Hello Marcus, Kangamutima and the Community,
Let me make a clarification.
The thinking and intention of the Board is that:
1. Provision 9.2a can be triggered by 9.4 or by the Board when the need
arises, without waiting six months for a community meeting.
2. Such an action is indeed an emergency action. Such an action
requires a super majority of the board as noted in 9.2a and 1 above.
3. The Board is happy to make it 3/4 i.e. 7 members, instead of the
current super-majority of 2/3 i.e. 6 members, if there is no objection
or other view on the required majority from the community.
There is nothing inappropriate about such a provision. Indeed, the Board
(elected by the same community, acting on behalf of the community)
approves policies made by the Community, on behalf of the community.
Kind Regards ...
Sunday Folayan.
Chair, AFRINIC Board.
On 12/12/2017 11:34, Marcus K. G. Adomey wrote:
Hi Community,
In deed, I cannot also grasp the common sense behind the board
revoking community elected representative at the NRO NC/ASO AC. In
fact, it does not make sense for the board to do so but rather it is
the community which can revoke board members. I therefore don’t
support this provision.
Thanks
Marcus
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*From:* Jean-Baptiste MILLOGO <jbmill...@gmail.com>
*Sent:* Thursday, December 7, 2017 12:40 PM
*To:* AFRINIC Communications; r...@afrinic.net
*Subject:* Re: [rpd] Draft Procedure for Removal of an NRO NC/ASO AC
Member
Dear Alan,
Thanks for this.
There is a problem with 9.2a (and 9.4 by implication). It is
groundless for the board to remove a member that was appointed by the
community.
Officers should be removed by the mechanism by which they were
appointed. All the other proposed clauses follow this principle of
like for like.
There is also lack of a procedure to recall members of the board of
directors. This is a good time to also deal with the recall of
officers in general.
Best regards,
JB
2017-11-22 11:57 GMT+00:00 AFRINIC Communications
<comms-annou...@afrinic.net <mailto:comms-annou...@afrinic.net>>:
Dear AFRINIC Community,
The Board has noted that there is no procedure for the removal of
an NRO NC/ASO AC member. The Board has drafted a procedure to be
considered for addition to the election guidelines at
<https://www.afrinic.net/en/community/elections/nro-aso-election?showall=1
<https://www.afrinic.net/en/community/elections/nro-aso-election?showall=1>>.
The Board calls for comments for a 30 day period (ending on 22
December 2017). Please comment in the community-discuss mailing list.
The draft procedure appears below.
Alan Barrett
CEO, AFRINIC
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The Board proposes the following procedure, to be considered for
addition to the election guidelines at:
<https://www.afrinic.net/en/community/elections/nro-aso-election?showall=1
<https://www.afrinic.net/en/community/elections/nro-aso-election?showall=1>>
9. Removal
9.1 An NRO NC member appointed by the AFRINIC Board may be removed
from office at any time by a resolution of the Board.
9.2 An NRO NC member elected by the AFRINIC community may be
removed from office through any of the following methods:
(a) A supermajority vote (two-thirds) of the AFRINIC Board,
meeting in person or via teleconference, at a meeting where the
agenda circulated in advance includes the possible removal of an
NRO NC representative.
(b) A majority vote held by the community present at an AFRINIC
Public Policy Meeting.
9.3 An individual whose removal is contemplated in terms of 9.2 is
entitled to at least 10 calendar days’ notice of the meeting, and
may appear before and be heard at such a meeting. Removal may
proceed with or without such individual’s presence at the meeting.
9.4 Any ten (10) bona fide members of the AFRINIC community may
petition the Board to initiate a removal in terms of 9.2(b),
giving at least 40 days’ notice and giving reasons for the
contemplated removal. Such petition shall be published. Unless the
Board finds that the petition is invalid or frivolous, the Board
shall ensure that the agenda of the forthcoming Public Policy
Meeting includes the consideration of the removal of the NRO NC
member.
9.5 Eligibility to vote for the removal in terms of 9.2(b) shall
be determined in the same way as the eligibility to vote for the
appointment of candidates.
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