5.1 Election of Co-Coordinators
Relevant By-Law:
Article 6.1 Co-coordinators
6.1.1 The Council shall elect two Co-Coordinators, one male and one female. The term for each shall be eight months. The voting procedure shall be by Instant Run-Off (IRV), using a simple majority threshold, and including the No Other Candidate option, as referenced in the GPCA Bylaws (Section 7).
6.1.2 Co-Coordinators may not serve for more than three consecutive eight-month terms (nor their equivalent) nor shall any person shall serve for more than twenty-four months total out of every forty, with one exception: at any election with a 2/3 IRV vote, the County Council may elect a Co-Coordinator, regardless of how many prior months that person has served.
6.1.3 The Co-Coordinators shall be responsible for the production of the Council agenda. This includes the prioritization of and the assigning times to agenda items, as well as the appointment of a meeting facilitator(s), minutes taker and vibes-watcher.
6.1.4 The Co-Coordinators shall be responsible for the distribution of the Council agenda. Distribution will include Council members and Active Green locals, and will appear on the County web site. Co-Coordinators may work with the Secretary to accomplish this task.
6.1.5 The Co-Coordinators shall be responsible for updating the GPLAC website and may work with Secretary to accomplish this task. The web site shall include the names and official contact information of all County Council members, County Council officers, and GPLAC representatives to the GPCA Coordinating Committee; the official contact information for Active Green Locals in Los Angeles County; GPLAC Bylaws and GPLAC Rules and Procedures, and minutes of County Council and County Council committee meetings.
6.1.6 The Co-Coordinators will serve as Co-Liaisons to the office of the Registrar/Recorder of Los Angeles County.
6.1.7 The Co-Coordinators may speak on behalf of the GPLAC, consistent with GPLAC policy, the Green Party of California state platform, and the Ten Key Values. No other Council member may speak on behalf of the County Council, without County Council authorization.

5.2 Election of Treasurer
Relevant By-Law:
Article 6.2 Treasurer
6.2.1 The County Council shall select a Treasurer. The term shall be for the same term of office as the County Council, unless otherwise specified by the County Council. The voting procedure shall be by Instant Run-Off (IRV), using a simple majority threshold, and including the No Other Candidate option, as referenced in the GPCA Bylaws (Section 7).
6.2.2 The Treasurer shall maintain the bank account of the GPLAC, keep financial records and produce financial reports to the Council, and file all necessary documents with governmental agencies as required by law. The Treasurer shall also receive and disburse funds as directed by the County Council.
6.2.3 The Treasurer may recommend an Assistant Treasurer to the County Council for affirmation. The Assistant Treasurer is authorized to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the Treasurer as outlinded in 6.2.2, upon the direction and with the approval of the Treasurer.

5.3 Election of Secretary
Relevant By-Laws:
Article 6.3      Secretary
6.3.1 The County Council shall select a Secretary. The term shall be for the same term of office as the County Council, unless otherwise specified by the County Council. The voting procedure shall be by Instant Run-Off (IRV), using a simple majority threshold, and including the No Other Candidate option, as referenced in the GPCA Bylaws (Section 7).
6.3.2  The Secretary shall maintain attendance records for all County Council members.  If a County Council member misses two consecutive regularly scheduled County Council meetings without being represented by an alternate, the Secretary shall send him/her written notice (as defined in Section 6.2.5), such that if he/she does not attend the next Council meeting or send an alternate, his/her seat will be considered vacated.
6.3.3  The Secretary shall send correspondence on behalf of the Co-Coordinators and/or as otherwise instructed by the County Council, including to distribute the County Council agenda and to provide notice of County Council vacancies.
6.3.4  Upon request of the Co-Coordinators, the Secretary will work with the Co-Coordinators to verify nomination petitions signatures for County Council appointment and take minutes at County Council meetings.
6.3.5  Upon request of the Co-Coordinators and/or the County Council, the Secretary shall update the GPLAC web site.

6. Action: Consideration of Appointment for Applicants to Vacant County Council Seats in District 28
Relevant By-Laws:
Section 8.3 Nominations
8.3.3 Nominees must be registered Greens within the District they wish to represent, and 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.
Section 8.4 Nomination Signature Petition
Nomination signatures must be collected on a document that contains the following 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."
Section 8.5 Validation of Nomination Signatures
Nomination signatures must be validated before a nominee can be considered for appointment. Signatures must be delivered personally or sent by certified mail to a Co-Coordinator; or in lieu of this, a fax, .PDF or other image format may suffice, if the original is then presented at the next Council meeting to a Co-Coordinator or the Secretary.
Section 8.6 Voting upon Nominees
The County Council will vote upon each vacancy separately using Instant Run-Off Voting. County Council members may cast votes for qualified nominees and may exercise the 'No Other Candidate' (NOC) option. In the event of a tie, a new election may be held.
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Eighteen seats are vacant in the 20th, 21st, 22nd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 28th, 29th/32nd State Senate Districts. Qualifying signatures have been submitted by two applicants in District 28 (Amanda Goeke, Craig Thorsen). All applicants must have submit their application to the interim co-cos for review prior to the meeting, except those who submitted their applications to the prior council. Each applicant has two minutes to speak. Clarifying questions for a total of three minutes per candidate and then each candidate gets two minutes to respond.

7. Break
Five Minutes

8. Choose location of September 16 meeting and date for October meeting
Five Minutes

9. Discussion and Action: GPCA General Assembly
Forty-Five Minutes

9.1 Discussion: Review Agenda Items for upcoming GPCA General Assembly (September 9-10, South Lake Tahoe)

9.2 Action: Selection of GPLAC delegates (16) to GPCA State Meeting
Relevant bylaws:
Section 11.3             Appointment of Delegates
              11.3.1     The County Council shall select delegates by the Choice Voting, Single Transferable Vote (STV) from of proportional representation, using the Droop threshold, and including the No Other Candidate option, as referenced in the GPCA Bylaws (Section 7). County Council members shall vote by secret paper ballot and shall take into consideration issues of diversity and representation when ranking their choices.
              11.3.2     If not all delegate seats are filled, additional delegates may be added later at General Assembly itself, upon a 3/5 vote of the delegates present.
              11.3.3     The Co-Coordinators shall be responsible for notifying the GPCA of the names of the GPLAC’s delegates, and for doing so according to the deadlines set by the GPCA.
Section 11.4             Representation by Delegates
Delegates shall make a good faith effort to fairly represent the discussions and decisions of the County Council, but may modify   positions to reflect the intent of the County Council when items are amended at the General Assembly.

10. Action: Formation of ad-hoc endorsement committee (time-permitting)
Formation of a committee to prepare recommendations on state propositions on the November 7, 2006 General Election Ballot
Relevant bylaws:
Article 10 Committees
Section 10.1 Establishment
10.1.1 The County Council may establish Standing Committees and Ad Hoc Committees.
10.1.2 A Standing Committee shall continue unless dissolved. An Ad Hoc Committee is established for finite, pre-defined period.
10.1.3 All Committees shall have a scope, purpose and mission statement approved by the Council, , and shall have a County Council member approved as a liason by the County Council, as part of its formation and approval.
10.1.4 The County Council shall approve Rules and Procedures of operation for each committee.
Fifteen Minutes

11. Action: Formation of ad-hoc committee to organize Town Hall forum on voting fraud and election monitoring (time-permitting)
Relevant bylaws:
Article 10 Committees
Section 10.1 Establishment
10.1.1 The County Council may establish Standing Committees and Ad Hoc Committees.
10.1.2 A Standing Committee shall continue unless dissolved. An Ad Hoc Committee is established for finite, pre-defined period.
10.1.3 All Committees shall have a scope, purpose and mission statement approved by the Council, , and shall have a County Council member approved as a liason by the County Council, as part of its formation and approval.
10.1.4 The County Council shall approve Rules and Procedures of operation for each committee.
Ten Minutes