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WANTED: Candidates for
St. Paul E-Democracy Executive Committee
We need you!!!! Please, consider placing your name in nomination.
Two seats are up for election on our nine member Executive Committee.
St. Paul E-Democracy is just over one year old (SPIF is much older).
St. Paul E-Democracy was founded as an organization a little over one
year ago, with the following mission:
"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."
Our first year has been slow, as we struggled to build the
infrastructure for a community based service organization. As we
enter our second year, we hope to build momentum and expand our
presence in the community. We have a growing outreach program based
in the Rondo library, offering one-on-one tutoring and group
workshops designed to provide local residents with computer/internet
skills that can help them become more involved in the community.
With city elections for council and school board this year, St. Paul
E-Democracy has a real role to play in engaging the public in some
very important discussions about the future of our city.
Elections for the two open seats will be held in early April in
conjunction with our annual meeting (exact date and venue to be
announced very soon).
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 3rd Wednesday of month
at 7:30 AM)
2) Participate on at least one SPED
committee (with 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.....
The Executive Committee is responsible to oversee and provide long
term direction for all the activities of St. Paul E-Democracy.
More info to come in the days ahead.
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
Just a reminder, that later this month St. Paul E-Democracy will be electing
two members to our Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is the group
that sets the policies and priorities for St. Paul E-Democracy.
We are looking for people with an interest in helping us support and further
develop our community based organization commited 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."
Questions that the Executive Committee will likely be dealing with over the
next year:
A - How can St. Paul E-Democracy play a more active role in
engaging the community in upcoming local elections?
B - How can we use digital tools to better connect the diverse
voices in our community to local officials?
C - How can we partner with other local organizations and
institutions to deepen the community dialogue on important
issues that affect us all?
We'll be electing two members to our nine member committee. So far, the
following folks have identified themselves as candidates:
1) John F. Krenik
2) Gary Thompson
3) -- Your Name Here --
For more info:
http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/post/68VeOxxkimhpPQPqqPy5zB
If you think that you might be interested to run for one of these two positions
or if you have questions, please contact me at:
Tim Erickson
651-246-5045
tim ( at ) e-democracy.org
NOTE: Current members of the committee are:
1. Tim Erickson (Chair)
2. Charlie Swope (Vice Chair)
3. Grace Kelly (Secretary)
4. Mike Fratto (Treasurer)
5. Bob Spaulding
6. Rosa Maria de la Cueva Peterson
7. Dave Hutcheson
8. --vacant--
9. --vacant--
http://www.e-democracy.org/wiki/St._Paul_E-Democracy
Best wishes,
Tim Erickson
Chair of St. Paul E-Democracy Executive Committee
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
I am a current member of the Executive Committee whose appointed term is
expiring with this annual meeting. I needed to make the choice whether to run
for continued service in one of the elected positions, or to step down now. I
have decided to step down. I'd like to explain my thinking a bit, because I
have found my service with this committee to be interesting, congenial, and
rewarding in the sense of a feeling of having contributed. Why stop now? Two
major reasons: The appointed positions are meant to be used to achieve some
kind of balance on the EC that would otherwise be lacking; at the time I was
appointed it seemed worthwhile to have political party diversity (I was on the
IP state committee) and geographic diversity (suburban Ramsey County); I now
call myself a DFLer, and the geographic diversity doesn't really seem that
important any more. Second reason, I'm turning 72 years old next month and
don't have as much energy as I once had. I encourage anyone, especially
energetic St. Paulites, who can catch the enthusiasm for turning the Internet
into a source of strength and wisdom for local government and community action,
to run for election at this time. There is much to be accomplished and learned
here, and there are thoughtful, public-spirited, creative, occasionally
passionate people to work with. If you have any questions I might be able to
answer from the perspective of an imminent drop-out, please give me a call --
651 210 6114 -- and if you ask me questions I can't knowledgeably answer, I'll
admit it and refer you to Tim Erickson, which isn't a bad way to go anyway.
Just do it! My experience says you'll be glad you did.
Dave Hutcheson
North St Paul