Hi all,
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is considering an amendment to the Bylaws to add term limits and adjust the term lengths. You can see the proposed change here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_bylaws/June_2015_-_Term...
Please share your comments on the talk page. The proposal will be available for two weeks before the Board votes on the amendment.
Best, Stephen
Thank you, Stephen.
Some context: the Board recently discussed ways to update its composition and selection processes. In March, there was a Meta discussion about this: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Think...
Topics discussed and agreed upon by the board in recent months: * Changing term lengths to 3 years * Setting a term limit of 6 consecutive years
Topics still under consideration: * Changing board size to 9 or 11 members * Selection processes: including the process for appointments & a standing election committee
Many of these will involve a change to the Bylaws, such as the one below.
Sam
On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Stephen LaPorte slaporte@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi all,
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is considering an amendment to the Bylaws to add term limits and adjust the term lengths. You can see the proposed change here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_bylaws/June_2015_-_Term...
Please share your comments on the talk page. The proposal will be available for two weeks before the Board votes on the amendment.
Best, Stephen
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Hi, while all this sounds not bad I am wondering what the reasoning behind the extention of the time serving would be, as well if one wants to limit the number of terms what good a waiting time would do to break this limit again.
Rupert On Jun 23, 2015 2:51 AM, "Samuel Klein" sj@wikimedia.org wrote:
Thank you, Stephen.
Some context: the Board recently discussed ways to update its composition and selection processes. In March, there was a Meta discussion about this:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Think...
Topics discussed and agreed upon by the board in recent months:
- Changing term lengths to 3 years
- Setting a term limit of 6 consecutive years
Topics still under consideration:
- Changing board size to 9 or 11 members
- Selection processes: including the process for appointments & a standing
election committee
Many of these will involve a change to the Bylaws, such as the one below.
Sam
On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Stephen LaPorte slaporte@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi all,
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is considering an amendment to the Bylaws to add term limits and adjust the term lengths. You can see
the
proposed change here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_bylaws/June_2015_-_Term...
Please share your comments on the talk page. The proposal will be
available
for two weeks before the Board votes on the amendment.
Best, Stephen
-- Stephen LaPorte Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation
*NOTICE: As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal and
ethical
reasons, I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for,
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On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 10:06 AM, rupert THURNER rupert.thurner@gmail.com wrote:
Hi, while all this sounds not bad I am wondering what the reasoning behind the extention of the time serving would be, as well if one wants to limit the number of terms what good a waiting time would do to break this limit again.
Rupert
Let's keep all discussion on the talk page. I posted your comment there. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_bylaws/June_2015_-...
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