[Sosfbay-discuss] Proposal For Meeting

[JamBoi]

Howdy Jim,  

Thank you for the obvious work you've put in to move this issue forward
and to resolve this loophole.  It sounds like a good proposal.  But
didn't you mean Thursday meeting, not Tuesday (ie. our GPSCC meeting is
this Thursday)?  Please clarify.

Green solidarity!

Drew

--- Jim Stauffer <jims at greens.org> wrote:

> I am asking the GPSCC to sponsor a bylaw amendment proposal. Article
> 10 of
> the GPCA bylaws allow a local group to submit such proposals. I've
> collaborated with Jonathan Lundell and Pat Gray from San Mateo on
> this. They
> will be pursuing SM sponsorship also, so this will be a
> region-sponsored
> proposal.
> 
> The proposal should be self-explanatory. But there is a huge
> back-story
> behind why this proposal is necessary. I'll fill in those details at
> the
> meeting if people really want to hear it.
> 
> Jim
> =================================================================
> 
> 
> 
> 
> SUBJECT:
> 
> Modify byalws section 7-1.4 to clarify that regions may replace their
> Coordinating Committee (CC) representative during the course of a
> term of
> office.
> 
> 
> BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:
> 
> In the course of recent debates over CC rep elections a disagreement
> has
> arisen in regards to the intent of the clause in section 7-1.4 that
> says,
> "CC representatives shall serve for a nominal term of two years or
> until
> their successors are elected."
> 
> Some have interpreted this to mean that any person filling the office
> of CC
> rep cannot be removed from that office by his/her electing
> constituency
> during the course of the term. The one exception allowed is, "Section
> 6-3.
> Removal for Cause," which stipulates a narrow criteria under which a
> CC rep
> may be required to resign.
> 
> Others among us believe that 7-1.4 has no such discernable intent;
> that
> there is no practical reason why a prohibition on rep replacement
> should
> exist; and that regions should have authority to choose their
> member(s) on
> the CC.
> 
> 
> PROPOSAL:
> 
> The proposed modification to Section 7-1.4 is based on these
> assumptions:
> 
> + As defined in our bylaws, the GPCA is comprised of two entities:
> the state
> organization and the county organizations. CC reps and General
> Assembly
> delegates are the human organizational interfaces between the two
> entities.
> Therefore, issues involving reps and delegates are not the exclusive
> domain
> of either entity, but must be resolved considering the needs of both
> the
> state and county organizations.
> 
> + Since the office of CC rep is an interface between a region's
> counties and
> the state party, our principle of decentralization would tend to give
> the
> counties, rather than the state, preference over issues of filling
> the CC
> rep office. 
> 
> + The natural, unplanned personnel turn-over rate on the CC is
> substantial,
> so an occasional intended replacement of a rep would not
> significantly
> increase that turn-over rate.
> 
> + There are no corroborating clauses in the bylaws that support an
> interpretation of 7-1.4 that says CC reps can not be replaced by
> their
> electing constituencies. The bylaws are, in fact, silent on the
> issue.
> Therefore, a clear statement on a region's right to replace their rep
> at
> their discretion needs to be added to the bylaws.
> 
> 
> Section 7-1.4 shall be modified by adding a second paragraph as
> follows:
> 
> Notwithstanding section 6-3, a region may also replace its
> representative(s)
> during the course of the term of office by conducting an election in
> accordance with its approved procedure. The new representative(s)
> shall
> serve the remainder of the existing term of office.
> 
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JamBoi
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