<div dir="ltr"><div>Cameron,</div><div>I agree that rules and documents must/should not change during elections, because this is confusing.</div><div>I also think that all past, present and future board members must/should already know what they should do, and what is working or what is not. Let us the Board change the many needed rules after elections, so it can also benefit from upcoming new director's visions, and hopefully from Charter Member's and Committee's input too. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Nick</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2014-08-13 14:29 GMT+02:00 Venkatesh Raghavan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:raghavan@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp" target="_blank">raghavan@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp</a>></span>:<br>
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<div>Board elections have already started
and I have made my first nomination.<br>
Please don't try to invent new rules after the process has begun.
Whatever<br>
changes needs to be made can be discussed and made by the upcoming<br>
new board.<br>
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Venka<div class=""><br>
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On 2014/08/13 20:36, Cameron Shorter wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><div class="">As we
move into a board election, I think it would be beneficial to
document what we consider should be expected of board members. I
think that it would be helpful for potential board members when
considering joining the board, and also something that board
members can point toward if community members complain about lack
of action from the board.
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Maybe think of it as a moral contract.
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If others think it is a good idea, I suggest we add to this page:
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<a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_of_Directors" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_of_Directors</a>
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Are there other points which should go on this list?
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What is expected of a board member? Boring legal details are
listed in section 3 of ourbylaws
<a href="http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation/incorporation/bylaws.html" target="_blank"><http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation/incorporation/bylaws.html></a>,
but I think it would be helpful for us to extend this to practical
guidelines. Something like:
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* The board's primary responsibility is to efficiently and
effectively make decisions regarding the day to day running of
OSGeo (bylaws
<a href="http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation/incorporation/bylaws.html" target="_blank"><http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation/incorporation/bylaws.html></a>
section 3.1).
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* Board members should expect to spend 1 to 3 hours per week on
board activities.
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* Board members should sometimes contribute a little more, maybe
negotiating with the community or external organisation, collating
or developing ideas and writing them up, doing some extra research
to back a decision, or helping with administrative work like
taking minutes.
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* Board members should attempt to attend all board meetings, which
happen at a frequency of ~ once per month, which take ~ one hour.
(Selection of meeting timeslots are to be negotiated to try and
suit all members.) If unable to attend, the board member should
attempt to provide opinions on issues before hand, and vote on
motions afterwards.
<br>
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* Board members should monitor and contribute toward discussions
on the board email list, and aim to vote on motions within 2
working days.
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* Board members are not paid for their service (bylaws
<a href="http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation/incorporation/bylaws.html" target="_blank"><http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation/incorporation/bylaws.html></a>
section 3.4), but should not be out of pocket if working for the
board. For instance, a board member should be refunded travel
expenses if requested to travel on behalf of the board.
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* Ideally some board members should be prepared to speak on behalf
of OSGeo at events.
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