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

[Matthew Thode]

On 18-06-02 09:54:11, Michał Górny 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
>
> Rationale:
>
> This topic has been brought up a few times and so far the best argument
> has been that a single individual could not bear both positions time-
> wise.  However, I don't think this really justifies forbidding it
> by law, and I think the candidates should be given the chance to assert
> that themselves.  If someone doesn't believe in a single individual
> serving both positions simultaneously, he can express that in his vote.
>
> Furthermore, Matthew Thode has proposed merging Council and Trustees
> in the past.  I think having common members in both bodies could be
> the first step towards that or -- to the contrary -- prove that this is
> undesirable without actually having to merge them to check.
>
> Finally, since Trustee elections have really lacked candidates
> in the past years, this might improve the situation.  I can't guarantee
> that; I don't think I would run but others might.  In any case, it's
> worth a try and I don't think it would really harm anyone.
>
> It's better to give voters a chance to decide on this rather than
> scratch candidates up front via Bylaws.
>
> [1]:https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Foundation:Bylaws#Section_5.2._Qualification
>

I think that as long as the time question is taken into account it'd be
fine.  I do wonder if having someone from the US is needed for tax /
legal reasons (that's one of the reasons I was brought in).

-- 
Matthew Thode (prometheanfire)