Other boards I'm on achieve forward progress by trusting their committees to do
good work and approving their recommendations unless there is clear evidence
that their recommendations are flawed. There being no evidence brought forward
on the call that this was the case, as I see it, the board acted appropriately
by endorsing the committee's recommendation after its report. (You seem to
have agreed in this case on the call, as you voted in favor as well.)
It's obviously appropriate for board members to request that decisions be
deferred until more data is obtained and then it's up to the board whether to
do so or not on a case-by-case basis. Supporting Johannes' main point, yes, if
the board decides that continued discussion is needed after a committee report,
then one week should normally be sufficient.
Anyway, that's the way I see it from my other board experiences. Your opinions
may vary. :-)
Looking forward to seeing many of you soon at IIW!
-- Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Johannes Ernst
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 12:04 PM
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Subject: [OpenID board] Board voting time lines
To pick up the discussion on how rapidly votes could or should be called after
it is clear what the issue is to be voted on ...
Tony made the point today that for certain votes, some board members may
need/want to obtain advice from legal counsel, which requires a bit of time
It was my point earlier that some issues require some thinking by the members
before they should vote, and also the ability to have one-on- one conversations
to inform one's vote -- among board members but also outside. Come to think of
it, board members should have the time on substantive issues to ask a question
on a mailing list, and listen to what members say, before deciding how to vote.
It's the equivalent of doing an opinion poll in one's district before voting in
Congress ;-) to make sure the constituents are adequately heard.
Would one week be sufficient for these kinds of purposes?
Cheers,
Johannes.
Johannes Ernst
NetMesh Inc.
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