GPUS Steering Committee Agenda, Sunday 10 June 2018 – 8:00 pm ET
SUMMARY FOR DISTRIBUTION TO STATES AND LOCAL CHAPTERS:
1. New Business: ETC Recommendations on Voting Application, SC review of fundraising emails and moderation of social media
2. Standing Business: Treasurer’s Report, Fundraising Report and Decision on recommendation to hire Fundraising Consultant, Liaison Reports
3. Voting Queue – https://secure.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/login
In the queue: Position Statement in Opposition to Rising Fascism; 2018 Platform Amendment Proposal – Decriminalization of Sex Work; Approvals of Sid Smith, Charles Sherrouse, and Holly Hart as Forum Managers, Approval of Frank Young as Alternate Floor Manager
Received for the queue: Bylaw Amendment – Adopt Weighted Counting for Ranked Choice Ballots, Green Party Black Caucus; Platform Amendments – Protecting the Great Lakes – Platform Committee, Fair Taxation – Nebraska; Insurance Reform – Nebraska
Online SC Proposals approved since last call and sent to the NC: None
4. Old Business: ANM updates, Plenary planning by SC, Strategic Planning Retreats update, Updates on pending agenda items
5. Executive Session: None
The full agenda is available at http://gpus.org/sc-agenda-2018-06-10
The call recording will be available at 712-451-0309, 926334#, reference 24
Jody Grage, Secretary
GPUS Steering Committee Agenda, Sunday 10 June 2018 – 8:00 p.m. ET
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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.
a) ETC Recommendations – determine process for addressing 10 Voting Application Issues sent 11 May – Jody
b) SC review of fundraising emails – currently Gloria, Hillary, and Andrea – Andrea
c) SC moderation of social media – Chris
III. STANDING BUSINESS – 40 min.
a) Treasurer’s report – Hillary Kane, 10 min.
including Treasurer’s Reports to the GNC
b) Fundraising report – Gloria – 10 min.
Decision on recommendation to hire Fundraising Consultant – Hillary, Gloria
c) Liaison reports – 20 min. (ANM update later in agenda)
IV. VOTING QUEUE – Jody – 5 min.
(https://secure.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/login)
In the queue:
a) Approvals of Sid Smith, Charles Sherrouse, and Holly Hart as Forum Managers, Approval of Frank Young as Alternate
Floor Manager – voting through 10 June
b) Position Statement in Opposition to Rising Fascism – discussion through 24 June c) 2018 Platform Amendment Proposal – Decriminalization of Sex Work – discussion through 24 June Received for the queue (Floor Managers needed):
a) Bylaw Amendment: Adopt Weighted Counting For Ranked Choice Ballots; Green Party Black Caucus
b) Platform Amendment – Protecting the Great Lakes – Platform Committee
c) Platform Amendment – Fair Taxation – Nebraska
d) Platform Amendment – Insurance Reform – Nebraska
Online SC Proposals approved since last call and sent to the NC: None
V. OLD BUSINESS – 45 min.
a) ANM updates – 10 min
b) Plenary planning by SC – 15 min
c) Strategic Planning Retreats update – Darryl!, Gloria – 10 min
c) Updates on pending agenda items – 10 min
1. Election database Phase II and III update – Hillary
2. Voting page maintenance/Tech issues update – Chris
End recording of call
VI. EXECUTIVE SESSION – none
TOTAL TIME: 2 hour 15 minutes
Jody Grage, Secretary