[Sosfbay-discuss] Our bylaws say all 7 County Council seats must be filled ASAP!

[JamBoi]

Hey Wes,

I'm not following you.  I didn't need to quote more of the bylaws since
I wasn't talking about removing anyone, I'm talking about filling out
all seven positions.  I posted the URL so anyone is free to read the
bylaws in whole and make whatever comment they want to on their own. 
So if you're trying to make a comment I'm not following you.  Also I'm
curious why you say "you will undoubtedly find your new members". 
After all last time I checked its your county party too.

Green solidarity!

Drew

--- Wes Rolley <wrolley at charter.net> wrote:

> Drew, a good reminder.  You should also have posted section 2.3 of
> the 
> bylaws, especially 3.3.1 (d).
> 
> 2.3 Recall / Removal / Sanction
> 
> 2.3.1 A member will be automatically removed from the Council in the 
> event that the member:
> a) Moves out of the county; or
> b) Registers with another political party; or
> c) Fails to maintain an updated, accurate registration in the Green 
> Party; or
> d) *Fails to attend at least three out of five consecutive County 
> Council meetings. *
> 
> So, you will undoubtedly find your new members in the core group that
> 
> attends most meetings.  I was disappointed that Alex Walker moved
> down 
> south, as I was encouraging him to run.
> 
> >Lo and behold, I just now discovered looking at our bylaws that its
> not just a desirable thing for us to get our County Council back up
> to its full seven members - its a requirement!
> >
> >"Vacancies on the Council that reduce the membership to less than
> seven will be filled by appointment by the remaining County Council
> member(s)within 30 days of the vacancy."
> >
> >So since we need to strive to "reflect the diversity of the general
> >population in the county", and right now we have 3 white males (Jim
> >Doyle, Gerry Gras and me, Drew Johnson), we especially need to look
> to gender balance and ethnic balance in appointing folks to fill out
> our CC.  So let's put our heads together and come up with qualified
> >candidates for these positions.
> >
> >Here's the bylaw in context:
> >http://cagreens.org/sclara/bylaws.shtml
> >
> >"2.2.2 The County Council is designated by the State Green Party
> bylaws to consist of seven members elected at large from the county's
> Green Party constituency. Additional members may be appointed by the
> Council. Vacancies on the Council that reduce the membership to less
> than seven will be filled by appointment by the remaining County
> Council member(s)within 30 days of the vacancy. The State Green Party
> Coordinating Committee and the Santa Clara Registrar of Voters shall
> be informed of all appointed members within two working days of the
> appointment. It shall be an objective of the Green Party of Santa
> Clara County that its County Council reflect the diversity of the
> general population in the county and likewise reflect Green Party
> values.
> >
> 
> -- 
> Wes Rolley		 
> 17211 Quail Court	
> Morgan Hill, CA 95037
> (408)778-3024
> 
> "Happiness is to be fully engaged in the activity that you believe in
> and, if you are very good at it, well that's a bonus." -- Henry Moore
> 
> 
> 


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JamBoi
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