[Lnc-business] Requests for agenda items

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

I would like time for the LNC to consider support of the Dream and Promise
Act.

On Sat, Jul 13, 2019 at 11:55 PM Caryn Ann Harlos <caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org>
wrote:

> As I did at the last meeting, I completely support the convention motion
> and hope more LNC members will do so this time.
>
> *In Liberty,*
>
> * Personal Note:  I have what is commonly known as Asperger's Syndrome
> (part of the autism spectrum).  This can affect inter-personal
> communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas.  If anyone
> found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social faux
> pas), please contact me privately and let me know.  *
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 13, 2019 at 11:46 PM Alicia Mattson via Lnc-business <
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>
>> I have two agenda item requests:
>>
>> 1)  Make Conventions Special Events - At the March meeting the COC
>> introduced a motion on this subject, and the motion was postponed to the
>> budget meeting.  It didn't click with me that the budget meeting was two
>> meetings ahead, not the next meeting.  Daniel Hayes was trying to point
>> out
>> to me that it's out of order to postpone something beyond the next regular
>> meeting, but I didn't catch on.  When this was noted after the
>> postponement
>> had been adopted, the chair indicated that we could take it up at the July
>> meeting by use of a motion to rescind the postponement.  I have noticed
>> that RONR says rescind can only be applied to main motions, and the
>> postponement is not a main motion.  I think the means for us to revisit
>> the
>> subject is to raise a point of order based on the fact that RONR doesn't
>> allow postponement beyond the next quarterly regular meeting because it
>> deprives the assembly of the basic right to take up an item of business at
>> a regular meeting in the meantime.  Therefore, I believe it is out of
>> order
>> in such a way that it is not too late to raise a point of order about it.
>> So to keep options open in the event that the chair rules differently, I'm
>> giving notice for two options:
>>
>> a) raise a point of order about the improper postponement with the goal of
>> taking the postponed motion back up at this meeting, and
>> b) rescind the postponement and take the item up again at this meeting
>>
>> 2)  Amend Reserve Definition - Attached is a PDF containing a motion to
>> amend the definition of the reserve.  I'll comment more extensively on
>> this
>> before the meeting.
>>
>> -Alicia
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 6:03 PM Nicholas Sarwark via Lnc-business <
>> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>>
>> > Dear All,
>> >
>> > I am preparing the agenda for our upcoming meeting in Austin. If you
>> have
>> > specific agenda items you would like to request, please let me know.
>> >
>> > Yours truly,
>> > Nick
>> >
>>
> --

*In Liberty,*

* Personal Note:  I have what is commonly known as Asperger's Syndrome
(part of the autism spectrum).  This can affect inter-personal
communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas.  If anyone
found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social faux
pas), please contact me privately and let me know.  *