Steering Committee Meeting -MINUTES
Sunday, May 18, 2025
8:00 pm EDT
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Setup and Background – 10 min
Facilitator: Tamat Yager
Steering Committee Roll Call:
1. Craig Cayetano (co-chair) – present
2. Cassandra Lems(co-chair) – present
3. Darryl! Moch (co-chair) - present
4. Alfred Molison (co-chair) –
5. Joseph Naham (co-chair) – present
6. Charles Ostdiek(co-chair) – present
7. Justin Paglino (co-chair) – present
8. Holly Hart (secretary) – present
9. Bob Stuller (treasurer) - present
10. Jason Call (incoming treasurer) – present
Tamar Yager may provide information on the Income Report (Item II)
Observers are asked to remain muted and refrain from using the chat function. If someone wishes to speak to an agenda item, please send a request to secretary@gp.org.
Observers: Starlene Rankin, WA; Tamar Yager, VA; Maureen Doyle, MA, Kalia Fitzgerald. NC
Establish Quorum (9 current members, quorum is 5)
ANNOUNCEMENTS – an FYI, please consider how much time will be needed for these items
Approve Agenda (changes require majority, new items require ⅔ approval)
Maureen Doyle asked to let people know that this Thursday is Biodiversity Day. It doesn’t get the recognition as earth Day, finally now getting the attention it deserves.
II. Treasurer’s Report – (Bob, Jason)
Bank accounts
Signal
General – $25,887.38
Merchant – $10,048.29
Savings – $88,751.14
PayPal – $3,639.87
Income report – Tamar provided an income report
Transition – Jason reports that he put a few months of work into wrapping up the Stein campaign’s FEC audit. He has now met with Bob, Tamar, Charles and former treasurer HIllary Kane to get an understanding of how to provide reports he has heard people would like. He has done payroll and other tasks. Needs access to the bank account.
III. New/Current Business
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AnmCom Request for Steering Committee members to facilitate and help plan two National Committee delegate review sessions prior to the ANM. Cassandra reported – UPDATE: So far, Justin, Alfred and Holly have agreed to do this. Darryl! and Joseph might. Daryll! has offered guidelines for how to plan. Facilitators and ANM members will meet Wednesday May 21, 8 pm Eastern; Sessions will be held on Wednesday, June 4, 8pm Eastern; and Sunday, June 29, 8pm Eastern
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National Single Payer Health – Day of Action (Justin)
Justin has signed their endorsement page. They have sent us some promotional materials. Justin sent materials and information to the NC. There are some activities or participants planned in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Outreach Committee has expressed interest in helping be involved. Holly called into the NSPH Zoom meeting on May 14th, at least two other Greens are involved, and are encouraged to send news, photos, videos and reports to the national GP for promotion. National Day of Action Toolkit, Songs and Chants! https://nationalsinglepayer.com/national-day-of-action/ and send us an email at nationalsinglepayer@gmail.co
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Online Decisions
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Request for two sign-ons. First didn’t get a response.
Second, 48/48, to endorse Taxpayers Against Genocide (TAG) lawsuit in California: 48/48, AGREED. Tarik Kanaana is the contact for further information and updates.
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REQUEST for Webinar add on for one of the Zoom accounts AGREED
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REQUEST from FundCom for $2,279.66 for direct mail. APPROVED
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REQUEST to reimburse fundraiser for purchases: $19/mo – restream; $129.60 – Constant Contact APPROVED
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Correspondence: Congratulatory Message to the Green Party of England and Wales
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Proposal regarding Fundraiser pay and length of hire, 48/48. APPROVED. Move to executive session for any further discussion of details.
IV. Standing Business/Old Business
None
V. Reports
Co-chairs, please review liaison spreadsheet and edit, as needed
1. Guest Committee(s) : Invited: Diversity, GCCC. GCCC Chair Starlene Rankin gave a report for the GCCC, current work, recent webinar showcasing several candidates. Plan monthly candidate spotlights with themes and campaign advice. Hired Rick Lass as fundraiser; field coordinator visited and aided 6 candidates with social media buys and videos, feels that this helped their races. Jobs board to match volunteers or paid staff with campaigns. Starlene will send a list of things GPUS can do for GCCC to the SC.
2. Staff (Justin) – web manager is working out tech issues with forwarding failures, investigating possible use of Google Workspace.
3.Secretary (Holly) - Migration. Informational webinar April 30th is now online. More details TBA coming soon Possibility of quarterly committee meetings/meet-ups (or liaison-called related committee calls); one-on-ones; Housekeeping.
4.Craig: Media, Merch, PCSC, GCCC, Outreach –
Outreach has had a couple meetings, want to meet with Media; Media has set up a Substack; stats on social media are doing well, especially events with Jill Stein. MerchCom meeting tomorrow, discussing what is not selling well, so may pull some; decals and stickers sell well – issues based and Real Green New Deal
5.Cassandra: ANMCom, ETC, FundCom, Credentials – ETC and Credentials are inactive at this time. Attended ANM and Fundcom meetings. ANM is planning pre-ANM seminars. For ANM. they are looking for panelists on immigration rights and trying to pin down a keynote speaker. FundCom is working on developing themed emails for different months; Georgia Davenport is preparing a direct mailing to Jill Stein supporters. Preparing a mailing in honor of Pride Month, working on a special sticker as a thank-you.
6.Joseph: IC, CCC, BMRC, Green Pages – working on staff union contract, hopes to finish this week. No news from IC; work continues on the others.
7.Alfred: AC –
8.Darryl!: DRC, BRPP, Platcom - DRC reviewing one item; some applicants are no longer with the GP. DRC has assigned some committee members to look into the nature of one complaint to see if they can do something about it.
9.Charles: GPAX, FinCom, Animal Rights - work progresses, no reports
10.Justin: BAC, EcoAction ; Staff Supervisor – EcoAction continuing webinars
VI. Voting Queue – (Holly)
1. Received for the Queue - None
2. In the Queue —
Discussion
Voting
Completed
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# 1253 – GPUS 2025 Budget
ADOPTED
Floor Manager: Charles Ostdiek
VII. Old Business – None
VIII. Executive Session 45 min.
1. Staff Union Contract – Justin, Charles, Joseph have been working on it. Joseph plans to finish it later this week,
2. Question of funds spent for ballot access and a question of whether Stein campaign could help reimburse some expenses. There was not any expectation that the campaign had committed to anything. DRC is unsure if they can assist with this matter.
3. Fundraiser Pay/Compensation and Length of Hire
The Steering Committee agreed to extend the fundraiser’s term of hire through the ANM, with compensation to remain the same. The compensation schedule may be taken up for discussion later.
4. Status of use of earmarked funds for SC. Expected use is no longer needed.
TOTAL TIME – 1’ 55”
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NEXT MEETING: June 8, 2025