[Lnc-business] Budget motion

[Tim Hagan]

The budget categories fairly closely follow the categories in the Policy Manual Section 2.03, Subsection 3 - Budget. If you want to add a budget line, I suggestion that the motion adds it to this subsection of the Policy Manual, under Program Expenses and with a description similar to the other categories.

Is the intent of the motion for staff to drop items with lower priorities, and shift some of their time away from the election and toward building relations with Congress staffers during the next three months?
Tim Hagan

   

   From: Joshua Katz <planning4liberty at gmail.com>
 To: lnc-business <lnc-business at lp.org> 
 Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2016 9:31 PM
 Subject: [Lnc-business] Budget motion
  
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 $14,000Candidate, 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. KatzWestbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)
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