Democratic Party of Oregon
2nd Quarter State Central Committee Meeting
May 19, 2019
Prineville, OR
DPO Chair Carla Hanson called the meeting to order at 1:25 PM
Pete Lee led the Pledge of Allegiance
Chair’s Report - Chair Hanson introduced the DPO Officers and Executive Director, and provided a legislative update:
Albert Lee, Multnomah County, introduced a motion: Censure the chair for bullying and public intimidation of a member of the body through electronic communication. Chair ruled the motion out of order to address after the chair’s report.
Rebecca Pearson, Jackson County, requested Point of Order on the minutes of the August 2018 SCC regarding former chair Atkins remarks on the process of the DSP. ED Brad Martin has reviewed the recording of the August meeting and replied that Chair Atkins had described the process thoroughly.
Chair requested to allow Jamie McLeod Skinner to speak without objection. Objection was raised
Albert Lee, Multnomah County, moved that the body censure the chair for bullying and public intimidation of a member of the Democratic delegation. Motion was not submitted in writing. Debate postponed for Credentials Report.
Credentials Report of Attendance – As of 1:15 PM 7 state officers, 104 county, 5 CD chairs 13 caucus representatives for a total of 129 of a possible 166. Unanimously accepted by the body.
Sarah Spansail, Jackson County, requested to include report of the Credentials Committee. Chair responded that the report will be given during the standing committee reports.
Chair requested advice from the parliamentarian whether the Temporary Meeting Rules needed to be adopted before debate, The Parliamentarian advised no. Chair ruled that debate would begin on the motion.
Point of Order from Albert Lee, Multnomah County, asking if the chair should be facilitating the discussion. Chair requested Vice Chair Pete Lee assumed the chair to moderate the motion.
Point of Order from Sarah Spansail regarding a delegate’s mention of personal motives. Chair ruled the comment out of order.
Mike Ellison, Marion County, Point of Order regarding the definition of Censure. Parliamentarian described censure as a verbal reprimand.
Rebecca Pearson, Jackson County, Point of Order requesting Chair to remind the body that disparaging comments are not appropriate.
Michael Smith, Multnomah County, moved to table the motion. Chair requested clarification. The delegate clarified that it was to postpone to another meeting. Parliamentarian advised the motion must come from the Pro side.
Point of Order from Celine Swenson Harris, Lane County, regarding the motion to table to be in order at the procedural mic, Chair reiterated parliamentarian’s advice. Unrecognized delegate raised a Point of Order motion to table is in order at any mic on the floor. Chair called a short recess.
Chair called the meeting back to order to request that the body postpone the motion and accept the meeting rules before debate continues. Chair corrected his remarks to request the body accept the rules of order.
LauRose Felicity, Coos County, was recognized, and called the question on debate. Chair ruled that due to the fact that the temporary standing rules for the meeting were not adopted, the motion to call the question was out of order.
Brian Josephson, Young Democrats Caucus, Point of Order regarding the use of the procedural mic for questions we would normally consider procedure to go to a debate mic. Chair responded he trusted the ruling of the parliamentarian to ensure robust debate.
Donna Nyberg, Columbia County, moved to Table the motion to next meeting.
LauRose Felicity, Curry County, appealed the chair’s ruling to call the question. Chair entertained a motion, without objection, to call the question. Keith Haxton, Washington County, objected. Chair requested a vote. Keith Haxton, Washington County, Point of Order to declare the chair’s request for a vote out of order. Brian Josephson, Young Democrats Caucus, Point of Clarification to ask if he wanted to appeal the chair’s ruling, would it be at the pro or con microphone. Chair clarified that any motion to end debate could come from either side. Further clarified that since the normal procedure of the assembly was to allow motion to end debate from the procedural mike, it would be allowed. Delegate then moved to table the motion. Keith Haxton, Washington County, Point of Order, to state that motion had been ruled out of order previously during debate.
Celine Swenson Harris, Lane County, moved to table the motion. Chair asked for clarification, the delegate specified to table to the next meeting.
Point of Order by unrecognized Delegate to state the delegate had already spoken once before in the debate. Chair accepted the delegate’s motion. Rebecca Pearson, Jackson County, appealed the ruling of the chair.
Chair called for debate to begin. Rebecca Pearson again appealed the ruling. Parliamentarian spoke to clarify that a member may debate, and then call a motion, without it being considered a second time to speak in debate. Keith Haxton, Washington County called for Appeal. The Chair ruled the appeal out of order. Keith Haxton objected to the chair’s ruling. Chair’s ruling stands. The maker of the motion withdrew the motion to table. Without objection the motion was withdrawn.
Donna Nyberg, Columbia County, moved to postpone the motion to the next meeting.
Point of Order from KC Hanson requests to accept the reprimand of the body.
The maker of the motion refused to withdraw the motion to postpone and called the question. Point of Order Rebecca Pearson, Jackson County, regarding calling the question at the procedural mic. Chair responded that that error had been corrected previously
James Barber, Lane County, called the question. By standing 2/3 vote, the motion passed. Debate closed.
By standing majority vote the motion to postpone to the next meeting was rejected.
Rebecca Camberleng, Washington County, moved, “That the body accepts the chair’s acceptance of censure.” Point of Order from unrecognized delegate that the maker must move to amend, and the motion was ruled out of order. Maker restated she wished to amend the motion. Amendment was not submitted in writing. KC Hanson was called to the procedural mic to repeat her statement. “I accept the responsibility of censure from the body.” Peter Chastain, Lake County, called the question from the procedural mic. Point of Order from Keith Haxton, Washington County, at a debate mic, delegate was called out of order by members of the assembly. Eddy Morales, Treasurer called the question to end debate to amend the motion.
By voice vote, the motion to end debate passed.
Point of Order from the maker that the vote should be on the amended language. KC Hanson approached the procedural mic to make a personal statement. Point of Order from James Barber, Lane County, that the amendment must go immediately to a vote.
Point of Order from the Maker to clarify the Amendment is to substitute for the motion, not in addition to. Rebecca Pearson, Jackson County, Point of Order whether Chair Hanson’s remarks would be reflected in the amendment. Secretary advised that they were not in the amendment.
Keith Haxton, Washington County, Point of Order that the body needed to vote on the amendment. Chair advised the delegate that the body was currently preparing to vote on the amendment. Peter Chastain, Lake County, Point of Order- if the amendment is accepted, does it erase the original censure? Chair requested a moment to clarify exactly what the body would vote on. Point of Order from Dan Goetz, Multnomah County, to state his belief that the amendment is out of order because the chair could not accept censure before it was voted on by the body.
The chair clarified that amendment would be voted on. Patrick Maguire, Washington County, Point of Personal Privilege to request clarity on the motions before the body on each vote, and the use of the Procedural microphone to call the question. The Parliamentarian was unfamiliar with the body’s normal practice to accept the call from the procedural mic. The Chair would subsequently allow the call from the procedural mic.
Chair called for the vote. Keith Haxton, Washington County called for a Point of Order, and was not recognized by the chair because the vote was proceeding. Delegate turned to the body to ask them to recognize his point of order. The body overruled his point of order by voice vote.
By voice vote in the opinion of the chair, the amendment failed. Rebecca Pearson, Jackson County, Point of Order on the intention of the maker. Chair advised the maker had approached the podium with their intention. There was a call for Division. For the good of the order, the Chair accepted the call for Division. By standing division the vote was 66 Aye 54 Nay, The Amendment passed.
Point of Clarification from Stephanie Newton, Linn County, whether to vote on the original motion or the amended motion. Chair clarified that since the amendment modified the original motion, that the motion on the floor is the amended motion. Rebecca Pearson, Jackson County, Point of clarification again on whether division was properly called. The Chair advised that on the Parliamentarian’s advice, the Chair allowed the Division.
Unrecognized Delegate moved to amend the current motion to put back language that was struck. Motion was ruled out of order.
Sean McAnulty, Deschutes County, moved the question to accept the chair’s acceptance of censure. The motion passed by voice vote. Chair ruled that the voice vote on the motion was not clear. There was a call for Division. 78 voted in favor, 44 against. Motion passed.
Chair Hanson resumed Chair of the meeting.
Stephanie Newton of Linn County moved to adjourn. Parliamentarian advised that since there is no business on the floor, the motion is debatable. Patrick Maguire raised of Point of Order regarding the bylaws which requires the SCC to vote on the Executive committee at the first SCC meeting following re-organization. The motion was therefore ruled out of order.
Temporary Meeting Rules Approval
Faith Ruffing, Multnomah County, moved to accept the Rules.
Point of Personal Privilege from unrecognized delegate regarding a waste of two hours debating an issue some of the delegates knew nothing about. Request to do better.
Keith Haxton moved to strike rule 3, “All Main motions and amendments shall be submitted in writing, signed by the maker, and immediately upon presentation shall be sent to the chair.”
Motion to suspend the rules from Sean McAnulty, Deschutes County, requesting the body hear from Jamie McLeod- Skinner at this time. Chair submitted the question to the body without objection. Objection was heard. Debate resumed.
Michael Smith called the question. By voice vote, the motion to end debate passed.
The motion was brought to a vote. In the opinion of the chair the motion failed. Division was called. 31 in favor, 83 against. The motion to amend failed.
Pete Lee, Vice Chair, moved to suspend debate to allow Jamie McLeod-Skinner to address the body. By voice vote the motion was accepted.
Jamie McLeod Skinner addressed the body regarding the accomplishments in 2018 elections.
Brian Josephson moved to take up the rules. The body unanimously voted to return to debate on the rules.
Alexander FitzHugh, Jackson County, moved to amend rule 3 to read “All main motions and amendments shall be recorded in writing upon submission, signed by the maker.” The maker spoke to their amendment. By voice vote, in the opinion of the chair, the motion passed.
Lurelle Robbins, Multnomah County, made a motion to amend rule #9 to read “A delegate wishing to speak in favor of the pending motion, shall use the Pro microphone. A delegate wishing to speak against the pending motion shall use the Con microphone. A delegate wishing to amend the motion or to make secondary motions shall use either the Pro or Con microphone.” The amendment passed unanimously.
Nathan Soltz, CD2, moved to amend rule #7 to add “When there is no longer anyone wishing to debate at either the pro or the con microphone, debate on the question will cease and the vote will be taken, allowing for one more speaker if that speaker’s side has spoken less than the other.” Marion Ralls, Curry County, called the question. Division called, 69 votes in favor of the motion. 42 against, the amendment passed.
Michelle Risher, Multnomah County, amendment to rule #4 add “their” after “he/she.” The amendment carried unanimously.
The Temporary rules as amended were accepted unanimously.
Agenda Approval Eddy Morales made a motion to amend the agenda to move “Recess to Elect Regional Members to the Executive Committee” to immediately after the approval of the minutes.
Sarah Spansail noted a scrivener’s error in the agenda that the Credentials Committee were omitted from the committee’s report. The Credential’s Committee report will be heard after the Platform Committee, and the before Rules Committee
Rebecca Camberleng, Washington County, called the question. By voice vote, debate was ended. In the chair’s opinion the amendment was approved. Division was called - In favor 74, against 34, the motion carries.
Henry Exerjian, Multnomah County, moved to add resolution 2019xxx No War in Iran to New Business. Approved without objection.
Unidentified delegate proposed a motion to limit speakers to 30 seconds, motion moved until after the agenda.
Sarah Spansail moved to amend the agenda to move the Credentials Committee report before Platform and Resolution. Annie Naranjo-Rivera, Tillamook County, submitted a substitute motion to the amendment to move the Credential Committee report to immediately after the approval of Agenda.
Brian Josephson, Young Democrats Caucus called the question. By voice vote, in the opinion of the chair, the body voted to close debate. Division was called, The Chair corrected the action to a standing votes. In the opinion of the chair, the more that 2/3 of the body desired to close debate. By rising vote, 55 in favor, 56 against, the motion failed.
Sarah Spansail, Jackson County, Point of Order requiring the agenda to follow the order of the bylaws. By parliamentarian’s advice the Credential Committee report was moved to the first position under Committee Reports. Maker withdrew their motion and the agenda was amended.
Agenda as amended approved by voice vote.
First Quarter SCC Minutes Approval – Faith Ruffing, Multnomah County, moved to approve the minutes. The minutes were approved by voice vote.
Meeting was recessed at 5:00 PM to elect members of the executive committee.
Meeting was called back to order at 6:02PM
Sean Nikas, Marion County, moved to fix the time to adjourn to noon, May 26. The maker clarifies to note his motion does not specify the meeting be in person.
Jill Heimenson, Multnomah County, moved to amend to June 2. Stephanie Newton, Disability Justice Caucus, Point of Order that we do not have bylaws to support digital meetings. Chair cited precedence for electronic meeting.
Faith Ruffing, Multnomah County, moved to amend the amendment that the date to be within the next 30 days, by June 18. The amendment passed unanimously. The motion was put to a voice vote, in the opinion of the chair the motion passed. Division was called. By standing vote, the motion passed.
Stephanie Newton moved to adjourn. Approved by voice vote.
Telephone Meeting was called to order by Chair Hanson at 6:39 PM, June 18, 2019
Credentials Report Committee Chair Bing Wong reported 133 delegates which constitutes a quorum. Chair Wong moved to accept the report.
Significant delays were caused by participants not self-muting, requiring staff to mute all allowing the Chair to call the meeting to order.
Parliamentarian explained the difference between using the Point of Personal Privilege (button #4) and Point of order (button #3).
Background noise is heard from connections with multiple people in the room. Several members called for debate.
Several delegates requested assistance for other delegates who were having difficulty getting in, many of which were previously resolved. Since members cannot remove a request, the queue was cleared to allow members to begin debate on the motion to accept the Credential Report.
Keith Haxton, Washington County, Point of Order to clarify how delegates would know how the votes are counted. Members’ number will show up on the staff’s computer screen, and a snapshot will be saved. Members can call for a roll call.
Tanya Shively called the question at 7:00 PM.
An unidentified delegate objected to calling the question, because debate had not happened. Objection was out of order.
Chair reminded that the motion to call the question requires 2/3 majority. Staff reminded three attendees that they were credentialed as alternates and that their votes were being removed. If attendees feel they should be voting members, they need to contact their county or delegation chair to be credentialed. 92 voted in favor of closing debate and 32 opposed.
Division. Parliamentarian advised that division requires a roll call.
James Barber Small Business Caucus called for a roll call vote.
Point of Order Larry Taylor CD 1 regarding division. Chair rules that a division will be a roll call.
Sarah Spansail, Jackson County, Point of Order since roll call is the only way to do a division, it would be out of order to have a vote to have a roll call. Chair rules the body has the right to decide whether they want to do a roll call.
Celine Swenson, Lane County moved to adjourn.
Farah Chaichi Washington County moved to fix the time at 12:00 noon at the Willamette Heritage Center in Salem on Sunday, July 21st 2019.
Nathan Soltz, Jackson County amended the motion adjourn to August 11, 2019 at 1:15 in Newberg.
Brian Josephson, Young Democrats Caucus Point of Order, that there is a main motion on the floor so the adjournment is out of order. Parliamentarian advised that since a quorum was not established, the only valid motions on the floor are to adjourn, or to fix the time to adjourn.
Keith Haxton Washington County, Point of Order. Main motion to adjourn in not amendable. RONR section 10 declares fixed time is the only privileged motion that takes precedence over a motion to adjourn.
The motion went to a vote. The amendment passed 69 in favor of the amendment 47 opposed.
Division was called. James Barber, Small Business Caucus was recognized and called for a roll call.
Point of Order Tara Patterson, Yamhill County asking to vote on the previous motion to attend in Salem. The motion was amended, which replaces the July motion. Chair clarified that a vote for the amendment was to vote for a meeting on August 11. If the amendment does not pass, we will return to a vote on the July 21 motion.
Chair called to roll call. 78 Yes, 57 No. 1 abstain. The amendment passed.
The body took up the main motion to adjourn to August 11 in Newberg.
The vote was 78 Yes, 43 No.
The vote to adjourn passed 86 to 19, 1 abstention. The meeting was adjourned.
Meeting was called back to order by Chair Hanson at 1:26 PM, August 11, 2019, at Newberg High School, Newberg, OR
Chair invited Brad Martin, Executive Director, to clarify that policy on recording SCC meetings is to record from the guest section.
Travis Nelson, DNC Member, made a motion “All recording at DPO SCC meetings will only be allowed in the guest section.
Motion was postponed for Credentials report. Bing Wong, chair, reported 110 county 16 caucuses, 4 CD, and 8 Officers for a total of 138 credentialed voters. A quorum is moved and approved. James Chase CD2, objected to the credentials report, ruled out of order.
Farrah Chaichi, Multnomah County amended the motion to read: “All recording at DPO SCC will occur out of the way of Delegates on the floor.”
Sara Wolk, Multnomah County, amended the motion to append the words “so as not to block traffic.”
The Body voted. The chair was unclear and requested division. In the opinion of the chair, the amendment carried.
The first amendment carried by rising vote. The motion as amended passed. “All recording at DPO SCC will occur out of the way of Delegates on the floor so as to not block traffic.”
James Barber, point of order to read the second quarter minutes. Called out of order by the chair, the second quarter minutes to be discussed in the Third Quarter meeting according to DPO bylaws.
Treasurer’s Report, Eddy Morales. Second Quarter report Approved
Credentials Committee Report, Amelia Manlove. After an audit of credentials, all members of the May 1, 2019 Executive committee meeting were eligible to vote, and the committee is satisfied the credentialing was properly conducted. Feedback welcome at credentials_chair@dpo.org. Point of Order from Keith Haxton, Washington County, that the credentials meeting was improperly called, the chair ruled the point out of order. Sarah Spansail, Jackson County, appealed the ruling of the chair.
Carol Infranca, Polk County, Called the question. Debate was closed by voice vote. The body affirmed the chair’s ruling.
Platform and Resolutions Committee, Nathan Soltz
Rules Committee, Chris Wig moved to accept the Proposed Special Rule of Order as amended, with a do pass recommendation.
Nathan Soltz, CD2 moved to amend Rule # 7 to add “When there is no longer anyone wishing to debate at either the “pro” or “con” mic, debate on the question will cease and the vote will be taken, allowing for one more speaker if that speaker’s side has spoken a fewer number of times than the other.”
Carol Infranca, Polk County, called the question. By voice vote debate was closed. The voice vote on the motion was unclear, the Chair called division. The amendment passed.
Patrick Maguire, Washington County proposed to amend rule #2 to insert after “procedural questions,” “and all undebatable subsidiary motions.”
Chris Wig, Rules Committee, moved to extend debate, by 10 minutes, requiring a 2/3 vote. Aye 84, 45 No, debate ends.
Dan Goetz, Multnomah County, moved to send the Special Rule of Order back to the Rules Committee.
Les Goodrich, Curry County Called the Question. By voice vote debate was closed. By voice vote the motion to commit failed.
The amendment to rule #2 passed by voice vote. The voice vote on the main motion was unclear; by counted standing vote, the ayes 89, nays 41, the special Rules passed. David McCall, Tillamook County moved “That the SCC require for each SCC meeting, any and all committees, to which issues have been referred to prepare a full written report of the actions taken and the status of each of the issues that have been referred to the committee, but not yet returned to and adopted by the SCC body.”
Chris Wig, Lane County, moved to postpone consideration to New Business in the 3Q SCC meeting. The motion carried by voice vote.
Caucus Reports
DNC Report – Travis Nelson, next meeting Aug 22-24 in San Francisco. Full delegation will support climate change resolutions. Resolution 40 tells the DCCC to reverse blacklisting policy for primary challenges. And resolution to increase Trans protections.
Executive Director’s Report Brad Martin. We’ve begun the process of changing our web platform and design over the next few months. Requested all delegates to read the draft of the DPO 2017-2018 accomplishments, and send corrections to Tim@dpo.org
New Business Travis Nelson withdrew his motion to re-run the CD3 rules committee election.
Thomas Wrisley, Deschutes County, presented a motion. ”I move that the SCC direct the subcommittee of the Rules Committee to create a set of rules for administration of electronic Meetings, and present these rules to the SCC at the Fourth Quarter 2019 Meeting.” Chair ruled the motion out of order because the committee already exists. Delegate clarified he was requesting the rules be brought forward to the 4th quarter meeting. The chair again ruled the motion out of order, and promised the committee would bring a report to the 4th quarter meeting, though not necessarily completed rules for a vote of the body.
Spencer Trumm, moved to consider Resolution 2019-006 regarding Opposing a War with Iran Under False Pretenses. The motion passed unanimously.
Announcements
Michael C Smith Submits a motion for the 3Q SCC meeting. After discussion regarding adding to the 2nd quarter or 3rd quarter agenda, the delegate resubmitted his motion to be considered at the 2Q SCC. Without objection, it is added to the meeting agenda.
“The Democratic Party of Oregon Chair is authorized by the State Central Committee to submit a technical revision to the Delegate Selection Plan as approved by the Democratic Party of Oregon Executive Committee to utilize a form of modified STAR Majority voting for the 2020 Delegate Selection Process, so long as this voting process is able to meet the following conditions.
Condition:
Lurelle Robbins, Multnomah County, moved to amend the motion to substitute “Charged” for “Authorize.” Larry Taylor, CD1, requested unanimous consent for the amendment. An objection was heard.
By voice vote, the amendment failed. The motion passed by voice vote.
There was rejoicing in the assembly.
The chair moved for all further announcements to be sent by email to Candy@dpo.org . The body approved.
Chair Hanson called the meeting adjourned at 4:44 August 11, 2019
There was further rejoicing.
Submitted by Eileen Kiely, Secretary.