[Board] Executive Committee Proposal

[Frank Warmerdam]

On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 3:48 PM, Cameron Shorter
<cameron.shorter at gmail.com>wrote:

>
>  I also wouldn't particularly mind removing the clause about the
> executive committee being able to extend itself but since we are
> already proposing to delegate the authority of the board to it for
> most purposes it would be able to do anything it wants to itself
> anyways since it has the authority to rework it's terms of reference.
>
> So should we simplify the proposal to being that board decisions are
> allowed to be proposed and approved by email?
>
>
Cameron,

As a matter of corporate law we cannot do that (with the
exception of the existing exception in law that we can do
so if all all members approve the motion - the law talks
about in writing I believe).

However, we could form a committee, delegate it
many powers of the board, and have it use a different
voting mechanism.  That is the essence of the Executive
Committee though it seems I may have taken too much
liberty in trying to go a bit further.

Not having anticipated this blow back I'm a bit unclear
how I want to proceed at this point.  I'm inclined to drop
the matter but that may just be sour grapes on my part.

I'll look for additional feedback between now and the
meeting and in the meeting.

Best regards,
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