SC Agenda August 26, 2018

GPUS Steering Committee Agenda – Sunday 26 August 2018 – 8:00 pm ET

SUMMARY FOR DISTRIBUTION TO STATES AND LOCAL CHAPTERS:

1. New Business: CCC vacancy

2. Standing Business: Treasurer’s Report (Treasurer’s Reports to the GNC available at https://gpus.org/treasurers-reports/), Fundraising Report, Fundraising Consultant update, Liaison assignments decisions

3. Voting Queue – https://secure.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/login

In the queue: Endorse the School of the Americas Annual Border Encuentro; GPAX letter to the International Criminal Court for investigation of Israeli war in the State of Palestine; Platform Amendments – Regenerative Agriculture, Regenerative Agriculture and Climate Change, Progressive Global Wealth Tax, Ethical treatment of Animals in Sports

Received for the queue (Determine Floor Managers): 2018 Platform Amendments – Education, HIV/Aids

Online SC Proposals approved since last call and sent to the NC: Endorse march and rally by Chicago Committee Against War and Racism on 25 August 2018 – sponsored by GPAX

4. Old Business: ANM summary, Strategic Planning meeting, ETC Report, Freshdesk
5. Executive Session: None

The full agenda is available at http://gpus.org/sc-agenda-2018-08-26/

The call recording will be available at 712-451-0309, 926334#, reference 29 and https://gpus.org/steering-committee-recordings/ 
Jody Grage, Secretary


GPUS Steering Committee Agenda, Sunday 26 August 2018 – 8:00 p.m. ET

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AGENDA:

I. CALL SETUP & BACKGROUND – 15 min

a) Facilitator: Sid Smith
b) Roll call
c} Begin recording of call
d) Agenda revision suggestions

II. NEW BUSINESS – 5 min

a) CCC vacancy: Vacancies are filled by appointment of the SC after approval by their state; decision item:
The Coordinated Campaign Committee has a remaining vacancy. Barb Barry state liaison from Connecticut, is interested n being appointed, and has received permission from her state party to be considered. She has been actively volunteering for CCC and state liaison business.

III. STANDING BUSINESS – 30 min

a) Treasurer’s report – Hillary Kane – 10 min.
Treasurer’s Reports to the GNC available at https://gpus.org/treasurers-reports/

b) Fundraising report – Gloria – 5 min.
Fundraising Consultant update – Hillary, Gloria

c) Liaison assignment decisions – 15 min
Accreditation (AC); Apportionment Tabulation (ATC); Finance (FinCom); Merchandise (MerchCom)

IV. VOTING QUEUE – Jody – 5 min.
(https://secure.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/login)

In the queue:

Endorse the School of the Americas Annual Border Encuentro;

Endorse GPAX letter to the International Criminal Court for investigation of Israeli war in the State of Palestine;

Platform Amendments – Regenerative Agriculture, Regenerative Agriculture and Climate Change, Progressive Global Wealth Tax, Ethical treatment of Animals in Sports

Received for the queue (Determine Floor Managers):
2018 Platform Amendments – Education, HIV/Aids

Online SC Proposals approved since last call and sent to the NC:
Endorse march and rally by Chicago Committee Against War and Racism on 25 August 2018 – sponsored by GPAX

V. OLD BUSINESS – 40 min.

a) ANM summary
b) Strategic Planning meeting
c) ETC Report
d) Freshdesk
e} For future agenda: Tech – voting page/ETC and misc. maintenance

End recording of call

VI. EXECUTIVE SESSION – none

TOTAL TIME: 1 hour 35 minutes

Jody Grage, Secretary