Sebastian Moleski wrote:
However, as
the chapters are left to decide how their seat will be
dispensed,
what if they came forward with an idea such as "the WMF Board will pick a
member of our board to represent us on the WMF Board." Or perhaps, "the
staff will select for us." Or potentially, "ChapCom and the Chapters
Coordinator
will make the decision."
That decision would be outside of the scope of what the chapters seats are
for. The board specifically said that these seats are to be filled by the
chapters. That means, the decision or choice has to be made by the chapters.
The board's statement did not really leave room for complete delegation to
someone else, much less someone bound in loyalty to the foundation.
Right. In fact, a scenario like the one suggested, where the chapters
come back to the board and say, "You make the choice for us", is pretty
much the one proposal I could guarantee right now that I would reject.
But as indicated by Sebastian's comment, the chapters can be trusted to
understand the intent, and I look forward to seeing what they come up with.
--Michael Snow