June 2016 - Lnc-business - Moellman Enterprises Email

Policy Manual - Regional Representatives
by Caryn Ann Harlos 27 Jun '16

27 Jun '16

I am starting this new chain for the discussion on David's proposal to add a section to the Policy Manual on Regional Representatives. This was David's initial working proposal as a starting point: LNC regional representatives and alternates who serve at the pleasure of the region member state chairs are encouraged to provide a transparent channel that facilitates mutually supportive communication between the LNC and officers and members of the regional state organizations. Actual regional organization policies are left to the discretion of and agreement between the member state chairs and their regional representatives and alternates. I suggest this change: LNC Regional Representatives and Alternates who serve at the pleasure of their Region, as specified in the Region Formation Agreement, are encouraged to provide a transparent channel that facilitates mutually supportive communication between the LNC and Officers and members of the regional state affiliates. Actual regional organization policies and additional duties are left to the discretion of and agreement between the member state chairs and their Regional Representatives and Alternates. -- In Liberty, Caryn Ann Harlos Region 1 Representative (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) Caryn.Ann.Harlos(a)LP.org

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updated draft minutes of 5/30/16 LNC session
by Alicia Mattson 27 Jun '16

27 Jun '16

The period for comments on the 05/30/16 draft minutes ended on Thursday. Attached is the updated draft, sans Waldo. Without objection, this draft will be auto-approved on July 3, 2016. -Alicia

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Judicial Committee redux
by Caryn Ann Harlos 26 Jun '16

26 Jun '16

A question was raised a bit ago about whether it was verified that the appointees were Bylaws-qualified. Has that been confirmed yet? -- In Liberty, Caryn Ann Harlos Region 1 Representative (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) Caryn.Ann.Harlos(a)LP.org

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Motion- LP of Colorado and Riot Fest - request for co-sponsors
by Caryn Ann Harlos 26 Jun '16

26 Jun '16

I brought this up on the list before and took the discussion off list with Wes, Robert, and Nick, and it was decided that this is something that the LNC would need to decide. The background once again, and this blurb is from the Chair of the LPCO Jay North: ==Colorado would like to have the LNC help fund Riot Fest in Denver Colorado for September 2-4. The cost of the event is $800, $200 for insurance and $100 for additional volunteer passes. The minimum cost to LPCO for the event is $1000. LPCO is requesting the LNC to help cover the costs of the event as Riot Fest is a national event held in Colorado. The LPCO has already approved funding of $800. LPCO would like LNC to contribute at least $200 or more as they see fit. LPCO will share all contact information gathered at the event.== Thus in accordance with Colorado's request, I propose these motions: Move that the LNC provide $600.00 to LPCO for the Riot Fest event. Move that the LNC direct Andy Burns attend the event and to bring national materials, as he sees fit, to be given and sold, with any proceeds thereof going to the LNC. I would like to add my own commentary. I am bringing these at the request of Colorado as their regional representative. However, I have a conflict of interest in that I sit on the LPCO board and thus would abstain from any vote on this matter. And I would like to remind any affiliate in my region that if they had an event that had a national scope that they wished for me to bring to the attention of the LNC in this manner, I would do so. -- In Liberty, Caryn Ann Harlos Region 1 Representative (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) Caryn.Ann.Harlos(a)LP.org

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stay tuned...
by Alicia Mattson 25 Jun '16

25 Jun '16

I wanted to check in and say that I realize it's time for me to tend to some Secretarial details. I need to send a first draft of the 6/22/16 EC minutes, an updated version of the 5/30/16 LNC minutes, and now an email ballot. The email ballot is the first one of the term, and we have a lot of LNC newcomers, which means I really need to send a Secretarial lecture about how things work before I just fling it out. I'll meet the deadlines for the EC/LNC minutes, and I expect I'll be able to tend to the email ballot later on Saturday and hope the one day delay won't cause an issue. I've dropped everything else temporarily to focus on a deadline with more serious consequences if it is missed. Though the bylaws give me 60 days to produce a first draft of the convention minutes, the Georgia laws aren't quite so generous. I found out on Wednesday that not only do they need our standard certificate of nomination form for our presidential ticket, but I have only a few days to send notarized convention minutes also. They don't have to have all the appendices, but I'm pushing to get the main document to a point where I can sign off on the core and do the appendices for our records later. Bob Johnston had talked to the SOS in advance about what they needed, and the SOS office neglected to mention that huge detail. I had completely forgotten that we also had to do it in 2012...because that year the convention was earlier, and the deadline was later, so I was already done with the minutes by the time they needed it, and it wasn't a big deal to send a copy. Assembling the convention minutes is a very large task, and having to do much of it in just a few days means I must hit the pause button on everything else. Thank you for your patience while I take care of this. -Alicia

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LPedia - request for Motion co-sponsors
by Caryn Ann Harlos 24 Jun '16

24 Jun '16

Okay I spoke with James, and here is a suggested Motion to get the ball rolling on this with minimal staff time: ===== Move that an LPedia Historical Committee of three members be established with the first member to be James Gholston. The Committee would have the authority to select a new hosting location for LPedia.org at a cost of up to $200 per year to be paid by the LNC and will have full access and control of the new hosting location along with the LNC. At a date to be determined by the Committee, close LPedia.org to new edits and copy the MySQL database for LPedia.org, separating it out out if it is integrated with other databases. The LNC will authorize solicitations to be made via LP News or other LP controlled outlets for Committee members and volunteers to duplicate the site, and the Committee may make recommendations or request additional funds if a database vendor needs to be retained to make this move. Upon successful transfer of the wiki to its new hosting location, LPedia.org and any alternate domain names are to point to the new location, and upon confirmation of success the legacy hosting location may be shut down. This database and all LPedia files and directories are to be given to a team of volunteers selected by the Committee who will be entrusted to set up and maintain LPedia.org in its new location, and the Committee will be dissolved. ====== -- In Liberty, Caryn Ann Harlos Region 1 Representative (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) Caryn.Ann.Harlos(a)LP.org

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Event funding
by Joshua Katz 24 Jun '16

24 Jun '16

I'm using a different subject because this isn't about the merits of the motion to support a booth at RiotFest. Rather, these are questions that I see as arising from that motion. My first question would be - if we do this (and on the merits it strikes me as something worth doing) we'll be asked to fund a number of such events. It seems to me that, as a matter of board governance, we should come up with an overall strategy that informs such decisions. If we can clarify the purpose of the LNC putting money and personnel into a booth at an event such as this, it may guide future decisions. Which leads me to my next question - while no other apparatus exists for this at the moment, this doesn't look to me like the kind of question that needs to come before a national board. I would suggest that, since I do expect these requests to continue coming if we fund this one, we build some intervening structures, or make use of ones that exist (maybe affiliate support?), empower them within a budget (outreach? affiliate support? a new line?), and give instructions based on my first question above. Next - I have to admit that I am uncomfortable with a board motion specifying that a particular employee be sent to a particular place with a particular task. That looks far too much like a management task to me, and I see a lot of potential for conflict if the board gets in the habit of doing that sort of thing. It creates uncertainty for management if we swoop in and start moving staff members around. Rather, I'd like to see a broad directive to staff to support these endeavors in such ways, and leave prioritization and decisions about who to send where up to management and, at times, the chair. I think this, also, feeds back into my main point about board governance vs. management. So I suppose what I am suggesting is that, in addition to whatever we decide to do on RiotFest, the LNC adopt a strategy, explicitly, regarding this sort of endeavor (we can define "this sort" as broadly as we think useful) and our strategic reasons for getting involved, of the sort that can inform an empowered committee and staff, rather than face the potential of the national board sorting through these sorts of requests - and, let's not forget, it's possible that there will be strategically useful events for which no request is made, but a committee established for that purpose might find them and suggest to the affiliate that a presence should be established there, and that funding will be available. Joshua A. Katz Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)

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Re: [Lnc-business] Dr. Marc Allan Feldman
by William Redpath 24 Jun '16

24 Jun '16

This is shocking news and call to us all to value and wisely use the time we have. He was a great friend. I will forever appreciate him including my name in his rap song. Bill -------------------------------------------- On Thu, 6/23/16, Carla Howell <carla.howell(a)lp.org> wrote: Subject: [Lnc-business] Dr. Marc Allan Feldman To: Date: Thursday, June 23, 2016, 12:05 PM I deeply regret to inform you that Dr. Marc Alan Feldman has passed away. Cause of death is not yet known. We have been able to verify he's the same lovable Marc Feldman who ran for the LP presidential nomination just a few weeks ago. So sorry to bring this sad news. Carla Carla HowellPolitical Director National Libertarian Party 202-333-0008 x 222 -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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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APRC
by Caryn Ann Harlos 24 Jun '16

24 Jun '16

Okay, I have a few questions. First of all, I am very grateful to have been appointed to that Committee as I am enjoying it very much and keeps me on my toes. My question though has to do with its secrecy. Now that I have participated a bit to have a grasp of what it is that we do, I am not sure I understand the justification for its deliberations and discussions to be secret. In reviewing the Policy Manual it categorizes the discussions as sounding in employer-employee confidentiality, but I don't see how that is the broad case. I can imagine a situation in which that might arise, but why make the whole thing secret for a circumstance that would be rare... which seems to me to be like making all LNC meetings secret because a legal matter might come up.... instead we wall off the truly confidential matters. I am not saying I am opposed to it being secret, but I am saying that I am not sure I understand the necessity and justification and would like to know what it is. I believe in openness and transparency to the extent possible that will not actively harm the organization. Realistically there are probably two oddballs like me in the whole Party that would actually read the whole thing. But that shouldn't stop us from removing the veil from things that do not need to be. And I think secrecy policies should be re-evaluated regularly. -- In Liberty, Caryn Ann Harlos Region 1 Representative (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) Caryn.Ann.Harlos(a)LP.org

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ran out of time this year - Fwd: 20,000 shipped; order Declaration of Independence today
by Wes Benedict 23 Jun '16

23 Jun '16

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