[LPL Board of Directors] MOTION FROM THE CHAIR - urgent - radio advertising

Adrien Monteleone chairman at lplouisiana.org
Wed Apr 10 11:51:09 CDT 2013 

The motion is moot.

Voting is always open for 15 days because that is the best rule we have 
that applies. (from a rule for postal mail)

Your vote is received and archived.

The LPL is not prohibited from promoting LP events on its own. That has 
nothing to do with people putting on the event.

A Board member who is involved with the event asked for this.

We aren't reimbursing anyone. (if we had passed this)

We would be spending the money on our own accord.

The executive director contract is a significant part of our budget, but 
it is by no means the only item in the budget, and its existence does 
not preclude the party from spending on other projects it deems worthy 
or needed.

The "funding issue" relative to the ED contract is more about problems 
with the terms of the contract, not dollar amounts.  It has to do with 
what we have contracted for and what is being provided.

As you noted and as I advised when I spoke to you in person - funds 
cannot be earmarked.

At no point that I am aware of, has this Board officially requested 
donations for the sole purpose of paying for the ED's contract.  We 
always attempt to raise funds generally to support ALL party activities 
and projects. (this was one of the reasons I asked you to remove the 
Facebook post, which I see is still there)

If those donors wish to withdraw their pledges, they are free to do so. 
There is never to be any expectation that donated funds will go to a 
particular purpose.  Donors either see what we are doing and they want 
to support that progress, or they do not.  Donating in an attempt to 
influence future courses of action or in an attempt to restrict action 
to only those purposes is strictly out of the question.

We welcome their support and input, but at the end of the day, the Board 
decides where the money goes.



-- In Liberty,

Adrien Monteleone - Chairman
Libertarian Party of Louisiana

On 04/10/2013 11:28 AM, Daniel Hayes wrote:
> Are we voting on this? I thought this item was withdrawn?
> My vote is obviously Nay.
> Also, has anyone asked the gentleman putting on the event? My 
> understanding was that this was being done by individuals and is not 
> an offical LPL event. Has that changed? Shouldn't the individuals 
> organizing and running an event be asked? To simply do this without 
> consulting the person who sponsored the event doesn't seem right.
> Also I am assuming that the profits being spoken of are based on New 
> dues paying Members gained? I am unsure of the basis for tracking 
> that. It strikes me as being especially hard to track as we do not 
> have a base line for this matter as it is our first time there. 
> Additionally, If this event is successful and we voted to do this 
> would, that not start the precedent for others that have funded 
> materials for this event from seeking reimbursement from this? It was 
> my understanding that since this was not an official event, that all 
> materials would need to be generally self provided. It does not strike 
> me as fair to those that worked hard and funded this event to not be 
> reimbursed for their expense all so. People also need to consider the 
> impact that this will have on future donations.  IF we are having a 
> funding issue relative to a proven commodity as Ms Adams and funding 
> her contract to adequate levels, expenditures of such unproven items 
> as Radio Spots will have a chilling effect on donations. I say this 
> because I already know it has. A minimum of $4800 dollars in donations 
> I had pledged towards the Executive Director's contract have been 
> withdrawn. I can provide their names or many of them can speak up for 
> themselves as most are members of this committee. I can only speak 
> with certainty to my own $2000 donation. I am not comfortable with 
> such a large sum being donated at once with the potentiality to be 
> used so capriciously, especially since I was advised by the Chair that 
> earmarked donations were not allowed legally and I am not comfortable 
> with promises of funds to be returned if things changed.
>
> On 2013-04-10 10:48, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
>> Thank you Wes,
>>
>>  Vote received.
>>
>>  I made a similar suggestion myself. This sounds like the way to go
>> if the interested parties still want to do so.
>>
>> -- In Liberty,
>>
>> Adrien Monteleone - Chairman
>> Libertarian Party of Louisiana
>>  On 04/10/2013 10:46 AM, Wes Benedict wrote:
>>
>>> I vote nay.
>>>
>>> I appreciate the effort and usually like to vote in favor of most 
>>> things. However, as we've been putting out notices asking for urgent 
>>> funds, I think spending on radio advertising is not appropriate. I 
>>> also seriously doubt it will impact revenue at such an event.
>>>
>>> One potential way to still make it happen at significant personal 
>>> risk -- whomever thinks it's a great idea can pay for it directly 
>>> out of pocket. Then, if the booth raises plenty of money to cover 
>>> the cost of the radio ad and booth plus some profit, let the 
>>> committee know, give the funds to the treasurer, then ask the 
>>> committee to consider reimbursing you. Just a suggestion. I've had a 
>>> habit of paying for things out of pocket over the years to avoid 
>>> hassles and hard feelings.
>>>
>>> --Wes Benedict
>>> Finance Officer
>>>
>>> Adrien Monteleone wrote, On 4/9/2013 1:39 PM:
>>>
>>>> To all SCC members,
>>>>
>>>> My apologies for the short deadline of this vote. I generally do 
>>>> not prefer to make such a request.
>>>>
>>>> Our Elections officer Boyd Smith would like approval to spend party 
>>>> funds on radio advertising our presence at the Ponchatoula 
>>>> Strawberry Festival this weekend. (to encourage people to stop by, 
>>>> learn more, and sign up as members and change voter registration to 
>>>> LP)
>>>>
>>>> He would like to run 1-2 commercials per day for Wednesday, 
>>>> Thursday & Friday. (deadlines mean maybe only Thurs. and Fri. are 
>>>> available)
>>>>
>>>> The cost for 60 second spots is $75.
>>>> The cost for 30 second spots is $55.
>>>>
>>>> This includes production, but Boyd will be in charge of the script.
>>>>
>>>> The spots will be run during the John Osterlind and Denny Shaffer 
>>>> shows on WRNO which have both been friendly to the LP. (I think 
>>>> Osterlind already announced he is "libertarian" and endorsed Gary 
>>>> Johnson last fall) Their audience is friendly to our message as well.
>>>>
>>>> On the short side, this will cost $165 for three 30 second spots, 
>>>> or as much as $450 for six 60 second spots.
>>>>
>>>> It is estimated that this will increase traffic at the LP booth at 
>>>> the festival by about 200 to even maybe 600 people.
>>>>
>>>> We would need to generate 7 new memberships to break even on the 
>>>> low end, and 18 to break even on the high end. That would at worst 
>>>> be a 10% conversion rate, and at best, only 1%. I think either 
>>>> number is achievable.
>>>>
>>>> Additionally, if we vote to do this, donors can be targeted to 
>>>> pledge the extra bucks to cover the cost so there is still no net 
>>>> loss to the bank balance as of today.
>>>>
>>>> All those in favor of authorizing this expenditure please vote AYE 
>>>> as soon as possible. Time lost is time missed to run the spots and 
>>>> reach more people.
>>>>
>>>> Of course, our normal rules of 72 hours to vote still apply, but I 
>>>> urge you to get your vote in sooner if you are able.
>>>>
>>>> Now that we have 13 members on the Board, 7 will be needed for a 
>>>> quorum and a majority of those voting required for passage.
>>>>
>>>> If you intend to vote NAY, please also do that as soon as possible 
>>>> so we will know quickly if this measure would fail.
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> -- In Liberty,
>>>>
>>>> Adrien Monteleone - Chairman
>>>> Libertarian Party of Louisiana
>>>>
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