Policy Manuals
Website Policy
Approved April 13, 2021
The Montgomery County Libertarian Party Committee website URL is Montcolp.org.
Currently, the site is hosted at Pair.com on a shared hosting account. The domain is registered with Ionos.com. Direct costs of hosting and domain registration are donated.
The site is built upon the Joomla open-source content management system software.
At this time, the site is managed by volunteers who administer all technical duties and post content at the behest and approval of the Board of Directors.
Content
The website works as the primary source of all information disseminated by the MontcoLP Committee, including:
- Contact information
- Mission
- Calendar of events
- Board of directors
- Blog
- News
- Calls to Action
- Restricted Members-only area
Content is currently updated by site administrators on an as-needed basis and should be done in a timely fashion, usually within a month’s time or before the next monthly meeting.
Blog
The blog is open to any member in good standing to express their viewpoints on any issue related to the party mission, preferably with a local focus. Any posting not endorsed by a majority of the board of directors (1) may by revised to include a suitable disclaimer or (2) may be removed, at the discretion of a majority of the Board of Directors
Blog postings should be posted to Committee social media channels upon publishing by their respective administrators.
All blog submissions are edited by admins for grammar, factual accuracy, and tone.
News
Candidates for office endorsed by the Committee may submit news releases and position papers, subject to editing by the admins.
Calendar
The site event calendar should be used to list all upcoming Committee-related events and shared when possible to social media channels.
Members Area
This is currently reserved as a repository for meeting minutes, agendas, and bylaws. All members in good standing may create an account for access to this area, but accounts are to be approved by administrators.
Google Analytics
The website traffic is tracked by Google Analytics under an admin’s main Google account. Access to data is available to any member upon request.
