[Lnc-business] A/V Contract for the National Convention Executed

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

Why is the chair not signing these contracts as required by the policy
manual?

On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 5:53 PM Alicia Mattson via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

> I will await receiving a copy of an executed contract before I join a
> request to cancel the meeting.  I hope we can do that, as I have other
> things I'd like to do with my Saturday.  Is there some reason the chair is
> not signing, since the dollar amount of the contract is too large for a
> staff member to sign?
>
> The chair has known that this contract was in the works, and that it needed
> to be executed promptly.  I don't understand any reason for him to complain
> about us sending emails insisting that it happen.  The chair has certainly
> urged several of us on the LNC this term to resign if we were unhappy with
> our job requirements.
>
> It's also interesting for the LNC chair to travel and participate in public
> protests while he has recently argued that it's irresponsible for us to
> have an in-person convention.
>
> I will also note that supporters of Mr. Sarwark on social media seemed to
> have ready access to drafts of the convention contract during its
> negotiation.
>
> -Alicia
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 2:19 PM Nicholas Sarwark via Lnc-business <
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>
> > Dear All,
> >
> > After the review of the bid from the in-house A/V provider from the Rosen
> > Shingle Creek, edits and approval from Special Counsel Oliver Hall, and
> the
> > decision of the Convention Oversight Committee not to move forward with
> an
> > addendum for remote sites in other states, I approved the contract with
> the
> > Audio Visual Group and directed Mr. Kraus to execute it on behalf of the
> > Libertarian National Committee.
> >
> > As a point of personal privilege, I didn't appreciate receiving over 100
> > emails sent to the business list over the weekend while I was visiting
> > Minneapolis to work in the community with the state chair and activists
> > from the Libertarian Party of Minnesota. Getting a message that my Gmail
> > storage was full while in the middle of a protest march and hours away
> from
> > being back to a computer was particularly inconvenient. The same few
> > members of this committee have been exceedingly inconsiderate to their
> > fellow members in using a list intended for party business as their water
> > cooler and sending tens of messages on the same topic, rather than
> > collecting their thoughts into one or two emails. Perhaps this strategy
> of
> > flooding the list is persuasive to others, but it has not been persuasive
> > to me.
> >
> > Also, a LNC member of the Convention Oversight Committee apparently
> thought
> > it was appropriate to share exact figures of two contracts to the public
> > list, something I find ironic, given that the same member has often been
> a
> > strong proponent of confidentiality of contracts and their details. In
> the
> > future, I would ask all members of the LNC to use good judgment in not
> > sharing confidential information publicly.
> >
> > As the days grow shorter between now and the second sitting of
> convention,
> > I would ask members of this committee to focus on the work of the
> > Libertarian Party rather than a flurry of emails and motions in the
> waning
> > weeks of the term, especially since there will be a new LNC in less than
> a
> > month.
> >
> > My flight and room are booked and I look forward to seeing those of you
> who
> > will be attending in person in Orlando.
> >
> > Yours in liberty,
> > Nick
> >
>
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