Motion Title: Motion to Approve the Operation First Step Incentive Program
Sponsor/Mover: Hector Roos
Motion: I move to approve the creation of the Operation First Step Incentive Program as follows:
Whereas the LPF desires to promise and deliver tangible evidence to donors that demonstrate progress toward LPF political success,
Whereas the LPF desires to prepare candidates for successful campaigns and service to their constituents by motivating them to gain relevant experience in appointed public office and build relationships through membership in local community service organizations,
Whereas the LPF desires to directly assist its affiliates with funding to achieve their local goals and where the real work is done to get candidates and campaigns ready to run,
Whereas the LPF desires to encourage formation of new affiliates with start-up funding by encouraging LPF members to begin activity for future political success prior to affiliation,
Whereas the LPF desires to motivate, recognize and reward efforts of affiliates that are directly related to the achievement of our goals,
Therefore, the LPF establishes the Operation First Step Incentive Program as described:
[Capitalized terms are defined at the end]
The LPF will award its affiliates with cash payments for each LPF registered voter Appointed to a local municipal or county Board or Membership in approved Service Organizations.
Each Award earned by an affiliate will cause a payment by the LPF Treasurer to the affiliate within 60 days after confirmation by the LPF EC of the Award earned by the LPF EC.
Affiliates or LPF registered voters should submit requests for an Award with evidence to the LPF Chair, LPF Treasurer and their Regional Representative.
For service in Appointments made prior to the establishment of this Program but still active, $100 will be Awarded for each qualified Board Appointment. In the case where an individual LPF voter holds more than one Appointment, $50 will be Awarded for each additional and still active, concurrently held, Board Appointment.
For Membership in Service Organizations entered prior to the
establishment of this Program but still active, $50 will be Awarded for each Membership. In the case where an individual LPF voter holds more than one Membership, $20 will be Awarded for each additional and still active, concurrently held, Membership.
For service in Appointments made after the establishment of this Program these amounts will be awarded to affiliates for the following achievements:
Awards for Municipal (<100,000 population) or County (<250,000 population) Board Appointments:
$200 for the first Board Appointment for each separate LPF voter
$100 for each additional concurrently held Appointment by the same LPF voter
$100 for each re-Appointment to a Board by the same LPF voter
$100 additional to above for service as the presiding member of a Board (except for temporary assignment to fill in for the usual presiding member)
Awards for Municipal (>100,000 population) or County (>250,000 population) or any Regional (multi-county) Board Appointments:
$300 for the first Board Appointment for each separate LPF voter
$200 for each additional concurrently held Appointment by the same LPF voter
$200 for each re-Appointment to a Board by the same LPF voter
$300 additional to above for service as the presiding member of a Board (except for temporary assignment to fill in for the usual presiding member)
Awards for State Board or any Gubernatorial Appointments:
$400 for the first Board Appointment for each separate LPF voter
$200 for each additional concurrently held Appointment by the same LPF voter
$200 for each re-Appointment to a Board by the same LPF voter
$300 additional to above for service as the presiding member of a Board (except for temporary assignment to fill in for the
usual presiding member)
Awards for Membership in Service Organizations:
$50 for the first Membership for each separate LPF voter
$30 for each additional concurrently held Membership by the same LPF voter
The LPF EC will approve the achievement of each Award at the EC meeting following the submission of a request by an affiliate.
Upon request by the LPF Chair, the affiliate will provide evidence of an Appointment that is acceptable at the discretion of the LPF EC prior to payment of any Award.
In the case of Appointments or Memberships by LPF voters residing in an unaffiliated county, the Awards can be earned if the county affiliates. Upon successful affiliation, any Awards that would have been earned in the previous 365 days will be honored. The LPF EC will approve the achievement of each retroactive Award at the EC meeting following the submission of a request by a new affiliate.
Affiliates are encouraged to spend monetary awards on preparing for local campaigns for elected office, such as candidate and campaign volunteer training or quality branding materials or efforts to motivate LPF voters to seek appointment to Boards.
Affiliates are discouraged from paying all or part of these monetary awards to the individuals who have been appointed or joined Service Organizations; however, it is reasonable to pay someone to recruit LPF voters to seek Appointments or Service Organization membership.
Definitions:
Appointments (Appointed) are served when a LPF voter takes the oath of office and is accepted as a voting member on a Board for a partial or full term OR switches party affiliation to LPF during a term on a Board.
Awards are cash payments to LPF affiliates for EC approved achievement of an Appointment or Membership in a Service Organization.
Board is a government created and maintained board of citizens
whose members are appointed by either an elected public official or by vote of the current board members composed of at least half the membership appointed by elected public officials.
Boards can be temporarily impaneled for a specified purpose, for example, charter review or redistricting.
Program refers to the Operation First Step Incentive Program.
Service Organizations are voluntary membership, non-profit groups organized locally to support their community through charitable activities, including fundraising for charity by charging to participate in events. The approved organizations are Rotary, Kiwanis, Optimist and Lions clubs. Chamber of Commerce is part Service Organization and is approved for these Awards. Other organizations will need case-by-case approval of the LPF EC. Usually, clubs like VFW, American Legion, Toastmasters, Masonic Lodges and religious organizations/ churches are not Service Organizations with broad membership access and service to the community.
Membership in Service Organizations to earn Awards must be a voluntary (not for compensation) and paid enrollment (minimum one year period) with some form of proof of acceptance by the Service Organization. Evidence of the nature of the Service Organization may be requested (if not an approved Service Organization), such as the charter or mission statement (probably via website). LPF expects the voter qualifying for the award to attend at least one Service Organization meeting per quarter.
LPF EC is the Libertarian Party of Florida Executive Committee.
