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Proposed bylaw change on record retention

Our wonderful and professional VP of Records, Marlene Keller, has several ideas on how to handle the ECDC’s documents, including permanent records, attendance sheets, and other documents necessary to run the ECDC as a Democratic club. Chief among her ideas is a document retention policy similar to what governments follow.

Thanks to her leadership, the Executive Board intends to implement several of her proposed policies and increase the efficiency of our club. Instead of concerning ourselves with old attendance sheets, we can focus on our “Think Global, Act Local” theme for 2017.

As such, the Executive Board is proposing the following by-law change to enable Marlene’s ideas:

(Current language)
7. Vice President-Records: responsible for member and Executive Board meeting minutes, meeting attendance records, and maintenance of ECDC’s permanent records.

(Proposed language)
7. Vice President-Records: responsible for member and Executive Board meeting minutes, meeting attendance records, and maintenance of ECDC’s permanent records. The Vice President-Records may promulgate and implement a reasonable document retention policy.

The Executive Board believes this is the best way to enable Marlene’s efficient and effective ideas, while offering flexibility to a future VP of Records.

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Membership Drive: Time to Recruit!

Calling all ECDC members: we need each and every single ECDC member to bring a friend (or several!) to enroll as ECDC members. Why? The more members we have, the more effective our organization becomes. More members means more people to volunteer and campaign for progressive Democrats and values.

Equally important is another Democratic Party rule: local Democratic clubs are given votes to endorse candidates in the June 2018 primary election. Every 20 members in a club equals one vote for a democratic club. This number is calculated the June the preceding year. That means that ECDC will be given a vote for every 20 ECDC member in ECDC’s membership roster on June 2017.

Want your opinion to matter? Want to make sure progressives get endorsed in the upcoming statewide election? Then let’s register more Democrats into ECDC!

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Act Local: Mayor Abelson to Speak on EC Economic Development

As part of the ECDC “Think Global, Act Local” theme, El Cerrito’s current mayor, Janet Abelson, will be speaking to ECDC’s general membership about her vision for new housing and other economic development in El Cerrito.
What is the importance of being proactive in the development of the city’s economy? Why are we building more higher-density housing units? What is the timeline for the city’s proposed projects? Can these projects be done after the abolishment of Redevelopment Agencies? Come to our general meeting and get your questions answered!
We will have a general presentation by Mayor Abelson, followed by a Q&A session. Many thanks to Mayor Abelson for taking time to speak to ECDC’s general members.