Motion to Strike Standing Rules Article V Section 5
Mover: Josh Hlavka (on behalf of the Rules Committee)
I move to strike out the entirety of Standing Rules Article V Section 5 and renumber the following sections accordingly.
Rationale:
Standing Rules Article V Section 5 specifies that the immediately preceding chair is entitled to serve on the EC, but then immediately states this does not entitle them to a vote. Since EC meetings are already public and any LPF member may be recognized to speak, it is thus unclear what additional duties or responsibilities are implied by “serve on the EC.” Since all notice is public, there is no additional notice such a person would receive. It is also unclear and left unspecified whether this would entitle such a person to be included in executive session.
While involving the prior chair for advice is typically prudent, this rule does not actually accomplish anything and does not need to be codified.
