[Lnc-business] Committee Transparency revived

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

As per the request of several committee members, here once again is what I
like to offer as a Policy Manual Amendment:

2) Committee Transparency

The names and contact information (phone number, email address, or both)for
all committee members shall be posted on the LP.org website.  Unless
otherwise specifically excepted on a committee-by-committee basis or within
the committee's own published standing rules for "executive session," all
committee meetings shall be open to any member of the National Party to
observe or listen and all electronic committee correspondences shall bemade
available on a public reflector system on the LP.org website, the location
of which will be published with the committee contact information. Notices,
minutes, agendas, and call-in information of committee meetings shall be
published to said reflector list or otherwise on the LP.org <http://lp.org/>
website, including a record of all substantive committee actions and how
each membervoted. At least 48 hours public notice will be given for any
committee meeting.


My intent for this is that I want to empower committees but will oppose
that if it adds a layer of opacity that does not presently exist.  Right
now, we as an LNC are micromanaging things, but at least the members can
see the decisions.

I would like some real discussion on this and respectfully ask that any
discussions about the policy manual being too long, or needing to be
consolidated, that do not debate or make suggestions as to the merit of
this specific proposal have their own email thread.

I want to sponsor with Joshua Katz a Candidate Support Committee.  But I
cannot/will not unless we have transparency in place either in the
description of that committee or as a general rule which guides all of our
committees.

-- 
*In Liberty,*
*Caryn Ann Harlos*
Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona,
Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
<http://www.lpcolorado.org>
Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
<http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
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