[Foundation-l] Board statement of responsibility

[Anthony]

On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 2:14 PM, Sue Gardner <sgardner at wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Anthony wrote:
>> Generally when a board makes a request it does so by passing a
>> resolution.  Resolutions are the means by which a board acts as a
>> board.  One problem with discussing it in a board meeting and deciding
>> that one of them will go and talk to Mike or Sue, is that leaves a lot
>> of room for miscommunication as to what exactly the board is
>> requesting.  This is especially true when there is disagreement among
>> the board members as to what exactly they want, which appears to be
>> the case in this instance.
>
> We were both there when the discussion was held, Anthony, so there's no
> broken telephone in this particular instance.

No, but there does seem to be a lack of clarity over what exactly the
board, qua board, is requesting.  The minutes of that meeting must be
interesting.  They're not public, are they?