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

[Nicholas Sarwark]

Dear Ms. Harlos,

If you can find a specific provision that requires my signature, rather
than my approval to execute a contract, please share it with me.

In the case of convention related contracts, I prefer the signatory to be
the Operations Director, since he will continue in his role after the close
of the second sitting of the convention, and I will not.

Yours truly,
Nick

On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 8:01 PM Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

> 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
> > >
> >
> --
>
> *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. *
>