AGENDA
I. Setup and Background
A. Facilitator: Dee Taylor
B. Steering Committee Roll Call:
1. Craig Cayetano (co-chair) – present
2. Cassandra Lems (co-chair) – present
3. Darryl! Moch (co-chair) – will be late
4. Alfred Molison (co-chair) – present
5. Joseph Naham (co-chair) – present
6. Charles Ostdiek (co-chair) – Charles
7. Justin Paglino (co-chair) – present
8. Holly Hart (secretary) – present
9. Bob Stuller (treasurer) – present
Observers (Observers (remain muted and refrain from using the chat feature): Starlene Rankin, WA; Maureen Doyle, MA; Tamar Yager, VA/Finances; Gloria Mattera, NY/Fundraising; Haryaksha Knauer, Lavender Caucus
Establish Quorum (9 current members, quorum is 5)
THE USUAL ORDER OF BUSINESS WAS RE-ARRANGED TO ALLOW FOR BETTER CONVENIENCE/EFFICIENCY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCUSSION.
THE ORDER FOR THIS MEETING FOLLOWED ITEMS I, V, VI, VII, IV; FOLLOWED BY ITEMS II AND III.
Approval of Agenda and Additions – CONSENSUS
II. Treasurer’s Report (Bob)
Signal
General 9,320.77
Merchant 930.51
Savings 90,703.48
PayPal 3,493.17
Bob reported that ANM and expenses and payouts are mostly behind us. Things are ok, but finances are tight. Charles later noted we are dipping into the savings.
III. New Business
A. FinCom, Fundraising, GPUS Treasurer
Presentation, Discussion
Discussion of Finance: accounts, terminology – money in the bank vs restricted funds. Joseph noted that the State of Nevada has overturned GPNV ballot access effort, an affront to our fundraisers who donated to that cause. Some committees have funds they don’t use but that might be used by another committee in need.
The office admins are setting a calendar for eBlasts to accommodate commemorative dates, candidates, issues.
a. Annual Budget calendar has begun
Deadline for committees and caucuses to submit budget requests for FY 2024-2025 is September 10. Only one such request is known to be in the works. The Steering Commitee AGREED on a two-week extension. Charles stated that Finance and Committee Liaisons should contact their committees and ask for budget requests.
b. Large donors: SC members are asked to call large donors to thank them personally. Cassandra has Green thank-you cards to send to donors. Daniel Bumbarger has also received thank you cards from Starlene.
c. Possibility of hiring an accountant or book-keeper to reconcile records from two years ago. We are already dipping into operations (“reserve” – 3 mos. set-aside) now. $7000 was earmarked for a legal fund. Both Charles and Bob have reviewed records and found some errors.
Tamar reported that we currently have $47,379 in available funds. Ledger = check register, not too complicated. [NOTE: Subsequent online discussion drew clarification from Charles as to the amount available – that is, funds that are not restricted for caucus & committees and for general operating expenses. That amount is about $13,700, and some payments hav./may have been dipping into reserved/restricted funds. hh]
d. Special Election for Treasurer – call for nominations will go out this week.
The possibility of having the office take on some of the tasks had come up. Bob believes that is impractical. The Secretary will put out a new call for nominations; send to the Steering Committee first to get any feedback in case anyone wants to add any details, and aim to send out mid0-late week. Justin recommended using NationBuilder to reach a wider audience. Secretary will check with the office shout sending to state co-chairs and treasurer network (assuming there is one; there was one, but it may be very old).
IV. Standing Business
1. Online Decisions – None
2. Elections Tabulation Committee Update and report (Holly)
Spreadsheet is about half-way finished. Should be finished this week, will be sent with a report to the Steering and National Committees, and a vote to certify the electron will go to the voting queue.
3. Committee Liaison Assignments – Liaisons August 2024
V. Reports 20 min
1. Staff Report – 5 min (Tamar)
Tamar asks Committees. Caucu, etc: Please do not schedule any calls, even one-off calls, without going through Athena/office
2. Secretary (Holly) 3 min
a. Progress report on updates: Continuing work with Google Folder system, list clean-up progress;
2. Reports from Committee (co-chairs/committee representative)
Green Congressional Campaign Committee – Starlene Rankin reported that the committee has been working, currently electing two people to fill in two of three vacancies. They are getting new followers on social media. Have a website, will get a NationBuilder account. They are making videos and graphics for candidates.
4.. Liaison Reports
Justin offered to be staff supervisor. Steering Committee AGREED, by Consensus. Holly asked to be present, as secretary, at some of the staff meetings to keep up with work that affects the secretary’s role. Tamar will help with transition. He would also like to be liaison for International and Ballot Access Committees
Craig: Media; Merchandise, Presidential Campaign Support Committee – PCSC is not currently meeting. Media will be debriefing on the PNC; need to discuss concise branding and imagery. Craig will talk to the web manager about getting the Merchandise shop on YouTube. Joseph asked about pins with QR codes that direct to committees or a part of the platform, etc.
Cassandra: would like to be liaison to ANMCom, CredCom, Fundcom, ETC
Charles: would like to be liaison to Finance Committee
Joseph: EcoAction, Green Pages, CCC –
CCC Fundraising eBlast from 9/4 has generated donations totaling $1,061; committee is holding Candidate Café’s and Office Hours; considering grant applications; budget planning – considering extension of groups.io plan, graphic design. International Committee continues to discuss possibility of network or federation separate from FPVA/FGPA.
VI. Voting Queue (Holly)
A. RECEIVED for the QUEUE
B. IN the QUEUE
Discussion
# 1232 – Proposal to Change Coordinated Campaign Committee Mission Statement
Discussion through September 8, 2024
Voting period: September 9 – 15, 2024
Approval Threshold: ⅔
Floor Manager: Holly Hart
Voting – None
C. COMPLETED
VII. Old Business
A. .green domain name purchase update
Will go forward, but first will send to David Doonan to see if there is a better price for an extended contract. Craig will follow up with David DOonan.
VIII. Executive Session None
TOTAL TIME – 2 hr