[Eg-oversight-board] Election ROG changes for tomorrow's vote

[Terran McCanna]

I thought when it was discussed before that the first year rather than the
first term was mentioned.

I also agree that a special election in the second case is a better option
than a board appointment.

Terran McCanna
PINES Program Manager
Georgia Public Library Service
1800 Century Place, Suite 150
Atlanta, GA 30345
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tmccanna at georgialibraries.org


On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 3:55 PM, Gagnon, Ron <gagnon at noblenet.org> wrote:

> Grace and all,
>
> On the first point, while I agree with the concept, could that handicap us
> at some point ifwe have resignations and/or other board members unwilling
> to serve?  Should it just be in the first year of their term, rather than
> the whole term?
>
> On the second, I support the special election.
> Ron
>
> On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 3:46 PM, Grace Dunbar <gdunbar at esilibrary.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> Attached, please find a copy of the revised revision of the ROG for
>> officer elections as discussed on this mailing list last month.  I would
>> like to bring this up for a vote at tomorrow's meeting.
>>
>> The two outstanding pieces we didn't have enough input to proceed on are:
>>
>> A.) a proposal that members newly elected to the EOB (e.g. in their first
>> ever EOB term) may not be nominated to core roles of Chair, Vice-chair,
>> Secretary, or Conservancy Representative?  They
>> can, however, be nominated to serve as committee chairs.
>>
>> B.) the Board has been called upon to appoint several new members when
>> elected members have resigned.  Personally, I find the Board appointment
>> process to be an issue as it has the potential to change the dynamic of
>> our
>> elected board.  Would there be any interest in proposing a change to the
>> rules of governance to require special elections when a Board member
>> leaves
>> with more than 6 months left in their term?
>>
>> Do we have dissenting opinions on these ideas?
>> If not I'm happy to write them up for voting at our next meeting but I'd
>> like to hear any issues/thoughts/ideas first.
>> Thanks!
>> Grace
>>
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>> Equinox - Open Your Library
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