[Lnc-business] Access to the books of the organization

[Joshua Katz]

Mr. Chairman,

It is my understanding that a board member has the right to engage
assistance in understanding corporate documents, so long as the person so
engaged signs an NDA.  However, there's a difference between a member
needing assistance, and a member wanting to share with someone else.

I would think the appropriate path would be for the chair to review the
request for reasonability, in consultation with counsel as appropriate,
with appeal to the LNC possible.  The chair could consider the expertise of
the assistant, as well as the ability of the LNC member to seek equivalent
help from a non-LP member, if applicable.  However, it is important not to
run afoul of the law granting members the right, not just to consult with
an expert, but with the expert of their choice.

In general, I would think requiring an NDA from the selected assistant
should suffice, but the chair should still review requests to avoid any
outliers.

I am assuming, of course, we're talking about secure information, not that
which is available at the FEC website.

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

On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 1:17 PM, Nicholas Sarwark <chair at lp.org> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> We're going to be passing a budget at our December meeting.  In
> advance of that meeting, a member of the LNC has requested a
> spreadsheet of all of the entries in our accounting software for
> review in preparation for that meeting.
>
> It is my opinion that this is an appropriate request.  There has also
> been a request to share some or all of the information regarding the
> LNC's revenues and expenditures with people who are not members of the
> LNC.  This does not seem prudent to me, but I thought I would ask the
> body what their opinion is on whether they believe that information
> could be propperly shared by an LNC member.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Yours in liberty,
> Nick
>
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