At the 2016 Convention, some of the policy resolutions passed at the business meeting emphasized better communication between GSMOL and its members. Toward that end, we are working on the following projects:
Communications Committee
We have established a Communications Committee, whose members include the Chairs of other Committees responsible for various means of communication such as The Californian magazine, the website, and the official GSMOL email list. The goal of this Committee will be to ensure that all official communications with our members, legislators, government officials and the news media on behalf of GSMOL will be consistent and authoritative. We will brainstorm on ways to increase the effectiveness of our communications, and we will find more ways to obtain feedback from our members on their concerns. Co-Chairs of the Communications Committee are Mary Jo Baretich and Anne Anderson.
Rebuilding the Email List
In early June an email message was sent to all GSMOL members whose email addresses we have on record, inviting them to subscribe to GSMOL’s official email list if they were not already subscribed. If you have email and you did NOT receive this invitation, we encourage you to SIGN UP FOR GSMOL’s EMAIL LIST HERE.
We will be sending out not only the legislative bulletins but announcements about GSMOL events. We are able to target specific GSMOL zones and regions for announcements of events relevant to members in their local areas, such as “Town Hall” meetings, teleconferences, Regional Conferences, and chapter events.
Voter Education
Because the “One Member, One Vote” measure passed at the 2016 Convention, ALL GSMOL members will be able to vote in the 2018 GSMOL State elections. The Elections Committee will determine the procedure for the mail-in ballot system we will use. In order to ensure that we will have well-informed voters, information regarding candidates for office and proposed Bylaws changes will be mailed to members in The Californian, posted on the website, and sent to subscribers on the GSMOL Email list.
