[Lnc-business] Budget motion

[Joshua Katz]

Background:  Total actual rvenue less actual cost of support and
fundraising YTD, minus budgeted program expenditures, will be $75,243 if
the two email ballots on the budget pass.  This is money in hand above what
is budgeted.

I will move to increase the following lines:
Litigation:  add $14,000
Candidate, Campaign, and Initiatives:  add $27,000.
Create a new line item under program expenditures labeled "Appointments and
DC Relations" and budget $20,000.

The remainder of actual unbudgeted revenue, and much of any additional
revenue that comes in this year, should, in my view, be used to pay down
the mortgage.

Rationale:  Litigation is going to go over budget if email motions pass.
Candidate, Campaign, and Initiatives will go over budget if email motions
pass.

As you know, I favor "let national be national" and doing more of the
things that only a national organization of our size can do.  Here are two
of those things:  court the DC press corps, and get our members appointed
to federal offices.  There is enough money in media, I think, to make an
increased push at the press corps.  In support of getting our members
appointed to federal offices, I'd like to see staff build relationships
with friendly staffers in the Senate.  Similarly, we could host luncheons
at HQ for MoCs and staff.  At the same time, what I'd like to do is build a
database of LP members who seek federal appointed office, are serious about
making a move if an opportunity arises, and have serious, credible resumes
for the positions.  When offices open up, these relationships will mean
staff can quickly get an opportunity to place a serious resume in front of
a staffer working for a Senator on the appropriate committee.

Service in appointed positions will put our members in positions to change
public policy.  It will also put them in a position to run for elected
office after their service with an additional qualification under their
belts.  Building these relationships and making those appointments happen
is something only a party with a serious structure and a DC presence can
do.  This is the right thing to do.  To make it happen, we need to budget
for the costs of those lunches, for the staff time to do these tasks, and
for associated costs.

Joshua A. Katz
Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)
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