Re: GPOCC Re: Montrose meeting -- Denver Greens

["Art Goodtimes" <goodtimes@independence.net>]

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Date sent:      	Thu, 7 Sep 2000 12:45:24 EDT
Subject:        	Re: GPOCC Re: Montrose meeting -- Denver Greens
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bill

as i wrote brad, according to our bylaws as currently written, (3.1)
there is explicit language that locals can only be accepted at a
state meeting "by 60% of the voting Greens (at least three fourths
of all locals represented).

so, we'll need 6 of 8 to accept montrose. however, if jason comes
from denver, mike come from sopris, dennis comes from san
miguel, and high desert and delta show up (as they will), we only
need doug from summit to make 6 locals. so, there's a chance it
can happen. you might want to contact doug (i've emailed him to
this effect) and stress how important his presence is.

bill, i agree that computer voting saves us time and money. i would
be in support of a proposal to change the bylaws to amend section
3.1 to allow the Council to accept new locals (especially as
currently our Council policies require 8 of 8 locals to report for a
quorum -- a requirement more stringent than at a state meeting).
you might ask davey to help you word the language for a second
bylaw change to this effect at the montrose meet, where bylaw
changes can be made with a simple majority of locals in the state
(5 of 8) being represented and 60% of those Greens voting in
agreement.

that bylaw change would allow the Council to vote on Montrose
membership immediately even if it wasn't accomplished at the
montrose state meet.

good luck.

art

> Brad,
>
> Good hearing from you. I don't know if the council has the authority
> to vote on an issue such as this - the acceptance of a local into the
> GPoC. Perhaps Dean or Davey could answer that.
>
> But the question of the membership voting electronically came up in
> the past and I'm not sure where it went. When the computer has so
> compressed distance is it still necessary to hold a meeting in a
> physical space for the membership to vote on such issues? Local
> chapters could take their tallies and a representative of each local
> could report by e-mail to a central address. Such procedures would not
> and could not replace face-to-face meetings which are essential for
> the life of the state party.
>
> I agree with Davey and others who believe it is imperative to act soon
> in accepting new locals into the party.
>
> Give my best to Russell and wish him well for me,
>
> Bill
> In a message dated 9/6/00 10:15:52 PM, bklafehn@mindspring.com writes:
>
> << Hi All - We just had the monthly meeting of the Denver Green Party,
> and it
>
> appears that, except for Jason Stout, no one from Denver will be able
> to
>
> attend the Montrose meeting.  It just seems very difficult for any of
> us to
>
> get away right now - what with the Nader appearance/rally on Sunday at
> the
>
> Mercury Café (11:40AM to 3:20PM) and the Globalization Forum on Monday
> at
>
> Auraria.
>
>
> Thanks to the Montrose folks for hosting the meeting - I for one would
> like
>
> to get back to my old stomping grounds - I lived in Montrose, and
> worked for
>
> WCC, from 1982-1985.  But it's not to be.  If we can accept the
> Montrose
>
> group via the Council, that would be great!  Also, I like the idea
> that the
>
> next GPOC meeting be in Summit County, a pretty central location.
>
>
> This list will also be interested to know that Russell Rendon has just
>
> resigned as co-chair of the Denver Greens, so as to be able to devote
> more
>
> time to his students at Manual High School.  We'll miss Russell as an
>
> officer, (and as a traveling companion to Western Slope meetings), but
> he
>
> still plans on coming to the DGP monthly meetings, the Diversity
> Committee
>
> meetings, etc.  The newly-elected person who will fill out his term is
> Mina
>
> Nichols, the editor of our newsletter and a tremendously energetic
> person.
>
> I'm sure you'll be meeting her!
>
>
> - Brad Klafehn, Denver >>
>
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