Rules Committee
LPF Rules Committee held our regular meeting on Wednesday, July 27.
Attendance: Greg Peele (Chair), Omar Recuero (Vice-Chair), Matt Horvath (Secretary), Ed Appler (ex-oficio), Josh Hlavka (ex-oficio)
We considered Motion 774 as referred from the Executive Committee.
Motion 774: Motion to Approve a New Fundraising Effort on Behalf of Charitable Causes
Mover: Krystina Baxter
Disposition: Committed to Rules
Rules Motion 774-R1: Return to EC
I move that the motion be returned the Executive Committee being found lawful and in order with the LPF governing documents as documented in
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tR7MbcbHr029Q6fOnoQb1XCTvUGit6UQ6kVabqMwWL8/edit?usp=sharing with the caveat that certain expenditures within the scope of this motion may result in income tax obligations to the party; we also note that the LPF Executive Committee may find it wise to ask legal counsel and/or a CPA whether our findings are accurate.
Mover: Greg Peele
Disposition: Passed 4-0
LPF Rules Committee held a special working meeting on Wednesday, August 10..
Attendance: Greg Peele (Chair), Omar Recuero (Vice-Chair), Matt Horvath (Secretary)
We worked on reviewing and wordsmithing the sample affiliate constitution and bylaws as referred by the Affiliate Support Committee.
We received invites to the LPF Basecamp to provision our documentation. We will follow up on this next month.
We also established a planned timeline for completing the 2023 ABM Rules Report:
- September 14 - initiate work on rules report
- January 25 - freeze scope of rules report; no new motions after this point
- February 22 - approve draft Rules Report for public notice
- March 20 - incorporate public comment, final public notice hard deadline
Finally, we remind the LPF Executive Committee that the 2022 reconciled Constitution, Bylaws, and latest Standing Rules have been completed and are ready for publication to the LPF website.
Planned Activities
- Complete sample county affiliate constitution and bylaws to return to Affiliate Support
- Continue reviewing recommitted 2022 Rules motions
- Continue review of Standing Rules to identify sections to strike as redundant or unnecessary
- Respond to outstanding LP Broward inquiry
- Respond to any new inquiries from EC, affiliates, and other committees
- Work on setting up Basecamp and provisioning all Rules documents there
Schedule
- Regular Meetings will occur on fourth Wednesday at 5:30pm on Discord
- Working Meetings will occur on second Wednesday at 5:30pm on Discord
- Committee will operate continuously on Discord in between meetings
