GPUS Steering Committee Agenda – Sunday 25 November 2018 – 8:00 pm ET
SUMMARY FOR DISTRIBUTION TO STATES AND LOCAL CHAPTERS:
1. New Business: Campaign Coordinating Committee call for nominations, Apportionment Review Committee call for nominations
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 reports
3. Voting Queue – https://secure.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/login
Received for the queue – Coordinated Campaign Committee Election
In the queue: 2018 Platform Amendments – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Civil Rights and Equal Rights; Fukushima-Daiichi -Seven Years Later Response with Open Letters; Establish a GPUS Standing Committee -Banking and Monetary Reform Committee (BMRC); Resolution in Opposition to Rising Fascism
Online SC Proposals approved since last call and sent to the NC: None
4. Old Business: Strategic Planning meeting, 2018 ANM financial report update; Apportionment Tabulation Committee membership appointments
For future agendas: Freshdesk update, ETC Report, Tech – voting page/ETC and misc. maintenance
5. Executive Session: Budget discussion – personnel
The full agenda is available at http://gpus.org/sc-agenda-2018-11-25/
The call recording will be available at 712-451-0309, 926334#, reference 36 and https://gpus.org/steering-committee-recordings/
Jody Grage, Secretary
GPUS Steering Committee Agenda, Sunday 25 November 2018 – 8:00 p.m. ET
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AGENDA:
I. CALL SETUP & BACKGROUND – 15 min
a) Facilitator: TBD
b) Roll call
c} Begin recording of call
d) Agenda revision suggestions
II. NEW BUSINESS – 15 min
a) Campaign Coordinating Committee call for nominations
b) Apportionment Review Committee call for nominations
III. STANDING BUSINESS – 50 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 – 10 min.
Fundraising Consultant update – Hillary, Gloria
d) Liaison reports – suggest one committee by each at-large SC member – 30 min
IV. VOTING QUEUE – Jody – 5 min.
(https://secure.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/login),
Received for the queue (Need floor manager) – Coordinated Campaign Committee Election
In the queue – 2018 Platform Amendments – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Civil Rights and Equal Rights; Fukushima-Daiichi -Seven Years Later Response with Open Letters; Establish a GPUS Standing Committee -Banking and Monetary Reform Committee (BMRC); Resolution in Opposition to Rising Fascism; SC Vacancy Election
Online SC Proposals approved since last call and sent to the NC: None
V. OLD BUSINESS – 35 min
a) Strategic Planning meeting – Gloria and Margaret -30 min
4 December call on goals – agenda suggestions and determination of Executive Session items for standard posting to NC 26 December; Doodle poll will schedule 2nd call on nuts and bolts
b) 2018 ANM financial report update – 5 min
c) Apportionment Tabulation Committee membership – 20 min
By 15 Dec, SC appoints seven members, at least one and not more than two are SC members, SC designates the chair, publish to NC in minutes
Suggested to date: Hillary – Tim Runkle from PA, Andrea – Erik Siegal MI, Adam Davis UT, Guy Benitendi CO; Gloria – James Lane NY, Sid Smith VA; Jody – Jody Grage
For future agenda: Freshdesk update, ETC Report, Tech – voting page/ETC and misc. maintenance
End recording of call
VI. EXECUTIVE SESSION – 15 min
Budget discussion – personnel
TOTAL TIME: 2 hours 10 min
Jody Grage, Secretary