Thank you for taking quality notes. I am lurking and reading your discussions.
On Thu, 17 Mar 2016 at 23:55, Gregory <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > Discussion in the meeting tonight[1], included how many directors there > should be and how their power is managed. > > How many should there be? > The OSMF's AoA[2] clause 35 defines a range from 2-8 board directors by > the end of an election. Scenarios at an AGM are: the size doesn't change; > the board wants to increase but that requires at least 1 newly elected > (could be someone who stands against future board changes, could even be > someone who retires once elected); the board wants to decrease but this > requires someone choosing to step down (getting kicked out is controlled by > different clauses?). So the board wouldn't be changing size on a whim. It > gives some ability to adjust on an annual basis the board size to reflect > the membership size (e.g. <10 members on the books and a board of 3 can > potentially keep the board in quorum/function) or to reflect the workload. > > I liked Rob's view of a smaller board implies more is done by members > (whether they be as committees or just as members). The board should be > focused on the admin of being a CIC/org. This still makes me think 5 is > good. A smaller board and it's easier to find acceptable meeting times or > have less replies to get in on a query. > > > What power should the board have? > When Jerry briefly described the France group proposing an annual budget > for acceptance by the membership, I really liked that. It has the side > effect of a clear budget having to be made each year. It seems reasonable > to combine this with spend over £1k has to be approved by the membership. > So if a hypothetical server renewal budget is £10k but in the year only £8k > was spent, the board could impulse order £2k of pretty lights for the > server before the end of the year. The pretty lights weren't authorised by > the membership but they were within the budget for the year, so all is > acceptable. The membership have the options to insist on more restrictive > budgets, not re-elect the board member(s) that were impulse buy, or just > blame the committee that pestered the board for pretty lights. > > What happens if a proposed budget is not accepted, and alterations > continue to be unaccepted by vote? I imagine this is rare, but does the > previous year's budget count as the default or does the organisation become > unable to spend more than £1k amounts until resolved? > > > [1] Notes of our meeting > https://hackpad.com/2016-03-17-OSM-GB-Meeting-UGWMWunxvTb > [2] OSMF's AoA > http://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#BOARD_OF_MANAGEMENT > > > From my sofa, > Gregory > > -- > Gregory > [email protected] > http://www.livingwithdragons.com > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >
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