Held at the Third Avenue Center
520 South 3rd Street, Carbondale, CO 81623
Saturday, March 31, 2012- Called to Order: 9:15 a.m.
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Proposal to accept Steve Schechter of Gunnison as a State Convention voting member due to non-presentation of proof of Green Party registration- approved by consensus
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Quorum determination/role call:
Adams County/JeffCo: 4 voting members present
Arapahoe Greens 1 “
Denver Greens 5 “
Greater Boulder Greens 4 “
Poudre Valley Greens 4 “
Royal Gorge Greens * 0 “
San Miguel Greens 2 “
Southwest Greens * 0 “*= declared inactive due to non-attendance at State Meeting
Quorum declared by State Secretary -
Individual Introductions: Approximately 30 meeting attendees introduced themselves
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New Chapter Approvals:
Pikes Peak Greens: Approved by consensus, with expectation of submission of bylaws within one week
Douglas County Greens: Approved by consensus, bylaws were submitted and OK’d by Secretary, Chris Allen spoke on behalf of the new chapter -
Agenda Approval: Accepted by consensus with minor time-related alterations
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Chapter Updates- conducted
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Bylaw Amendment 4.5.4- passed by online voting prior to State Meeting, not discussed at State Meeting
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State and local candidate nominations:
– Art Goodtimes: Running for San Miguel County Commissioner
Nominated by consensus– Susan Hall: Running for US Congress in District 2
Nominated by consensus– Misha Luzov: Running for US Congress in District 5
Nominated by consensus– Karyna Lemus: Running for El Paso County Commissioner 2
Nominated by consensus– Steve Saint: Running for El Paso County Commissioner 4
Nominated by consensus– Steve Schechter: Running for Gunnison County Commissioner 1
Nominated by consensus– Victor Forsythe: Running for State Congress in District 5
Nominated by consensus– Gary Swing: Running for US Congress in District 1
Nominated by consensus -
Lunch Break/ Reconvened at 1:15 pm
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Presidential Nomination Discussion:
– Ken Mesplay- via Skype
– Roseanne Barr- via Skype
– Jill Stein- via SkypeFinal Vote:
18 votes for Jill Stein = 5 delegates
4 votes for Roseanne Barr = 1 delegate
4 votes for Ken Mesplay = 1 delegateDelegates to National Convention: Ryan Jones, Bob Kinsey, Gary Swing, Misha Luzov (more delegates TBD)
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Secretary Report by Eric Fried
– All legally required duties of Secretary have been executed -
National Green Party Representatives Report by Victor Forsythe and Ryan Jones – Ryan attended 2011 USGP meeting in New York in 2011 and plans to attend 2012 National Convention in Maryland in 2012
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Plan for 2013 state meeting in Norwood, CO in June or July (or possibly in Telluride in May?)- host will be San Miguel Greens.
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Website Committee Report by Tanya Ishikawa
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Co-Chair report by Bill Bartlett
– Transition to GPCO Forum framework -
Treasurer’s Report by Dan Sage (see attached budget summary)
– Fundraising essentially moribund- national contributions urged
– Current GPCO Account balance: $2,483.18 (after a clean meeting room) -
Proposal: To donate $100 to each of 8 candidates from account
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Proposal: To change bylaw 4.2.2. The Council will meet AND MAKE DECISIONS BETWEEN STATE MEETINGS BY MEANS DETERMINED BY COUNCIL.
Passed by consensus -
Proposal: To conduct Council business from this date (March 31, 2012) on the GPCO Forum (i.e. close down the current listserv)
Passed by consensus -
Proposal: To re-elect Bill Bartlett and Art Goodtimes as Co-Chairs
Passed by consensus -
Review of Council Activity since last meeting: completed- no comments from Council
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Proposal: Creation of SOS Clarification Task Force to research possible conflicts between GPCO bylaws and state law
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Proposal: Sell Charlotte Squire’s Book Ten Ways to Chillax and have Fun As you live Your Green Dreams on the GPCO website and receive 50% of sales as a donation (as long as it’s not corporate-tied)
Passed by consensus -
Demonstration of GPCO Forum (live) by Bill Bartlett
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Meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
