{news} agenda--March 29, 2005 SCC meeting--JUDD Hall, Wesleyan University

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Agenda--March 29, 2005 SCC meeting

 

Time:  7-9pm

Location:  Wesleyan University, Middletown CT, Judd Hall room 113.  

 

NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT THE HALL WHERE WE USUALLY MEET.

 

     We usually meet in Fisk Hall, which is at the corner of High and College Streets.  Go to www.wesleyan.edu for a campus map.  On the homepage click on "About Wesleyan", then click on "campus map".  If you stand in front of Fisk Hall (building 35 on the website's map), across the street is the President's House (building 62), at the corner of Wyllys Ave. and High St.  The Center for the Americas (building 18) is to the left of the President's House.  Behind the latter two buildings is a row of 6 buildings;  Judd Hall (building 45) is the leftmost building in the row.

     To get to Fisk Hall (our usual meeting place):  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.

 

Facilitator:   Charlie Pillsbury

 

Note to chapter reps:  to make SCC meetings as productive as possible, please make every effort to come prepared to vote on each issue in the agenda.  Members of the Executive Committee are willing to answer questions about agenda items, or the committees, chapters, or groups of 5-or-more Greens that proposed agenda items can be contacted.

 

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 (last page of this agenda)

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

 

NOTE:   rules for the SCC agenda adopted by the April 2003 SCC meeting state that "proposals, reports, and any old business will have priority over general discussion items and any new business".  The Executive Committee, in writing tonight's agenda, is proposing that the New Business of approving the New Britain Chapter be placed before the OLD BUSINESS AND PROPOSALS.

 

5. (2 minutes) Comments/approval of November, January 4,  January 25, and February SCC minutes 

6. (5 minutes)  Treasurer's report

7. (10 minutes) Guest slot--Miguel Angel Nieves, planning to run for mayor of New Britain as a Green

 

B. NEW BUSINESS ITEM

1. (5 minutes) Approval of New Britain chapter

 

C. OLD BUSINESS AND PROPOSALS

1. (20 minutes) Proposal from Office Committee (Appendix 1)

 

OPTION A. Keep CTGP funding of office as is (CTGP paying only 50% of rent & utilities + all taxes & insurance costs

 = approx. $5,500/year = approx. 90% of all CTGP cash funds);

 

Budget & need for office/use will be re-evaluated every 6 months.

 

 

OPTION B. Decrease CTGP funding of office to 25% (CTGP paying only 25% of rent, utilities, taxes & office insurance policy

 = approx. $2,500/year = approx.40% of all CTGP cash funds; 25% is based on liberal estimate of use of  office space by CTGP & represents a more balanced distribution of funding);



Budget & need for office/use will be re-evaluated every 6 months.




OPTION C. Cease CTGP funding of office (CTGP would not be responsible for any portion of rent, utilities, taxes or office insurance costs

 = 0% of all CTGP cash funds;

 

we would purchase individual liability event policies for CTGP
needs);

 

Budget & need for office/use will be re-evaluated every 6 months.




2. (10 minutes) Proposal on budget (New London chapter) (Appendix 2)

3. (10 minutes) Proposal on Green Party of Connecticut Northwest Chapter account balance (Appendix 3)

 

D. REPORTS  

1. Chapter reports (1 minute each)

2. (20 minutes) Internal Elections Committee

3. (5 minutes) Report from US Green Party representatives

4. (2 minutes) Legislative report (Mike)

5. (2 minutes) VOTER (Mike)

 

E.  ADDITIONAL NEW BUSINESS ITEMS

1. (5 minutes) Select replacement on Process Committee for Rachel Goodkind, who has moved from Connecticut

--must be female

2. (5 minutes) approval of Elizabeth Brancato, Justine McCabe, and David Eliscu to serve on national Green Party's Peace Action Committee

 

F.  ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Appendix 1  Office Committee report.

 

Due to its length, this report is not included in this News listserve post.  It was posted on the News listserve March 17.  For a copy of this document in Microsoft Word, you may contact Ed (secretary) at edubrule at sbcglobal.net or 860-523-4016.  Twenty-five copies of this report will be distributed at the SCC meeting.

 

See Options A, B, and C in the agenda above.

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Appendix 2  Proposal on budget (New London chapter)

 

    Green Party Meeting Proposal Form

PRESENTER:  New London Greens (New London chapter)   

CONTACT:  Andy Derr, 16 Cliff Street, New London, CT 06320    860-437-8826     amderr at ctol.net

SUBJECT:  CT Green Party Budget and the Cramer estate

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:  We believe that one of the most significant problems we are experiencing with fund raising is that we do not and never had a budget.  This leads to the appearance of a lack of fiscal responsibility.   People are less willing to give to an organization that they don't trust to use the money wisely.  The passage of an annual budget should be of the highest priority for the CT Green Party.  The potential receipt of a large sum from the Cramer estate is an opportunity for us to demonstrate fiscal responsibility.

 

PROPOSAL:  We propose that the CT Green Party not spend any money received from the Cramer estate until the State Central Committee has passed an annual budget.

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Appendix 3   Proposal on Green Party of Connecticut Northwest Chapter account balance

 

     Green Party Meeting Proposal Form

 

Tuesday, March 22, 2005

 

PRESENTER:  Northwest Chapter of the Green Party of Connecticut

 

CONTACT:  Judy Herkimer: jherkimer at snet.net

 

SUBJECT :   Green Party of Connecticut Northwest Chapter account balance

 

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:

According to the current Treasurer (Bob Eaton), the Northwest Chapter account balance is $2,075.88. This balance is a result of an agreed upon 70/30 split with the Green Party of Connecticut (70%) for all donations that originate from within the Northwest Chapter (30%) geographic boundaries. These funds are held by the Green Party of Connecticut under the oversight of the Treasurer and disbursed upon request by the chapters. The current available records indicate that the Northwest Chapter has not drawn any funds from their account since (at least) the first quarter of 2003.

 

PROPOSAL: 

In preparation for ongoing tabling opportunities throughout the state and beyond, for use during campaigns and for any beneficial use towards furthering the building of the party, our chapter proposes the design and purchase of comprehensive "tabling kits". These kits will be distributed (at no cost) to all chapters in the state and will be made available to those at-large members in areas not currently covered by a specific chapter. Input from anyone in the Green Party of Connecticut is welcome during the design and creation of the tabling kits.

 

Tabling kit items under consideration:
folding table with cover
chairs (2-3)
canopy and hardware
banner and display hardware
signage

donation can
printed paper material (e.g. brochures, literature, campaign materials)
items for sale (e.g. buttons, bumper stickers, clothing, videos, flying discs)
supplies (e.g. tablecloth, clipboards, office supplies, receipt book)

paper weights

CD of basic handouts
carrying case

The Northwest Chapter anticipates the total cost of the tabling kits to be between $1500-$2000. As a courtesy to the Treasurer, we submit this proposal as notification of our intention to present invoices in the near future for supplies and services associated with the tabling kits.

 

As a courtesy to the State Central Committee, we submit this proposal to inform the general membership of this exciting project and to encourage widespread participation.

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