[Lnc-business] Providing the recording of the June 15 Convention Oversight Committee meeting to the Executive Director

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

Or perhaps more appropriately, Mr. Moellman should send to you.  You can
then do with it as you wish.

*In Liberty,*

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On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 11:27 AM Caryn Ann Harlos <caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org>
wrote:

> I will start that ballot after I get off work.
>
> For the record, you had not weighed in before.  Now that you have, I
> believe Mr. Moellman should release the tape.  Agree or not with  your
> decision, you do have the authority to request release of the recording
> IMHO.
>
> *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 Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 11:00 AM Nicholas Sarwark via Lnc-business <
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> The Convention Oversight Committee met one week ago, on June 15 via Zoom.
>> Mr. Moellman arranged the Zoom meeting room and recorded the proceedings.
>> All LNC members were invited to attend the meeting, along with Libertarian
>> Party staff.
>>
>> Following the meeting, the Executive Director, Dan Fishman, made a request
>> to the Chair of the Convention Oversight Committee, BetteRose Ryan, for a
>> copy of the recording for his review, as he was not in attendance on June
>> 15. Ms. Ryan requested that Mr. Moellman provide the recording to Mr.
>> Fishman. Mr. Moellman did not provide the recording as directed by the
>> Chair of the Convention Oversight Committee, but instead asked other
>> members of the Convention Oversight Committee whether he should provide
>> the
>> recording. Members of that committee objected to providing the recording
>> and it was not provided.
>>
>> There are concerns that there was a Policy Manual violation during that
>> meeting, something the Executive Director is required to inform the Chair
>> of the LNC about and investigate in as confidential a manner as possible.
>> If Mr. Fishman had received the recording, it would allow for that
>> investigation to proceed appropriately. Without the recording,
>> investigating is much more difficult.
>>
>> Earlier today, I sent an email as Chair of the Libertarian National
>> Committee directing Mr. Moellman to send the recording to Mr. Fishman. Mr.
>> Moellman has not done so, nor responded to my email. My understanding is
>> that members of the Convention Oversight Committee would rather nobody be
>> able to review the recording and are claiming some right of
>> confidentiality
>> over its contents, though there is no legal, bylaws, or policy manual
>> authority that has been put forward that has been offered to support this
>> claim.  Even if confidential contract information was discussed, the
>> Executive Director is privy to those details by virtue of his role.
>>
>> Since members of this LNC seem determined to prevent the investigation
>> from
>> going forward without action from the entire Libertarian National
>> Committee, I am asking the Secretary to distribute the following email
>> ballot:
>>
>> The Libertarian National Committee directs the Convention Oversight
>> Committee to provide the recording of the June 15, 2020 Convention
>> Oversight Committee meeting to the Executive Director for his review.
>>
>> Yours in liberty,
>> Nick
>>
>