{news} minutes Aug 2004 SCC meeting, part 3 of 4 (parts 1, 2, and 4 already successfully posted)

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Appendix 1.  Draft fundraising plan.  [Post to fundraising committee listserve 7/19/04 by Bob Eaton.]


  1.  Fundraising letters

      a.  4 a year (March 1st, June 1st, September 1st, December 1st)
      b.  3 of these mailings will be just to those individuals who
donated money to the party within the past year, minus
the individuals who gave within the last three months.
      c.  One mailing will be to the entire state mailing list.

  2.  Phone Solicitations
      a.  Shall be conducted one month after mailings are sent.
Phone calls made to those who did not respond.

  3.  Events

      a.  At least 4 a year with prominent speaker.

  4.  100 for 100 sustainer program.

      a.  All fundraising appeals (letters, phone, events) shall
emphasize the 100 for 100 program.  The goal of this
program is to get 100 people to give $100 a year through
their credit cards or automatic checking.  Sustainers can
give one lump sum or in monthly installments as low as
$8.00 a month.

  5.  Merchandising

      a.  When financially able, the party shall promote a full line
of merchandise (pins, bumperstickers, t-shirts, hats, etc.)
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Appendix 2  Proposed bylaws changes from BRPP committee (bylaws, rules, policies and procedures)  [From e-mail received from Tom  6/22/04.]

 

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 3.  Section of the bylaws that deals with changing bylaws.

                  III. Bylaws - Amendments and Revisions

                  Any Chapter may, provided two thirds of its full membership 

                  concur, propose to the State Central Committee amendments or 

                  changes to the Party Bylaws. The State Central Committee shall 

                  refer the proposal to all active Chapters for review and 

                  recommendations. Each Chapter may, by a two thirds majority of 

                  its full membership, recommend rejection, State Central 

                  Committee approval, or submittal of the proposal to the next 

                  following Party Convention for consideration of the full 

                  membership. If two thirds of the Chapters recommend approval, 

                  the State Central Committee may enact the change or refer it 

                  for Convention action. If Convention action is called for, 

                  members in good standing but unable to attend the Convention 

                  shall each be entitled to vote by absentee ballot.

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Appendix 4  Proposed bylaws changes from BRPP Committee (bylaws, rules, policies and procedures [From e-mail received from Tom 7/26/04.]

 

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 : up to 99 registered Greens, the chapter is entitled to 2 voting representatives; from 100 to 499 registered Greens, the chapter is entitled to 3 voting representatives; above 500 registered Greens, the chapter is entitled to 4 voting representatives. 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.).  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 5  Budget proposal [e-mail from Bob Eaton 7/12/04, monthly amount column omitted]
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