[Lnc-business] EMAIL BALLOT 200606-1 AMEND POLICY MANUAL 2.04.3

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

Mr. Hall has insisted he is not general counsel but special counsel.  And
he has previously said he does not approve but advise.

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On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 3:40 PM Elizabeth Van Horn <elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org>
wrote:

> I was using the language from our LNC Policy Manual section 2.04,  were it
> says:
>
> "All contracts of more than one (1) year in duration or for more than
> $25,000 shall be reviewed and approved by General Counsel..."
>
> The words "General Counsel" are also used elsewhere in the same policy
> manual section.  So, yes, we do have general counsel.
>
> Yes, the General Counsel we do have does approve.  You don't like that, so
> are trying to change it, but that is the situation we have.
>
> One doesn't need to be elected to the LNC to make decisions.  The LNC
> empowers other committees, staff, contractors, and our legal counsel to
> make decisions.  That's what a smart board does.
>
> ---
> Elizabeth Van Horn
> LNC Region 3 Representative (IN, MI, OH, KY)
>
>
>
> On 2020-06-07 16:53, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
>
> We do not have general counsel and counsel we do have does not approve,
> nor should they.  They are not elected to make decisions.
>
> *  In Liberty,*
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 1:40 PM Elizabeth Van Horn <
> elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org> wrote:
>
>> I vote No.
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Because I think the LNC would be shirking it's fiduciary duty to remove
>> the "and approved" by General Counsel.
>>
>> The LNC pays for sound legal counsel. Our legal counsel gives an
>> independent opinion of approval, that is outside of the internal LP
>> politics. I think it's important that we keep that method.
>>
>> ---
>> Elizabeth Van Horn
>> LNC Region 3 Representative (IN, MI, OH, KY)
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2020-06-07 02:13, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business wrote:
>> > We have an electronic mail ballot.
>> >
>> > Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by JUNE 13 2020 at 11:59:59 pm
>> > Pacific time.
>> >
>> > Co-Sponsors:  Goldstein, Harlos, Longstreth, Phillips, Smith
>> >
>> > =============================================
>> >
>> >
>> > Motion: Amend Policy Manual 2.04.3 as per the attached.
>> >
>> > =============================================
>> >
>> > THRESHOLD REQUIRED: Simple Majority
>> >
>> > You can keep track of the Secretary's manual tally of votes here:
>> >
>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VntkXkkuQouUiWbt9bnI_TjSMKDiTaDDpvsYtTmJdhE/edit#gid=1549468988
>> .
>> > Votes are noted with a link to the actual ballot cast for verification.
>> > You
>> > can find the time that the manual tally was last updated at the bottom
>> > of
>> > the sheet.
>> >
>
>