[Foundation-l] Provisional Volunteer Council - proposal sent to the Board

[Milos Rancic]

PVC doesn't have any other right than to suggest to the Board how VC
should look like. So, as far as I am able to understand, until VC
everything is legally Board's matter.

But, thanks to Mike for pointing to take care about the age of members
of the (real) Volunteer Council.

On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 12:58 AM, Chad <innocentkiller at gmail.com> wrote:
> Actually, I think Mike raises a good point right now, not for down
>  the road. We're giving this group an open-ended slate. We're saying
>  "here's a vague idea of what you're in responsible for, decide the rest
>  yourselves." Giving it Board sanction only legitimizes the idea.
>
>  When you discuss things such as amending the bylaws, you're
>  beginning to tread into areas that not only require a legal knowledge,
>  but a legal responsibility. And the question Mike asks is legit:
>  has this been discussed yet? Is it appropriate for someone under
>  18 to have a say the future (potential) legal status of the Foundation?
>
>  I'm really not trying to be ageist, just trying to remind everyone that
>  just because you're a lvl5 sysop on 3 projects and lvl30 bcrat on 2
>  others doesn't make you qualified to make legal decisions for a
>  non-profit.
>
>  -Chad
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>  On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 6:47 PM, effe iets anders
>  <effeietsanders at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > Hi Mike,
>  >
>  >  are you suggesting here that a provisional council with the details as
>  >  outlined could have any impact on any status at all? ( formally, this
>  >  ocuncil has no influence) I do agree however that a legal review might
>  >  be a good thing to add to the considerations during the discussion
>  >  process. (thanks for bringing this up so soon in that case)
>  >
>  >  BR, Lodewijk
>  >
>  >  2008/4/2, Mike Godwin <mgodwin at wikimedia.org>:
>  >
>  >
>  > >
>  >  >  Just a quick question -- has anyone here conducted a legal review of
>  >  >  the proposal for a Volunteer Council (including review of the Florida
>  >  >  "Corporations Not For Profit" statute)?
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>  >  >  --Mike
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