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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 18/10/2012 7:11 AM, Frank Warmerdam
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Michael
P. Gerlek <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<div style="word-wrap:break-word">Unfortunately I'm not going
to be able to make tonight's meeting after all (I might
catch the end of the meeting, if it runs long).
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<div>Anyway, why does the new Exec Committee include anyone
other than just Board Members? I'm not saying it
shouldn't (yet?), I'm just surprised by this and need to
think about it some more -- seems like we'd be devolving
responsibilities to a larger group, and I don't think we
want to do that for moral reasons (the community elected
the 7 board members to make decisions, not anyone else?)
and logistical reasons (the decision making body is
already big enough).</div>
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<div>Michael,</div>
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<div>I would contend that a larger decision making group is</div>
<div>not a serious problem when you have done away with </div>
<div>the quorum requirements.</div>
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<div>I certainly wouldn't mind omitting the committee chairs</div>
<div>for the time being even though I think in the long term </div>
<div>it would be a good idea. I suppose I really ought to
provide</div>
<div>some justification for why I think it is a good idea. Hmm.</div>
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Frank,<br>
If I understand your proposal, it effectively boils down to 2
points:<br>
1. Lets allow board meetings to be conducted via our typical
communication channels (of email / IRC / etc). I think this is a
good idea.<br>
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2. Lets expand the group of people involved in decision making to
include committee chairs. I think this needs more discussion. I'm
wary of introducing another level of decision making unless there
are strong reasons as to why the current system is not working.<br>
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