{news} Re: [CTGREENPARTYNEWS] Re: SCC Meeting Location and agenda for meeting - hope this works
Michael Westerfield
westerfield at sysmatrix.net
Fri May 27 15:34:29 EDT 2011
For those of you who do not know me, I was Co-chair of the CT Green Party
for one term, and serve in Windham as a Green Party Justice of the Peace and
member (formerly Chair) of the Windham Conservation Commission. I have been
Executive Director of the Willimantic Housing Authority for approximately
the past 20 years.
I agree with Justine's concern that adopting Robert's Rules of Order is not
an appropriate action for the Connecticut Green Party to take, and that the
entire foundation of the party is based on a non-hierarchical structure
rooted in the consensus decision making process. Modified consensus evolved
as the most functional way of ensuring that decisions could in fact be made
in cases where limited opposition threatened to block necessary action.
Although I am not currently active in the GP at the state level, I strongly
support it's historic committment to grass roots decision making and believe
that adopting Robert's Rules would be very detrimental to full, free, and
equal participation of all GP members.
Michael Westerfield
On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 11:54 PM, Justine McCabe <
justinemccabe at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>
> Dear all,
>
> Unfortunately I will not be able to attend the SCC meeting next Tuesday as
> I work until 7 pm.
> However, I do want to register a concern re: NEED TO ADOPT ROBERTS’ RULES
> OF ORDER (CURRENT EDITION)
>
> The Green Party of the CT, in keeping with the Green Party of the US, has
> long rejected Roberts Rules of Order as an unnecessarily hierarchical way of
> facilitation and instead, uses modified consensus in all its decision
> making. Several year ago, in an effort to educate greens about this, the
> NW chapter hosted a daylong training on modified consensus with
> GPUS facilitator *extraordinaire*, Lynn Serpe from NY.
>
> Anyway, for those of you new to the GP, this is not a little issue, but
> significant in terms of process being the message.
> At some point, Judy Herkimer and I would be happy to provide an intro to
> this different way of making decisions. It is one where consensus is the
> goal, and votes are taken only when there is a blocking concern from someone
> in the group.
>
> Until then, I oppose the adoption of RRO for the GPCT.
>
> Best regards,
> Justine
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Ronna Stuller <rstuller at snet.net>
> *To:* CTGREENSNEWSLISTERVE NEWS <ctgreenparty at yahoogroups.com> ; CT Greens
> News <ctgp-news at ml.greens.org>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 25, 2011 11:44 PM
> *Subject:* [CTGREENPARTYNEWS] Re: SCC Meeting Location and agenda for
> meeting - hope this works
>
>
>
>
> GREEN PARTY OF CT
>
> STATE COORDINATING COMMITTEE
>
> MAY 31, 2011
> MORY'S
> 306 YORK STREET, NEW HAVEN, CT.
> 6:30 PM
>
>
>
> *AGENDA (90 MINUTES)*
>
> **
>
> **
>
> APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PRIOR SCC MEETING
> 5 min.
>
>
>
> 1. FINANCES
>
> TREASURER’S REPORT 2
>
>
>
> PROPOSED BUDGET FOR BALANCE OF 2011 (REQUIRES ACTION) 18
> * Proposed budget*
> Redesign Website $ 3,000.00
> Online Database $ 3,000.00
> Press/Communications $ 5,000.00
> Green Times $ 1,800.00
> Electoral Action $10,000.00
> Membership Drive $ 4,000.00
> Misc./Contingency $ 3,200.00
> TOTAL: $30,000.00
>
>
>
>
> 2. TRANSITION REPORT
>
>
>
> KRAYESKE ON NEED FOR NEW INFRASTRUCTURE
> 15
>
>
>
> KANE ON RECORDS
> 1
>
>
>
>
>
> REILLY ON TREASURER’S OFFICE
> 5
>
>
>
> 3. INVENTORY OF PARTY ASSETS BY STULLER
> 10
>
>
>
> 4. BY-LAWS DISCUSSION
>
>
>
> NEED TO ADOPT ROBERTS’ RULES OF ORDER (CURRENT EDITION) 5
>
>
>
> NEED FOR ASSISTANT OR DEPUTY TREASURER
> 5
>
>
>
> NEED FOR REVISED SCC PROCEDURES AND SCHEDULING
> 15
>
>
>
> 5. CHAPTER REPORTS
> 15
>
>
>
> 6. COMMITTEE REPORTS.
> 15
>
>
>
> 7. NEW BUSINESS.
>
> * A. Ben Holden/Candidate nomination
> *
>
>
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