[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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> References
> 
>    1. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>    2. mailto:joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
>    3. http://www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
>    4. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
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