[Lnc-business] Comments regarding draft minutes

[Joshua Katz]

I advocate the splitting of infinitives when (and only when) it is
necessary, as Orwell put it, to prevent saying anything barbarous.  On
Oxford commas, though, I see no good argument for ever omitting them
(unless you are a cannibal and do, in fact, enjoy eating Grandma).

Joshua A. Katz


On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 3:15 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos <caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org>
wrote:

> PS:  if split infinitives terribly bother Dr. Lark (like the lack of an
> Oxford comma does me), for stylistic purposes, I have no issue changing
> that.  However, I note, that it is perfectly acceptable to split
> infinitives, and I do so with reckless abandon.
>
> -Caryn Ann
>
> On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 2:09 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos <caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
> > wrote:
>
>> Starchild, I was under the impression you had just arrived in New
>> Orleans.  Can you please let me know if you were there on Friday?
>>
>> Mr. Lark, yes, on that number Mr. Hagan and I had an off-list discussion
>> to be sure the numbers were right as I did not have that in my notes either
>> and when I ran the numbers they did not add up.
>>
>> -Caryn Ann
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 1:00 PM, James Lark <james.lark at lp.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear colleagues:
>>>
>>>     I hope all is well with you.  Thanks to Mr. Hagan for his message
>>> regarding the draft minutes; I greatly appreciate his taking the time and
>>> trouble to dig through my long list of comments and suggestions.
>>>
>>>     I do not recall a discussion during the meeting of changing the
>>> bequests receivable number from $66,800 to $67,800.  In reviewing my
>>> recording and notes, it is possible I was out of the room when Mr. Sarwark
>>> made a comment regarding the amount.  (As they say in Hollywood, "Timing is
>>> everything.")  Specifically, roughly 25 minutes after the beginning of the
>>> 2018 budget discussion, Mr. Sarwark indicated that the $66,800 bequests
>>> receivable figure may be too low.  There was a very brief discussion among
>>> Mr. Hagan, Mr. Sarwark, and Mr. Kraus, from which the $67,800 figure
>>> emerged.
>>>
>>>     Thus, allow me to propose a modification of the draft minutes. On p.
>>> 11, the text under the heading Adoption of 2018 Budget currently reads as
>>> follows:
>>>
>>> Mr. Hagan had distributed a proposed budget in advance, gave an oral
>>> overview, and fielded questions.  He noted the previously discussed
>>> increase on the ballot access line (Program Expense line “70-BallotAccess
>>> Voter Reg & Related Exp”) from $202,000 to $250,000.
>>>
>>> Ms. Daugherty was requested to speak on fundraising efforts and costs.
>>> As previously agreed, each LNC member took turns to briefly comment,
>>> request information, express concerns, and/or state intent to offer
>>> amendment(s).
>>>
>>>     I suggest the draft minutes be amended so that the text reads as
>>> follows:
>>>
>>> Adoption of 2018 Budget
>>>
>>> Mr. Hagan had distributed a proposed budget in advance, gave an oral
>>> overview, and fielded questions.  He noted the previously discussed
>>> increase on the ballot access line (Program Expense line “70-BallotAccess
>>> Voter Reg & Related Exp”) from $202,000 to $250,000.
>>>
>>> Ms. Daugherty was requested to speak on fundraising efforts and costs.
>>> Mr. Sarwark suggested that the Bequests Receivable number of $66,800 in the
>>> draft budget may be too low.  After a brief discussion, the number was
>>> changed to $67,800.
>>>
>>> As previously agreed, each LNC member took turns to comment briefly,
>>> request information, express concerns, and/or state intent to offer
>>> amendment(s).
>>>
>>>
>>> Please note that in the third paragraph, I have changed the phrase "...
>>> to briefly comment ..." to the phrase "... to comment briefly ...."  (I
>>> prefer that we not split infinitives.)
>>>
>>>     As always, thanks for your work for liberty.  As always, thanks for
>>> considering my comments and suggestions.  Best wishes to you for a great
>>> 2018.
>>>
>>>     Take care,
>>>     Jim
>>>
>>>     James W. Lark, III
>>>     Dept. of Systems and Information Engineering
>>>     Applied Mathematics Program, Dept. of Engineering and Society
>>>     Affiliated Faculty, Dept. of Statistics
>>>     University of Virginia
>>>
>>>     Advisor, The Liberty Coalition
>>>     University of Virginia
>>>
>>>     Region 5 Representative, Libertarian National Committee
>>> -----
>>>
>>> On 12/31/2017 12:42 PM, Tim Hagan wrote:
>>>
>>>> Concerning your comments on the budget table on page 15, Draft 5 of the
>>>> spreadsheet had a former number for the Bequests Receivable. The FEC raised
>>>> the contribution limit to $33,900 per individual, so we can withdraw
>>>> $67,800 from the bequests. (See https://transition.fec.gov/pag
>>>> es/brochures/contriblimitschart.htm for contribution limits.) I
>>>> believe the Bequests Receivable got corrected toward the beginning of the
>>>> budget discussion, before the budget was moved.
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>> Tim Hagan
>>>> Treasurer, Libertarian National Committee
>>>>
>>>> On 2017-12-30 19:51, James Lark wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Dear colleagues:
>>>>>
>>>>>     I hope all is well with you.  I have enclosed several comments
>>>>> regarding the draft minutes of the December LNC meeting.  I hope you
>>>>> find these comments to be helpful.  A goodly number of the comments
>>>>> involve substantive issues (e.g., corrections); many of the comments
>>>>> involve suggested wording.
>>>>>
>>>> <SNIP>
>>>
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