contributions included in annual elections mailing

     -------Revenues total----------
     12,400

     Balance
          520
     Revenues exceed expenses by $520

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Appendix 6.  Proposal from Hamden chapter on formation of an IT (information technology) committee

[in 8/10/04 e-mail attachment from Aaron Gustafson]

Green Party Meeting Proposal Form
PRESENTER (committee, chapter(s) or group of individuals)
Hamden Green Party

CONTACT (name, address, phone number, email)
Aaron Gustafson; 83 Treadwell St, Hamden, CT 06517; 203-230-9726; webmaster at ctgreens.org

SUBJECT (10 words or less)
Creation of IT Committee

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE (100 words or less; include relationship, reasons and/or justification to the State Central Committee)
The purpose of the IT Committee would be to oversee all IT-related undertakings of the CT Green Party.

PROPOSAL (200 words or less)
We propose that the CT Green Party form an IT Committee. This committee would oversee all Information Technology (IT) projects that are initiated by or come under the jurisdiction of the CT Green Party. The initial task for this committee will be the creation of two databases:

§              Registered Greens in CT

§              Minority party and/or unaffiliated voters in CT

The IT Committee would oversee the continued maintenance and administration of these databases as well as work to enable sharing of this information back and forth with local chapters and campaigns.

The IT Committee would initially consist of the state webmaster, all chapter webmasters and interested individuals with IT skills to offer. The IT Committee would be required to make periodic reports to the SCC.

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Appendix 7  Proposal from Hamden chapter on creation of voters' rights working group

[in 8/10/04 e-mail attachment from Aaron Gustafson]

Green Party Meeting Proposal Form
PRESENTER (committee, chapter(s) or group of individuals)
Hamden Green Party

CONTACT (name, address, phone number, email)
Aaron Gustafson; 83 Treadwell St, Hamden, CT 06517; 203-230-9726; webmaster at ctgreens.org

SUBJECT (10 words or less)
Creation of Voters' Rights Working Group

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE (100 words or less; include relationship, reasons and/or justification to the State Central Committee)
The purpose of the Voters' Rights Working Group will be to work toward improving the relationship of the CT Green Party and the population of registered Greens in CT. This Working Group is being formed to address inadequacies in the current voting process and to ensure proper procedures are followed to allow for the involvement of every Green registered in the state of Connecticut.

PROPOSAL (200 words or less)
We propose that the CT Green Party constitute a Voters' Rights Working Group, consisting of at least one member each of the Elections Committee, Communications Committee and IT Committee and any other interested parties. The initial purpose of this Working Group is to examine the current state of primary voting among registered Greens in CT. The group will be charged with finding out what ways we can better reach voters and obtain their participation in the primary election cycle (via interviews, questionnaires, etc.). The eventual outcome from this Working Group will be 1) an examination and full report on past oversights regarding primary voting among Greens in CT (to be presented to the SCC); and 2) a plan for how to best carry out primaries on local, regional and state levels through the use of a secure internet-based voting system (for those with internet access) and traditional mail-in ballots (for those without internet access or who prefer to vote by mail). The Working Group's final recommendations will presented to the SCC and, upon approval, become the initial blueprint for a new voter outreach program. It is likely that this Working Group will be of use from time to time following the launch of the program to evaluate it successes and failures and work to refine the process over time.

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