Re: [gentoo-nfp] [RFC] Bylaws change: allowing Council members to serve as Trustees

[Matthew Thode]

On 18-06-04 07:49:38, Michał Górny wrote:
> W dniu nie, 03.06.2018 o godzinie 23∶10 -0500, użytkownik Matthew Thode
> napisał:
> > On 18-06-03 21:03:47, Raymond Jennings wrote:
> > > On Sun, Jun 3, 2018 at 6:40 PM, Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto
> > > <jmbsvicetto@g.o> wrote:
> > > > On Sat, Jun 2, 2018 at 7:54 AM, Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hello, everyone.
> > > > >
> > > > > This one has came up a few times recently, and I think it would be
> > > > > reasonable to finally put it as formal motion.  I'd like to propose
> > > > > removing from Bylaws section 5.2 (Qualification) [1] the following
> > > > > paragraph:
> > > > >
> > > > >   No individual shall serve as a Gentoo Foundation Trustee and Gentoo
> > > > >   Council Member concurrently
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > <snip>
> > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Best regards,
> > > > > Michał Górny
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I never agreed with this restriction and always felt it should be left for
> > > > the electorate to decide, so +1 from me on this proposal.
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Jorge
> > > >
> > >
> > > For my part I would like to raise a point of potential conflicts of
> > > interest if one person were to serve both roles.
> > >
> > > Though I'd be happy to let each electorate decide as well.
> > >
> > > To address the potential conflict of interest case, one might need to
> > > have clearly defined what they're supposed to do in the first place.
> > >
> > > Less rehashign what is already known and perhaps more formal
> > > documentation of it.  There is some apparent disagreement.
> > >
> >
> > Can you give an example of such a conflict?  I think the only thing I
> > can think of is once we get travel reimbursement done is self granting
> > it.  If such a thing happens (self granting) without VERY good reason
> > I'd likely organize a removal / vote of no confidence.
> >
>
> I don't see how Council members are different from 'pure Trustees' here.
>  A Trustee can also request travel reimbursement, and I think it's
> pretty reasonable to expect that he would abstain from a vote in this
> case.
>

Yep, I thought of that after I sent the email.  Like I said, it's the in
my first response, I don't see anything wrong with this proposal.  The
voters hold the trustees responsible.  Hell, the trustees have a
fiduciary duty to the foundation as well iirc.

-- 
Matthew Thode (prometheanfire)