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

[JamBoi]

Wes and all,

The more I think about it, the more I think the notion that we need to
recruit the 4 additional County Council members from the 'usual
suspects' is 180 off where we need to go.  Most all the 'usual
suspects' have already served on the CC and if anything are burnt out! 
No, we need to beat the Bushes (so to speak) by incorporating new
people.  Obviously we'll have to get anyone we nominate familiarized
and in sync and make sure they are steady and will get to the CC
meetings, but no let's not just go for the same old people.

So hear ye, hear ye, we need at least 3 female type people first, and
overall some of the additional 4 need to be people of color to
represent the demographics of the Valley and diversify our lily white
CC.  Please put your thinking caps on and speak up with nominations. 
Its your County Council we are talking about.

Organize, Energize, & Co-allies the GPSCC!

Drew

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

> 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		 

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JamBoi
Jammy The Sacred Cow Slayer

"Live humbly, laugh often and love unconditionally" (anon)
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