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Please read the proposal and keep comments on the topic of the proposal only. This proposal is moderated, and the GPCO Code of Conduct will apply (located here: http://gpco.fullydefiant.com/forum/index.php?topic=28.0). Comments with hyperbolic statements or personal attacks will be edited or deleted.Designate your vote by using the following terms: AGREE, BLOCK, or STAND ASIDE. Any blocks will require a vote of the council.Per Section 4.1 of the GPCO bylaws, "State meetings will be held yearly or more frequently at a location agreed upon by the members at the previous meeting, or by a special call of the Council at its discretion.Also per section 4.2.3. of the GPCO bylaws, "The Council sets the agenda for the state meetings..."There are currently twelve (12) active voting chapters in the Green Party of Colorado. Adoption of this proposal requires an AGREE of at least 60% of all votes cast and also requires a minimum quorum of at least one response from seven (7) chapters.Active ChaptersJefferson CountyAdams CountyArapahoe CountyDenverDouglas CountyGreater BoulderPikes PeakPoudre ValleyMesaSan MiguelPlatte ValleyLongmontThe floor is now open for one week of Agreement Seeking, ending April 15, 2017 at 11.59 pm.Basic Information:1. Date Proposed: April 7, 20172. Names of the sponsors: Dave Bell and Andrea Merida Cuellar, co-chairs, GPCO3. Title: Date and Tentative Agenda of 2017 State Meeting4. Text of the actual proposal: The 2017 GPCO Annual State Meeting date and tentative agenda are as below.The date of the state meeting will be August 12, 2017.The location will either be in Denver or Littleton, depending on space availability and cost of venue, to be announced no later than May 12, 2017.Given the difficulty and expense of travel from Grand Junction, a grant of up to $400 will be offered to the Mesa County Green Party to cover travel expenses for four (4) delegates to attend the meeting. Front range party members are requested to step forward to offer any home stay lodging to help defray travel expenses.The agenda will be finalized via friendly amendments offered at a forum workgroup to be created, entitled "2017 Annual Meeting Workgroup."Tentative Agenda
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Sign-in / Credentialing Pre-registration and on-site credentialing will be administered by the Secretary.9:45 a.m. - 10 a.m. Convene Meeting – State Co-Chairs Welcome from Local Chapter Host/Logistics Agenda Review and Adoption10 am - 10:30 am Credentials Report and Establishment of Quorum10:30 am - 11 am Chapter Introductions and Reports, Unaffiliated Greens introductions11 am - 11:15 am Reports from State Party Officers Report from Statewide Youth Coordinator Report from Political Director11:15 - 11:30 am Annual Meeting Review / Proposals adopted by Council 11:30 - 12:30 pm Election of State Officers: 2 Co-Chairs, Treasurer, Secretary, 2 National Representatives12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch1:30 - 2 pm Discussion: Whether to Run a Gubernatorial Candidate in 2018 Vote: Will the Green Party of Colorado focus on local and legislative candidacies, instead of the governor's race. 2 pm - 2:30 pm Resolutions and Proposals2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Discussion: Chapters report back on implementation of Section 3.1 of the Bylaws.3:30 pm - 3:45 pm Acknowledge Volunteers3:45 pm - 4:30 pm Wrap up / Future Business Local and State Legislature Candidates4:30 p.m. Adjourn
Nominations for officers will be open beginning July 15, 2017 and ending July 31, 2017. Nominations may be made by any member of the GPCO council considered in good standing by their local, by state officers or by chapter co-chairs. Self nominations may also be made. Nominees must have been registered as a Green for at least 6 months, accept the 10 Key Values and upon acceptance of the nomination, agree to support the presidential nominee and any nominated candidates as selected by the Green Party of the United States (GPUS).Nominations must be submitted by email to the GPCO secretary and posted on the council General Discussion forum within 24 hours of receipt, including a description of the position as delineated in the GPCO bylaws or Procedures and Guidelines, as applicable. The deadline for all nominations is 9 pm on Saturday, July 15, 2017. The official Call for Nominations will also be posted on the GPCO website and social media and/or email lists or listservs, as well as distributed to each chapter for dissemination.5. Background: per our bylaws, we are to have an annual meeting, and officers are to be elected every two years.6. Justification/Goals: to satisfy requirements under the bylaws7. Pros/Cons: This meeting ensures the democratic handling of business and appointment of leadership.8. Alternatives to this proposal: None9. References: Bylaws of the Green Party of Colorado
I would ask the sponsors to temporarily withdraw proposal 004-17 and resubmit when agreement seeking/voting has been completed on proposal 003-17.Our Procedures and guidelines discourage simultaneous votes on proposals. The complexity caused from running simultaneous proposals can be confusing to Council members and lead to mistakes.We don't want to repeat the debacle Council had in September, 2016.Proposal 003-16 was in agreement seeking when proposals 004-16 and 005-16 were submitted. Bob Kinsey mistakenly blocked ColoradoCare when he intended to block Bill's recall. Here is the sequence of events:8/31: Proposal 003-16 to endorse ColoradoCare Amendment 69, sponsored by Bill Bartlett and Susan Hall, began agreement seeking.9/1: Adams County Greens adopted bylaws to separate from the Adams/Jefferson chapter.9/5 to 9/8: Proposal 004-16 to recognize Adams County, sponsored by Andrea Merida, was submitted and agreed to.9/22: Proposal 005-16 to recall Bill Bartlett, sponsored by Poudre Valley and Arapahoe chapters, was submitted.9/23: Bob Kinsey blocked proposal 003-16 (ColoradoCare) by accident. He had intended to block proposal 005-16. It took until October 20 to discover the mistake and realize GPCO had agreed to endorse ColoradoCare!We should also wait to consider 004-17 until 003-17 is done because the length of the waiting period for new members (003-17) will affect how soon the annual meeting can be held (004-17).By the way, it would be good to state a policy on sequencing proposals through agreement seeking. First-come-first-served?
we're glad to see the date and place setbut we wonder if we couldn't use this agreement-seeking time to discuss the date and place in more detailcan the proponents explain to us why the date and place were chosen?thank you.san miguel greensart goodtimes, facilitator
Art, the lion's share of members live in the Front Range. It's more environmentally sound for us to bring a few folks into the Front Range than in having 100 people ttavel to the Western Slope. This also would have the potential to drastically cut down on participation because of the distance.If you have other ideas that are easily accessible to the most, I'm willing to consider them. Also, if San Miguel needs help getting out her, I'm willing to amend the proposal to assist you all as well.
thank you, andrea. i have no problem with the state meeting being on the front range, although for the 19 years i've been a party member, geographic balance was an important focus and policy, so that we tried to alternate where we met. but i'm concerned about a frank and open discussion among council members on where and when. to that end, i'm confused why you chose to remove this post from one of our members without an explanation, other than your personal belief that it was off-topic. referring us to previous discussions of the time and place would seem to me to be on topic for this proposal. it's hard to participate in an agreement-seeking process when removal of comments rather than discussion of comments occurs. please explain.removed comment:Title: Re: Proposal 004-17: Date and Agenda Setting of 2017 State Meeting Post by: Harry Hempy on April 10, 2017, 07:45:51 AMArt, the date was discussed on the forum in December 2016 and January 2017 at http://gpco.fullydefiant.com/forum/index.php?topic=308.msg1551#msg1551At any rate, please read the History of GPCO Annual Meeting Dates and Locations (Read 110 times)at http://gpco.fullydefiant.com/forum/index.php?topic=308.msg1551#msg1551
andreai must respectfully disagree. we are in agreement-seeking to confirm a date and place for the state meeting, and harry's post is about exactly that -- the date and place of the meeting. while you may not agree with his comment or post, it is not appropriate to censor his post so other council members cannot read it. please explain the reason for the date. the place you explained, but not the date.thank you,art goodtimessan miguel greens
I am noting that you disagree. The fact remains that members should take their own initiative to keep up to date with the discussions here. All these posts have been announced via email, and to confuse this discussion with a completely different one is disruptive.This date is closer to the two-year mark for elections.What is your concern about this date?
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