GPUS Steering Committee Agenda, Sunday 25 March 2018

SUMMARY FOR DISTRIBUTION TO STATES AND LOCAL CHAPTER:

1. Standing Business: Treasurer’s Report, Fundraising Report, Liaison Reports

2. New Business: Preliminary report on Strategic Planning Retreat Part I on 24 March

3. Voting Queue – https://secure.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/login

Received for the Queue: Endorsement of Stop Trump’s Military Parade in November; Presenter: GPAX; Floor Manager: TBD; 1/2+1 threshold; Discussion 2 – 15 April; Voting 16-22 April

In the Queue: Steering Committee Vacancy Election; Presenter: Steering Committee; Secret Ballot Revealed at Close of Polls, 1 Seat; Floor Manager – Gloria Mattera; Voting 19-25 March

4. Old Business: Review of pending agenda items

5. Executive Session: Ongoing staffing discussion

The full agenda is available at
http://gpus.org/sc-agenda-2018-3-25/
The call recording will be available at 712-451-0309, 926334#, reference 19

Jody Grage, Secretary


GPUS Steering Committee Agenda, Sunday 25 March 2018 – 8:00 p.m. ET – draft

OBSERVERS:

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AGENDA:

I. CALL SETUP & BACKGROUND – 15 min.
a) Facilitator: Frank Young
b) Roll call
c} Begin recording of call
d) Agenda revision suggestions

II. NEW BUSINESS – 30 min.

Preliminary report on Strategic Planning Retreat Part I on 24 March

III. STANDING BUSINESS – 30 min.

a) Treasurer’s report – Hillary Kane, 10 min.
including Treasurer’s Reports to the GNC

b) Fundraising report – Mike Dennis – 10 min.

c) Liaison reports – 10 min.

As available and timely. Next agenda will include amending the liaison assignments.

IV. VOTING QUEUE – Jody – 5 min.
(https://secure.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/login)

Received for the queue: Endorsement of Stop Trump’s Military Parade in November; Presenter: GPAX;
Floor Manager: TBD; 1/2+1 threshold; Discussion 2 – 15 April; Voting 16-22 April

In the queue:
Steering Committee Vacancy Election: Presenter – Steering Committee; Secret Ballot Revealed at Close of Polls, 1 Seat; Floor Manager – Gloria Mattera; Voting 19-25 March

V. OLD BUSINESS –20 min

Review pending agenda items – very brief updates as available
1. Staff computer purchase protocol recommendation from FinCom – Hillary
2. Election database Phase II and III update – Hillary
3. Voting page maintenance/Tech issues update – Chris
4. ETC Final Report – Darryl!

End recording of call

VI. EXECUTIVE SESSION – 30 min

TOTAL TIME: 2 hours 10 minutes

Jody Grage, Secretary