Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] Motion: To appoint Volunteer Laura Vargas as Sugar Labs Financial Manager [was Re: [SLOBS] URGENT action needed]

2017-09-10 Thread Laura Vargas
2017-09-10 17:36 GMT-05:00 James Cameron : > Thanks Laura, You are welcome James. > ... As a result, should the motion pass, you're less useful to Sugar Labs > (in many ways) because you are conflicted; e.g. you are excluded from > establishing quorum in a board meeting. > In my opinion Walt

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] Motion: To appoint Volunteer Laura Vargas as Sugar Labs Financial Manager [was Re: [SLOBS] URGENT action needed]

2017-09-10 Thread James Cameron
Thanks Laura, but you've answered a different question; yes, the board can appoint you, and the Conservancy has procedures to recognise and care for a conflict of interest, but my comment and Caryl's comment were about your own conflict of interest that then arises, because the technical service is

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] Motion: To appoint Volunteer Laura Vargas as Sugar Labs Financial Manager [was Re: [SLOBS] URGENT action needed]

2017-09-09 Thread Laura Vargas
James, *If the board has the will* to appoint me as Financial Manager they can. Conservancy's Conflict if interest Policy* defines a clear procedure for the case*: == Project Leadership Committees ... PLC wishes to recommend that Conservancy contract with a PLC Person to carry out the work, the

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] Motion: To appoint Volunteer Laura Vargas as Sugar Labs Financial Manager [was Re: [SLOBS] URGENT action needed]

2017-09-08 Thread James Cameron
Yes, this may introduce a conflict of interest. Laura may be unduly influenced by a secondary interest of stipend. Laura can defuse the conflict by either 1. absenting from any discussions that involve finance, and abstaining from any motions that involve finance, or 2. resigning from the ove