[Lnc-business] Policy Manual Amendment, regarding the hiring of a new Executive Director

[Justin O'Donnell]

Colleagues on the LNC,

Knowing that Wes will be leaving his position as Executive Director, 
there has been a lot of offline discussion regarding who will replace 
him in that role. I realized that the Policy Manual gives almost 
unilateral discretion to the chair in searching out, recruiting and 
hiring a new Executive Director with merely the approval of The LNC, as 
opposed to the input and direction of the LNC.

I believe that this process should be more open to involvement from The 
LNC and members of the Party as a whole, as the selection of the new 
Executive Director is a critical choice in the direction of the Party 
moving forward.

To that end, I offer the following amendment to the Policy Manual, to 
create an executive search committee comprising of LNC members and Party 
members to recruit and screen applicants, before making a recommendation 
to the LNC as a body.

The text of the amended section appears below, and a markup of the 
proposed changes is included in the attaced PDF Document.



Hiring and Termination, Section 2.09.4

In the event of a vacancy in the office of Executive director, the Chair 
shall establish and appoint an Executive Search Committee consisting of 
9 members, including The LNC Chair, The Employment Policy and 
Compensation Committee Chair, 2 additional LNC Members and 5 non-LNC 
Party Members. The Executive Search Committee shall be responsible for 
establishing the criteria for hiring, developing a thorough and complete 
description of the position, soliciting applications, screening 
applicants, and making a recommendation to the LNC for the appointment 
and employment of a New Executive Director. The Party Chair shall serve 
as the Chair of the Executive Search Committee.

The LNC shall appoint and employ the Executive Director by a two-thirds 
vote, subject to the right of the LNC to discharge the Director at any 
time by majority vote. The Chair shall provide advice and consent to the 
Executive Director on the appointment, employment, and termination of 
all LPHQ personnel.

The office of the LNC shall conduct a credit and criminal background 
check prior to offering employment to any prospective employee.

Employees and candidates for employment shall be obligated to notify the 
Chair, Executive Director and Employment Policy and Compensation 
Committee of the full details of any arrest or conviction of crimes 
punishable by imprisonment, or of any personal financial problem, 
including involuntary liens or any filing for personal bankruptcy

The office of the LNC shall not employ any person who has been convicted 
of a crime against property or person, unless with the approval of the 
Employment Policy and Compensation Committee. The Chair shall promptly 
disclose to the LNC as a confidential employer-employee matter that such 
approval has been given. The LNC may override such approval, but the 
motion shall not reveal confidential details

The office of the LNC shall not allow any employee with a history of 
financial problems, including involuntary liens or who has filed for 
personal bankruptcy, to handle money or negotiable instruments, access 
donor information, approve or negotiate purchases with contractors or 
suppliers, or prepare accounting records, unless with the approval of 
the Chair and the Employment Policy and Compensation Committee. The 
Chair shall promptly disclose to the LNC as a confidential 
employer-employee matter that such approval has been given. The LNC may 
override such approval, but the motion shall not reveal confidential 
details.





-- 
Yours in Liberty,

Justin O'Donnell
LNC Region 8 Representative
LPNH Alternate- LNC Platform Committee
Chair- LPNH Platform Committee
Candidate for US Congress, NH-2
www.odonnell2018.org
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