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

[JamBoi]

Wes, another point that you might have missed: the County Council
meeting (that the bylaw speaks of) is not the same as the monthly
business meeting.

Green solidarity!

Drew


--- JamBoi <jamboi at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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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> 
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