Green Party of the United States
Steering Committee
- Date:
- Sunday March 28, 2021
- Time:
- 8:00 PM EDT
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- Call Setup & Background
15 minutes-
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- Facilitator:
- Holly Hart
- 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)
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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.
- Agenda revision suggestionsIf there is not consensus then simple changes need a majority and new items require 2/3 majority.
- Standing Business: BAC $3,500 for Arkansas
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- Standing Business
35 minutes- Treasurer’s report (Hillary)
10 minutesMonthly Treasurer Reports - Approval of Expenditures
05 minutes2021 Budget- $500 for Posting New Staff Position [Line: ]
00 minutesApproved On-line 3/20/2021: Yes Gloria, Kristin, Hillary, David, Margaret, Anita, Tamar, Trahern - $100 in Memory for Gloria’s Mother
00 minutesApproved On-line (3/27/2021: Yes Anita, David, Hillary, Kristin, Margaret, Tamar, Tony, Trahern - BAC: $3,500 for Arkansas
5 minutes
- $500 for Posting New Staff Position [Line: ]
- 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
- Treasurer’s report (Hillary)
- Voting Queue
15 minutes- In the queue
- 1038 – Amend Steering Committee RPP to Increase Observers on Meetings
- Presenter:
- Steering Committee
- Floor Manager:
- Tony
- Phase:
- Discussion
- 1040 – Accreditation Rules, Amend Clarify Recusal Rule
- Presenter:
- Georgia
- Floor Manager:
- Tamar
- Phase:
- Discussion
- 1038 – Amend Steering Committee RPP to Increase Observers on Meetings
- Received for the queue
- 1039 – Accreditation Rules, Amend Provide Rules for Adversarial Disciplinary Hearings (resubmitted)
- Presenter:
- Georgia
- Floor Manager:
- Anita
- Phase:
- Findings
- 1042 – Confirmation of John Rensenbrink as Delegate to GGN
- Presenter:
- International Committee
- Floor Manager:
- Kristin
- Phase:
- Findings
- 1043 – Confirmation of AJ Reed as Delegate to GGN
- Presenter:
- International Committee
- Floor Manager:
- Trahern
- Phase:
- Findings
- 1044 – Confirmation of Phoebe Sorgen as Alternate to GGN
- Presenter:
- International Committee
- Floor Manager:
- Margaret
- Phase:
- Findings
- 1045 – Confirmation of Austin Bashor as Alternate to GGN
- Presenter:
- International Committee
- Floor Manager:
- Gloria
- Phase:
- Findings
- 1046 – Confirmation of Bahram Zandi as Representative to FVPA
- Presenter:
- International Committee
- Floor Manager:
- Tony
- Phase:
- Findings
- 1047 – Confirmation of Diane Blais as Representative to FVPA
- Presenter:
- International Committee
- Floor Manager:
- Anita
- Phase:
- Findings
- 1048 – Confirmation of John Krause as Representative to FVPA
- Presenter:
- International Committee
- Floor Manager:
- Tamar
- Phase:
- Findings
- 1039 – Accreditation Rules, Amend Provide Rules for Adversarial Disciplinary Hearings (resubmitted)
- In the queue
- Old Business
35 minutes- 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. - Amend Proposal 1038 (Gloria; Decision)
15 minutes
- Forum Managers Nominations (Decision; Kristin)
- New Business
00 minutes
- Call Setup & Background
End call recording
- Time:
- 1 hours 40 minutes
- Executive Session
00 minutesNone
- TOTAL TIME:
- 1 hours 40 minutes