October 2015 - Lnc-business - Moellman Enterprises Email

Green Party and NationBuilder
by Scott L. 30 Oct '15

30 Oct '15

FWIW - This appears at the bottom of the home page of the Green Party: http://www.gp.org/ "Created with NationBuilder <http://nationbuilder.com/> " Scott Lieberman

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today only please test super early registration for Convention
by Wes Benedict 30 Oct '15

30 Oct '15

I will send a free polo shirt to the first five people who register for the gold package: https://www.lp.org/convention/register These aren't only "early bird" prices. They are pre-early bird super discount prices. You can't beat that! Wow! (Big eye-roll is fine, but I want a few people to test this--and to get some working capital for the convention committee.) Also, we had a couple of broken links, and I want to make sure things are working now. Regular price is $499 Early Bird is $459 Price before Jan 1, 2016 is $399. "Help Wes test the site" price is $399 plus free polo shirt. Just tell me size and shipping address. I'll send you an email if over 5 have tested it. If you pay before I send an email closing the offer, I'll honor the offer. Offer ends today at 11:59 PM Pacific. -- Wes Benedict, Executive Director Libertarian National Committee, Inc. *New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314* (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict(a)lp.org facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership

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first 2016 LNC meeting date and location?
by Wes Benedict 27 Oct '15

27 Oct '15

If you want to propose dates and possible locations in advance of the next LNC meeting for a February or March LNC meeting, feel free to make suggestions to consider in advance. Robert Kraus and I have occasionally proposed dates and locations, only to be met with derision and scorn for conflicting with certain sports events. A list of 2016 state conventions is here: https://www.lp.org/blogs/staff/2016-state-conventions Staff is considering the possibility of another training session, possibly in February, and while we would probably attempt to avoid the LNC meeting, that's not 100% required. We'd like to announce the date and location in the upcoming LP New if possible. Thanks, -- Wes Benedict, Executive Director Libertarian National Committee, Inc. *New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314* (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict(a)lp.org facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership

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Draft 2016 Budget
by Tim Hagan 26 Oct '15

26 Oct '15

The draft budget for 2016 is attached in both Excel workbook and Microsoft XPS Document formats. In the workbook, the first sheet is the budget to be considered at next month's meeting. The numbers in the budget come from the Acct Detail sheet. Most of the amounts for 2016 (column N of the Acct Detail sheet) are based on the average of the amounts in 2012 and 2014. The footnotes at the end of the Acct Detail sheet explains how the other numbers were derived, for example the numbers with footnote (d) are based on the projected amount from 2015. The budget has $1,514,461 for revenues. Expenses are $406,822.53 for the cost of support and revenue, $1,100,850 for program expenses, and $15,000 for Capital Expenses, resulting in a deficit of $8,211.52. Tim Hagan

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Re: [Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2015-10: EPCC and Contract Review
by Scott L. 25 Oct '15

25 Oct '15

I vote Aye. Scott Lieberman GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG <http://hq.lp.org/pipermail/lnc-business_hq.lp.org/2015/003520.html> Email Ballot 2015-10: EPCC and Contract Review *Motion:* amend the Policy Manual by *inserting* and striking out text as specified in the attached PDF

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Dates to avoid in February and March?
by Daniel Wiener 25 Oct '15

25 Oct '15

Before we come to any decisions on a our next LNC meeting, it would be good to know what conflicts, if any, people may have with dates in February or March. I'd therefore request that anyone with a date conflict announce it on this list as soon as possible. If you know of a conflict, and don't announce it, you'll have less of an excuse to complain if we end of picking that date. For myself, the only conflict I know of is on February 7th, when the Packers are expected to be playing in the Superbowl. Dan -- *"In general, we look for a new law by the following process. First, we guess it (audience laughter), no, don’t laugh, that’s the truth. Then we compute the consequences of the guess, to see what, if this is right, if this law we guess is right, to see what it would imply and then we compare the computation results to nature or we say compare to experiment or experience, compare it directly with observations to see if it works. If it disagrees with experiment, it’s WRONG. In that simple statement is the key to science. It doesn’t make any difference how beautiful your guess is, it doesn’t matter how smart you are, who made the guess, or what his name is. If it disagrees with experiment, it’s wrong. That’s all there is to it.”* -- Richard Feynman (https://tinyurl.com/lozjjps)

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February/March 2016 LNC Session
by Scott L. 25 Oct '15

25 Oct '15

I still think California is long overdue for an LNC Session. Note to staff - if you can't find anything decent in LA or SF, try Sacramento. That airport has non-stop flights to several mid-West and Eastern cities, and it should be just one connection away from all major airports in the USA. But - if staff can not find a low enough room rate in a California hotel outside of Visalia or Redding, then here is another suggestion: Albuquerque, NM [ Full disclosure - New Mexico is in my LNC Region ] I attended the Libertarian Party of New Mexico Convention in Albuquerque earlier this year, and I had a great time. There are several hotels within walking distance of the airport, and I bet Robert can negotiate sub-$100 per night room rates for at least one of those hotels. Scott Lieberman

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Re: [Lnc-business] Dates to avoid in February and March?
by doug＠vikingmetals.com 24 Oct '15

24 Oct '15

March 27 is also Easter Wekend.. Doug Craig -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Lnc-business] Dates to avoid in February and March? From: Daniel Wiener <wiener(a)alum.mit.edu> Date: Oct 24, 2015 1:35 PM To: "lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org" <lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org> CC: Before we come to any decisions on a our next LNC meeting, it would be good to know what conflicts, if any, people may have with dates in February or March. I'd therefore request that anyone with a date conflict announce it on this list as soon as possible. If you know of a conflict, and don't announce it, you'll have less of an excuse to complain if we end of picking that date. For myself, the only conflict I know of is on February 7th, when the Packers are expected to be playing in the Superbowl. Dan -- *"In general, we look for a new law by the following process. First, we guess it (audience laughter), no, don’t laugh, that’s the truth. Then we compute the consequences of the guess, to see what, if this is right, if this law we guess is right, to see what it would imply and then we compare the computation results to nature or we say compare to experiment or experience, compare it directly with observations to see if it works. If it disagrees with experiment, it’s WRONG. In that simple statement is the key to science. It doesn’t make any difference how beautiful your guess is, it doesn’t matter how smart you are, who made the guess, or what his name is. If it disagrees with experiment, it’s wrong. That’s all there is to it.”* -- Richard Feynman (https://tinyurl.com/lozjjps) _______________________________________________ Lnc-business mailing list Lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org

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seeking cosponsors for EPCC and Contract Review motion
by Alicia Mattson 24 Oct '15

24 Oct '15

Many of you may recall that in the last LNC meeting, I made a motion to modify the EPCC's role in director-level contract review. It received a majority vote, but due to several abstentions, the vote wasn't sufficient to adopt it without having given previous notice. Based on good feedback during and after the meeting, I've made some additional changes to the proposal, and at this time I'm asking for co-sponsors for the attached motion. Our current policy has a number of defects: - It requires that a proposed director-level employment contract must be reviewed by the EPCC, but it doesn't say that any EPCC objections or concerns have to be fixed. In theory a chair could say, "They reviewed it and didn't like it, but I don't have to listen to them, so I signed it." - Our policy requires that the contract be circulated to the LNC, but it doesn't specify that this ought to happen before the contract is signed so that any problems identified by the LNC can be addressed before execution. - Our policy requires that the general counsel review it, but it doesn't require that the general counsel's advice be shared with those conducting the review. It could be that only the chair knows what the general counsel's advice was. - Compensation is a non-trivial percentage of our expenses. The director-level contracts have substantial financial impacts well beyond that person's base pay rate, and we just need more eyes reviewing those offerings. Contracts can offer additional benefits beyond the standard benefits in the employee manual. I pointed out recently that the wording of bonus structures in recent years has been changed such that having a good quarter at the beginning of a year can create a bonus multiplier effect -- one good quarter can create bonuses in other quarters even if the other quarters were terrible. The prior wording did not contain that flaw. More eyes reviewing the contract will reduce the chances of missing that kind of detail. My proposal would: - make it clear that the LNC must see the contract before it is signed. - require that General Counsel advice be shared with the EPCC and LNC. - require that a review body approve the contract, not just have a chance to review it with no power to require changes. That review body can either be the EPCC (we did create them to play this sort of role), or if the EPCC members were cantankerous and played the role of 3-person-roadblock to hiring person X rather than finding functional contract language, a Chair could go around the EPCC and have the entire LNC approve it instead. - change how the EPCC is appointed. It is currently appointed by the LNC Chair, but since the EPCC would have a role of approving the chair's proposal, that committee should be selected by the LNC rather than be appointees of the Chair. - disallow the LNC Chair from serving on the EPCC, where he would be one of three votes approving his own proposal. An additional feature is that because the LNC must see the contract 10 days before it is signed, if the EPCC were to initially approve a contract but the LNC had a serious objection to it, there would still be time for the LNC to use an email ballot to override the decision of the EPCC. There is a term in this proposal that I want to point out. If the LNC approves the contract, it requires "an affirmative vote from a majority of the fixed membership of the LNC." If there are no LNC vacancies, and everyone votes, then this is the same requirement as a majority vote. The "fixed membership" clause says that the denominator for calculating a majority isn't just the number of ballots cast. The denominator is the total number of LNC seats including any vacant ones, regardless of how many might have abstained from the vote. Co-sponsors? -Alicia

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Re: [Lnc-business] Dates to avoid in February and March?
by doug＠vikingmetals.com 24 Oct '15

24 Oct '15

No to Valentines day also..if I mess that up the spouse will no longer let me play reindeer games with you guys.. Doug Craig -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Lnc-business] Dates to avoid in February and March? From: Daniel Wiener <wiener(a)alum.mit.edu> Date: Oct 24, 2015 1:35 PM To: "lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org" <lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org> CC: Before we come to any decisions on a our next LNC meeting, it would be good to know what conflicts, if any, people may have with dates in February or March. I'd therefore request that anyone with a date conflict announce it on this list as soon as possible. If you know of a conflict, and don't announce it, you'll have less of an excuse to complain if we end of picking that date. For myself, the only conflict I know of is on February 7th, when the Packers are expected to be playing in the Superbowl. Dan -- *"In general, we look for a new law by the following process. First, we guess it (audience laughter), no, don’t laugh, that’s the truth. Then we compute the consequences of the guess, to see what, if this is right, if this law we guess is right, to see what it would imply and then we compare the computation results to nature or we say compare to experiment or experience, compare it directly with observations to see if it works. If it disagrees with experiment, it’s WRONG. In that simple statement is the key to science. It doesn’t make any difference how beautiful your guess is, it doesn’t matter how smart you are, who made the guess, or what his name is. If it disagrees with experiment, it’s wrong. That’s all there is to it.”* -- Richard Feynman (https://tinyurl.com/lozjjps) _______________________________________________ Lnc-business mailing list Lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org

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