Calling for Resolutions for 2018
The Council of Club Leaders (CCL) Resolution Committee is calling for resolutions for 2018.
Since many chapter Executive Committees will soon be holding summer meetings, the CCL Resolutions Committee is asking for Chapters to submit resolutions to the Resolutions Committee by the July 31, 2018. This will allow time to review resolutions prior to the September Annual Meeting of the CCL in Denver, Colorado. That meeting is scheduled for September 27-29 and will coincide with the Board of Directors meeting.
Here are the general guidelines for drafting and submitting resolutions. Also attached is the format the CCL Resolutions Committee is requesting that you use in submitting resolutions.
The General Criteria That Will Be Used in Reviewing Your Resolutions:
- Is the resolution complete and ripe for consideration by the CCL and for forwarding to the Board?
- Are there options other than the resolution submitted for addressing the issue in an alternative manner?
- Are chapters constrained by current policy?
- Does the proposed resolution address policy or is it about messaging or other non-policy matters?
- Has the same resolution been considered by CCL delegates at a recent previous annual meeting? If so, did the board take action on it?
- Has the chapter previously sought the policy change suggested in their proposed resolution through the appropriate staff and volunteer leadership team?
In addition, if a resolution proposes to change or implement new conservation policy, you should first consult existing Sierra Club conservation policy. This will help ensure your proposal is not already addressed in current policy.
If you proceed with a resolution for conservation policy changes, please consider the following:
- What is the current policy (if there is one)?
- Summary of objections to current policy.
- Direction of new policy sought, and the perceived benefits.
- Is there any time urgency regarding this proposed policy change?
- Who supports maintenance of the existing policy, if any.
- What are the strongest arguments that could be made against the proposed new policy or change, if known.
- What are the potential impacts on Club activities, program effectiveness and/or brand from proposed new policy or change.
The CCL ExCom will refer all conservation policy resolutions adopted by CCL delegates in Denver to the Board’s Conservation Policy Committee for consideration.
The Resolutions Committee and CCL ExCom using the following process will review all resolutions submitted by CCL Delegates:
1) The Resolutions Committee will review each resolution submitted according to the above criteria. The Resolutions Committee will identify those it wishes to recommend, those it does not wish to recommend and will determine to the best of its ability resolutions it recommends that are unlikely to be controversial. Resolutions designated non-controversial will be proposed for a consent agenda where there is an opportunity to adopt more than one resolution in a single vote in order to save time for discussion on resolutions that require more extensive deliberations.
2) The CCL ExCom will consider the Resolutions Committee recommendations. Resolutions considered non-controversial by both the Resolutions Committee and the CCL ExCom will be placed on the consent agenda for the CCL delegate annual meeting in Denver. Delegates, however, will have an opportunity to vote on all resolutions consistent with Roberts Rules of Order.
Our goal is to distribute the CCL package of resolutions to CCL Delegates by September 4, 2018, three weeks before the CCL annual meeting convenes in Denver, Colorado September 27-29.
During that period of time you can get feedback on them from your Chapters.
We look forward to working with you, and for those who are unfamiliar with the role of the Council of Club Leaders in this process, you can learn more by going to the Charge of the Council of Club Leaders.
We ask that all Resolutions be formatted in a simple standard manner using this format.
Resolutions should be sent to both Resolutions Committee co-chairs, JoAnne Clarke and Marcurius Byrd.
(If you do not receive a confirmation of receipt of your resolution, please follow up with both of us. We don’t want to miss your resolution submission email.)
Thank you,
JoAnne Clarke, Resolutions Committee Co-Chair (jo_clarke@att.net) 209 233-7380
Tehipite Chapter
Marcurius Byrd, Resolutions Committee Co-Chair (byrd_mar_j@yahoo.com) 83 457-9886
South Carolina Chapter