March 28, 2021

 

Green Party of the United States
Steering Committee

Date:
Sunday March 28, 2021
Time:
8:00 PM EDT
    1. Call Setup & Background
      15 minutes

        1. Facilitator:
          Holly Hart
        2. Roll call
          Co-chairs:
          Kristin Combs,
          Trahern Crews,
          Margaret Elisabeth,
          Gloria Mattera,
          Tony Ndege,
          Anita Rios,
          Tamar Yager
          Secretary:
          David Gerry
          Treasurer:
          Hillary Kane
          Guest Speakers
          Observers:
          Maureen Doyle (MA)
          John Fortuin (GA),
          Mike Gamms (YC),
          Rita Jacobs (MI),
          Barbara Kidney (NY),
          Haryaksha Gregor Knauer (AZ),
          Starlene Rankin (LC)

      Establish Quorum: 9 current members; quorum is 5.

      Observers are to remain muted during the call and please do not use the chat feature as it is used by the SC to pass information.

      1. Agenda revision suggestionsIf there is not consensus then simple changes need a majority and new items require 2/3 majority.
        1. Standing Business: BAC $3,500 for Arkansas
    2. Standing Business
      35 minutes

      1. Treasurer’s report (Hillary)
        10 minutesMonthly Treasurer Reports
      2. Approval of Expenditures
        05 minutes2021 Budget

        1. $500 for Posting New Staff Position [Line: ]
          00 minutesApproved On-line 3/20/2021: Yes Gloria, Kristin, Hillary, David, Margaret, Anita, Tamar, Trahern
        2. $100 in Memory for Gloria’s Mother
          00 minutesApproved On-line (3/27/2021: Yes Anita, David, Hillary, Kristin, Margaret, Tamar, Tony, Trahern
        3. BAC: $3,500 for Arkansas
          5 minutes
      3. Liaison reports
        20 minutes

        • Trahern: Accreditation, Green Pages, Merchandising
        • Kristin: Credentials, DRC, GPAX, Platform
        • Banking and Monetary Reform Committee (Margaret)
          Meetings:A lot is happening in general but all related to previous reports: working on responses to MMT, advocating for Greening the Dollar.
        • Bylaws, Rules, Policies and Procedures Committee (Margaret)
          Meetings:Are still working on the list of agenda items which they had previously identified.
        • Presidential Campaign Support Committee ()
          Meetings: Second ThursdaysQuorum call issued via email to each member with a deadline of Monday to respond. There is still no meeting scheduled and no discussion on the email list. It seems the pairlist issue was resolved and so I cannot explain what is going on.
        • Gloria: CCC, ETC, Fundraising, Media
        • Tony: BAC, Eco-Action, Outreach
        • Anita: ANMC, Diversity, IC
        • Tamar: ARC, Apportionment Review, Finance
    3. Voting Queue
      15 minutes

      1. In the queue
        1. 1038 – Amend Steering Committee RPP to Increase Observers on Meetings
          Presenter:
          Steering Committee
          Floor Manager:
          Tony
          Phase:
          Discussion
        2. 1040 – Accreditation Rules, Amend Clarify Recusal Rule
          Presenter:
          Georgia
          Floor Manager:
          Tamar
          Phase:
          Discussion
      2. Received for the queue
        1. 1039 – Accreditation Rules, Amend Provide Rules for Adversarial Disciplinary Hearings (resubmitted)
          Presenter:
          Georgia
          Floor Manager:
          Anita
          Phase:
          Findings
        2. 1042 – Confirmation of John Rensenbrink as Delegate to GGN
          Presenter:
          International Committee
          Floor Manager:
          Kristin
          Phase:
          Findings
        3. 1043 – Confirmation of AJ Reed as Delegate to GGN
          Presenter:
          International Committee
          Floor Manager:
          Trahern
          Phase:
          Findings
        4. 1044 – Confirmation of Phoebe Sorgen as Alternate to GGN
          Presenter:
          International Committee
          Floor Manager:
          Margaret
          Phase:
          Findings
        5. 1045 – Confirmation of Austin Bashor as Alternate to GGN
          Presenter:
          International Committee
          Floor Manager:
          Gloria
          Phase:
          Findings
        6. 1046 – Confirmation of Bahram Zandi as Representative to FVPA
          Presenter:
          International Committee
          Floor Manager:
          Tony
          Phase:
          Findings
        7. 1047 – Confirmation of Diane Blais as Representative to FVPA
          Presenter:
          International Committee
          Floor Manager:
          Anita
          Phase:
          Findings
        8. 1048 – Confirmation of John Krause as Representative to FVPA
          Presenter:
          International Committee
          Floor Manager:
          Tamar
          Phase:
          Findings
    4. Old Business
      35 minutes

      1. Forum Managers Nominations (Decision; Kristin)
        20 minutesGPUS Rules and Procedures: Article IX. National Committee Listserv Protocols and Policies
        IV. Forum Managers and Enforcement
        A. The Steering Committee shall nominate three individuals, subject to National Committee approval, to serve coincident two-year terms as Forum Managers and one individual subject to National Committee approval, to serve as Alternate Forum Manager. Forum Managers may be sitting NC delegates, alternates or others as recommended by their State or Caucus. All nominees must be either recommended or approved by their State or Caucus. All three Forum Managers can not be of the same gender. It is recommended that Forum Managers have dispute resolution training. In the event of a Forum Manager resignation or other vacancy, the Alternate will serve the remainder of the term as a Forum Manager. In addition the SC shall nominate a replacement to fill the role of Alternate, to be approved by the NC via the same method used to nominate and elect the Forum Manager. The replacement Alternate Forum Manager will fill the balance of the term as Alternate. The Forum Managers shall provide Quarterly Reports to the NC via the Natlcomaffairs listserv. These reports shall include the number of informal advisories, number of official warnings and probations.
      2. Amend Proposal 1038 (Gloria; Decision)
        15 minutes
    5. New Business
      00 minutes

End call recording

Time:
1 hours 40 minutes
  1. Executive Session
    00 minutesNone
TOTAL TIME:
1 hours 40 minutes