<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I strongly support this decision.<div class=""><br class=""><div class="">We are all busy and it's understandable that committee members can’t make every call, every month. However this fact shouldn't bring the critical work of our organization to a halt.</div><div class="">The current quorum requirements have already proven unrealistic based on the level of participation we have.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Feb 21, 2018, at 11:26 AM, Steve Breedlove <<a href="mailto:srbreedlove@gmail.com" class="">srbreedlove@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="auto" class="">To address your concern, James, committees, WG, etc are all responsible to the GA. When mundane b.s. can't be addressed month after month because of chronic absences we have to be willing to recognize that a party is an organization that exists to do work. This is a simple solution. Also in this proposal is clarification for meetings that are regularly scheduled don't require notice. This is because the problem has been noted as people not being in meetings and having an unrealistic quorum that castrated the committee. Now there's no excuse. <div dir="auto" class="">I support this proposal.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 21, 2018 9:27 AM, "Erik" <<a href="mailto:erikrydberg34@gmail.com" class="">erikrydberg34@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution" class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=""><div dir="auto" class="">This proposal was brought forth by members of GPCA Members who actually sit on Committees. We need our Committees to be functional. Please vote yes. </div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="">On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 11:49 PM Eric Brooks <<a href="mailto:brookse32@hotmail.com" target="_blank" class="">brookse32@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div class="m_-7675624765394476430m_-5060348885157279185m_-1621623430494284688WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class="">For our many small committees even the current quorum of 50% +1 is really problematic. Half of our committees can’t make quorum because there are just not enough
people serving on committees. Committees are generally made up of 8 people and that forces us to make sure 5 show up to reach quorum. This is too high a bar, and 4 is much more manageable.<br class="">
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And bear in mind that if a committee makes poor decisions, those can be overruled by the GA/SGA, so a 2/3rds supermajority is not needed for specialized committees.<br class="">
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We badly need this amendment so that we can get our committees properly functioning again.<br class="">
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GPCA Media Committee Co-Coordinator<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class="">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" class=""> gpca-votes [mailto:<a href="mailto:gpca-votes-bounces@sfgreens.org" target="_blank" class="">gpca-votes-bounces@<wbr class="">sfgreens.org</a>]
<b class="">On Behalf Of </b>james clark<br class="">
<b class="">Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 20, 2018 2:10 PM<br class="">
<b class="">To:</b> GPCA Discussion List for SGA Votes <<a href="mailto:gpca-votes@sfgreens.org" target="_blank" class="">gpca-votes@sfgreens.org</a>><br class="">
<b class="">Subject:</b> Re: [GPCA-SGA-Votes] Discuss ID 157: Bylaws Amendment: Clarify Notice Requirements and Reset Quorum at a Minimum of 50% For Standing Committees’ Voting Membership<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p></div></div><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" class=""><div class="m_-7675624765394476430m_-5060348885157279185m_-1621623430494284688WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p>
<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">A quorum should be no less than 66.66% of voting members. Having a smaller quorum leaves to much room for members to be excluded from important votes and decisions.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">On Feb 15, 2018 12:45 PM, "GPCA Votes" <<a href="mailto:gpca.votes@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">gpca.votes@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Ranked Choice Vote <b class="">Bylaws Amendment: Clarify Notice Requirements and Reset Quorum at a Minimum of 50% For Standing Committees’ Voting Membership</b><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Ranked Choice Vote Administrators: Victoria Ashley, Brian Good, Laura Wells, Eric Brooks, Mike Goldbeck<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Discussion 02/12/2018 - 03/25/2018<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Voting 03/26/2018 - 04/01/2018<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Voting ends at Midnight Pacific Time<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">This proposal has been brought forth because in recent years a number of standing committees of the Green Party of California (GPCA) have been unable to conduct any business for lengthy periods of time due to failure to reach quorum. This
state of affairs has often impeded the GPCA Coordinating Committee (CC) from fulfilling its own responsibilities per GPCA Bylaw 8-1.7 (“Request and receive reports from Committees and Working Groups, refer matters to them, and monitor and assist their work”).
GPCA standing committees are capped, for gender balance, at an even number of members, and currently establish quorum at a majority of voting members. This proposed amendment would establish the minimum quorum at least 50% of standing committees’ voting membership. <u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">This proposal would also clarify an ambiguity in notice requirements for calling meetings. The language of GPCA Bylaw 9-3.1 is silent regarding notice requirements for standing committees that establish regular meeting schedules. In practice,
most if not all standing committees establish regular meeting schedules for their work year. The proposed language would make explicit that two weeks’ notice is required for meetings that fall outside a standing committee’s regular meeting schedule, should
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">That GPCA Bylaw Article 9-3 be amended as follows:<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">That Article 9-3 be amended from its current text:<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Section 9-3 Meetings<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">9-3.1 Committees shall meet during GPCA state meetings, on teleconferences and otherwise as necessary to achieve the objectives outlined in its work plan. Meetings must be called with a minimum of two weeks notice to committee members.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">9-3.2 The decision-making process for committees shall follow that described for the General Assembly in 7-5.5. Quorum is a majority of the committee's voting membership.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">To read as follows:<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Section 9-3 Meetings<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">9-3.1 Committees shall meet during GPCA state meetings, on teleconferences and otherwise as necessary to achieve the objectives outlined in their work plans. Meetings outside any regular meeting schedule shall be called with a minimum of
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">9-3.2 The decision-making process for committees shall follow that described for the General Assembly in 7-5.5. Quorum shall be at least 50% of the committee's voting membership.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Sponsors: The proposed amendment has been endorsed and sponsored by the Green Party of Butte County and the Green Party of Yolo County.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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