Post in Call for nominations: SPED Executive Committee

2008 May 14 21:45 UTC

WANTED:  Candidates for
          St. Paul E-Democracy Executive Committee

For more info, come to the next SPIF happy hour.

          O'Garas Bar and Grill
          Thursday May 15th, 5-7 PM
          164 Snelling Avenue North
          (Corner of Selby and Snelling)

This June, St. Paul E-Democracy will be holding our third annual
election to fill positions on our Executive Committee. The Executive
Committee is the primary policy making body for St. Paul E-Democracy.

The Executive Committee is ultimately responsible for:

   1) Oversight and direction for all activities of St. Paul
      E-Democracy:

     "St. Paul E-Democracy strives to inform, engage, and
      empower community members in the public life of St. Paul
      by building online forums and other tools for public
      engagement and by making those resources accessible to
      the community. St. Paul E-Democracy seeks to improve the
      quality of public policy decision making in St. Paul by
      broadening public participation and by linking the
      diverse voices of the citizenry to community leaders and
      elected officials in a civil and respectful exchange of
      information and ideas."

   2) Oversight of:
      - St. Paul Issues Forum
      - St. Paul Announcement Forum
      - St. Paul E-Democracy Outreach Program working
        out of the Rondo Community Outreach Library
      - Efforts to inform and engage members of the community
        about local elections, through the use of online tools
      - Developing Network of Neighborhood Forums in St. Paul

SPED Executive Committee members are elected or appointed to two year
terms. The time commitment of an Executive Committee member looks
something like this:

  1) Monthly Executive Committee meetings
     (currently 2nd Wednesday of month
      at 8:00 AM)

  2) Participate on at least one SPED
     committee (with occasional meetings)

  3) Participate in online discussion
     of Executive Committee

  4) At least one annual, half day
     "strategic planning meeting"
     (most likely on a Sat. morn.)

  5) Misc. other tasks.....

If you have questions, please contact me at:

   Tim Erickson
   651-246-5045
   <email obscured>

Best wishes,

Tim Erickson
Chair of St. Paul E-Democracy Executive Committee