[Board] Motion: Accept all 22 Nominees of 2012 as new OSGeo Charter Members

[Frank Warmerdam]

On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 3:38 AM, Seven (aka Arnulf) <seven at arnulf.us> wrote:
> PS:
> As president Arnulf might even take this decision on his own because
> the president is the only executive in OSGeo who could actually do
> this (as per our bylaws [3]). But this is not how we normally operate.
>
> [0] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/New_Membership_Process
> [1] http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2012-June/009745.html
> [2] http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation/incorporation/bylaws.html
>     see ARTICLE V Officers Section 5.6 President

I have reviewed article 5.6 and I don't see anything in it that
suggests the President can arbitrarily make changes in the charter
membership.  Based on principles of good governance I think it is
particularly important that selection of charter members remain in the
hands of the charter members.  Selecting the number to admit at the
board level is essentially a small concession to practicality.

Best regards,
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