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Green Party of Los Angeles County |
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Green Party of Los Angeles County |
| For the second time ever for Los Angeles County,
we've made the text of County Council agenda items available on the web
in a bulletin board/discussion format, open to all GPLAC members. http://www.cagreens.org/bdem3/wwwbd.html When you scroll through the agenda (below in text form, or via http://www.feinstein.org/greenparty/Agenda_April3rd.html), you'll see that beneath each numbered agenda item, there is also specific link to the text of that item. When you click on that link, not only will you be able to read the text of the item, but you can send a response to that item, so that Greens across LA County may discuss agenda items in advance of the County Council meeting. This allows for further inclusiveness in addition to participation to those who can attend a face-to-face meeting. Please forward information of this opportunity to comment to other LA County Greens who you feel may be interested. Cordially, Mike Feinstein Tera Little Co-Coodinators GPLAC County Council PS - This web site is a temporary, one-time set up, only for items already on the agenda, as posted by the GPLAC County Council co-coordinators. All other subjects and comments will be deleted. Thanks for helping this web site serve its purpose. Green
Party of Los Angeles County
County Council Meeting Agenda http://www.feinstein.org/greenparty/Agenda_April3rd.html April
3rd, 2005
Santa Monica Greens office 2809 Pico Bl., Santa Monica, CA 90405 potluck vegetarian buffet 2pm – 3pm formal meeting 3pm – 6pm pre-meeting on-line agenda discussion http://www.cagreens.org/bdem3/wwwbd.html This is a public meeting and may be taped, although the group may request tape recorder to be turned off. Facilitator: to be named before the meeting Notetaker: to be named before the meeting Time Keeper: Bob Smith Vibeswatcher: Maria Belknap 1. Welcome – Two Minutes 2. Introductions - All attendees Introductions brief and to role w/County Council or otherwise with Green Party, or as outside observer Seven Minutes 3. Reviewing our process – Faciliator Four Minutes Relevant By-Laws: 7.2 Open Meetings: With the consent of the Council, all members of the Green Party of Los Angeles County may participate in the “Consensus-seeking Process” but only Council members may hold any “unresolved concerns” and participate in any vote, should one become necessary. 7.2.1 Council members will receive priority in discussions. At the discretion of the facilitation team, and time permitting, non-Council members may participate in these discussions. A Council member, when recognized by the facilitation team, may yield the floor to an observer or guest rather than speaking himself or herself. 4. Opportunity to amend agenda and/or add emergency items – Faciliator Relevant By-Law: 7.5.2.3 The agenda may be amended by a 3/5 vote of County Councilmember present. Emergency and/or late items may be added to the agenda by a 2/3 vote of County Councilmembers Five minutes 5. Action: Approve Minutes from January meeting Three minutes (suggested amendments should be made on-line before the meeting if possible) 6. Report: Report from Green locals Presenters: representatives from Green locals Eight minutes 7. Report: Treasurer’s report Presenter: Doug Barnett Five minutes http://www.cagreens.org/bdem3/messages/5.html 8. Report/Discussion: Data Base coordinator's report Presenter: Michael Rochmes, along with Data Base Committee Thirty-five minutes http://www.cagreens.org/bdem3/messages/6.html 10. Action: Election of one County Co-coordinator (female seat) One minute per candidate, remaining time if necessary for concerns, affirmations, 30 seconds response for each candidate, 30 seconds to vote Eight minutes http://www.cagreens.org/bdem3/messages/7.html 11. Action: Election of one GPCA State Coordinating Committee representative (regional rep) http://www.cagreens.org/bdem3/messages/8.html Relevant By-Laws: 9.5 Selection of State Coordinating Committee Representatives: State Coordinating Committee members shall be chosen by the County Council. The length of the term shall be as established by the Green Party of California. The voting procedure shall be preference voting, utilizing the ‘single transferable vote’. Voters rank the candidates according to the voter’s preference - 1,2,3. Where there is no simple majority winner (50% +1 vote), the bottom vote getter is dropped off. Those who ranked that candidate first will have their vote transferred to their second choice and so on, until a majority winner appears. If there is no candidate with a majority of votes after all transfers occur, then the candidate(s) with the highest first preferences is chosen. One minute per candidate, remaining time if necessary for concerns, affirmations Ten minutes 12: Action: Clarification of Seating of Newly Appointed County Councilmembers Presenter: Mike Feinstein http://www.cagreens.org/bdem3/messages/9.html Combined with 13: Action: Clarification of Seating of Newly Appointed County Councilmembers Presenter: Kevin McKeown Twenty minutes in total for both items combined, two minute presentations by each presenter, 30 seconds for each for vote if needed. Each presenter retains right to ask for vote on own proposal. http://www.cagreens.org/bdem3/messages/10.html 14. Action: Consideration of any Applicants for Vacant County Council seats http://www.cagreens.org/bdem3/messages/11.html Relevant By-Law: 6.3.3 Nominations: At its next regularly scheduled meeting after a vacancy has been declared and proper notice has been given, the Council will accept nominations for Council membership. Nominees must reside in the County of Los Angeles and within the District they wish to represent. They must be members of the Party. They must also gather as many signatures of registered Greens in the district, as would be normally required by the County Registrar to appear on the ballot in that district for the purposes of being elected to the Los Angeles County Green Party County Council. Signatures need to be collected on a document that contains the words at the top of the page, “We, the undersigned registered Green Party members in District ________ support the appointment of __________ to the Los Angeles County Green Party County Council. Each vacancy will be voted on separately by the entire Council. Twenty Minutes: two minutes presentation by each applicant, two minutes clarifying question to each applicant, one minute response by each applicant, 30 seconds to vote each seat 15. Action: Set next meeting location, date, and time Five Minutes http://www.cagreens.org/bdem3/messages/12.html 16. Discussion: GPCA State Process for Candidate/Initiative Endorsements Presenter: Kevin McKeown Twenty minutes http://www.cagreens.org/bdem3/messages/13.html 17. Discussion: Discussion of Potential Cross-File/Fusion Rule Change by GPCA and how it could affect LA County Presenters: Linda Piera Avila, Mike Feinstein Twenty-five minutes http://www.cagreens.org/bdem3/messages/14.html |