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Minutes
10.13.03
Minutes
of the Coordinated Campaign Committee
October 12, 2003 (Approved by the CCC on 10-26-03 by consensus)
The
meeting by conference call convened at 9:10 p.m. EDT. Members
present: Masada Disenhouse, NY; Susan King, CA; Dan Kinney, PA;
Mike Livingston, MD, recording; Gray Newman, NC, facilitating;
Juscha Robinson, WI, co-chair; Roy Williams, TX, co-chair.
Adrianna Buonarotti, MI, joined later.
Members
reported on state activities.
Juscha
reported on the proposed job description for the USGP Political
Director. The job description as circulated to the CCC list was
APPROVED by consensus (Mike recused).
Juscha
reported on the proposed timeline for hiring the USGP Political
Director, revised from previous drafts, with the job opening to be
announced Oct. 20 and closed Nov. 20; screening to begin Nov. 21;
interviewsto be held Dec. 1-4 or as needed; and an offer made by
Dec. 10. The timeline as revised was APPROVED by consensus
(Mike recused).
Masada
proposed that a search subcommittee be designated to plan
interview questions and format, develop screening criteria, and
conduct interviews. Juscha, Roy and Susan volunteered to serve on
the subcommittee. The mandate and membership of the search
subcommittee was APPROVED by consensus.
Mike
reported on the proposed plan for initial staffing and operation
of the campaign hotline. The plan as circulated to the CCC list
was APPROVED by consensus.
Masada
reported the recommendation of the Resources Subcommittee to give
$1,000 in matching funds to the Matt Gonzalez campaign in San
Francisco, $2,000 to the Matt Ahearn campaign in New Jersey and an
additional $200 to the Brita Butler-Wall campaign in Seattle. It
was noted that $500 of the award to the Gonzalez campaign is
contingent on further information from the San Francisco Greens on
a point of local campaign finance law. The subcommittees
proposal was APPROVED by consensus.
Masada
reported the recommendation of the Resources Subcommittee to
reallocate $3,000 in unused CCC funds to the matching funds budget
for 2003 ($2,000 for immediate use and $1,000 to be held in
reserve in case of special elections or runoffs). The proposal was
APPROVED by consensus.
It
was informally agreed that the Ahearn campaign should be featured
on the USGP web site. Juscha volunteered to implement.
It
was informally agreed that the CCC should issue a national appeal
by email for volunteers and donations to the Gonzalez and
Ahearn campaigns.Mike volunteered to edit and expand on material
provided by Susan and Masada.
Juscha
proposed that an email list be established for CCC state
associates. It was informally agreed to implement upon circulation
of a written plan from Juscha.
Juscha
reported on the activities of the BAWG.
It
was DECIDED by consensus that the approved minutes of the CCC will
be posted to the National Committee Affairs email list.
Juscha
proposed that the Green Wave national volunteer recruiting tool be
revived. It was informally agreed to implement after the
November 2003 election; Masada and Gray volunteered to help.
Juscha
reported on the SC action to fill vacancies on the CCC.
The
meeting was adjourned at 11:05 p.m. EDT. The CCC will reconvene
October 26 at 9 p.m. EST with Mike facilitating and Dan recording,
on a conference call bridge to be designated by Juscha on the CCC
list.
Respectfully
submitted,
Mike
Livingston
Green Party of Maryland |