[Foundation-l] Volunteer Council - A shot for a resolution

[effe iets anders]

The size is not fixed for ever. The preliminary Council can determine the
size in their proposal as they wish. However, for the preliminary Council,
it is rather practical to start with a smaller group. Expanding is generally
easier then decreasing. It is one of the "details" to be discussed.

BR, Lodewijk

2008/3/13, David Goodman <dgoodmanny op gmail.com>:
>
> Looking a prior discussion, this resolution covers only one of the
> alternatives--a small council--though presumably the provisional
> council could decide on a much larger permanent arrangement.  I think
> the argument that it duplication the functions & nature of th eboard
> correct if this size is the intent.
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> On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 7:00 PM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton op gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > >  Honestly, I am sceptical about an advisory council. What if the
> council has
> >  >  one opinion, and the Board a different one, won't there be a lot of
> >  >  complaints from the "community" (represented by the council) if the
> Board
> >  >  does not follow the council (= the community)?
> >
> >  If the board and community were always in complete agreement, there
> >  would be no need for such a council. The council is intended to be a
> >  way to get the views of the community heard. Whether the board will be
> >  bound by the decisions of the council or not (and if they are, in what
> >  areas) is one of the details that people disagree on.
> >
> >
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