[Sosfbay-discuss] Proposal For Meeting

[Jim Stauffer]

Drew -

Thanks for clarifying the meeting day. (I probably would have showed up on
Tuesday.)

-- 
Jim



JamBoi wrote:
> 
> 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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> >
> 
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> 
> JamBoi
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> 
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