[Lnc-business] Committee Transparency Motion postponed to December meeting

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

As you all know, the Committee Transparency Motion was referred to the
December meeting so is presently on the agenda.  I am attempting to work
out an amendment to propose that might cure some of the objections as I
would rather have something passed.  I am asking for input from those of
you *who would approve it* with changes.  I already know of the complete
arguments against, and ask that we not re-hash them - we can do so at the
meeting, but rather this is a good faith attempt to see if some things can
be cured.  This is how it is currently worded:

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, all
committee meetings shall be open to any member of the National Party to
observe or listen with the exception of executive sessions and all
electronic committee correspondences shall be made 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 member
voted. At least 48 hours public notice will be given for any committee
meeting, with the exception of emergency meetings as defined within the
committee's own published standing rules.


One objection that seemed to me to be potentially negotiable at this point
in times was:


*All communications of committees being public as some were questioning if
that meant PMs, texts, etc.  Also some persons were objecting to phone
numbers as that is not even on the site for LNC members.*


That is something I would like to see, but the important substance of my
motion that is essential are the following points:


Identification and contact information for committees

Notices of official meetings

Minutes of official meetings

Open meetings with the exception of executive sessions


So I am putting out for feelers this potential amended Motion for amendment
to the Policy Manual (the provision, not the lead-in language)


*The names and contact information for all committee members shall be
posted on the LP.org website. Unless otherwise specifically excepted on a
committee-by-committee basis, all committee meetings shall be open to any
member of the National Party to observe or listen with the exception of
executive sessions. Notices, minutes, agendas, and location and/or call-in
information of committee meetings shall be published on the LP.org
<http://lp.org/ <http://lp.org/>> website. At least 48 hours public notice
will be given for any committee meeting, with the exception of emergency
meetings as defined within the committee's own published standing rules.*


While I still hold to the deleted items (including that I think phone
numbers of LNC members should be published unless a committee member
explicitly asks their not to - the default should be open communication),
this pared down provision would be a good start and seems to cure some of
the objections (and some of the logistical objections were well-founded).



-- 
*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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