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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">There are few volunteers stepping forward to do that work. Wishing that there were, doesn’t solve our quorum problem.<br>
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Eric Brooks<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> gpca-votes [mailto:gpca-votes-bounces@sfgreens.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ajay Rai<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 22, 2018 9:49 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> GPCA Discussion List for SGA Votes <gpca-votes@sfgreens.org><br>
<b>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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Isn't the point of being a member of a committee is to do the work of the committee? If some member does not have the time or the inclination to at least attend meetings, they should either resign,
be removed or replaced?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">This proposal further weakens the committees by lower expectation of who can be members of committees. I think we should strengthen committee by adding members who are willing to do the work rather
weaken it by reducing quorum count.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Ajay <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> gpca-votes <<a href="mailto:gpca-votes-bounces@sfgreens.org">gpca-votes-bounces@sfgreens.org</a>>
on behalf of Steve Breedlove <<a href="mailto:srbreedlove@gmail.com">srbreedlove@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 21, 2018 11:26:08 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> GPCA Discussion List for SGA Votes<br>
<b>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</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I support this proposal.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Feb 21, 2018 9:27 AM, "Erik" <<a href="mailto:erikrydberg34@gmail.com">erikrydberg34@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 11:49 PM Eric Brooks <<a href="mailto:brookse32@hotmail.com" target="_blank">brookse32@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">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>
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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>
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We badly need this amendment so that we can get our committees properly functioning again.<br>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> gpca-votes [mailto:<a href="mailto:gpca-votes-bounces@sfgreens.org" target="_blank">gpca-votes-bounces@sfgreens.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>james clark<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 20, 2018 2:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> GPCA Discussion List for SGA Votes <<a href="mailto:gpca-votes@sfgreens.org" target="_blank">gpca-votes@sfgreens.org</a>><br>
<b>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</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">On Feb 15, 2018 12:45 PM, "GPCA Votes" <<a href="mailto:gpca.votes@gmail.com" target="_blank">gpca.votes@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Ranked Choice Vote <b>Bylaws Amendment: Clarify Notice Requirements and Reset Quorum at a Minimum of 50% For Standing Committees’ Voting Membership</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Ranked Choice Vote Administrators: Victoria Ashley, Brian Good, Laura Wells, Eric Brooks, Mike Goldbeck<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Discussion 02/12/2018 - 03/25/2018<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Voting 03/26/2018 - 04/01/2018<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Voting ends at Midnight Pacific Time<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b>Background</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">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’
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<p class="xmsonormal">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,
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<p class="xmsonormal">That GPCA Bylaw Article 9-3 be amended as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Sponsors: The proposed amendment has been endorsed and sponsored by the Green Party of Butte County and the Green Party of Yolo County.<o:p></o:p></p>
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