SC Agenda October 14, 2018

GPUS Steering Committee Agenda – Sunday 14 October 2018 – 8:00 pm ET

SUMMARY FOR DISTRIBUTION TO STATES AND LOCAL CHAPTERS

1. New Business: Resignation of Joy Davis

2. Standing Business: Treasurer’s Report (Treasurer’s Reports to the GNC available at https://gpus.org/treasurers-reports/); Fundraising Report; Fundraising Consultant update

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

In the queue: 2018 Platform Amendments – 2018 Platform Amendments: Climate Change and the Green New Deal , Ecological Wisdom and Population, HIV-AIDS

Received for the queue – Proposals to go into the queue on 12 November:

2018 Platform Amendments – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Civil Rights and Equal Rights; Fukushima-Daiichi -Seven Years Later Response with Open Letters; Establish a GPUS Standing Committee -Banking and Monetary Reform Committee (BMRC); Resolution in Opposition to Rising Fascism

Online SC Proposals approved since last call and sent to the NC: None

4. Old Business: Strategic Planning meeting, Green Uprising letter, Colorado – Update and compromise proposal

For future agenda: ANM summary update, Freshdesk update, ETC Report, Tech – voting page/ETC and misc. maintenance

5. Executive Session: a) Personnel matter

The full agenda is available at http://gpus.org/sc-agenda-2018-10-14/

The call recording will be available at 712-451-0309, 926334#, reference 32 and https://gpus.org/steering-committee-recordings/

Jody Grage, Secretary


GPUS Steering Committee Agenda, Sunday 14 October 2018 – 8:00 p.m. ET

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AGENDA:

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

II. NEW BUSINESS – 5 min

a) Resignation of Joy Davis – schedule for vacancy election

III. STANDING BUSINESS – 20 min

a) Treasurer’s report – Hillary Kane – 10 min.
Treasurer’s Reports to the GNC available at https://gpus.org/treasurers-reports/

b) Fundraising report – Gloria – 10 min.
Fundraising Consultant update – Hillary, Gloria

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

In the queue:
Platform Amendments – 2018 Platform Amendments: Climate Change and the Green New Deal, Population Pressures and Resource Depletion, HIV-AIDS

Received for the queue – Proposals to go into the queue on 12 November:

2018 Platform Amendments – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Civil Rights and Equal Rights; Fukushima-Daiichi -Seven Years Later Response with Open Letters; Establish a GPUS Standing Committee -Banking and Monetary Reform Committee (BMRC); Resolution in Opposition to Rising Fascism

Online SC Proposals approved since last call and sent to the NC: None

V. OLD BUSINESS – 75 min
a) Strategic Planning meeting – Gloria and Margaret – 15 min
28 September info to SC for online discussion leading to proposal for this call; possibility of DC meeting noted
b) Green Uprising update – letter from SC – Margaret, Gloria, Violet – 15 min
Margaret to do calls re: FEC info and lawyers and formulate the questions to SC to use in letter
c) Colorado – Update and compromise proposal – Violet – 45 min

For future agenda: ANM summary update, Freshdesk update, ETC Report, Tech – voting page/ETC and misc. maintenance

End recording of call

VI. EXECUTIVE SESSION – 10 min
a) Personnel matter

TOTAL TIME: 2 hours 20 min

Jody Grage, Secretary