- Welcome / Introductions
- Recording Chair to take minutes & attendance
- Regular business
- Minutes submitted from previous meeting, May 7, 2017 » Correct / accept
- Contacted registered NMGs for this mtg: text, email, FB group
- Rules : Modified consensus. Justine to do minitraining upcoming meeting.
- Rebranding: from New Milford Greens, to Green Party of New Milford (GPNM or GPNMCT) » redo logotype (ask Alissa?)
- New logo on FB group page, website &c New Banner?
- GPCT chapter / NM town political party formation
- Too early to form an actual town committee
- We have acting officers for a GPCT chapter.
- Meeting Chair Ron J. Suresha
- Treasury Chair Joe DeGregorio
- Recording Chair Colin Cogle
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- RJS to turn over receipts, finances, cash on hand to Joe.
- Nominations / Vote on 2017 Officers postponed — reschedule July meeting
- Mission statement/bylaws/constitution » RJS and Colin working on draft » complete after officer elections and submit for consideration at following meeting.
- Finances: Expenses, funding, and donations
- Cash on hand: $212 (RJS/RR donated $50)
- New Banner bought from NM Printing, $31. RJS has receipt.
- Postal address. We’re now officially listed, both GPNM and NMG, on RJS’s box at UPS: 137 Danbury Road #123, New Milford, CT 06776
- New WordPress blog Website: domain and hosting: greenpartynewmilford.org ?
- Bank account — credit union
- Postage
- Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/newmilfordgreens/
- Email account: <newmilfordgreens@gmail.com> get new?
- Phone: can we get free number? Google Voice?
- Email list service (MailChimp, e.g.)?
- » Hat pass
- Candidates (elected & appointed) for municipal committees & council
- » Joe reconsidering town council run
- RJS report — Historical Properties Commission
- » Town committee vacancies — how to apply for positions
- Actions
- Next GPCT meeting in Portland: GPNM on agenda, tabled for now
- Young’s Field Riverfront Inauguration Celebration ~ June 17 ~ volunteers?
- Village Fair Days ~ Friday, July 28 & Saturday, July 29
- John & Justine generously donated $350 check to CoC for space
- Great opportunity for attracting fresh blood
- Certificate of liability insurance $70 paid out of petty cash RJS paid with credit
- Tent, tables, chairs: we have — need help transpo, set up
- Banners: Have NMG. Make with new logo? John & Justine also have 3-4 old ones
- » Need to staff both 10-hour days. 3 or 4-hour shifts? » RJS to handle schedule form
- » Need to stock up on voter registration supplies and info
- » Need to redo GPNM new logo for cards, handouts
- » Novelties: pens, stress balls, &c — need to order in advance
- » Candy (nonmeltables)
- » Does anyone have a big clean water cooler? Sell / giveaway iced green tea
- Training / roleplay for voter reg, public encounters, conflict avoidance
- Other considerations for Fair Days?
- Registration drive Saturdays during Famers Market “Greens on the Green”
- Town ordination Fracking Ban. Colin report
- Spring: Greenway cleanup volunteers
- Local procedures for filing citizen petitions
- » LTEs: “Sanctuary City” — Fracking — Other ideas?
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- New business
o » Next meeting dates: [Usually] 1st Sunday of the month: 2017: July 9 (2nd Sunday due to holiday),Need to reschedule as RJS out of town July 9- August 6, September 3, October 1, November 5, December 3; January 7, 2018
o Meeting place: 25 Summit Street until further notice
o Other New Business ?
- Adjourn