Hi :) I think it is better to do the minimum that is required to make it legal and for the rest write in things like "Mid-term replacements are to be covered by internal TDF policy which is to be reviewed regularly". In some cases it makes sense to name the specific document that will cover that particular policy but even that can make things unnecessarily restrictive in the future. Please avoid "setting things in stone" where it's not required by law. Regards from Tom :)
________________________________ From: Florian Effenberger <flo...@documentfoundation.org> To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org Sent: Tue, 14 June, 2011 8:01:36 Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes Hi Toki, toki wrote on 2011-06-10 19.16: > When I was reading German law on non-profits, my impression was the > By-Laws had to specify how members of the board of directors, and any > advisory board were selected, and mid-term replacements done. > > I don't see anything in the by-laws that specifies how mid-term > replacements are done. Is that not legally required? we have some rules on that, like "Each member of the BoD must appoint one Community Member as deputy who can replace her/him in case of need, and who has the same rights during her/his period of absence or unavailability." or "The Chairperson can be discharged and replaced by the BoD at any time." However, it indeed might be needed that we incorporate some more details into the binding statutes we are currently preparing. I have details on this soon. Thanks for pointing this out! Florian -- Florian Effenberger <flo...@documentfoundation.org> Steering Committee and Founding Member of The Document Foundation Tel: +49 8341 99660880 | Mobile: +49 151 14424108 Skype: floeff | Twitter/Identi.ca: @floeff -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
