{news} minutes from the 2-28-06 CTGP SCC meeting

[B Barry]

Minutes from the 2-28-06  SCC Meeting of CTGP, quorum was met.

Place: Portland Public Library, Wagner Room, 20 Freestone Avenue, Portland,
CT

Phone: 860-342-6770                         Time: 7PM to 8:55PM

 

Facilitator:  Tim McKee

Voting Attendees: Central: Vic Lancia; Fairfield: Paul Bassler and David
Bedell; Greater Hartford: Barbara Barry, Secretary of CTGP, Mike DeRosa,
co-chairperson of CTGP, Rob Pandolfo; New Haven: Mary Jo Deppisch;  New
London: Chris Nelson;   Northeast: Jean deSmet and Chris Demont;  Tolland:
Tim McKee; quorum was met.       Non-voting attendee:  Jan Caudler.

 

Preliminaries: 

1.	Introductions of attendees and chapters. 
2.	Identify attendees who are NOT voting representatives. 
3.	Adopt ground rules. 
4.	Approval of tonight's proposed agenda: done, Additions: if/which
anti-war demonstration to  endorse and 

Deletions: Presentation of Treasurer's monthly reports for:
October/November/December and January and presentation of Treasurer's  3rd
quarter and 4th quarter reports to Secretary of State's Office: due to lack
of presence of treasurer of CTGP: Judy Herkimer or a deputy treasurer or any
reports sent to EC or SCC;   Women's Caucus report including 11-05 Modified
Consensus Training;    Budget Committee suggestions; and

      discussion about  picketing the New Haven office of U.S.
Representative Rosa DeLaura who has sponsored a Congressional bill against
3rd 

      parties/minor parties. . U.S. Green Party report by CTGP
representatives: Tim McKee.

5.	Review and approval of 1-31-05 SCC minutes by consensus. 
6.	2-13-06 EC meeting presentation by Barbara Barry and approved by
consensus.

   

 

Reports:

1.        Internal Elections committee by Jean deSmet: Convention is
4-22-06: will use locked ballot.  Paying for the election ballot was
discussed: another communication to CTGP treasurer, Judy Herkimer, will be
sent regarding treasurer's need to pay for CTGP internal elections mailing.
We will use the election ballot to test for support for state wide
candidates.  This convention will not endorse the state-wide slate. Rather
it is being used to elicit feedback from the greater body of the CTGP
regarding each of the potential candidates on a state-wide slate. Then the
convention feedback will be presented at the SCC meeting for discussion.
Discussed state regulations when running state-wide candidates  and what our
CTGP bylaws require.                Consencus regarding potential candidates
for state-wide slate  at the convention: each candidate will be voted on
regarding being a candidate on the  state-wide slate.     As of yet, we,
have no candidate for lt. governor or  comptroller.  David Bedell urges
someone to run for congress.  A fundraising letter will be in the internal
elections mailing will include a list of CTGP activities over this past
year.  Chapters need to enlicit volunteers to run the convention.  For
internal elections: will include "none of the  above"   and will take
nominations from  the floor.

 

Motion by David Bedell passed by consensus: designate an endorsement review
committee to submit a report on all the potential  candidates for the
state-wide slate and send to SCC and each chapter.  Then the SCC will vote
on each potential  candidate at the next month's SCC meeting. People will be
allowed to put themselves in nomination for state-wide slate, from the floor
of the convention.   But the SCC must vote to support each candidate.

     Chapters need to send mailing lists to Jean deSmet.

      Mike DeRosa: start the petitioning now for the state-wide slate.  If
need be, there are mechanisms to add or change names on the state-wide
slate.

 

2.	Chapter reports: Northeast: CT ACLU  person, Roger Vann, will be
speaking at 2pm on 3-18-06. Exact place to be determined. 

Greater Hartford Chapter: fundraising dinner on March 2, 2006 at 7:30pm at
the home of Steve and Ruth Fournier.  All are welcome.

      3.   V.O.T.E.R.: Mike DeRosa: group is doing op-ed pieces.

 

 

   Events:   Discussion about endorsing the anti-war rallies on 3-18-06 in
New Haven and and 3-19-06 in Hartford:

Concensus: Greens endorse to concept of anti-war so will endorse both
events.

 

Meeting ended due to time (8:55PM).

 

 

 

 

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