[LPL Board of Directors] Performance Based Pay amendment to Executive Director contract

Keith Thompson media at lplouisiana.org
Thu Feb 28 17:04:06 CST 2013 

 

That's what I thought, but just wanted to make sure with the
amendment. 

I vote aye. 

On 2013-02-28 17:01, Adrien Monteleone wrote:


> The entire contract is contingent on available funds. We'll
technically never be "in the hole."
> 
> In Liberty,
> 
> Adrien
Monteleone - Chairman
> Libertarian Party of Louisiana
> 
> On 2/28/13
3:55 PM, Keith Thompson wrote: 
> 
>> Item #1 ($1/member over 8k) My
only concern here is that there's not necessarily income generated from
this and we're running an ambitious budget as is. Would this still fall
under the "provided we have funds" clause of Wendy's contract? I would
assume so, but I wanted to ask for clarity. 
>> 
>> Item #2 (the $5/dues
paying member) sounds good and I don't see any potential issues with it.
Wendy is certainly a great asset to us and she's already working for
very little. 
>> 
>> I'm inclined to vote Aye, but I wanted to be sure
about item 1 first. 
>> 
>> - Keith 
>> 
>> On 2013-02-28 15:35, Adrien
Monteleone wrote: 
>> 
>>> Thanks Wes.
>>> 
>>> In Liberty,
>>> 
>>>
Adrien Monteleone - Chairman
>>> Libertarian Party of Louisiana
>>> 
>>>
On 2/28/13 3:20 PM, Wes Benedict wrote: 
>>> 
>>>> I vote aye.
>>>>
--Wes Benedict
>>>> 
>>>> Adrien Monteleone wrote, On 2/28/2013 2:58 PM:

>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks Frank for your vote!!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Current results
are:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Mr. Horne - Aye
>>>>> Mr. Kearney - Aye
>>>>> Mr.
Smith - Aye
>>>>> Mr. Griffin - Aye
>>>>> Mr. Monteleone - Aye
>>>>>

>>>>> A quorum has been reached.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The votes so far are 5-0
in favor - an absolute majority of the Board having voted in favor - the
motion carries.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Still not voting:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Mr.
Lewis
>>>>> Mr. Ebarb
>>>>> Mr. Benedict
>>>>> Mr. Thompson
>>>>> 
>>>>>
All those who have not yet voted are encouraged to still submit their
votes for the record.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks to everyone, and I will let
Wendy know tonight of her new incentive terms and get her
signature.
>>>>> 
>>>>> In Liberty,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Adrien Monteleone -
Chairman
>>>>> Libertarian Party of Louisiana
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 2/28/13
1:29 PM, Franklin Griffin wrote: 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> AYE MATEY
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>
--- On THU, 2/28/13, ADRIEN MONTELEONE _<CHAIRMAN at LPLOUISIANA.ORG>_
wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> From: Adrien Monteleone
<chairman at lplouisiana.org>
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [LPL Board of Directors]
Performance Based Pay amendment to Executive Director contract
>>>>>>>
To: scc at lplouisiana.org
>>>>>>> Date: Thursday, February 28, 2013, 12:52
PM
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Thanks for the votes Lee, Howard & Boyd.
>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> The current tally is:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Mr. Horne - Aye
>>>>>>>
Mr. Kearney - Aye
>>>>>>> Mr. Smith - Aye
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Not voted
yet:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Mr. Lewis
>>>>>>> Mr. Ebarb
>>>>>>> Mr.
Benedict
>>>>>>> Mr. Thompson
>>>>>>> Mr. Griffin
>>>>>>> Mr. Monteleone
(the chair will wait till last to vote per Robert's protocol)
>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Five votes are needed for a quorum, and a majority of those are
needed for 
>>>>>>> passage.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Thus we need one more
vote, yay or nay, besides my own to proceed.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Please get
your votes in soon.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I'd like to tell her what these new
terms are and have her sign them in person 
>>>>>>> at the caucus
tonight.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> In Liberty,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Adrien Monteleone
- Chairman
>>>>>>> Libertarian Party of Louisiana
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On
2/28/13 9:33 AM, elections at lplouisiana.org [1] wrote:
>>>>>>> > I vote
aye. Wendy does wonderful good work and very hard work. I am
sure
>>>>>>> > that she will be able to meet those goals and exceed them
before the date
>>>>>>> > listed. I wish we had 100 more of her.
>>>>>>>
>
>>>>>>> > Boyd Smith
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >> I'm proposing the following
amendment to add a section to Wendy's
>>>>>>> > contract as
follows:
>>>>>>> >> Performance based pay
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> $1 (one
dollar)per registered voter in excess of 8,000 before 1/1/14.
>>>>>>> >>
Payment
>>>>>>> >> to be made quarterly after the initial threshold has
been surpassed, and
>>>>>>> >> upon
>>>>>>> >> calculation of the number
of net new voters per the official list
>>>>>>> >> purchased
>>>>>>> >>
from the Secretary of State's office.
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> $5 (five
dollars) per new annual dues paying member who attended a
>>>>>>> >>
successful
>>>>>>> >> parish organizing caucus. Payment to be made
quarterly after accurate
>>>>>>> >> filing
>>>>>>> >> of all required
paperwork evidencing the caucus, as members sign up and
>>>>>>> >>
payment is received from Piryx, that match the attendance
roster.
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> This will work to provide
incentive towards three goals, increased voter
>>>>>>> >> registration,
increase in organized parishes, and increased funding.
>>>>>>>
>>
>>>>>>> >> The voter registration funding would require only a small
percentage of
>>>>>>> >> those
>>>>>>> >> new voters to sign up as dues
paying members to break even. (about 2-5%)
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> The
second incentive is really geared towards both organizing new
>>>>>>> >>
parishes,
>>>>>>> >> and bringing in new members as a result of that
effort. It would pay for
>>>>>>> >> itself, since she only gets a bonus
if she gets new members.
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> Thus each quarter, on or
about the second pay check (to allow for
>>>>>>> >> calculations) we
would issue her a bonus payment for the amount earned
>>>>>>> >>
according to these two criteria.
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> These criteria I
think are fair for the effort required, and provide her
>>>>>>> >>
the
>>>>>>> >> means to earn more if she works harder with no upper
limit. (and it would
>>>>>>> >> all
>>>>>>> >> be "paid for" since it is
tied to new memberships)
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> In other states where
petition drives are held to secure signatures for
>>>>>>> >>
ballot
>>>>>>> >> access, $1-$2 is the typical incentive pay for valid
signatures. However,
>>>>>>> >> petition signatures generally do not
rely on people changing party
>>>>>>> >> affiliation. Since this is a
much harder goal, but we do not yet know how
>>>>>>> >> much work is
involved, I think $1 per new LP voter is a reasonable start.
>>>>>>>
>>
>>>>>>> >> The above proposal would offer no upper limit, but as an
example, she
>>>>>>> >> would
>>>>>>> >> qualify for $6,000 for reaching
our registration goal of 14,000. This
>>>>>>> >> would
>>>>>>> >>
require in a worst case scenario, 300 new members, or 5% of those
6000
>>>>>>> >> voters
>>>>>>> >> to sign up. Considering we are now
contacting new voters within a short
>>>>>>> >> time
>>>>>>> >> span of
their registration to get them active, this should be
achievable.
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> Also, the proposal above would allow
her to qualify for significantly more
>>>>>>> >> also with no upper
limit and do so only by bringing new money into the
>>>>>>> >> treasury
to pay for it. If she were to form 25 PECs with only the minimum
>>>>>>>
>> number of members/officers and got each to sign up as an LPL member,
she
>>>>>>> >> would
>>>>>>> >> qualify for an additional $750. Of
course, that would be a minimum, she
>>>>>>> >> could
>>>>>>> >> earn
much more if she brings in more.
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> While I think
10,000 voters is a more likely result, 25 parishes is not
>>>>>>> >> out
of
>>>>>>> >> reach. She's already a few months away from 10 and is
almost ready to
>>>>>>> >> begin
>>>>>>> >> the next batch.
>>>>>>>
>>
>>>>>>> >> I think giving her the room to effectively decide how much
she wants to
>>>>>>> >> earn
>>>>>>> >> this year and tying that extra
amount to her bringing it in to pay for it,
>>>>>>> >> will achieve the
results we are looking for.
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> Thus I am
asking for your votes, and/or amendments/discussion/questions on
>>>>>>>
>> the
>>>>>>> >> above Motion to Amend.
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> (no
second is required)
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> --
>>>>>>> >> In
Liberty,
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> Adrien Monteleone - Chairman
>>>>>>> >>
Libertarian Party of Louisiana
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >>
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