[Chapter-delegates] Message from Internet Society Audit Committee Chair

[Andrew Sullivan]

On Mon, Nov 09, 2020 at 07:51:14PM +0530, sivasubramanian muthusamy wrote:
>Dear Andrew.
>
>Isn't there room in the not-for-profit reporting formats to attach foot
>notes to say that a certain Trustee is elected as a "Trustee elected by the
>Chapters" and that it is necessary to that the Trustee comes from a Chapter
>background, better if the elected Trustee has served or is serving as an
>Officer, and that any conflict on Interest seen on paper is not significant
>?

Sure.  And then the IRS gets to decide whether we have a significant conflict of interest in the Board and whether various remedies that are open to them need to be pursued.  From where I sit, this is a pretty serious threat to the organization and therefore I can understand why the Trustees think they have a duty not to permit it.  But again, if you want changes to the policy you'll have to convince the Trustees to make them, because I am not the person who could do it.  Also, again, this provision of the current policy is not the one that Heather announced needed to be clarified.

Best regards,

A

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