I disagree with this. While I have been on boards with an annoying member or two, letting a few board members vote the others off leads to coups and other odd politics. I have never personally seen such language in governing documents before.
That said, what is considered a quorum of the Community Members for a recall vote (the majority of those present having to vote in favor of it)? On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 10:07 PM, Caryl Bigenho <ca...@laptop.org> wrote: > Dear Fellow Sugar Labs Members > > Recently the SLOB has become extremely dysfunctional. When this happens to > this degree, it may be time to look for a remedy. Sometimes this will best > be accomplished by a change in personnel. Here are what some websites have > to say about this issue: > > > > - “Occasionally, a board member needs to be removed from the board. In > some cases, a conflict of interest or unethical behavior may be grounds to > remove an individual from the board. In other cases, the behavior of a > board member may become so obstructive that the board is prevented from > functioning effectively.” > > *http://www.blueavocado.org/content/four-ways-remove-board-member > <http://www.blueavocado.org/content/four-ways-remove-board-member>* > > > > - “Opposing viewpoints are to be expected, but they should never cross > the line into becoming obstructive to the organization’s mission. When > board members breach into destructive or demoralizing behavior, the rest of > the board needs to make a decision about removing one board member for the > good of the whole.” > > *http://www.boardeffect.com/blog/how-to-remove-a-board-member/ > <http://www.boardeffect.com/blog/how-to-remove-a-board-member/>* > > > > - “Your operating bylaws should have a procedure outlined on how to > remove a board member. Make sure the steps are in there now, and before you > run into any problems down the road. The board should keep documentation on > why the board member is being removed and the steps they take.” > > > *http://nonprofithub.org/board-of-directors/how-to-remove-a-nonprofit-board-member/ > <http://nonprofithub.org/board-of-directors/how-to-remove-a-nonprofit-board-member/> > * > > The Sugar Labs Rules of Governance provide for removal by a majority vote > of the Community Members. However this is a very cumbersome business. Most > organizations provide for a majority vote of the *board members*. Our > current Rules of Governance say: > > “The members of the Oversight Board may be removed from the position at > any time by a majority vote of the Community Members.” > > * https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Governance > <https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Governance>* > > To simplify this process, I therefore wish to propose *the following > change to the Sugar Labs Rules of Governance:* > > Motion to be voted on by the SLOB members: > > These lines in the Sugar Labs Rules of Governance shall be changed > wherever they occur > from: > > "The members of the Oversight Board may be removed from the position at > any time by a majority vote of the Community Members" to > > "The members of the Oversight Board may be removed from the position at > any time by a majority vote of the Sugar Labs Oversight Board." > > You folks may wish to tweak the language a bit, but I have tried to keep > it as simple as possible. > > Abrazos, > > Caryl Bigenho > > > > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >
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