Re: [gentoo-dev] Topic for Feb council meeting

[Olivier Crête]

On Sun, 2007-28-01 at 14:24 -0800, Mike Doty wrote:
> The subject of what to do if a council member voluntarily leaves the
> council came up at the last meeting.  The glep doesn't cover what to do
> in this case.
>
> Here are the options:
>
> 1.  re-elect a whole new council.
> 2.  elect a new member at a reduced term to fill the vacancy.
> 3.  take the 8th spot from the last election.
>
> The spirit of the GLEP would indicate option 2, but it's never spelled
> out.  Speak out now if you have a opinion on the subject.

It should definitely be one of 2 or 3. Option 1 is ridiculous. I would
personally opt for 3, since it allows the council to keep on functioning
properly. Or maybe 3 if there is unanimous approuval from the council or
2 otherwise.

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Olivier Crête
tester@g.o
Gentoo Developer