[Lnc-business] Seeking Co-Sponsors For a Motion to Give Staff the Authority to Select the number of issues of LP News

[Starchild]

	Before voting on this, I'd like to hear what Wes wants to spend staff time on that would otherwise be spent producing an issue of LP News. I don't see how we can make an informed decision on the merits of the motion without that information.

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On Jun 20, 2017, at 6:32 AM, Daniel Hayes wrote:

> Once somebody objected this was inevitable. Here comes a request for cosponsors of a motion by email at the bottom of this missive .
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> Our staff has asked for the discretion to cut an issue of LP news this year.  The rationale seems to be with lots of transition in staff and some other projects there isn't the time to do it well.  
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> I was the main driver of reducing the number of physical issues of LPNews at the December meeting.  That said, Lauren Daugherty our Head of Development was not in favor of that.  She likes to have more touches in between "asks" for money.  It's part of cultivating donors. Nobody likes to feel like an ATM.  I totally get that though I think there are other ways to do it and still believe we should start to transition to an all digital format. That said I believe in giving our staff the tools they ask for to succeed.
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> In this case, the person tasked with raising our donation levels and maintaining and increasing our dues paying members prefers more touches.  Our executive director who has a good understanding of what a can of worms the LPNews "issue" is has asked us to cut an issue.  I don't think he would do that without good reason.
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> Nick has the authority to direct staff(or let our executive director do it).  From the technical aspects Joshua mentions, there doesn't need to be a motion for Wes to do this, especially with Nick's ok.  Caryn Ann objects because of underlying arguments made in the unsuccessful attempt to limit the number of LPNews issues to 4 during the December 2016 LNC meeting.  That motion failing didn't mandate more issues. It just did not set a limit of 4. I may be wrong on the specifics but it becomes moot either way if this motion passes.
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> If we don't amend the budget line, that leaves the funding there for 6 issues.  Let's say things go smoother or other things shift and Wes changes his mind on being able to put out 6 well produced issues. By giving him discretion to select between publishing 5 or 6 issues that removes at least the objection of going against the sentiment that may or may not have been codified in December. It also lets him do his job we hired him for which is to allocate staff resources with the chair's guidance.
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> I can already sense that while we may not technically need a motion, despite how painful email motions can be, not having one is going to be made much more time consuming and painful by cries of "foul".
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> So I am seeking cosponsors for the following motion:
> "Move to allow staff the discretion to choose between publishing a total of five or six physical issues of LPNews for the year of 2017, subject to the approval of the Chairman."
> 
> Daniel Hayes
> LNC At Large Member
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