[Wikimedia-l] Board resolutions on bylaw amendments and appointment of Foundation staff officers

[Lodewijk]

Dear Bishakha,

please take your time - at this point there is no need to hurry since the
board meeting has already finished anyway.

Kind regards,
Lodewijk

2012/11/2 Bishakha Datta <bishakhadatta at gmail.com>

> Dear Thomas, Lodewijk and others,
>
> I will reply to this thread once I finish the work meeting at which I am
> currently.
>
> Best
> Bishakha
> On Nov 2, 2012 5:26 PM, "Thomas Dalton" <thomas.dalton at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Bishaka,
> >
> > Seeing as there was no public discussion of these amendments, to my
> > knowledge, can you at least explain them now?
> >
> > The responsibilities of the Secretary and Treasurer are board
> > responsibilities. While the day-to-day work of the role may be delegated
> to
> > staff, it is still the job of the board to ensure that everything is done
> > correctly. How does the board intend to do that in future? Have
> individual
> > trustees been appointed as liaisons to these new officers? Or are there
> > committees to oversee their work?
> > On Nov 2, 2012 9:29 AM, "Bishakha Datta" <bishakhadatta at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Dear all,
> > >
> > > At its in-person meeting of 26 October, the Board of Trustees also
> > approved
> > > the two following resolutions:
> > >
> > > http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Amended_Bylaws
> > > This resolution approved the revised and amended Foundation bylaws. The
> > > updated Bylaws are being adopted to ensure the Foundation's continued
> > > compliance with applicable laws and to further clarify certain
> procedural
> > > matters.
> > >
> > > Please note the substantive change in Article V: Officers and Duties.
> As
> > > per the amendments, the Secretary and Treasurer are now non-trustee
> > officer
> > > positions.
> > >
> > > In line with this amendment, non-trustees have been appointed to both
> > these
> > > positions.
> > > The resolution approving these appointments is published at:
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Appointment_of_Foundation_Staff_Officers
> > >
> > > All resolutions from the in-person meeting of 26 October have now been
> > > published.
> > >
> > > Questions and comments, as always, are welcome.
> > >
> > > Best
> > > Bishakha
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