GPCA Budget FY2011-2012 Budget Approval Resolutions
1) Authorize a no bid contract with CAVoterConnect for the Voter Registration File data base software at $1,800 in Tier I ($150/month) for the entire FY2011-2012, to correspond with expenses authorized in the Campaigns & Candidates Working Group Expenses section of the GPCA FY2011-2012 budget.
2) Authorize a no bid contract with Cres Velluci to perform the services of Press Secretary at $3,300 ($275/month) in Tier I for the entire FY2011-2012, to correspond with expenses authorized in the Media Committee section of the GPCA FY2011-2012 budget.
3) Authorize a no bid contract with Cres Velluci to perform the services of Layout and Managing Editor of Green Focus for one issue at $150 in Tier I, to correspond with expenses authorized in the Grassroots Organizing Working Group section of the GPCA FY2011-2012 budget.
4) Authorize a no bid contract with Godmoma Forge, LLC for Server Hosting for $660 ($55/month) in Tier I for the entire FY2011-2012, to correspond with expenses authorized in the IT Group Expenses section of the GPCA FY2011-2012 budget.
5) Authorize a no bid contract with Green Internet Society for Server Backup Service for $240 for ($20/month) in Tier I for the entire FY2011-2012, to correspond with expenses authorized in the IT Group Expenses section of the GPCA FY2011-2012 budget.
6) Authorize a no bid contract with Marnie Glickman to perform Voter Registration File data base work ($1,000) and Volunteer recruitment and coordination ($1,000) in Tier I during the months of May and June 2011, to correspond with expenses authorized in the Campaigns & Candidates Working Group Expenses section of the GPCA FY2011-2012 budget.
7) Approve the following "Prioritization of Expenditures" as part of a new GPCA Fiscal Policy that will have the standing of GPCA Rules and Procedures, but be a stand alone document.
"When drawing from the General Operating Account, the GPCA shall satisfy its legal and contractual obligations first, and shall prioritize its operating expenditures in the following order:
1 Staff payroll, payroll taxes, and benefits;
2 Office rent and utilities;
3 Server Hosting, Server Backup, State phone, State Post Office box;
4 Independent contractors;
5 Vendors that are indispensable to operations;
6 Expenditures with a reasonable expectation of a return on investment in a short period of time; and
7 Other budgeted expenditures.
8) Approve the following Donor's Bill of Rights as part of a new GPCA Fiscal Policy that will have the standing of GPCA Rules and Procedures, but be a stand alone document
GPCA Donors' Bill of Rights
Donors to the GPCA shall have the right to:
1 Be informed of the GPCA purpose, of the way the Party intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use such donations effectively for their intended purposes;
2 Expect the GPCA will use exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities;
3 Expect that relationships with individuals representing the GPCA to the donor will be professional in nature and that information about their donation is handled with respect and confidentiality to the extent provided by the law;
4 Be assured that donations will be used for the purposes for which they were given. If the GPCA cannot comply with donor intentions, nor negotiate for a different purpose, the gift shall be returned to the donor;
5 Be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of GPCA or independent contractors;
6 Feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful, and forthright answers.
9) Except as otherwise provided for in these resolutions, funds budgeted for Committees and Working Groups that did not submit a FY2011-2012 work plan will be held until that Committee or Working Group submits a work plan to the Coordinating Committee that covers the use of said funds. The work plan shall also includes a record of when and how the work plan was approved. In FY2011-2012 this includes the Bylaws Committee, Clearinghouse Committee, International Protocol Committee, Electoral Reform Working Group, Grassroots Organizing Working Group, Green Issues Working Group.
