On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 7:44 AM, Fenoy Gerald <gerald.fe...@geolabs.fr> wrote: > Dear Eli, > as you may have notice, Jeff has stepped down from his position of co-CRO > when accepting the Nicolas’ nomination [1].
I didn't find that thread while scanning through the archive. Thanks for pointing it out to me. > > Jeff was involved in the charter member election process as co-CRO but he is > no more so, I guess, there is no issue for the board election. > Was the c...@osgeo.org email alias updated? I didn't notice a ticket for that. I'm impressed that there is so little concern about the proper process. The Board did not appear to review this topic at their last meeting, https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2017-10-05, so perhaps it is of no concern to the Board. Best regards, Eli > > Best regards, > > [1] https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2017-October/036449.html > > > Gérald Fenoy > http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Djay > >> Le 11 oct. 2017 à 16:04, Eli Adam <ea...@co.lincoln.or.us> a écrit : >> >> Nicolas, >> >> On Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 2:48 PM, nicolas bozon <nicolas.bo...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> It is my honor to nominate Jeff McKenna for the OSGeo Board of Directors >>> election. >> >> I don't think that you can nominate the CRO, nor can the CRO accept >> your nomination, https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Chief_Returning_Officer. >> In some past years the CRO was a sitting Board member with a year >> remaining on their term thus avoiding this situation. >> >>> >>> Most of you knows Jeff's energy and passion for everything OSGeo, and i >>> would probably be mistaken trying to summarize his countless contributions >>> over the years, at every level of our Foundation. His leadership and long >>> involvement in the OSGeo and FOSS4G communities made him the Winner of the >>> Solz Katz Award in 2016, and i cannot add more. For those of you who may >>> really not know Jeff yet, the User:Jeff_McKenna wiki page is a good read >>> before you vote. >>> >>> Jeff already served three times at the board and has a deep understanding of >>> both the director role and the current OSGeo strategic plan. Experienced >>> with OSGeo governance and bylaws, Jeff also knows a lot about projects and >>> people. He is always ready to help build locally and to represent globally. >>> >>> Jeff is a great communicator and enthusiastic community leader, and i >>> believe he will be an excellent OSGeo director again. Please let us all >>> welcome Jeff back at the Board! >>> >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Nicolas Bozon >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Jeff McKenna agreed to be nominated and i decided to send the nomination >>> directly to the Discuss list with cc to CRO, so it avoids Jeff to confirm to >>> himself that he accepts the nomination. The Board Nominations page still >>> need to be updated, could you please Vasile ? Sorry for shortening the >>> nomination process in this special case. >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> The point is not to avoid Jeff confirming to himself that he accepts >> the nomination, it is to avoid the CRO running an election and >> counting votes when they are also standing for election. It is really >> the Board's (and CRO's) responsibility to ensure that this situation >> doesn't occur. The Board should not appoint CROs who might accept a >> nomination and people who might accept a nomination should not accept >> appointment as CRO. Maybe we should return to the tradition of the >> CRO being a sitting Board member with a year remaining on their term. >> CRO is a difficult job and much credit to those who do it. Also, >> someone (other than me) should be paying attention to the basic >> process and raise these issues. >> >> Best regards, Eli >> >> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss mailing list >>> Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
