Document:LNC Minutes 11-12 August 1990: Difference between revisions

Gingell  said  that  it  was  her recollection that during the discussion of an employee bonus plan (item 28) a  motion had been approved calling for a mail ballot to be conducted on the question, and moved to amend the minutes accordingly. The motion failed  on a voice vote.  The minutes were approved with no other objections.

   

ballot had been  conducted on the  subject of  amending  the  employee

bonus plan, but that the motion had failed for lack of a quorum.

budget situation.

   

items for which  written reports have  been distributed  to  be  given

priority on the agenda, moved to move items 16 (Affiliate Parties), 18

was no objection.

   

distributed up to  that point.  In  response to a question  from Givot

about item 34  (Malaysia Boycott), there was a discussion of inclusion

agenda items from LNC members.

   

and reviewed the achievement of goals over the year so far [charts and

graphs, Attachment H].  He said that  we had achieved our  membership

restructuring in an attempt to achieve perfection.

   

living in the  DC area and  will be spending some  time in the office.

She reported that  Segal was interested  in being replaced as chair of

the Internal Education Committee.

   

memo from Fielder.  Results from recent months [Attachment I] have not

been up to the expectations we set in April.

bad as it looks because we currently have very low accounts payable.

   

trying to cut  down on the  length of its meetings to reduce expenses,

but that he  thinks it is  important for the officers  to be  able  to

not been a problem.

   

procedures to be working well [Attachment J].

   

Ahmad abstaining.

   

[Attachment L], consisting  of  registration  statistics,  a  list  of

delegates and alternates,  and the state-by-state  votes for  officers

report. There was no objection.

   

321 concerning Liberty  Services. After some discussion of the history

of this, the motion passed on a voice vote.

order by Walter at 1:37pm.]

   

report on committee  activities and plans  [Attachment M] and a  Field

Coordinator report [Attachment  B]. She discussed  plans for  the  APC

recruitment and on ballot access.

   

[Attachment  C]  and  an  update  [Attachment  N].  She  reviewed  the

activities of the  committee. She reported that a letter had been sent

65. The motion passed on a voice vote.

   

[Attachment D] and  an update  [Attachment  O].  She  said  that  the

mailing to gun  owners had been  ineffective because of  inappropriate

of North America.

   

and offered to  answer questions. He  said he had done  only a kind of

spot check this  time and had  not found any big problems, but that it

wouldn't really be practical for anyone more distant.

   

[Attachment Q].  He reviewed the direct mail activity and commented on

problems with telemarketing.  He said he will be pursuing ways to work

explaining the situation.

   

away a lot  and had turned  things over to Redpath. He said the Kansas

ballot drive was going well, mentioned some other states, and said the

afford to work on now.

   

   

1) [Attachment F], Neale (Region 2) [Attachment R], Dasbach (Region 3)

[Attachment S], Crickenberger (Region 4) [Attachment T], Thies (Region

Minnesota or Iowa.

   

   

[Gingell assumed the chair.]

voice vote.

   

   

   

[The meeting recessed  for the day at 5:51pm, and reconvened at 9:16am

on Sunday, with Walter in the chair.]

   

Walter, Johnson said  that Tonie Nathan's  expenses are  not  approved

ahead of time.  Walter moved to  defer  further  discussion  of  Media

there was no objection.

   

to get the  Program distributed to  members. Black suggested including

it in the membership packet; objections were raised that there may not

instructions for ordering the flyer version.

   

report [Attachment Y],  in which he  said he had no  plans for further

activity this year  and indicated he  was interested in  resigning  as

passed on a voice vote. Allard volunteered to write the note.

   

that nothing had been submitted for their approval.

   

Program, and there was a discussion of whether we should go ahead with

printing the individual planks as separate brochures. He said he would

election year.

   

thank you note to be sent to Nolan [Attachment EE].

   

written report [Attachment  Z]. She described a general mailing to the

over 3000 people  on her list,  which she said cost  over $1000.  She

provided have been useful when she visits states.

   

report  [Attachment  AA]  and  LEI  provided  additional  material

[Attachment G].  Neale  said that all  parties now have a  copy of the

[Walter resumed the chair.]

   

parties:  Pat  Wright  representing  San  Diego  and  Bob  Waldrop

representing Utah.  Neither  being present at  the moment, Ahmad moved

objection.

   

catalog items be  listed in the  LP News, Dunbar said  the whole thing

was too big,  and  that  he  had  arranged  with  Randy  Langhenry  to

enough room.

   

currently have no  active committee, David  Bergland has done work  on

some things for  us.  Walter welcomed  suggestions for a new committee

exemption of NES.

   

   

   

Redpath reported that  he has started working with Thies and Dunbar on

[The meeting was recessed, and reconvened at 1:40pm.]

   

CC].  Ernsberger summarized the committee's recommendations.

   

recommendation.  The motion passed on a voice vote.

   

LaCross in activities  of the LP  of Washington State, and  said  that

while we had  dealt with the  situation properly, we  should  adopt  a

failed on a vote of 5 to 7.

   

not prepared to  make a presentation.  Neale moved to discuss Wright's

convention proposal; there was no objection.

   

proposal [Attachment DD] and reviewed some of the points therein.

   

details by that time.

   

recall that she had been invited to talk to us.

   

   

   

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Program plank.  The motion passed on a 2/3 voice vote.

   

   

Bylaws allow the  LNC to set  the date as late as June of the election

year, said we've  all heard the arguments, said the process of getting

motion to postpone passed on a voice vote.

   

following plank on  "The Environment" in  place of the existing one on

"Pollution":

The motion passed on a voice vote.

   

   

Dasbach moved that  a new resolution  titled "Position Description  of

voice vote.

   

LNC as to  the purpose of the Internal Education Committee, suggesting

several possible areas:  how to deal  with the  media,  communications

Committee.

   

consider another change; there was no objection.

   

The motion failed on a voice vote.

   

to announce his  resignation as chair  of  the  Management  Committee,

saying he would  be busy with  the BAC and with  state activities, and

elected with 7 votes, 2 votes being cast for Thies.

   

consider the 14  July resolution of  the LPWS Executive Committee  (in

Attachment F); there was no objection.

[Walter resumed the chair.]

   

minutes of the previous meeting to show that the funds from the census

letter were allocated  until June 1991,  not June 1990  (item  21A  of

correction passed on voice votes.

   

rules to consider  further LEI's request  concerning scheduling of the

business meeting. The  motion to suspend the rules passed by a vote of

plan.

   

taking a longer range view of our activities, and said he was thinking

about setting up  a planning committee consisting of the chairs of the

research, such as conducting a poll.

   

   

Thies moved to adjourn; the motion passed on a voice vote.