[Lnc-business] requesting co-sponsors for policy clarification

[Joshua Katz]

I will cosponsor (although I really think we should require a ratio of at
least .5231 for this one).

Joshua A. Katz


On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 6:47 PM, Alicia Mattson via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

>    During the April LNC meeting, some Awards Committee members indicated a
>    desire to change award definitions to accommodate local candidates, not
>    just state and federal candidates.  I had proposed that we simply
>    remove the "at the state or federal level" language from the existing
>    award.  The LNC instead opted to add a new Benjamin Franklin award
>    which is solely for local candidates.
>    When this new category, we should have also made another change to the
>    following paragraph in Section 2.02.5 regarding the vote needed to
>    select an award recipient:
>    "With a majority vote the committee may select recipients of the Thomas
>    Jefferson, Samuel Adams, Thomas Paine, and Patrick Henry awards.  While
>    the committee has discretion as to the frequency of such convention
>    awards, it is hoped that at least one recipient will be found worthy
>    for each award at each regular convention. "
>    This language does not include the newly-created Benjamin Franklin
>    award.
>    While RONR provides a default requirement of a majority vote when the
>    organization's rules don't say otherwise, adding the new award to this
>    section also makes it clear that the Awards Committee is the entity
>    which chooses the award recipient.  That's an important detail to have
>    clarified.
>    I am now requesting co-sponsors to amend Policy Manual Section 2.02.5
>    (in part) as follows:
>    "With a majority vote the committee may select recipients of the Thomas
>    Jefferson, Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, and Patrick
>    Henry awards.  While the committee has discretion as to the frequency
>    of such convention awards, it is hoped that at least one recipient will
>    be found worthy for each award at each regular convention. "
>    Dr. Lark is awarded a brownie point for alerting me to this need for
>    clarification of the policy.
>    -Alicia
>
-------------- next part --------------
   I will cosponsor (although I really think we should require a ratio of
   at least .5231 for this one).

   Joshua A. Katz
   On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 6:47 PM, Alicia Mattson via Lnc-business
   <[1]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

        During the April LNC meeting, some Awards Committee members
     indicated a
        desire to change award definitions to accommodate local
     candidates, not
        just state and federal candidates.  I had proposed that we simply
        remove the "at the state or federal level" language from the
     existing
        award.  The LNC instead opted to add a new Benjamin Franklin
     award
        which is solely for local candidates.
        When this new category, we should have also made another change
     to the
        following paragraph in Section 2.02.5 regarding the vote needed
     to
        select an award recipient:
        "With a majority vote the committee may select recipients of the
     Thomas
        Jefferson, Samuel Adams, Thomas Paine, and Patrick Henry awards.
     While
        the committee has discretion as to the frequency of such
     convention
        awards, it is hoped that at least one recipient will be found
     worthy
        for each award at each regular convention. "
        This language does not include the newly-created Benjamin
     Franklin
        award.
        While RONR provides a default requirement of a majority vote when
     the
        organization's rules don't say otherwise, adding the new award to
     this
        section also makes it clear that the Awards Committee is the
     entity
        which chooses the award recipient.  That's an important detail to
     have
        clarified.
        I am now requesting co-sponsors to amend Policy Manual Section
     2.02.5
        (in part) as follows:
        "With a majority vote the committee may select recipients of the
     Thomas
        Jefferson, Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, and
     Patrick
        Henry awards.  While the committee has discretion as to the
     frequency
        of such convention awards, it is hoped that at least one
     recipient will
        be found worthy for each award at each regular convention. "
        Dr. Lark is awarded a brownie point for alerting me to this need
     for
        clarification of the policy.
        -Alicia

References

   1. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org