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

[Matthew Thode]

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.

-- 
Matthew Thode (prometheanfire)