Present
- Sue Moen
- Dave Ferguson
- Linda Swanton
- Leroy McFarlane
- Ian Button
- Jonathan Kerr
Regrets
- Michael Mascall
- Doug Cowell
- Mark de Bruijn
- Call to Order
- Nomination of meeting secretary
- Jonathan
- EDA committee positions
CEO
- Sue Moen
Financial Agent
- Dave Ferguson
Communications committee
- Communications Chair = Linda
- Jonathan
Financial / Fundraising committee
- Fundraising Chair = Sue Moen
- Leroy
- Dave
Membership / Volunteer committee
- Membership Chair = pending
Candidate Search committee
- Organizing Chair = pending
- EDA Processes
- Internal communications
- Please include entire EDA on initial email discussions
- If you would rather not be a part of further discussion (Please decline further discussion on an email discussion if you wish.)
- Committees
- May have individual conversations and then report back to the EDA.
- Please include committee name in subject line of emails
- Submit report to CEO prior to EDA meetings
- Meetings
- Agenda and committee reports
- EDA members are expected review committee reports prior to the meeting
- Meetings will focus on the future
- Member / Media inquiries
- Directed to CEO
- Will be forwarded to appropriate committee as needed
- EDA Document Update
- Paperwork completed, except for Elizabeth May’s email
- Note: CEO has 30 days after AGM, or any change to EDA Executive, to complete the Registry Update.
Action Items:
a) Jonathan will send Elizabeth May’s executive assistant’s contact information to Dave and Sue (Jaymini Bhikha jaymini.bhikha@greenparty.ca)
b) Dave will send completed forms to GPC / Elections Canada
- Financial Update
- Bank account pending (awaiting official EDA approval)
- $6,100 from prior EDA was transferred to GPC after last election
- Exact amount of EDA seed money from GPC pending
- Donations letter
- Discussed different options for the letter
- Need to get it in for this tax year
- GPC will hold online donations until EDA is official and bank account is set up
- Communications
- Newsletter first priority
- Press Release due once EDA is announced
- Website can come later
- EDA Outreach
- Large Geography
- Need to track mileage, gas, etc
- Need to find local champions to organize
- Candidate Search
- Planning for Nomination Meeting mid-March (Saturday, March 14 or Sunday March 15)
- Strategic Planning
- Next session for EDA + others
- Linda to facilitate
- Next meeting
- Strategic Planning meeting 11am, January 13th, 2015
- Location: TBD
Action Items:
- Leroy will call various facilities to determine a location
- Sue to send out invitations
