tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9922936.post1126148154688773587..comments2023-06-28T10:35:50.334-04:00Comments on Welcome to The Kicker!: Proposed Amendments to the By-Laws of the Medina County Democratic PartyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9922936.post-64512413824085610772008-03-25T12:58:00.000-04:002008-03-25T12:58:00.000-04:00Blog Response:Good to see some debate, thanks to t...Blog Response:<BR/>Good to see some debate, thanks to those participating and others are encouraged to join in. <BR/>If we can agree that the objective is to improve upon the current condition that about 60% of the county precincts won’t have an elected party representative for the next four years, then a solution is needed. <BR/>To quote the Party Chair: “As Chair, however, I take responsibility for this and know that we should begin much earlier and much more comprehensively 4 years from now to field a full slate for the Central Committee.” <BR/>However, if Bylaw changes are required to adjust the process and significantly increase the percentage of precincts represented, the first opportunity for Bylaw changes is the upcoming Central Committee organizing meeting, or wait the next organizing meeting in 2012. Thus, the urgency to develop proposed Bylaw amendments for consideration and action by the Central Committee.<BR/>Let’s consider again what any proposed Bylaw changes should accomplish. <BR/>1. Cause the Central Committee to meet more frequently that every four years when the primary purpose is to re-organize. <BR/>a. How about having the Central Committee meet at least once annually with a review of Bylaws as one agenda topic?<BR/>b. With the reorganization meeting date typically in early spring, say April, the next meeting could be held at a future time, at the discretion of the Executive Committee, determined to be most beneficial for activities prior to the November general election. <BR/>c. There could be an attendance requirement for Precinct representatives to insure participation and facilitate networking.<BR/>d. With the current practice of appointing some number of Precinct Representatives who did not petition for election, for whatever reason, this would provide for those appointed to have the opportunity and requirement to attend meetings of the Central Committee.<BR/>e. More frequent Central Committee meetings with concurrent Bylaw review would enable the opportunity to address process changes, Bylaw or other, to deal with the recruitment and participation of more Precinct Representative Candidates in the next election cycle and stay with the present four year election cycle. If needed, following appropriate debate, additional Bylaw changes may or may not be needed, but opportunity for those changes would be possible at each of the Central Committee meetings. <BR/> In response to Dave’s comments, it is accepted that a perspective candidate does not need to wait till middle or late December to obtain a petition, collect at least five valid signatures, and file the completed petition with the BOE. So if the holiday season barrier is not the primary barrier to filing, what is? If the process is initiated by some action or communication from the Party Leadership, it is perhaps too late in starting. Perhaps something else is the barrier. The process needs to be evaluated and efforts to improve should be made. What brings a registered Democrat to want to participate in the County Party organization as an elected Precinct person and thus a Central Committee member? I have some ideas, what are yours? Perhaps a survey of the newly elected Precinct Representatives and the yet to be appointed Precinct Representatives needs to be made.<BR/>Operating with no official timing for the upcoming Central Committee re-organization meeting, one can only guess how much time is available to meet the current Bylaw amendment process. According to an article in the Sunday Beacon Journal, Summit County Democrats are holding their meeting on April 17th.<BR/>Bob – Wadsworth Township Precinct BBob WTwpBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509408294887765566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9922936.post-30740776185899038382008-03-22T12:07:00.000-04:002008-03-22T12:07:00.000-04:00Dave Osborne says: As a new precinct committeeman...Dave Osborne says: As a new precinct committeeman but a former 19 year elected officer, to change from a 4 year term is impractical. The 1st proposed amendment reason (getting 5 signatures over the holidays) just isn't valid. You can get your petitions whenever you want. Surely getting 5 signatures can't take so many hours so to promote changing the entire 4 year cycle. I see no problem with proposed amendment 2. If there is another argument against it, let's hear it. #3 Instead of just after election, why not amend the bylaws to require an annual meeting of the central committee? Proposed #4 could be added (or amended to) the current bylaws to REQUIRE minutes of ANY meeting be made available to all central committee members through whatever venue the committeeperson chooses. #5 is OK but I recommend the BYLAWS could be amended at any of the annual meetings as I suggested in #3. dlojackman@aol.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9922936.post-19234644615606879082008-03-21T06:20:00.000-04:002008-03-21T06:20:00.000-04:00DEM protein bylaws: A. Medina County Precinct pers...DEM protein bylaws: <BR/><BR/>A. Medina County Precinct persons must approve Central Committee actions. (Grass roots instead of perforce top-down).<BR/><BR/>B. Medina County Precinct persons must vote and authorize drop shipment of all Central Committee actions to the State Central Committee. (Grass roots instead of top-down.)<BR/><BR/>C. SCC must respond to each action within sixty days. If no response to each action, Medina Central Committee must ignore SCC rules, policies, procedures and rally cries for 366 days. This bylaw imposes penalty upon SCC. Violation of this section by member(s) of Medina Central Committee is removal of member(s) from Medina Central Committee. <BR/><BR/>NOTE: Do not worry about in-fighting and frivolous charges; because now these take place at meeting instead of whisper campaigns.<BR/><BR/>The intent of your bylaw changes is cosmetic. Economically speaking, Monopoly and monopolistic competition can gouge the people far above fair market value. Current and proposed Central Committee bylaws classify 21% of voters as followers. Central Committee reality proves members are bullies and power brokers willing to grant support to candidates for a few words in black and white, while adding ME NEXT!<BR/><BR/>It takes 50 % of voter approvals to outright win an election. Current Bylaws keep everything a secret to, at the proper time (election); impose central thought and central action on followers (blind sheep) by power broker.<BR/><BR/>Free people and free competition assumes full knowledge of political actions and consequences. <BR/><BR/>NOTE: So you irritate a few power brokers, they will not leave their power base, but you inform voters and this raises the positive voter level to 50%.<BR/><BR/>If you want serious presidential candidates to stop in Medina County, let them know that Medina Central Committee, with its bylaws, is grass roots.<BR/><BR/>Just BobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9922936.post-15706457097178049222008-03-21T05:48:00.000-04:002008-03-21T05:48:00.000-04:00How in the world did you get a copy of the By-Laws...How in the world did you get a copy of the By-Laws? I am a Committee Person too, and I once was very interested in figuring out how our county party was structured. I asked many times for copies of the structural documentation for our party and, I am a little ashamed to say, I was stonewalled so effectively that I gave up. <BR/><BR/>I am still interested in how things work in our county party. Would anyone be willing to share our county level By-Laws and/or Charter and/or Constitution?The Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17313089031423494224noreply@blogger.com