Back in the Clinton Era there was a lot of Debate on the Meaning of Is
At the Linn County Central Committee we have been discussing the meaning of a few terms. Committee and Manage.
It would seem that some have adopted and Alice Though the Looking Glass definition of the meaning of words.
This first arose when members of the Communications Subcommittee took issue with the monthly meeting Committee Reports including the Webmaster.
Because we said the Webmaster is not a Committee and the Communications Subcommittee has been givern the mandate by the Central Committee of oversight on the Website as is stated in our Charter.
This created some controversy and for instance the Organizational Subcommittee refused to remove the Webmaster as a Committee in the section of its Agenda titled Committee Reports.
Our position is based on two portions of our Charter.
*Mission Statement *- The objective of the Communications Team is to manage the LCRCC correspondence including Facebook, website, news releases and online calendar.And
*Activities and Duties *include:• Identify different audiences that the LCRCC wants to communicate with and develop a communications plan that defines the strategy and actions for
each audience. (for example, LCRCC members, voters, candidates, news media,
etc). • Coordinate communication strategies and messaging with local, State and Federal organizations and candidates to ensure communications continuity
• Coordinate the use of the LCRCC web site and Facebook content
The Chair of the Office Subcommittee disagrees with me.
"The webmaster is not under the jurisdiction communications committee. Take a deep breath and relax while I try to educate you on this… The communications committee is responsible for "content" as you correctly identified. It is the responsibility of the office committee however for the management of the communications infrastructure!"
The Charters for both Subcommitees can be found in Appendix B of the July, 2015 Central Committee Minutes
I have looked through the Office Charter several times and it does say that they are responsible for the Computer, Hard Drive and Records that are IN the Office,
And thery are responsible for the Internet Conneciton that is IN the Office.
But try as I may I cannot seem to find ONE instance where the word Website is mentioned.
You would think if the Office Subcommittee is responsible for that it might be mentioned at least once in their Charter.
It is mentioned Twice in ours?
Might I also point out we had the Website Mandate before there WAS an Office?
Let the Office Subcommittee stick to its own kniting and stop trying to raid other Subcommitees.
Updated: Thursday, 5 February 2015 9:25 AM CST
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