2007 12 15 LC Meeting
From Cook County Green Party
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Time and Place
- When: Saturday, December 15th, 1pm
- Where: Cafe Catedral, 25th and Christiana
Agenda
As acceped at meeting
1:00 - 1:15 Convene Meeting - Introductions, Approve Agenda, Approve Facilitator Timekeeper & Notetaker
1:15 - 1:30 Reports on Filings - Current state of objections, which candidates will be on the ballot and which won't, etc.
1:30 - 1:45 Elections - Interim Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer - to be conducted on a one local, one vote basis, using an IRV ballot which will be prepared on site
1:45 - 2:00 Ward and Township Committeepersons - finalize and approve the list of names to be submitted to Rich Whitney so that he can make the official appointments with the office of the Cook County Clerk
2:00 - 2:15
Calendar - plan out meetings and events through April 7 (see suggested
calendar below)
2:15 - 2:45 County candidates - identify people to prepare a questionnaire and process for considering new county candidates for slating
Bylaws - identify people who will work on the bylaws for the Cook County Green Party and Cook County Central Committee, and make sure times are scheduled for this
Web and Communications - determine status of getting website developed, see if we need to set up a two-tiered listserv system, brief feedback on how to deal with sending out press releases and/or taking online votes as needed
Task List - make sure that all tasks identified during the meeting have been specifically assigned to someone
2:45 - 3:00 Buffer Time and Announcements
3:00 - Adjourn Meeting
Minutes
- Facilitator: Mike Drennan
- Notes: Craig Brozefsky
- Stack: Dave Ralston
Opening Business
Mike started the meting by covering agenda and listing the primary objectives of this meeting.
Lionel's stated a stand-aside concern with regards the style of facilitation and the insertion of facilitators viewpoints. These concerns were acknowledged by Mike.
Discussion of Agenda
Lionel voiced concern with 1:45-2:00 Agenda Item, which is finalization and approval of ward cps and township cps nnominated and submitting that to Rich Whitney (RW). His concern was specifically with "finalization" and when a real "drop date" for submission of nominees.
Walter asked about previously elected ward cps, and Phil clarified that they will be put on the nominee list submitted to RW.
The Agenda was subsequently approved by consensus.
Report on Filings and Objections
Report was provided Walter Essler.
Julie Samuels asked what steps locals would ask to interview and approve nominees for Ward and township CPs. Julie requested that we ensure this is covered later in the appropriate agenda slots. Dave Ralston volunteered to shepard this process.
Removed Candidated
15th state rep district candidate Terrence Gilhooly was thrown off ballot.
9th state rep district candidate Antonny Cox was removed from ballot -- entire streets disappeared from the voter rolls when
21st state rep candidate Rita Maniotis was removed from ballot
Dave Kawblfiesch will likely be removed from ballot
Scott Summers was removed in the 16th congressional district
Tony Cox wants to sue the judgement that he required 500 signatures.
Standing Candidates
41st state rep Kevin O'Connor
Jerry Pohlen in 3rd us conrgressional
Alan Auguston on in 5th congressional
Mo Shanfield in the 9th congressional
5th and 9th state rep districts where unchalleneged.
Ward and Township Commiteeperson List
Phil Huckleberry compiled the canonical list in spreadsheet form, which will be included as part of these notes.
There was a discussion regarding the collection and deadline for submitting lists -- addressing Lionel and Julie's request for more time to fill seats.
Lionel had a blocking concern that the deadline of collecting the list is artificial, and could be extended to allow South Metro Greens to find more nominees. He stated that their local has not had access to a list of ILGP members in their area and therefor have not had sufficient chance to identify members.
Walter suggested we finish collecting the locals name and then the open slots can be marked as possibly being filled by a local.
Julie Samuels introduced a motion that the list be approved by the CCGP and submitted to Rich Whitney via the DEC.
Since consensus could not be reached and there was a blocking concern, a vote was taken:
NorthSide: Yes West Side: Yes Second City: Yes South Metro: No Pilsen: Yes North Shore: Yes Hyde Park: Yes Chicago Greens: No
The motion passed.
Walter then introducted a motion that we pre-approve nominees from member locals that would be submitted later to RW.
Phil had a blocking objection, stating that this was not possible logistically, since the list was already submitted and time constraints made delays problematic.
Because of the lack of consensus and the blocking concern, a vote was taken:
North Side: Yes West Side: No Second City: Yes South Metro: Yes Pilsen: No North Shore: No Hyde Park: No Chicago Greens: Yes
The motion did not have the require super-majority to pass.
Lionel from South Metro Greens registered a protest that the super-majority requirement of the bylaws was in conflict with Green principles and that the bylaws were not adoped properly.
Interim Officer Selection
Phil nominated the following who were subsequently approved by consensus:
- Chair - Julie Samuels
- Secretary - Craig Brozefsky
- Treasurer - Jack Ailey
CCGP Calendar Approval
The proposed Calendar was adopted, with the understanding that logistics may require the rescheduling of some of the listed teleconferences.
CCGP Guide for County Candidate Selection
Phil proposed that we solicited questions from membership which will be assembled into a questionaire that must be filled out by any candidate seeking CCGP endorsement and slating. The Secretary will coordinate this task.
Dave proposed a meeting in early February for candidates to met the CCGP Locals Council and interested members.
It is imperative that the questions be collected and assembled by Christmas.
ByLaw Disucssion
Two sets of ByLaws need to be drawn up. One is the permanent bylaws of the CCGP, replacing the current intterim bylaws. The second is the bylaws of the Cook County Green Party Central Committee.
To facilitate this, the Secretary will make an announcment to the cookcodiscussion yahoo group, and set up a mailing list specifically for this discussion. As defined in the Calendar a teleconference will take place to discuss the bylaws. It is hoped that complete proposals will be ready by then.
Mailing List Split
It was proposed that a new mailing list be set up for internal business discussions. It would be private to CCGP members and initially. The secretary will set this up and announce it to the cookcodiscussion yahoo group.
