<div dir="ltr">I just saw both of these.  No, the intent is to secure some money for the project, but not to make it a priority in the next few months.  <div><br></div><div>I agree with my colleague from California.  I think I will instead move to add money to those two lines. However, I don't think I agree that DC relations, which includes building relations with staffers, fits under media.  I think it fits better under Candidates since I am trying to encourage that activity in support of appointments.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Joshua A. Katz<div>Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)</div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 7:36 PM, Aaron Starr <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:starrcpa@gmail.com" target="_blank">starrcpa@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I suggest that separating Appointments and DC Relations.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I see Appointments as a subset of Candidate Support – Recruiting and supporting candidates.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I see DC Relations as a subset of Media Relations – Direct communication with the media.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Aaron Starr<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="tel:%28805%29%20583-3308" value="+18055833308" target="_blank">(805) 583-3308</a> Home<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="tel:%28805%29%20404-8693" value="+18054048693" target="_blank">(805) 404-8693</a> Mobile<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="mailto:starrcpa@gmail.com" target="_blank">starrcpa@gmail.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Lnc-business [mailto:<a href="mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business-bounces@<wbr>hq.lp.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tim Hagan<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, September 25, 2016 12:43 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><span class=""><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lnc-business] Budget motion<u></u><u></u></span></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">The budget categories fairly closely follow the categories in the Policy Manual Section 2.03, Subsection 3 - Budget. If you want to add a budget line, I suggestion that the motion adds it to this subsection of the Policy Manual, under Program Expenses and with a description similar to the other categories.<br><br><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><br><br><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Is the intent of the motion for staff to drop items with lower priorities, and shift some of their time away from the election and toward building relations with Congress staffers during the next three months?<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Tim Hagan<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><hr size="1" width="100%" align="center"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"> Joshua Katz <<a href="mailto:planning4liberty@gmail.com" target="_blank">planning4liberty@gmail.com</a>><br><b>To:</b> lnc-business <<a href="mailto:lnc-business@lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business@lp.org</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, September 24, 2016 9:31 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> [Lnc-business] Budget motion<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Background:  Total actual rvenue less actual cost of support and fundraising YTD, minus budgeted program expenditures, will be $75,243 if the two email ballots on the budget pass.  This is money in hand above what is budgeted.  <u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">I will move to increase the following lines:<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Litigation:  add $14,000<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Candidate, Campaign, and Initiatives:  add $27,000.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Create a new line item under program expenditures labeled "Appointments and DC Relations" and budget $20,000.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">The remainder of actual unbudgeted revenue, and much of any additional revenue that comes in this year, should, in my view, be used to pay down the mortgage.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Rationale:  Litigation is going to go over budget if email motions pass.  Candidate, Campaign, and Initiatives will go over budget if email motions pass.  <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">As you know, I favor "let national be national" and doing more of the things that only a national organization of our size can do.  Here are two of those things:  court the DC press corps, and get our members appointed to federal offices.  There is enough money in media, I think, to make an increased push at the press corps.  In support of getting our members appointed to federal offices, I'd like to see staff build relationships with friendly staffers in the Senate.  Similarly, we could host luncheons at HQ for MoCs and staff.  At the same time, what I'd like to do is build a database of LP members who seek federal appointed office, are serious about making a move if an opportunity arises, and have serious, credible resumes for the positions.  When offices open up, these relationships will mean staff can quickly get an opportunity to place a serious resume in front of a staffer working for a Senator on the appropriate committee.  <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Service in appointed positions will put our members in positions to change public policy.  It will also put them in a position to run for elected office after their service with an additional qualification under their belts.  Building these relationships and making those appointments happen is something only a party with a serious structure and a DC presence can do.  This is the right thing to do.  To make it happen, we need to budget for the costs of those lunches, for the staff time to do these tasks, and for associated costs.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans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