[Board] Current election cycle discussion

[Jody Garnett]

Understood, let’s wait for time zones to kick in and see if other board
members have input to consider.

On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 12:09 PM Helena Mitasova <hmitaso at ncsu.edu> wrote:

> I agree with a) as well, I think that at this point the board should stay
> out of the election process.
>
> Helena
>
> On Oct 21, 2017, at 3:03 PM, Michael Smith <michael.smith.erdc at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> I would also agree with a.
>
> Mike
>
> From: Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
> Date: Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 2:51 PM
> To: Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com>, Michael Smith <
> michael.smith.erdc at gmail.com>, "board at lists.osgeo.org" <
> board at lists.osgeo.org>
> Subject: Re: [Board] Current election cycle discussion
>
> I would prefer (a) because you know we should not need to express our
> trust again :)
>
> I understand though that this election cycle has raised some uncertainty
> and I would rather issue a statement of support (b) than see that cycle
> continue.
>
> I was thinking hard on (c) and then noticed it is not our responsibility.
> We can hold ourself open to offering assistance of asked, and trust CRO to
> ask for appropriate assistance if needful. I would feel more comfortable if
> an already recognized officer was provided for assistance considering
> director and officer liability etc...
>
> Thanks everyone for being professional on this one (by which I mean
> careful, considerate, respectful).
> On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 11:00 AM Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Perhaps we should schedule a meeting within 24h to discuss election
>> issues raised in the mailing lists, and then make a public announcement? Or
>> just hear from our CRO and offer assistance.
>> Personally, I volunteer to help, since I am not involved in the elections
>> as a candidate.
>>
>> Best,
>> Angelos
>>
>>
>> On 10/21/2017 08:47 PM, Michael Smith wrote:
>>
>> B publicly, C privately.
>>
>> I think the CRO has performed amazingly and deserves all our support. To me,
>> everything has been handled transparently and above board.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> Michael Smith
>> OSGeo Foundation TreasurerTreasurer at osgeo.org
>>
>>
>> From:  Board <board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> <board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> on behalf of Jody Garnett<jody.garnett at gmail.com> <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
>> Date:  Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 1:38 PM
>> To:  "board at lists.osgeo.org" <board at lists.osgeo.org> <board at lists.osgeo.org> <board at lists.osgeo.org>
>> Subject:  [Board] Current election cycle discussion
>>
>>
>> Early I spoke up when I was concerned our delay on recognizing new members
>> would disrupt the ongoing election. This was explicitly the responsibility of
>> the board and I was careful to ask the CRO and follow their lead.
>>
>> I would like to ask the board if we should extend any kind of support to our
>> CRO this week. This election has had hit a number of bumps on the road and I
>> feel bad that so much is being asked if our CRO.
>>
>> A) Do nothing, understanding that our CRO is handling things well and has our
>> trust (this is of course assumed)
>>
>> B) Explicitly state to reaffirm for our members that the CRO is doing a
>> difficult job and has our trust.
>>
>> C) Ask if the CRO wishes any assistance, even if our capacity is reduced.
>>
>> This is not that fun a discussion, and only half our board is realistically
>> available.  We have also accepted the CRO¹s comittment and balance our respect
>> for their integrity and our concern for this election placing more
>> responsibility and attention on their role then usual.
>>
>> I thought it would be better to start this email thread here, rather than
>> subject the CRO and board members to another round of questions on discuss. I
>> suspect some of the questions arise from a misunderstanding of the influence
>> that board has, especially in the case of elections which very carefully a
>> hands off affair.
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>> Jody Garnett
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> Jody Garnett
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