SUMMARY FOR DISTRIBUTION TO STATES AND LOCAL CHAPTERS:
1. New Business: Welcome to incoming at-large SC member Justin Beth; Liaison revisions
2. Standing Business: Treasurer’s Report (Treasurer’s Reports to the GNC available at https://gpus.org/treasurers-reports/); Fundraising Report; Fundraising Consultant update, Liaison reports
3. Voting Queue – https://secure.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/login
Received for the queue – 2019 Budget Proposal; Coordinated Campaign Committee Election
In the queue: 2018 Platform Amendments – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Civil Rights and Equal Rights; 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, 2018 ANM financial report update; Apportionment Tabulation Committee membership
For future agendas: Freshdesk update, ETC Report, Tech – voting page/ETC and misc. maintenance
5. Executive Session: Personnel
The full agenda is available at http://gpus.org/sc-agenda-2018-12-09/
The call recording will be available at 712-451-0309, 926334#, reference 37 and
https://gpus.org/steering-committee-recordings/
Jody Grage, Secretary
GPUS Steering Committee Agenda, Sunday 9 December 2018 – 8 pm ET
OBSERVERS: At this time up to 10 observers will be included on the SC calls; that number will be increased if/when demand warrants. Sign up to observe under the heading at http://gpus.org/committees/steering/minutes/. SC Rules, Policies, and Procedures state: NC delegates and alternates can observe the call by contacting the SC Secretary at least 24 hours in advance on a first come, first served basis. Delegates and alternates who have never observed on a call will receive priority over those who have. Observers may observe only and may not participate or ask questions during the call unless they have specifically requested to be added to the agenda in advance. A separate call number shall be reserved by the SC as necessary for executive session discussions.
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 – 15 minutes
a) Welcome to incoming at-large SC member Justin Beth
b) Liaison revisions
III. STANDING BUSINESS – 50 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
d) Liaison reports – suggest one or two per SC member – 30 min
IV. VOTING QUEUE – Jody – 5 min.
(https://secure.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/login)
Received for the queue: 2019 Budget Proposal; Coordinated Campaign Committee Election
In the queue – 2018 Platform Amendments – Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Civil Rights and Equal Rights; Resolution in Opposition to Rising Fascism
Online SC Proposals approved since last call and sent to the NC: None
V. OLD BUSINESS – 30 min
a) Strategic Planning meeting #1 report – Gloria and Margaret – 20 min
b) 2018 ANM financial report update – 5 min
c) Apportionment Tabulation Committee vacancy – 5 min
One elected member had withdrawn from the Green Party necessitating appointment by SC to fill the vacancy – current members are Tim Runkle PA (Hillary), Adam Davis UT (Andrea), Guy Benitendi CO (Andrea); James Lane NY (Gloria), Sid Smith VA (Gloria); Jody Grage (Jody)
For future agenda: Freshdesk update, ETC Report, Tech – voting page/ETC and misc. maintenance
End recording of call
VI. EXECUTIVE SESSION – 30 min
Budget discussion – personnel
TOTAL TIME: 2 hours 25 min
Jody Grage, Secretary