| Minutes
11.23.03
Attending:
Juscha Robinson (WI), Facilator; Susan King (CA), notes; Masada
Disenhouse (NY), Gray Newman (NC), Dan Kinney (PA), Adrianna
Buonarroti (MI), NEW: Jeff Cropp from OR.
Introductions
and Welcome for Jeff Cropp. Tom Sevigny is the other new CCC rep.
Strategic
Plan. Big thanks to Masada for taking the lead on this. Special
meeting last Sunday (Nov. 16) to discuss priorities. Pretty much
agreed on tasks to undertake, discussion about priorities for what
to focus on next year. .
Discussion
of possible coordinated Congressional campaign. Good to coordinate
congressional races, worked well in 2002 for us and we were able
to do this task successfully. Two conditions: focus on strategic
races (ID seats that are strategic for us to run in), we do not
invest $$ in these races. The matching funds are for races where
the candidates have a chance to win. Our strength is in running
winning local races.
CCC
needs to discuss Presidential Campaign Support Committee and who
CCC rep to PCSC will be. Other focus: on re electing Greens, CCC
support for Officeholder's network.
Proposal:
Each CCC rep should take the lead on one major project and assist
with other projects. Staff hire will change some of the
priorities, such as the database and tracking, which could be done
by staff, so the plan should be finalized after the staff hire.
CCC comes to consensus on proposal.
Budget:
We have to make deep cuts in our budget. Review item by item. CCC
will decide 3rd amended budget online and send to Finance
Committee. Decides to preserve campaign school, matching fund,
ballot access and Political Director money. Discusses other
funding options for supporting candidates and working with Finance
Committee to find other ways to raise funds for projects.
Website:
Discuss need for changes, additions and updates. Masada will
organize them and send out summary.
Resources:
Mike working on revision of application. Need to get applications
for next cycle. Dec-Feb 04 elections. Masada will check in with
Mike on process. Subcommittee is meeting before next regular
call. Changing membership of committee tabled to next call
after folks decide what items they want to focus on.
Officeholder's
committee: Discussion of proposed officeholders network bylaws.
CCC will draft response to Officeholder's network with specific
suggestions for an alternate model. Gray will send letter out and
send email that we are working on a response.
Campaign
Schools:
Great
Lakes school coming up soon! Registration is slow, but folks are
planning on coming. Good slate of presenters and officeholders.
Juscha will videotape. Chesapeake school is being created now.
Mike L and Dan are working on this for Jan. Los Angeles on deck
for early 04, no details.Prairie school in March 19-21 in Kansas
City, MO. Pacific Northwest in July or Aug. in Portland.
Hiring
committee: applications no longer being accepted. Hiring committee
received some strong applications and will be interviewing over
Thanksgiving weekend.
Check-out
Adjourned.
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