Draft Agenda for State GPCO Meeting Fort Collins Saturday April 24, 2004

Draft Agenda for State GPCO Meeting in Fort Collins, Colorado

Bylaw 3.2.5 Proposals brought to the agenda of a state meeting must be made by local chapters or a minimum of 5 individuals at large, or by the Council. A written statement of the proposal must be sent to the Council by a representative of the sponsoring local, or by a member at large accompanied by evidence of at least 4 other member's endorsements. The statement and evidence may be done by email or on paper.

Saturday April 24, 2004

Pre-meeting:

8:30 AM Refreshments

Meeting Call to Order:

9:00 AM Welcome and Logistics: Location of refreshments, restrooms, copier, lunch, other housekeeping needs and/or questions. By PVGP--3 min.

Invocation: Quote from “a notable source”, GPCO history-anniversary-from brochure: organized in 1992 with first candidates in 1994 = 10 years, etc. By Co-Chair--3 min.

Introductions: Around the room/Affiliation/Expectations/Icebreaker question? By Facilitator--15 min.

Roles: By Facilitator—5 min.

Co-Facilitator: ??

Minute Takers, other than Secretary: ??

Timekeeper and Sergeant at Arms (two minute warning): ??

Vibeswatcher: ??

Roll call of chapters present: By Facilitators--3 min.

(A quorum requires the presence of 60% of the 10 active chapters with two times the number of chapters present of voting participants.)

· Boulder County Green Party

· Denver Green Party

La Plata County Green Party

· Mesa County Green Party

· Poudre Valley Greens

Royal Gorge Green Party

· San Miguel Greens

· Southwest Greens

· Summit County Green Party

· Uncompahgre Valley Green Party

Ground Rules for Meeting Conduct: By Facilitators--3 min.

Explanation of agreement seeking process: By Facilitators--3 min.

Review of Agenda-Any proposed Amendments to Agenda: By Facilitators--5 min.

Review/Approval of minutes from previous state meeting: By Facilitators--5 min.

(Please, try to read these before the meeting, online! Excellent minutes from the 2003 State Meeting in Cortez can be found on the GPCO website.)

New chapters requesting affiliation: (Chapter Bylaws in Appendix A)

1. I propose affiliation of UNC Green Party be put on the state meeting agenda. (This would be a campus-based organization only.) By Eric Fried 10 min.

2. Agenda Item for Colorado Green Party 'State Meeting'
Recognition of "Jefferson Greens." We will seek recognition as a new local chapter and seating of delegates for "Jefferson Greens" at the state meeting. We request that this item be placed early in the agenda of the 'state meeting' so that "Jefferson Greens" delegates may participate in any further Green Party of Colorado decisions. Denver Greens at the February business meeting approved and endorsed this change. By Dave Chandler (Bylaws in Appendix B) 10 min.

3. Independent GPCO Members requesting affiliation: _?_ min.

3.2.1 If there is no local in a county, an individual may maintain an independent membership with the Green Party of Colorado by abiding by the 10 Key Values and these bylaws and upon approval of 60% of the voting Greens (at least three fourths of all locals represented) at a state party meeting. Such approval shall be a precondition for voting at a state nominating convention.

Proposed Bylaw amendments--10 min. (Appendix B)

Bylaws: 6.1 These bylaws may be amended on a three-fifths vote by members present at a state meeting. A written copy of adopted bylaws (with any current amendments) will be maintained by the Secretary.

1. Amendments to Candidates’ Sections, related to HB03-1142.

Proposed Procedure and Guidelines amendments--0 min.

None

Proposals for Discussion/Decisions:

1. Nomination and Certification of Delegates (22 authorized) to National Nominating Convention. By Allison Maynard, Chair--15 min.

2. Treasurer’s Report and Proposal: I will be proposing that GPCO contribute $100 to each of the local and state campaigns which are approved at the nominating convention. Please set aside 15 minutes on the agenda for the Treasurer's report and associated items. By Brad Klafehn—15 min.

3. "A fund should be built for GPCO delegates who need financial assistance to attend the national convention." By Bill McCormick--10 min.

4. I would like to request an extension of the fundraising drive until November

2nd. We have not been as active as we had hoped, so much more work is to be

done. By Bruce Meyer—5 min.

5. Ratification of 2003-2004 Council proposals. #s 015-03—023-03 and #s 001-04—007-04. By No Sponsor (Listed in Appendix C and available on the website)--10 min.

(120 min.) Break—10 min.

6. I propose that one of the major projects for the Colorado Green Party for the next four years needs to be election reform. By Rick VanWie. 15 min.

7. Discussion and Ratification of New 2004 Colorado Green Party Platform. It should read as follows: Tentative position papers drafted by task forces working on various parts of the state platform have been posted on the website, for Colorado Greens' review, for several weeks. These position papers will also be available, in hard copy, at the state meeting. We will have open discussion of all aspects of the platform, with changes to it made by motion, and consensus will be sought. We will also be deciding on an action plan to implement each part of the platform. By Sunny Maynard--90 minutes is sought for this process.

Committee Reports and Proposals:

1. Report and Proposal from Legislative Committee: By Bruce Field--5-10 min.

2. Report from Co-chair--5 min.

3. Report from GP-US reps--5 min.

4. Report from USGP Platform Committee—Explanation of the process for the GPUS Platform, since any council proposals on it will occur after the State convention. By Lanny Kness--5-10 min.

5. Report from Media Director. By Kirstin Marr--5 min.

(140 min.) Lunch-30 min.

Election of any needed officers:

Nominations for Officer Candidates—20 min.:

1. Co-chair-Lanny Kness (I support Lanny for Co-chair, he has consistently attended meetings and expressed great interest in growing the local and state party. By Bruce Meyer; second by Art Goodtimes; support by Alison Maynard.)

2. Co-Chair-_________.

3. Council Facilitator-__________.

4. Reaffirmation of Non-Elected Volunteer Posts. These positions include: PO Box Mail Checker--Bruce Meyer with Brad Klafehn as backup;

Phone Line Monitor-Sunny Maynard;

Database Guru Kent Holcomb;

Webmaster-Charlie Green;

Brochure Updater-Presently Brad Klafehn, but I want out of this momentous responsibility;

Media Representative-Kirstin Marr;

Archivist-VACANT

Proposals for Discussion Items:

1. I propose we have a discussion of what it means to be minor
party, and how we envision we can grow to be a major party. 15 minutes or whatever time as can be spared would be appreciated. By Art Goodtimes—20 min.

2. I propose we have a discussion of Colorado State law as it affects Minor Parties and how to accommodate the changes required by HB03-1142. By Art Goodtimes—10 min.

3. Bring suit related to HB03-1142 that a candidate can petition onto the primary ballot with petition signatures from all party affiliations. By Sunny Maynard--10 min.

4. I request that we place an item on the agenda to discuss internal communication within the party. By Doug Malkan—10 min.

Adjourn to Nominating Convention