[gpva-ic] committee appointments

[k mookerjee]

My inclination is to support both appointments.  I believe both Tom and Sid have a history with GPUS independent of their GPVA roles.

Tom has been a committee member (Ballot Access, Presidential Support) at the same time as Tamar has served on the Steering Committee without any issue.

Sid has been called upon to facilitate national Steering Committee meetings and has been judicious in his National list posts.

Peace,

Kirit
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From: gpva-ic-bounces at vagreenparty.org <gpva-ic-bounces at vagreenparty.org> on behalf of Sid Smith via gpva-ic <gpva-ic at vagreenparty.org>
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 10:04:08 PM
To: GPVA Interim Committee Listserve
Subject: [gpva-ic] committee appointments

Dear Leadership Council members,

The representative from BRG having registered a blocking concern, I must now ask that the two nominations previously proposed by Tamar be formally discussed in preparation for a vote. The nominations are:

Tom Yager, GPUS Accreditation Committee
Sid Smith (me), GPUS Dispute Resolution Committee

We will ask for anyone wishing to discuss these nominations to do so in a discussion period starting now and ending next Wednesday, Sep. 26, at midnight. We will then have a voting period to close on Saturday, Sep. 29th, at midnight. The vote will be conducted using OpaVote, and will be a "yeah" or "nay" for each position.

BACKGROUND: Neither Tom nor I volunteered for these committee appointments. The GPUS is facing a crisis in the Colorado Party, one that has spread into the GPUS itself and is threatening to severely weaken our party unity. Both of these committees, Accreditation (AC) and Dispute Resolution (DRC) are involved in trying to resolve the underlying conflicts.

Tom and I were each specifically asked (recruited) to help out for two reasons: First, finding members willing to do this difficult job of spreading oil on troubled waters is difficult. Second, each of us is known to other national members as dispassionate, thoughtful arbitrators with the well-being of the party our foremost concern.

In truth, I don't relish the job, but I do have a sense of duty about this, and fortunately with my tenure as chair coming to an end in a few months I will be spread less thinly.

Thank you for taking the time to address these nominations. We will also be wanting to ask for volunteers to serve on other national committees. There isn't the same sense of urgency about those, however, so we can deal with them at a regular business meeting. The situation with AC and DRC is "hot", and we have to ask that it be dealt with now.

Thanks,

Sid

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B. Sidney Smith
GPVA, Co-chair
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