[Sosfbay-news] Seeking Regional Rep to the Coordinating Committee

[Jim Stauffer]

Greens -

Some of you may recall that late last year our Reg Rep to the CC and the
alternate rep both resigned for various personal reasons. Jo Chamberlain and
I agreed to fill those posts temporarily while we searched for permanent
replacements. Our region consists of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. The
current term extends to June 2008.

We are seeking qualified individuals who would like to work with the state
Coordinating Committee on behalf of our region. The CC is an administrative
body that plans and coordinates the activities of the party, and executes
decision made by the General Assembly. The committee description from our
bylaws is copied below, and a Rep job description can be found at
http://cagreens.org/cc/reps.pdf.

The job entails mostly email and teleconferences. You must keep up with the
online proposals and their discussions, and attend the teleconferences to
discuss and vote on the issues. You are also encouraged to involve yourself
with the state party by volunteering to be a liaison between the CC and a
committee or working group. 

The time commitment depends on how much you want to put into it. A nominal
2-3 hours a week is probably the base. If you enjoy lengthy email
discussions, your time will increase. If you find you enjoy working at the
state level, there's plenty of opportunities to put in more time.

Lastly, you've all likely heard that the CC has become "dysfunctional." This
is mostly true. The CC is at a low point in its history. But, besides the
battles that have garnered so much attention, there are a number of decent,
hard-working Greens on the CC who are there to serve the Party. And the CC
was delivered an unequivocal message at the last state meeting about getting
itself together. That message was not lost on most of the CC members. Yes,
there still exists the obstructionists who will never change. But there
ability to obstruct is waning.

If you are interested in the position, please respond to this list.


-- 
Jim Stauffer


FROM THE STATE BYLAWS:

Section 7-1. Coordinating Committee
7 1.1	Duties and Authority
The Coordinating Committee shall be generally responsible for coordinating
meetings, internal communications and other administrative tasks, including
the following:
a)	Establish agenda and select facilitators for general meetings. 
b)	Monitor and assist committee work and refer matters to committees. 
c)	Request and receive regular reports from committees. 
d)	Authorize and ratify specific expenditures
e)	Authorize and carry out the decisions of the GPCA general membership and
make executive decisions (but not set policy) between General Assembly
meetings.
f)	May make statements in the name of the party
g)	Is authorized to retain legal council on behalf of the GPCA. 
h)	Is authorized to make decisions which legal counsel advises.