GPCA Strategic Plan FY2015-2017

 

 

"The Coordinating Committee shall present a draft Two-Year Strategic Plan to the General Assembly for approval along with the annual budget, using input from a brainstorming session of the General Assembly and the Work Plans of the Committees and Working Groups. The Two-Year Strategic Plan shall include a two-year General Assembly schedule, including potential agenda items, based upon the requirements for General Assembly decisions in these bylaws and the projected agenda items in the Work Plans of the Committees and Working Groups. The two-year General Assembly schedule shall be revised annually, with scheduling remaining flexible and final agenda approval for each General Assembly up to each General Assembly."

 

The FY2015-2017 GPCA Strategic Plan shall include the following topics: regular General Assemblies, Standing General Assemblies and Gatherings, increasing party voter registration; planning for 2016 elections and candidate development, including the US Senate race; hosting a Green presidential candidate forum in conjunction with the GPCA January General Assembly; hosting a campaign school training event; and planning to submit an application to the GPUS to host the GPUS 2017 Annual National Meeting, that the GPCA's application for the 2017 Annual National Meeting contain the primary dates in the San Francisco Bay Area at a location to be determined, and that the preceding weekend there be a minimum of a one day event in Southern California, to include camapaign school and offer to host a meeting of the Green Party National Latino Caucus, that would also feature Southern California Latino/a Greens.

 

The Coordinating Committee discussed the Strategic Plan at is January annual retreat and on its May 4 teleconference, after which it approved the following proposed timeline for 2015-2017:

 

 

January:  Coordinating Committee annual retreat

 

January 5th: CC meeting 

 

January 31: Deadline: Work plans submitted from committees and working groups

 

February 2nd: CC meeting 

 

March 2: CC meeting

 

March 2: Deadline for applications for candidates for the Coordinating Committee and the GPUS Delegation

 

April 6th: CC meeting

 

Spring: Determination of active Counties of calculating delegates to the Spring General Assembly (GPCA Bylaws 5-2.2) at least 42 days before General Assembly (GPCA Bylaws 7-6.1(b)); and for the Standing General Assembly for the upcoming fiscal year

 

May 4th: CC meeting

 

May 18 - June 21: Discussion period  for Coordinating Committee at-large and GPUS Delegation elections. 

 

June 1st: CC meeting

 

June 8: Bi-Annual Notice announcing vacancies and seeking applicants for GPCA Standing Committees

 

June 22-28: Voting period for Coordinating Committee at-large and GPUS Delegation elections

 

June 27: Approval of the Annual Budget and Annual Strategic Plan, Annual Treasurer's Report, Spring General Assembly (GPCA Fiscal Policy Sections 5-2 and 10-1, GPCA Bylaws Section 11-2 Strategic Plan)

 

June 27:Confirmation of GPCA Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer and Liaison to Secretary of State, Spring General Assembly

 

June 30:  By this date, delegates to the GPCA FY2015-2016 Standing Green Assembly shall be appointed by active County Organizations and shall serve for one year terms (July 1 - June 30), with no term limits. 

 

July 1: Standing General Assembly Delegate Terms begin and run through June 30th of 2016

 

July 6th: CC meeting

 

July 23-26: GPUS Annual National Meeting, St. Louis

 

August 3rd: CC meeting

 

September 7th: CC meeting

 

October 5th: CC meeting

 

November 9: CC meeting

 

November 2: Bi-Annual Notice seeking applicants for GPCA Standing Committees

 

December 7th: CC meeting 

 

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