| Minutes
04.18.2004
As
approved by the CCC on 5/2/04
Present:
Masada Disenhouse (NY), Mike Livingston (MD), Tom Sevigny (CT)(facilitator),
Gray Newman (NC), Brent McMillan (political director), Juscha
Robinson (WI)(notetaker), Jeff Cropp (OR), Susan King (CA).
Adrianna Buonarroti (MI) tried several times but was unable to
access the call bridge.
Call
began at 8 p.m. CDT
Approval
of minutes
* Mike will resend minutes from 3-14-04 for approval on the next
call
* Brent will make a few minor changes in 3-28-04 minutes and
resubmit them online.
Web
Page
* Brent will be
putting up campaign school documents.
State
Associates
* Juscha reported efforts to firm up program, make SA-status more
useful.
* Brent reported progress finding contacts in ND
* Committee will consider work presented by Adrianna on the next
call
Staff
supervision
* Brent and Juscha (and Mike) spent time together in DC in early
April. It was very productive and all feel very positive
about it. Especially useful was seeing the office and becoming
familiar with Brent's everyday.
Database
Project
* Database Working Group is functioning (DAWG), CCC will give
input when development has gotten that far.
Transitioning
* Juscha will work on co-chair job description for next call
* Susan will work on updating CCC job description, referencing
strategic plan for next call; this job description will be sent to
state parties and CC for recruiting candidates for new committee.
Matching
funds
* Masada sent draft recommendations
* Recommendation to add points for incumbency: approved
* Recommendation to require references: approved
* Brent has been working on standardized documents to
track/process applications
* Recommendations: 7 completed apps, 1 third cycle app
* Ellquist (AZ) - county atty; matching funds approved
* Glassburn (OH) - state rep; other resources approved
* Jacobsen (HI) - county council; matching funds approved (Mike
stands aside)
* Kinsey (CO) - US rep; others resources approved
* Lawrence (FL) - county commission; other resources approved
* Northrop (IA) - US Senate; other resources approved
* Toste (RI) - state senate; other resources approved
* Hunter (NJ) - town council; other resources approved; matching
funds pending campaign finance assurances
Campus
Greens volunteers
* CG Future Focus Institute moved to California in August. This
will affect timing of volunteers.
* Vols will be getting credit for campaign work in the fall.
Campaign
schools
* LA school - July 31
* Northwest Regional: Portland - August 8-9
* Campus Greens FFI - August
* National Convention School - Friday, June 25; Jeff will work
with Susan to have a completed action plan for the next call.
2004
Coordinated Congressional campaigns
* Memo outlining program was sent
* Approved; Brent and Juscha will begin taking steps to carry out
plan.
Hotline/Consultants
* Campaigns have been calling, responses are timely.
* Brent will follow up with a few callers to get feedback on
general usefulness.
Campaign
Manual
* Susan wrote recruitment section, which will be a separate
handbook.
* Gray will contribute section on materials to 2004 campaign
manual.
* Mike has campaign job description pieces
* Brent will have appendices done by next call
* Susan will be doing editing, done by end of May
BAWG
* Juscha requested that the CCC approve putting out a national
call for donations for Georgia ballot drive campaign (to match a
large donation); it will be designed and put together by BAWG:
approved PCSC
* Susan reported that the PCSC is still primarily occupied with
floor rules for the Convention.
* On next call, PCSC will take up other more directly
campaign-related issues that may require more direct CCC
input/involvement.
Elections
database
* Juscha and Brent reported a productive discussion with Mike
Feinstein about transferring administrative control of elections
database to the CCC.
Greensweek/Greenpages
liaison/media committee meeting
* Mike will be working with media and targeted campaigns.
* Juscha will set up call with media committee about messaging and
other common issues, involving Brent and Mike.
Budget
Amendment
* Brent asked for more salary, to bring him closer to other GPUS
employees.
* Masada requested more for campaign schools, to account for
as-yet unplanned schools.
* Request approved by CCC
* Juscha will send to finance committee Committee Rules
* Tom and Juscha will talk about minor changes
* CCC will approve online.
Call
adjourned at 10:15 p.m. CDT.
Respectfully submitted,
Juscha Robinson
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