Does the resolve the issue, or only move Marshall from the role of Trust Chair to Trustee?
On Thu, 25 Oct 2012, IETF Administrative Director wrote: > The Trustees of the IETF Trust took two actions today: > 1. Removed the current IETF Trust Chair > 2. Elected a new IETF Trust Chair > > The Trustees passed the following resolution removing Marshal Eubanks as > Trust Chair: > > RESOLUTION > After consideration of the lack of participation by the Trust Chair in Trust > matters for a > period in excess of two months, and the failure of the Chair to respond to > repeated > attempts to contact him, the Trustees hereby remove Marshall Eubanks as the > IETF > Trust Chair effective 25 October at 10:15 AM EDT. > > The resolution passed with seven of the nine votes, with two absentees, which > included > Marshall. > > The Trustees took this action pursuant to the authority in the Trust > Administrative > Procedures (adopted 4-17-08) > <http://trustee.ietf.org/docs/Trust_Procedures_2008.pdf>, which states: > > The Chair serves at the pleasure of the Trustees and may be removed > from that > position at any time by the Trustees. > > Notice of the Trust meeting and its Agenda that specifically included Trust > Chair > Removal Vote was sent to all Trustees on October 12, 2012. > > Following this action the Trustees elected Ole Jacobsen as the Chair of the > IETF Trust > for the remainder of the term of Marshall Eubanks, that is, until March 13, > 2013. > We appreciate Ole's volunteering for this position. > > The Trustees thank Marshall for his contribution to the Trust as a Trustee > and as an > active, effective Chair from March 2009 through August 4, 2012. His > contribution > will be missed. > > Ray Pelletier > Trustee > >
