Katie - the trustees already have "collective responsibility" for the
organisation. See, for instance, the Charity Commission guidelines here:
http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/publications/cc3.aspx#e8
I am not exactly sure what Fae thinks is being proposed. Certainly, we've
received advice saying that on issues like those we've been dealing with in
the last couple of weeks, we ought to minute which trustees are in favour
of, and which against, particular proposals. (i.e. putting us more in line
with the Wikimedia Foundation's practice). I don't know where the idea " It
*may* also be used to ensure all trustees vote the same way in a public
vote" comes from.
The relevant part of the existing Trustee Code of Conduct says; "I will
participate in collective decision making, accept a majority decision of
the board and will not act individually unless specifically authorised to
do so."
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Trustee_Code_of_Conduct (under "Meetings").
Many thanks,
Chris
On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 5:36 PM, Katie Chan <ktc(a)ktchan.info> wrote:
Fae has opened a discussion on the UK wiki water
cooler on a current
discussions within WMUK Board to institute a concept of collective
responsibility[1].
This is an absolutely horrendous proposal and goes right against the heart
of the principles of openness and transparency which underpins the
Wikimedia movement, and upon which Wikimedia UK was founded on. Even the
WMF Board now list individual trustees' votes on a resolution[2]. This is
nothing more than a half-assed attempt to hide division within the heart of
the current board of trustees that only serve to reduce accountability of
individual trustee and damages the chapter.
Whoever proposed this, shame on you!
KTC
[1]: <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/**Water_cooler#Trustees_and_.**
22cabinet_voting.22<http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Water_cooler#Trustees_a…
[2]:
<http://wikimediafoundation.**org/wiki/Resolution:Board_of_**
Trustees_Voting_Transparency<http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolut…
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