[Evergreen-governance-l] Governance: two outstanding action items

[Steve Wills]

Thanks Dan,

With the exception of your observation of an ultimate deterrent to member conflicts, I didn't see any discussion on this question.   I sit on my town's planning board and, because of my affiliation with Lyrasis, the question of a conflict arises for me whenever our town librarian proposes an RFP.   We have specific procedures for determining when and if there is a conflict.  Everyone on this board now is pretty seasoned and will know how and when to withdraw from a vote.  If it is left unaddressed, my question is if the board will always be so lucky? Isn't it prudent to at least take a look at guidelines of other non-profit boards and add  2.7 (b) to the effect that, 

2.7 (b) If a board member is unsure if he/she or any other board member has a conflict, the matter may be resolved by consulting with......   etc. etc.

I would be happy to do a survey of how other NGO's and projects handle this case and suggest some more wording unless y'all really don't think it's worth the effort?

Stev3
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From: On Behalf Of Dan Scott [dan at coffeecode.net]
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 3:03 PM
To: Evergreen Governance
Subject: [Evergreen-governance-l] Governance: two outstanding action items

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To date, Galen, Lori, Amy, Steve, and Jim have provided some responses.
These were not necessarily complete responses, so if you have any
follow-ups or anything further to discuss, please... let's get it out on
the list so that we can make the most effective use of our Governance
Committee meeting next week.