[Lnc-business] Budget Increase Motion - Branding

Thu Sep 15 12:06:31 EDT 2016

Had this budget increase been considered at an actual LNC meeting, I'm 
thinking the item would have received about 20 minutes of debate and 
discussion, with me personally being recognized to speak perhaps 3 times 
for a minute or two each.

I think that would have been a very efficient way to handle this. 
However, we did not realize how well we would be doing financially at 
the time of the last LNC meeting.

By considering this as an email ballot instead of at an LNC meeting, 
I've spent many hours working on the background information for this, 
answering questions, doing additional research and answering more 
questions.

LNC members have each had days to look over the proposals and think of 
questions. In summary, I think this budget increase has received ten 
times the scrutiny as an email ballot, and taken ten times the amount of 
staff time, as it would have taken as an item at an actual face-to-face 
or video-conference meeting.

I've also had to be very careful about giving precise and accurate 
responses since they are in writing, whereas, at an LNC meeting we are 
typically speaking off the cuff. The upside if that I've had to be very 
careful about what I'm proposing.

I don't know when or if the LNC will actually schedule an online 
meeting. The election is less than 2 months away.

I will make an extra effort in the future to propose future budget 
changes in time for LNC meetings to save all of us a lot of time.

Thanks for your consideration.

Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict at lp.org
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On 9/15/2016 9:30 AM, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
> And more EXCELLENT reasons why there should be an actual meeting on 
> this rather than having us sign off on tens of thousands of dollars 
> over email.
>
> On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 7:14 AM, Joshua Katz 
> <planning4liberty at gmail.com <mailto:planning4liberty at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     I'm confused by this motion.  The ED recently told us, in response
>     to my inquiry, that items are priced so that revenues and expenses
>     are approximately equal (expenses exempting fixed costs, overhead,
>     and labor, which are charged to other line items).  Why do we need
>     a non-offsetting change now?  I understand that this doesn't say
>     that expenses will exceed budgeted revenue, but I'm just not
>     following the logic.
>
>     Also, does actual revenue mean YTD or pro-rated? What is the
>     current actual revenue YTD for this item?
>
>     If we are taking losses on items, I would like to hear about what
>     has changed.  Let me also say that I am uncomfortable if we are
>     pricing promotional items co-branded with the campaign in such a
>     way that we take a loss, in the absence of an executed contract. 
>     If we are losing money selling J/W items (as I said, if) then
>     let's stop doing that or change the prices, at the very least
>     until we have a contract.  I'm not saying, to be clear, I'd favor
>     losing money on selling these items with a contract either.
>
>     If this is one of those cases where, well, it happened, and we
>     need to adjust for it - fine, but why did it happen and are we
>     changing prices to keep it from continuing?
>
>     Joshua A. Katz
>     Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)
>
>     On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 12:34 AM, Nicholas Sarwark <chair at lp.org
>     <mailto:chair at lp.org>> wrote:
>
>         Dear All,
>
>         I would like to make the following motion on the Treasurer's
>         behalf
>         (to avoid the need for cosponsors):
>
>         The budget for 55-Brand Political Materials Expense shall be
>         $50,000
>         higher than actual revenue for 26-Brand Political Materials.
>
>
>         Yours in liberty,
>
>         Nick
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> *In Liberty,*
> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
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