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Better Meetings = More Community

By rmdSeaBos
Tue Nov 28, 2006 at 09:39:26 AM PST
Section: Diary Topic: Building the base

I am going to leaflet 2 local Dem party re-org meetings with the proposal below the fold about ...

How to do meetings and proposals!

The first meeting will be the King County Democrats (Seattle etc) this Sat 2 Dec.

http://www.kcdems.net/documents/Official%20Call.pdf

King County Democrats

The 2nd meeting will be the re-org meeting of the 36th Legislative District Democrats on Thursday 14 Dec.

http://www.soapblox.net/36thdems/frontPage.do

In my NOT humble opinion,

Efficient meetings = more work gets done to beat the opposition, AND,

more potential volunteer participation as volunteers see more of their precious time used productively in the community.

For meetings to be efficient, processes have to transparent and accessible, and what follows are a set of suggested process guidelines to insure transparency and accessibility.

I was a chef for 15 years. It is work to carry onions on your head around the hotel, it doesn't get the soup made. All of politics time is work, too little of the work is productive.

MEETING REQUIREMENTS TO INCREASE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
Strict adherence to Meeting Time Frames, Agenda Adoption Process, Resolutions / Proposals
Process = More Transparent, Accessible, Efficient Meetings = More Participation.

HOW WE SHOULD DO IT -

I. MEETING TIME FRAMES:
1. First 30 Minutes: OLD BUSINESS = RESOLUTIONS / PROPOSALS
At least 3, hopefully 5 votes on Resolutions / Proposals.
( 1 Min. introduction, 1 min pro, 1 min con, 2 min vote count, 1 min padding = 6 mins)

Next 15 to 30 Minutes: ANNOUNCEMENTS / DIGNITARY STATEMENTS
Next 15 to 30 Minutes: OLD BUSINESS - Wrap up, OR,
Final 30 Minutes: Introduce New RESOLUTIONS / PROPOSALS for consideration.

II. AGENDA ADOPTION PROCESS:

The Proposed Agenda from the chair will be posted to the web at least 10 days before the meeting time.
Changes to the agenda must be posted to the web and approved by ½ of those who vote.
Voting for Changes will end 24 hours after the posting of the suggested change.

Zero Votes = No Change.

No changes 5 days before the meeting.
The Agenda, after being finalized, should not be allowed to be altered for the first 30 minutes of the meeting under any circumstances. Excluding events like 9/11, or Pearl Harbor, it can wait.

III. RESOLUTION / PROPOSAL PROCESS:
1. ALL Resolutions / Proposals have been posted to the web at least 10 days before the meeting where they will be voted on.
A. The only amendments to any Resolution / Proposal to be considered will have been posted to the web at least 5 days before the meeting.

Robert M. Murphy PCO 36-1392 rmurph1392XXX@hoo.com

http://www.liemail.com/3MeetingAgenda.html

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Better Meetings = More Community | 15 comments (15 topical)

Nice to have the day off, eh?

A couple things:

The 36th re-org meeting is, I believe, Jan. 18th.

In the 36th, the "program"--that part of the meeting organizized by the Issues Chair--sucks up about 30-40 minutes. Is that something you would eliminate?

by DWE on Tue Nov 28, 2006 at 10:05:51 AM PST

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issues ... ooops. by rmdSeaBos, 11/28/2006 10:42:53 AM PST (none / 0)

Our meeting by DWE, 11/28/2006 03:22:06 PM PST (none / 0)

yes werlll n/t by m3047, 11/28/2006 04:26:14 PM PST (none / 0)

don't recall that issues leads to immediate vote by m3047, 11/28/2006 04:29:16 PM PST (none / 0)

I like it -- why shouldn't the agendas

be posted on the web?

Good idea!

by noemie maxwell on Tue Nov 28, 2006 at 01:39:28 PM PST

* 3 none 0 *

We do it by ivan, 11/28/2006 01:57:59 PM PST (none / 0)
in 36th they are, but ... by rmdSeaBos, 11/28/2006 03:30:28 PM PST (none / 0)

insurance companies and some hospitals by m3047, 11/28/2006 04:41:51 PM PST (none / 0)
Sure there is by ivan, 11/28/2006 04:49:16 PM PST (none / 0)

travesties of process by m3047, 11/28/2006 05:00:27 PM PST (none / 0)
if the agenda process was online, by rmdSeaBos, 11/28/2006 05:25:26 PM PST (none / 0)

Hell, Bob, you know what to do by ivan, 11/28/2006 06:13:01 PM PST (none / 0)

memories are too short by m3047, 11/28/2006 07:14:47 PM PST (none / 0)

cite references and precedents by m3047, 11/28/2006 07:19:30 PM PST (none / 0)

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