Am 23.10.2014 08:22, schrieb Sarah Hoffmann: ...... > > It very clear states the obligations of a board member with respect to > board meetings and transparency. How does the board hold its individual > members accountable for following the rules of order? How can the > OSMF membership hold board members accountable for it? ......
The board members are elected by the OSMF members and the board doesn't really have control over its own composition outside of a couple of nuclear options that naturally tend to not be invoked. The rules of order can be seen as a contract between the board members complementary to the law and articles of association, but just as in the real world a breach of contract will make people unhappy, but given the trade-offs tend to not have any consequences of note. One thing has become obvious, that the current 1/3 of the board stands for re-election per year rule has provided lots of continuity but not enough change. Going forward I would suggest tweaking the articles to limit consecutive terms to two (just reiterating what I've said earlier) and require a minimum of 3 seats to be available at every election. There has been some discussion between Michael, the board and myself on changing the inner workings of the OSMF a bit which potentially could address some of the remaining issues, however these are at a very early discussion stage. Simon
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