Everything You Always Wanted To Know About the Annual Meeting

Written by: Katherine Wallace on Apr 24, 2006 3:58 PM EDT

Everything You Always Wanted To Know About the Annual Meeting

Who is it?

Progressive Democrats of Somerville
Annual Meeting

When is it?

Tuesday April 24, 2006
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Where is it?

Visiting Nurses Association Assisted Living Facility
259 Lowell Street, Somerville
#88 and #90 buses from Davis Sq. on Highland Ave to Lowell

What's Going to Happen There?

We will have an agenda of food, fun, elections, guests as well as take a close look at our past and more importantly our Future!

What kind of Food will be there?

That depends"¦What are you bringing? Our Annual Meeting starts a half hour earlier than our usual meetings so we can fit in time for socializing and food. At 6:30 we will set up a table for a potluck of snacks, beverages and desserts. Everyone on the Steering Committee is bringing something. Perhaps you can bring something to share too?

Who is speaking?

Co-Founder of PDS and now Alderman from Ward 6 Rebekah Gewirtz is going to be our keynote speaker. Rebekah will rev up the crowd with excitement for how you can make a difference if you try and inspire you to get even more involved in helping PDS take action.

We'll also have a couple of other guest speakers interspersed between our Steering Committee elections.

How do I run for a position on the Steering Committee?

It's easy! When you come in we will have a nomination box. You can place your own name in the nomination box or someone else can nominate you. When the time comes for that particular race we will announce the names that were nominated and you will declare if you accept the nomination. If your name isn't in the box, you can still nominate yourself or have someone else nominate you too verbally.

Everyone running for a particular seat can give a 1-2 minute speech about why they are running or why they would be a great addition to the Steering Committee.

Then we will pass out the ballots and everyone eligible to vote will. A simple majority gets you elected. This year there are a few seats that have co-chairs so we are looking for two people. In that case the top two vote getters will get the position.

Am I eligible to vote?

If you have attended two prior PDS meetings or one PDS meeting along with PDS actions or activities and are current with dues or have had your dues waived you can vote. Karen and Elena will be at the door checking you in. They'll tell you if you are eligible.

What are the open positions we are voting for?

* 1 Chair
* 1 Vice-Chair
* 1 Secretary
* 1 Treasurer
* 1 Affirmative Action Chair
* 2 Issues Committee Co-chairs
* 2 Membership Committee Co-chairs
* 2 Endorsement Committee Co-chairs

Many of your current Steering Committee members are not running for reelection. If not enough people run to fill every seat, that seat can be held open and the vacancy can be filled at a future meeting.

Is this whole thing just about the Elections?

No. We will also be following up on the action item from our last meeting where we will go over who is running for what in the State in September and November and decide in what races we will hold an endorsement process in addition to Governor, State Senate and State Representative.

Hey! Isn't that Elections?

Umm, well technically yes, but it isn't the Steering Committee elections.

Yeah Right! Anything Else at this meeting?

Yes. I will recap the highlights of our past year. Fred and Lawrence will lead a discussion on the future of PDS, our goals and where you fit into that.

And What Is the Fun Part?

Everything will be fun! The food will be fun. The people will be fun. There will be other fun too. But you'll have to come to find out what that is.

I want to know more. This isn't everything!

Okay, I don't always have ESP. If you have any other questions contact me directly at katewallace@att.net or call me at 617-461-4605.

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Location: Somerville, MA 02144