{news} agenda 9/28/04 SCC meeting,part 2 of 3
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Appendix 1 Budget proposal [e-mail from Bob Eaton 7/12/04, monthly amount column omitted]
item#
item
annual amount
comments (added by Secretary)
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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 2 Proposed bylaws changes from BRPP committee (bylaws, rules, policies and procedures) [From e-mail received from Tom 6/22/04; 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 3 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 : 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. 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 4. 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 5 Proposal from Hamden chapter on creation of voters' rights working group
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