[Lnc-business] notice of motions

[Alicia Mattson]

I'm giving previous notice for the four attached motions and requesting
agenda items for each.

1.  Restore LNC review of director contracts - This provision had been in
the policy manual for quite some time.  During the 6/30/18 pre-convention
LNC meeting, to avoid a one-day delay in the effective date of a proposed
contract, it was deleted from our policy manual.  However, it is a good
policy.  It was put there for good reason so that the LNC could have time
to object and act, should a proposed contract obligate us to absurd
financial commitments, and the policy should be restored for future
contract decisions.

2.  Apply ending date to email ballot 2018-19 - I brought up the need for
this amendment while the email ballot was underway.

3.  Provide for Blockchain Committee permanent chair - The motion we
adopted provided only for an interim chair for this committee, but said
nothing of how a permanent chair would be chosen.

4.  Rescind Geoff Neale rule for APRC - This one is a little more complex,
and I will provide further explanation before we vote on this.  The LNC
Policy Manual has established some operational rules for the APRC (also
attached for convenience).  During the 2012-2014 term when Geoff Neale was
chair, he issued a directive to staff that changed the way the APRC
operates.  This rule is still in effect and still influences how the APRC
functions.  I think it creates a number of serious problems, sometimes
releasing publications too quickly, and sometimes holding them up for too
long.  My motion is for the LNC to rescind the Geoff Neale rule (not the
one in the policy manual).  Chair's directives to staff are subject to the
policies and directives of the LNC, per our bylaws, so it is within our
purview to rescind this.

You may recall that this came up during our brief post-convention meeting
on 7/3/18 in New Orleans.  A staff member raised an issue with delays on
time-sensitive-subject publications.  Mr. Bishop-Henchman expressed that he
and I had experienced inordinate delay in getting the survey out for the
Bylaws and Rules Committee.

I actually had made a motion to rescind this provision during the prior
term, at the August 2017 LNC meeting.  After there was a suggestion that
staff might have other undocumented rules that we'd need to also consider,
the LNC chose to postpone the agenda item indefinitely.  No such additional
rules were ever forwarded to the LNC, only this.  I requested an agenda
item for the December 2017 meeting, but then my flight to that meeting was
canceled due to weather conditions, and the LNC again punted the agenda
item in my absence.  The April 2018 meeting was during an incredibly busy
time for me, and I didn't request an agenda item for it.  We have never
gone back an finished this subject.

-Alicia
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   I'm giving previous notice for the four attached motions and requesting
   agenda items for each.
   1.  Restore LNC review of director contracts - This provision had been
   in the policy manual for quite some time.  During the 6/30/18
   pre-convention LNC meeting, to avoid a one-day delay in the effective
   date of a proposed contract, it was deleted from our policy manual.
   However, it is a good policy.  It was put there for good reason so that
   the LNC could have time to object and act, should a proposed contract
   obligate us to absurd financial commitments, and the policy should be
   restored for future contract decisions.
   2.  Apply ending date to email ballot 2018-19 - I brought up the need
   for this amendment while the email ballot was underway.
   3.  Provide for Blockchain Committee permanent chair - The motion we
   adopted provided only for an interim chair for this committee, but said
   nothing of how a permanent chair would be chosen.
   4.  Rescind Geoff Neale rule for APRC - This one is a little more
   complex, and I will provide further explanation before we vote on
   this.  The LNC Policy Manual has established some operational rules for
   the APRC (also attached for convenience).  During the 2012-2014 term
   when Geoff Neale was chair, he issued a directive to staff that changed
   the way the APRC operates.  This rule is still in effect and still
   influences how the APRC functions.  I think it creates a number of
   serious problems, sometimes releasing publications too quickly, and
   sometimes holding them up for too long.  My motion is for the LNC to
   rescind the Geoff Neale rule (not the one in the policy manual).
   Chair's directives to staff are subject to the policies and directives
   of the LNC, per our bylaws, so it is within our purview to rescind
   this.
   You may recall that this came up during our brief post-convention
   meeting on 7/3/18 in New Orleans.  A staff member raised an issue with
   delays on time-sensitive-subject publications.  Mr. Bishop-Henchman
   expressed that he and I had experienced inordinate delay in getting the
   survey out for the Bylaws and Rules Committee.
   I actually had made a motion to rescind this provision during the prior
   term, at the August 2017 LNC meeting.  After there was a suggestion
   that staff might have other undocumented rules that we'd need to also
   consider, the LNC chose to postpone the agenda item indefinitely.  No
   such additional rules were ever forwarded to the LNC, only this.  I
   requested an agenda item for the December 2017 meeting, but then my
   flight to that meeting was canceled due to weather conditions, and the
   LNC again punted the agenda item in my absence.  The April 2018 meeting
   was during an incredibly busy time for me, and I didn't request an
   agenda item for it.  We have never gone back an finished this subject.
   -Alicia
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