[governance] Coordinator elections

[Nnenna Nwakanma]

+1

Ian, when will voting be scheduled?

The earlier, the better.

N


On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 11:38 AM, Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch> wrote:

> Avri Doria <avri at ella.com> wrote:
>
> > Process makes sense to me.
>
> +1
>
> Greetings,
> Norbert
>
> > -------- Original message --------
> > From: Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com>
> > Date: 11/30/2013  13:59  (GMT-05:00)
> > To: Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch>,IGC <governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
> > Cc: "'Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro'"
> > <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> Subject: Re: [governance]
> > Coordinator elections
> > Yes, that was my understanding as well. December 1 cutoff. And I
> > think to date there have been four candidates? If there does need to
> > be an extension in these unusual circumstances, I believe no more
> > than a week can be justified. We must move on.
> >
> > In the circumstances I hope we can have elections before Christmas,
> > to allow two new co ordinators to take place before Christmas, and
> > give us a fresh start in 2014.
> >
> >
> > The circumstances of a co ordinator resigning are unusual for us, but
> > this excerpt from the charter explains the procedures.
> >
> > "
> > If a coordinator leaves the role due to personal reasons or recall,
> > the role will be refilled as quickly as possible. The role will be
> > refilled for the balance of the term unless the refill occurs during
> > the year in which the role was to be vacated. In this case the
> > coordinator position will be for the balance of the replacement terms
> > plus a two (2) year regular term. For example, if the 'even year'
> > coordinator for 2006, leaves the role during an odd year, 2007, the
> > rest of the term will be filled with a replacement, and a new
> > selection will be made on schedule in 2008. If on the other hand the
> > coordinator leaves the role early in 2008, then the replacement would
> > complete the original term and serve the 2008-2010 term."
> >
> > My suggestion is that everyone gets to vote for two candidates. The
> > person with most votes serves a two year term, the person with second
> > most votes serves a one year term - to get us back into rotation. I
> > think that is a correct reading of the situation given the year in
> > which the resignation was received.
> >
> > I am sure there are plenty of people who will help with the
> > continuity issues arising from two new people taking on roles at the
> > same time. Indeed there is nothing to stop the new co coordinators
> > asking a few people to specifically help in this regard.
> >
> > I admire your stance on this Norbert. A new start is definitely
> > needed and I appreciate that the steps you have taken actually have
> > created this opportunity, (despite the circumstances being less than
> > ideal).
> >
> >
> > Ian Peter
>
>
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