Green Party of New Milford
Minutes — Organizational Meeting #3
Sunday, April 2, 2017; 4:00 PM — 25 Summit Street, New Milford, CT 06776
Members Present
- Ron Suresha (Chair)
- Dr. Rocco Russo
- Joe DeGregorio
Old business:
- Minutes from the previous meeting (January 29) were approved unanimously. Motion made by Joe, seconded by Colin.
- There was an informal meet-up last month (March 5) at the local Starbucks.
New business:
- Next meeting (May 7) will feature a modified consensus tutorial.
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Drafting of group by-laws:
- Ron passed around the Constitution of the Green Party of Waterford (Connecticut), a map of New Milford, and our current draft by-laws.
- Consideration for representation of each voting district was approved unanimously. Motion made by Joe, seconded by Rocco.
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Town Committee:
Officer elections for the calendar year have been postponed until the next meeting.
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Money:
Joe will evaluate small local and online banks, and report back at the next meeting.
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Candidates:
Joe will research requirements such as registration dates and deadlines. If signatures are required, we can collect them.
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Committee seats:
Ron is meeting with Mayor Gronbach on April 6 regarding a seat on the Historic Properties Committee.
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Platform/activism:
- Joe to research possible Earth Day events with Parks & Rec.
- Ron to research getting a table at Village Fair Days (July 29–30), and report back at the next meeting.
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Democratic Socialists of America
- Western Connecticut Democratic Socialists founded recently.
- Ron will be our ambassador to the DSA Meetup at The Iron Rail on April 5.
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Facebook group
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Mailing list?
Colin will research services such as Riseup.
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Web site:
- Draft version available at https://newmilfordgreens.wordpress.com
- It will be formally presented at the next meeting, and we will vote to announce it and take it live.
Next meeting
- Still on the first Sunday of the month; May 7 and June 4.
- July’s meeting is pushed back a week to July 9 due to the holiday.
Motion by Rocco to adjourn, seconded by Joe; approved unanimously.
