July, 2001 Green Party of California The Coordinating Committee wishes to thank everyone for attending the general assembly in Sacramento April 27-29. We also want to give a hardy 'thanks' to the hosting committee and to the CC for a difficult job well done. And of course thanks to the Agenda Committee for completing a tedious task. The facilities at the Secretary of State building were outstanding, in fact many attendees agreed that we should use the venue again. The Plenary was well attended and productive. Most decision-making sessions were held on Saturday for maxium participation; this was productive but a bit tedious. Saturday night's event was quite enjoyable with inspiration delivered by Matt Gonzales and Clan Dyken. The combination of good food, words, music and dancing was a great way to relax with Green companions. NEXT MEETING One of the decisions made by the general assembly was to confirm that the next general assembly would be a Plenary hosted by San Mateo, September 20-22, 2001, at the Burlingame High School, Carolan & Grove Aves. The CC will meet Fri. night, the 20th. More details and directions will be posted ASAP. AGENDA ITEMS APPROVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY The Minutes of the Plenary will be published as soon as a final version is available. Complete minutes of Plenaries, Working Group and Standing Committee meetings can be found on our Website @ www.greens.org/cal-cc/ DELEGATES & DUES The Credentials Committee addresses, among other things, issues involving authenication of delegates. It was decided that all counties should submit their list of assigned delegates before the assembly convenes. We realize that selecting delegates is frequently a last-minute exercise. Even so, please remember to send your list of authorized delegates to any member of the agenda committee before the next assembly. Some counties also select alternate delgates in case one or more regular delegates can't make it at the last minute. Include these alternates in the list you send. SUBMITTING AGENDA ITEMS All items for the agenda must received by the agenda committee at least 60 days prior to the general assembly, since the goal for sending out the agenda packet is 45 days prior to the assembly. The agenda committee is an ad-hoc group of Coordinating Committee (CC) members responsible for organizing the next general assembly. The Agenda Committee has not yet been confirmed so please submit items to the Coordination Committee. Agenda Committee members will be announced as soon as possible. (If you have an item you would like included in the agenda packet for the next general assembly (plenary not gathering), please follow these guidelines for agenda packet submittals: PROPOSALS Plan in advance! A proposal that requires an official vote of the Party must first be submitted to the working group (WG) or committee that is likely to deal with that particular issue. WGs and committees are responsible for sponsoring proposals, so they will work with the originator inpreparing the presentation. Be advised that it is the WG's responsibility to determine if the proposal is ready to be presented. When the proposal is ready, it is sent to the agenda committee for inclusion in the agenda packet and scheduling of time. Sometimes a proposal does not seem appropriate for an existing working group or committee. In those cases, send it to the CC through your regional representative, but we would like to keep this to a minimum. Proposals should be written in the established proposal format. A sample of the format is included. Working Group & Standing Committee rosters are posted to