<div dir='auto'>Unfortunately it appears that a contract was offered without either EPCC Aproval of said contract at least 10 days prior nor an affirmative vote from a majority of the membership of the LNC. <div dir="auto"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Oct 28, 2019 1:51 PM, Justin O'Donnell via Lnc-business <lnc-business@hq.lp.org> wrote:<br type="attribution" /><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">Furthermore, Section 4 of the policy manual states :
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"The Chair shall provide advice and consent to the Executive Director on
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the appointment, employment, and termination of all LPHQ personnel."
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Leaving the discretion of hiring solely to the Executive Director, with
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the consent of The Chair, not the LNC.
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This was also a contentious issue that we recently debated amending,
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during an Electronic meeting earlier this year, ahead of the search for
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a new Executive Director, and this clause was not amended due to
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concerns by Members of the LNC that we were teetering on overstepping
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our bounds in micromanaging the daily business of HQ by inserting
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ourselves into hiring decisions by the Executive Director.
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Yours in Liberty,
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Justin O'Donnell
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LNC Region 8 Representative
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Candidate for US Senate, NH
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www.justinodonnell.me
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www.odonnell2020.com
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Renew your membership today at https://www.lp.org/wethepeople/?f=jod !
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On 2019-10-28 14:18, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
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> Interesting. I doubt the intention was to blind-side the LNC with
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> secrecy and have us completely unaware until it was fait accompli.
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> On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 12:13 PM Justin O'Donnell
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> <justin.odonnell@lp.org> wrote:
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>
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>> With regards to the LNC needing to approve all director level
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>> contracts,
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>> the Policy manual states this is not the case.
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>>
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>> Section 8 of the Policy manual states:
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>> "Following General Counsel’s review of a director-level employment
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>>
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>> contract, the EPCC shall review the proposed contract and any
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>> related
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>> advice from General Counsel. No such contract may be signed by the
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>> Chair
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>> without having first obtained either EPCC approval of the contract
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>> at
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>> least 10 days prior, or an affirmative vote from a majority of the
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>> fixed
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>> membership of the LNC."
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>>
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>> The Chair would only need the affirmative vote of the LNC to sign
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>> and
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>> effect a contract without the requisite 10 day review period from
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>> the
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>> EPRC.
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>> If I remember correctly, this was a major point of contention when
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>> we
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>> debated amending it at our July 2018 LNC Meeting before the start of
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>> the
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>> NOLA Convention, but as the policy manual currently reads, there is
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>> no
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>> need for an affirmative vote of the entire LNC in order to approve a
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>>
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>> director level contract that has been cleared by Counsel and the
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>> EPRC.
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>>
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>> ---
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>> Yours in Liberty,
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>>
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>> Justin O'Donnell
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>> LNC Region 8 Representative
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>> Candidate for US Senate, NH
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>> www.justinodonnell.me [1]
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>> www.odonnell2020.com [2]
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>>
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>> Renew your membership today at https://www.lp.org/wethepeople/?f=jod
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>> !
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>>
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>> On 2019-10-28 13:22, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business wrote:
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>>> I have several other concerns Mr Smith. I think the qualifications
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>> are
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>>> not
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>>> as Mr Fishman stated and there is a pattern of no longer than 6
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>> months
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>>> or
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>>> so at any position.
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>>>
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>>> And it is my understanding that Ms Daugherty was told by Mr
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>> Sarwark
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>>> that
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>>> all director level hires must be approved by LNC. How is this
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>> final
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>>> without our approval??
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>>>
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>>> On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 11:06 AM Elizabeth Van Horn <
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>>> elizabeth.vanhorn@lp.org> wrote:
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>>>
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>>>> Ms Harlos, I haven't told anyone to not exercise their rights.
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>>>>
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>>>> IF you wish to have no further interaction, then stop replying
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>> with
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>>>> false
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>>>> accusations.
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>>>>
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>>>> This is a public list, and I will not let a false accusation go
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>>>> unanswered.
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>>>> Elizabeth Van Horn
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>>>> LNC Region 3 Representative (IN, MI, OH, KY)
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>> On 2019-10-28 12:26, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
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>>>>
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>>>> EVH. We are not familiar and I request you stick to formalities.
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>> You
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>>>> are
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>>>> completely out of bounds and are no expert. And telling someone
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>> to
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>>>> not
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>>>> exercise their rights is also out of bounds.
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>>>>
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>>>> I want no further interaction with you on this topic.
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>> On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 9:49 AM Elizabeth Van Horn <
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>>>> elizabeth.vanhorn@lp.org> wrote:
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>>>>
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>>>>> Caryn Ann, as I stated in my reply to your private email back in
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>>
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>>>>> July,
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>>>>> one of my sons was diagnosed with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder
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>> in
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>>>>> 4th
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>>>>> grade. (I also have a nephew with moderate to severe autism)
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>>>>>
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>>>>> I've advocated on behalf of those with autism for decades.
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>>>>>
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>>>>> This exchange is happening because you reacted to someone
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>> pointing
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>>>>> out
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>>>>> that you were rude. Yet, you persist with threats and
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>> accusations.
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>>>>>
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>>>>> If you seriously want guidance, and disregard fellow LNC members
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>>
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>>>>> pointing
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>>>>> out perceived rudeness, than perhaps the guidance you need is
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>> beyond
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>>>>> our
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>>>>> ability. You may wish to seek guidance elsewhere.
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>>>>>
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>>>>> Meanwhile, please stop with the threats and accusations.
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>>>>>
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>>>>> ---
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>>>>> Elizabeth Van Horn
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>>>>> LNC Region 3 Representative (IN, MI, OH, KY)
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>>>>>
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>>>>>
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>>>>>
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>>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>> --
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>>>
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>>> *In Liberty,*
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>>>
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>>> * Personal Note: I have what is commonly known as Asperger's
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>> Syndrome
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>>> (part of the autism spectrum). This can affect inter-personal
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>>> communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas. If
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>> anyone
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>>> found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other
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>> social
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>>> faux
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>>> pas), please contact me privately and let me know. *
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> --
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>
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> IN LIBERTY,
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>
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> __
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>
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> _ PERSONAL NOTE: I have what is commonly known as Asperger's Syndrome
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> (part of the autism spectrum). This can affect inter-personal
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> communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas. If
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> anyone found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other
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> social faux pas), please contact me privately and let me know. _
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>
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> Links:
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> [1] http://www.justinodonnell.me
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> [2] http://www.odonnell2020.com
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