Gerald A wrote:
Now that school has started and summer is starting to wind down, I'd like to start to move the Chapter creation process forward, and give it a solid schedule.
What has school got to do with anything?
I've made preliminary contact with a lawyer with the intention of getting some assistance in drafting the various bylaws that are required to give Wikimedia Canada a legal footing. I'm hoping having someone with skill and knowledge will shorten the time that it is taking us to tackle this task at present.
The only thing that contacting a lawyer at this late stage can do is make sure that the process drags on even longer, not to mention additional costs out of a bank account that does not yet exist.
My intention is to keep the process as open as possible, and make available the by-laws on wiki (and possibly on the mailing list), so everyone can review and comment on them before we submit them for official consideration.
I'd like comments or questions and concerns.
Having the process open is fine, but it needs to be balanced with getting things done. I have already drafted a substantial part of the bylaws, and in nearly two months there hasn't been a peep from anybody with alternative suggestions, except for Greeves' complete alternative, but that has received no comments either.
For me the tricky issue remains defining the nature of meetings, given that the directors would be scattered across the country, and getting physically together would be unnecessarily expensive.
If people could be bothered to give their opinions on bylaw specifics we could have this ready in a couple of weeks, agree on the three persons who would submit the incorporation, get their signatures on the application, and send it in. The bylaws may need to be amended later, but that can be done when we have more people who are really serious about participating.
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