LNC Meeting 1-2 February 2020

The Libertarian National Committee met 1-2 February 2020 in Reno, Nevada with Chair Nicholas Sarwark presiding and Secretary Caryn Ann Harlos taking minutes.

Highlights

• Policy Manual style overhaul to include making conforming changes to reflect gender neutrality.
• New Development Director Tara DeSisto outlined her vision for donor cultivation.
• Auxiliary Memberships were established for pets and small children.

Agenda

Opening Ceremony

• Call to Order 9:00 a.m.
• Opportunity for Public Comment 10 minutes

Housekeeping

• Attendance, Credentials, and Paperwork Check 2 minutes
• Adoption of Agenda 10 minutes
• Report of Potential Conflicts of Interest (Harlos) 3 minutes

Officer Reports

• Chair’s Report (Sarwark) 15 minutes
• Treasurer’s Report (Hagan) 15 minutes
• Secretary’s Report (Harlos) 15 minutes

Recess 10 minutes

Staff Reports 85 minutes

Presentation from Chris Rufer (during lunch) 12:00 p.m.- 1:15 p.m.

Special Counsel’s Report (portions may be in Executive Session) 30 minutes

Reports of Standing Committees

• Audit Committee 10 minutes
• Affiliate Support Committee 15 minutes
• Convention Oversight Committee 30 minutes
• Candidate Support Committee 5 minutes

Recess 10 minutes

Reports of Standing Committees (cont’d)

• Employment Policy & Compensation Committee 5 minutes
• Historical Preservation Committee 15 minutes
• IT Committee 15 minutes
• Ballot Access Committee 15 minutes

Reports of Special Committees

• Blockchain Committee 5 minutes
• Youth Engagement Committee 5 minutes
• Convention Voting Process Committee 15 minutes
• Membership Support Committee 15 minutes

New Business with Previous Notice

• Policy Manual Amendments (Mattson/Harlos) 30 minutes
• Data Sharing Request – Jo Jorgensen Campaigns (Phillips) 20 minutes
• Policy Manual Amendment – Electronic Mail Ballots (Hagan) 10 minutes

Evening Adjournment

Sunday Morning Session (9:00am)

• Opportunity for Public Comment 10 minutes

New Business without Previous Notice

• Pet and young child membership (Hagan) 10 minutes
• Debate participation 10 minutes

Regional Reports (supplements to printed reports)

• Region 1 5 minutes
• Region 2 5 minutes
• Region 3 5 minutes
• Region 4 5 minutes
• Region 5 5 minutes
• Region 6 5 minutes
• Region 7 5 minutes
• Region 8 5 minutes

Announcements 10 minutes

TOTAL: 495 minutes

Minutes

Minutes

Guest Speaker

Chris Rufer spoke on messaging.

OneNote

LNC Secretary Caryn Ann Harlos prepares an electronic notebook for reference- linked here.

Voting Records

LNC Secretary Caryn Ann Harlos maintains a spreadsheet tally of the voting records for the year which can be found here.

Reports presented at this meeting

(Unless otherwise noted, copies of these reports may be found attached to the meeting minutes.)

• Chair's Report
• Treasurer's Report
• Secretary's Report
• Staff Reports
• Special Counsel's Report
• Affiliate Support Committee Report
• Awards Committee Report
• Ballot Access Committee Report
• Campus Organizing Report
• International Representative Report
• Convention Oversight Committee Report
• Employment Policy and Compensation Committee Report
• Region 1 Report
• Region 2 Reports
• Region 3 Report
• Region 4 Report
• Region 5 Report
• Region 6 Report
• Region 7 Report
• January 2020 Membership Report
• Marked-up copy of Policy Manual with proposed style changes

Liveblogging

None.