Text of Proposal:

Background
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The bylaws of the Green Party of Nevada require the Executive Council to propose an agenda and decision-making process to the members of the state meeting:

Article III, Section 2, A.2: "Each Meeting accepts the responsibility to approve or modify the agenda proposed by the Executive Council. Each Meeting will accept or modify the means proposed for its conduct."

Prosposal
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Adopt the following agenda and decision-making process as the Executive Council proposed process to the state general meeting on March 25, 2006 thru March 26, 2006. This will be the agenda and decision-making process that is proposed to the state meeting and will be subject to review by the state meeting per Green Party of Nevada bylaws.

I. INTRODUCTIONS, AGENDA & HISTORY OF STATE GREEN PARTY (Jason) [10:15am- 10:30am]
II. Explain decision-making process and gain agreement from all present. [10:30am – 10:45am]
III. FINANCIAL STATUS & RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS (Charles) [10:45am – 11:00am]
IV. National Committee delegates report back [11:00am - 11:15am]

BREAK [11:15am - 11:30am]

V.CANDIDATES [11:30am - 12:30pm]
A. OFFICES ON BALLOT AND REQUIREMENTS (IF ANYONE ELSE IS INTERESTED)
B. Presentation of CRAIG’S PLATFORM & Q/A
C. OTHER CANDIDATES Presentation
VI. Party Officer Vacancies [12:30pm - 12:45pm]
VII. Bylaw Changes, Breakout Groups, and Discussions [12:45pm - 1:30pm]

BREAK [1:30pm - 2:15pm]

VIII. Bylaw Changes, Breakout Groups, and Discussions [2:15pm - 3:30pm]
IX. Vote/Make Decisions on Proposals [3:30pm - 5:30pm]
X. Concluding comments, questions, and suggestions [5:30pm - 5:45pm]
XI. Cleanup [5:45pm - 6:00pm]

I. Introductions and Recap of Saturday [10:15am - 10:30am]
II. MARIJUANA INTITIATIVE (Matt Witemyre) [10:30am - 10:50am]
III. ENVIRONMENT (Danny) [10:50am - 11:10am]
IV. SINGULARITY OF OUR TWO PARTY SYSTEM OR MISMANEGED IRAQI WAR OR WELFARE STATE VS WARFARE STATE (Bob) [11:10am - 11:30am]

BREAK [11:30am - 11:45am]

V. Bylaw Changes, Breakout Groups, and Discussions [11:45am - 3:00pm]

BREAK [3:00pm - 3:30pm]

VI. Vote/Make Decisions on Proposals [3:30pm - 5:30pm]
VII. Concluding comments, questions, and suggestions [5:30pm - 5:45pm]
VIII. Cleanup [5:45pm - 6:00pm]

PROPOSED DECISION-MAKING PROCESS FOR STATE MEETING:

Decision-making will take place by the formal consensus process as described below. With the hope of attracting and accomodating as many people as possible to the decision-making process of the state party, it is further proposed that all proposals will be presented for official consensus vote during the assigned voting and decision-making time from 3:30pm - 5:30pm on both days. This way, folks who are interested in the decision-making process may attend the meeting during these decision-making times. All other times throughout the meeting will be for discussion, modification, and creation of proposals to be presented and consensed on during voting and decision-making times. Only registered Greens, or those approved by the meeting or Executive Council, may be considered towards consensus decisions. The formal consensus process is as follows:

INTRO: Present Proposal
Questions to Clarify Presentation

LEVEL 1: Broad Open Discussion
Group Discussion
Call for Consensus

LEVEL 2: Identify Concerns (if necessary)
List Any Concerns
Group Together Related Concerns

LEVEL 3: Resolve Concerns (if necessary)
Resolve Grouped Concerns
Call for Consensus

Restate Remaining Concerns (if necessary)
Questions to Clarify Concerns
Discussion Limited to Resoloving One Concern at a Time
Call for Consensus

(see http://www.consensus.net/flowchart.html for more information on formal consensus process)

Time Frame
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Because the state meeting is now less than one week away, please respond to this proposal with a yea, nea, stand aside, or make comments/changes by 3/22/2006.

Quorum Needed: Consensus of 3 out of 4 Executive Council Members

Outcome:
Craig Bergland - Yes
Bob Giaquinta - Yes
Jason Halprin - Yes
Charles Imboden - Not Present