[Lnc-business] notice of motions
Tim Hagan
tim.hagan at lp.org
Wed Sep 19 23:24:45 EDT 2018
The convention motion explicitly stated the committee shall consist of
five members. The LNC doesn't have the authority to change the number of
members.
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Tim Hagan
Treasurer, Libertarian National Committee
On 2018-09-19 19:19, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business wrote:
> It seems the thing passed explicitly did not entirely age restrict and
> thus we cannot do that - it would be out of order - in spirit at the
> very least.
>
> No issue with making it larger.
>
> On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 5:44 PM Joe Bishop-Henchman via Lnc-business
> <[1]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>
> Attached is a motion to carry out the motion adopted on the
> convention
> floor directing us to create a Youth Engagement Committee. We may
> have
> already executed that at our last meeting (I forget) but this
> makes
> two
> major changes: (1) expanding its membership to seven members,
> instead of
> the five originally envisioned, and (2) requiring that all its
> members,
> aside from the LNC representative, be either under the age of 27
> or
> a
> current college student. It also corrects some grammar errors in
> the
> original motion as to its purpose:
> ---------------------
> Pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Libertarian National
> Convention,
> there is established a Youth Engagement Committee to make
> recommendations to the LNC on conducting outreach to younger
> voters,
> consisting of seven (7) members appointed by the LNC:
> At least one member shall be on the LNC;
> The remaining six members shall be under the age of twenty-seven
> and/or
> a current college student.
> The committee shall elect from its members a chair.
> ---------------------
> I've also attached it in DOC format.
> I'd like us to consider the expansion of the committee's
> membership
> from
> five to seven due to the enormous number of applicants we
> received,
> and
> a desire to accommodate at least two more of the dozens and dozens
> of
> young people eager to help steer our outreach to this important
> demographic. I've gotten the blessing of the original sponsor (Mr.
> Long)
> on this; he said he limited it to five because he honestly didn't
> think
> there would be many applicants. He'll be very glad to have been
> proven
> wrong on that.
> The second change is to ensure that this committee serves a
> purpose
> of
> being young people advising us (the LNC). Aside from the LNC
> liaison, I
> see no reason for any of the other members to be non-youth.
> I'd also appreciate time on the agenda for this motion's
> consideration.
> For reference and comparison, the language adopted on the
> convention
> floor was:
> ---------------------
> Resolved, this convention seeks to recognize and promote young
> libertarian activists;
> Resolved, the convention instructs the Libertarian National
> Committee
> (“LNC”) to create a Youth Engagement Committee (“the
> Committee”);
> Resolved, the committee shall consist of five (5) members, of
> which;
> At least one shall be on the LNC,
> At least two shall be under the age of twenty-seven, and at
> least one
> shall be a current college student;
> Resolved, the LNC shall appoint the members of the committee;
> Resolved, the committee shall elect from its members a chair;
> Resolved, the committee shall make recommendations to the LNC
> on
> conducting outreach to younger voters and education such on
> what
> the
> party stands for; and
> Resolved, this resolution shall take effect after the first
> meeting
> of
> the LNC.
> ------------------------
> Thank you!
> JBH
> ------------
> Joe Bishop-Henchman
> LNC Member (At-Large)
> [2]joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
> [3]www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
> On 2018-09-15 18:34, Alicia Mattson via Lnc-business wrote:
> > 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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> 2. mailto:joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
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