Second, the Board needs to resolve never to remove a community trustee except by a successful recall referendum to the community. The Board
should
never, under any circumstances, remove a community trustee without consent of the community that elected them.
Are you sure about this?
Whatever the rights and wrongs of the situation with James, I think it's a hostage to fortune.
If there were a seriously dysfunctional trustee in future then this would amplify the damage they could do quite a bit, by making them unsackable.
Regards,
Chris