[Lnc-business] Proposed budget change

[Alicia Mattson]

My take on the "one budget area" is that the EC can shuffle between the
subcategories underneath a top-level budget line, but not between the
top-level budget lines.  Otherwise, what is the "one budget area" language
which creates a constraint?  It would just say "within the budget", but not
say "one budget area".  That phrasing to me indicates that only a
subsection is authorized for shuffling.

Once we're shifting between top-level lines, it's a shift in the
prioritization of fundamental activities, so I think the LNC needs to
authorize that.

-Alicia


On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 11:13 AM, Sam Goldstein via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

> Staff has asked me to run this proposed budget change motion past the LNC
> to determine if, for timing reasons, there is any objection to the EC
> handling this in a quick meeting rather than taking at least a week for an
> email ballot.  There would be no overall budget expense increase, the
> motion merely moves money from one budget line to another.  We have an
> excess in the Ballot Access budget for the remainder of the year.  With the
> election fast upon us the Candidate Support staff would like to be able to
> implement this program as soon as possible.
>
> Motion: Decrease the budget for line 70-Ballot Access VR & Related Exp by
> $34,400 from $250,000 to $216,600 (a $34,400 decrease) and increase the
> budget for line 60-Candidate, Campaign & Initiatives from $58,800 to
> $92,200 (a $34,400 increase) to cover the cost of existing candidate
> recruitment and campaigns advisor support staff, and to provide up to
> $20,000 for candidate field support expenses.
> --
> Sam Goldstein
> Libertarian National Committee
> 317-850-0726 Cell
>
>
> "Dear LNC/EC:
>
> Staff is requesting a budget change for candidate field support. We are
> trying to clarify if this is something the EC has authority to change. My
> reading of the Policy Manual is that the EC has the authority to move
> expenses within the Program Expense area from 70-Ballot Access VR & Related
> Exp to 60-Candidate, Campaign & Initiatives. "
>
> 1) Budget
> The budget may be amended at any time by a majority vote of the LNC.31
> However, *the*
> *Executive Committee is authorized to amend expense items within
> one budget area, as long as*
> *the total expense for that budget area is not increased.32*
> The Chair, with the consent of the Executive Committee, is authorized to
> make the following
> budget adjustments without LNC approval: 33
> • Addition of lines for previously unbudgeted expenses, the total of which
> shall not
> exceed 1% of budgeted revenues
> • An increase in a line for budgeted expense provided there is a
> corresponding reduction
> from the contingency fund.
> The Chair, without the consent of the Executive Committee, is authorized
> to expend up to
> $1,000 in discretionary funds within any (rolling) three month period, the
> total of which shall
> not exceed $5,000 per term unless those expenditures are later ratified by
> the LNC. 34
>
> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314 <https://maps.google.com/?q=1444+Duke+St.,+Alexandria,+VA+22314&entry=gmail&source=g>
> (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict at lp.org
>
>
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