I. NAME
THE NAME of this organization
shall be THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (LPLAC).
II. PURPOSE
THE PURPOSE of LPLAC shall be
to prepare a countywide political structure to enhance the election of
Libertarian Party candidates and to supplement, support and co-ordinate
the activities of the Los Angeles County Regions.
III. ORGANIZATION
THE LPLAC shall serve under the
auspices of the Los Angeles County Regions of the Libertarian Party of
California. The County Chair, elected as prescribed by the By-laws
of the LPC shall be the presiding officer.
IV. COMPOSITION OF THE LPLAC
THE OFFICERS of the LPLAC shall
include the County Chair, as noted above, and other officers comprising
individuals appointed by the County Chair to fill certain positions as
specified herein, subject to certain restrictions and to ratification by
a majority vote of the Los Angeles County Regional Chairs or their duly
selected proxies.
IN ADDITION to the County Chair,
the officers of the LPLAC shall include, but not be limited to: Deputy
Chair, Secretary/Clerk, Treasurer, Media Director, Public Relations Director,
Program Director, Publicity Director, Publications Director, Newsletter
Editor, and Fundraising Director. Each of the aforementioned positions
shall be restricted to dues-paying members in good standing of the
Libertarian Party or one of its affiliates.
THE COUNTY Chair shall appoint,
as necessary, assistants to each of the above officers, such assistants
not subject to ratification by the Los Angeles County Regional Chairs,
it being understood that the officer shall bear full responsibility for
the performance of his office.
THERE SHALL be two Boards associated
with the LPLAC: The Board of Governors (BOG), and the Board of Advisors
(BOA). The BOG is comprised of the Chairs of the Los Angeles County
Regions. This body will be the final arbiter of any dispute involving
the LPLAC, which concerns the County Chair or cannot be resolved by him.
The County Chair serves at the pleasure of the BOG and can be removed by
a vote of two-thirds of the Board. In the event of a deadlock in
any vote of the BOG, the tie-breaking vote shall be cast by the State Chair
of the LPC.
THE BOARD of Advisors is an honorary
and advisory group comprised of venerable and celebrated adherents to the
libertarian movement, whether Party members or not, to be selected by the
BOG in consultation with the County Chair, the appointment of each advisor
to be by simple majority of the BOG and subject to the appointee agreeing
to have his or her name listed as such on official stationery of the LPLAC.
THERE SHALL be such committees
as deemed necessary by the County Chair to effect the program of the LPLAC,
and
the Chair shall be authorized to appoint such committees.
THE SITTING Chair and Southern
Vice-Chair of the LPC shall be members ex-officio of the LPLAC, holding
no voting or veto power.
V. MEETINGS
THE LPLAC shall meet in toto
no less than quarterly per year.
VI. DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS
THE COUNTY Chair shall: Act as
the official representative of the LPC in Los Angeles County as specified
in the By-laws of the LPC; Act as the Chief Executive Officer including
as an official signatory of the LPLAC, responsible for implementing the
program of the LPLAC; Perform other such duties as specified by the Board
of Governors.
THE DEPUTY Chair shall:
Act as an assistant to the County Chair, and shall perform the duties of
the County Chair in the Chair’s absence; Perform such other duties as specified
by the County Chair.
THE SECRETARY/CLERK shall:
Act with the County Chair as an official signatory of the LPLAC and perform
such other duties as specified by the County Chair.
THE TREASURER shall: Act
as the Chief Financial Officer of the LPLAC and perform such other duties
as specified by the County Chair.
THE MEDIA Director shall: Act
as the primary source of information to the press and other media and to
the public at large and perform such other duties as specified by the County
Chair.
THE PUBLIC Relations Director
shall: Act as the primary source of internal information to the LPLAC
and among the Los Angeles County Regions and perform such other duties
as specified by the County Chair.
THE PROGRAM Director shall:
Act as the primary promoter of all countywide LPLAC sponsored events and
perform such other duties as specified by the County Chair.
THE PUBLICITY Director shall:
Act as the primary promoter of the LPC in Los Angeles County, utilizing
all avenues of information as possible to the public-at-large and perform
such other duties as specified by the County Chair.
THE PUBLICATIONS Director shall:
Act as the Chief Editor of all literature promulgated by the LPLAC, except
for the newsletter and strictly related writings, updating and approving
the content and style of all official brochures and the like, maintaining
adequate stocks of such for use by the constituents of the LPLAC and perform
such other duties as specified by the County Chair.
THE NEWSLETTER Editor shall:
Act as Editor-in-Chief of the LOS ANGELES LIBERTARIAN, the official
county newsletter of the LPLAC and for the Los Angeles County Regions,
and perform such other duties as specified by the County Chair.
THE FUNDRAISING Director shall:
Act as the chief fundraiser and finance coordinator of the LPLAC and perform
such other duties as specified by the County Chair.
VII. TERMS OF OFFICE
THE COUNTY Chair shall serve a
TWO (2) year term elected as prescribed by the by-laws of the Libertarian
Party of California.
VIII. RATIFICATION OF THIS CHARTER
THIS CHARTER shall be ratified
by a vote of two-thirds of the Board members, i.e. the Chairs of the Los
Angeles County Regions of the LPC, or their duly selected proxies. Modification
of this charter shall be by a vote of two-thirds of the members, or by
resolution of the LPC in Convention.
IX. QUESTIONING OF THE COUNTY
CHAIR
IN THE extraordinary circumstance
of a controversy involving the County Chair or which cannot be resolved
by him or her, an Extraordinary Meeting of the Board of Governors may be
called upon two-thirds of the BOG agreeing to meet in person to Question
the County Chair. Upon due notice to appear at a reasonable time
and place to give testimony or assist in the resolution of the controversy,
the County Chair shall attend such meeting. Said meeting may result,
if necessary, in the removal of the County Chair and the immediate appointment
of a successor County Chair, and LPLAC officers.
X. FUNDING OF THE LPLAC
THE LPLAC shall be self-funding.
No involuntary contributions to the LPLAC from any of the constituent Los
Angeles County Regions or from any other source are permitted.
THE LPLAC is not permitted to
incur total indebtedness exceeding $2,000.00 without written approval by
a majority of the BOG.
XI. RULES AND REGULATIONS
THE LPLAC shall operate under
such rules and regulations as are deemed prudent and advisable by the County
Chair.
XII. SEVERABILITY
INVALIDATION OF any section shall
not necessarily cause the other sections of this Charter or the balance
of the whole of the Charter to be rendered invalid.
XIII. NOTICE
THE TERM "notice" as used herein
shall mean notification by Certified Return Mail.
XIV. OTHER POWERS AND DUTIES OF
THE LPLAC
AT ALL times, it shall remain
the purpose of the LPLAC to serve the needs of the constituent Los Angeles
County Regions of the LPC and will not at any time exceed the bounds of
authority required to accomplish its program; i.e., no Region organization
will be compelled to adhere to any order or circumstance created by the
LPLAC, it being understood that the LPLAC is the creature of the Los Angeles
County Regions and that the sovereignty of each and all said Regions will
at all times be respected. All work accomplished by and through the
LPLAC shall be by mutual consent of all parties.
XV. CAMPAIGNS
THE LPLAC shall assist as necessary
any proper political action committee constituted for the purpose of assisting
candidates for office running on the Libertarian Party ticket, and who
are members of the Party in good standing.
XVI. AWARDS
THE LPLAC shall establish certain
awards for presentation to deserving persons in the categories of Activist
of the Year and Candidate of the Year in addition to duties incumbent on
the LPLAC in regard to the Champion of Freedom Award. The LPLAC shall nominate
persons for the award of Champion of Freedom, Activist of the Year andCandidate
of the Year the recipient s to be selected by the BOG.
Signed,
Region 61 /s/ Bernard Zimring
Region 62 /s/ Bob Weber
Region 63 /s/ Ted Brown
Region 64 /s/ Michael Everling
Region 65 /s/ Jean Taborsky
Region 66 (no signatory)
Region 67 /s/ Gail Lightfoot
[Note: Region 68 was not extant
at that time]
