[Chapter-delegates] What is the purpose of the petition process? (Re: Petition filed by Caleb Ogundele to be added to Election Slate)

[Roland Turner]

Hi Andrew,

On 24/2/23 22:25, Andrew Sullivan via Chapter-delegates wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
>
> On Fri, Feb 24, 2023 at 07:26:51PM +0800, Roland Turner via Chapter-delegates wrote:
>
> >I assume (hope) that there is some compelling rationale for the way 
> >this process came together
>
> I have no idea why things are named as they are and why the process is like this, but it has been this way for as long as I can remember.  There is, however, a rationale for having a small committee that creates a proposed slate.  Trustees have individual qualifications, of course, but the board also has a collective responsibility for oversight of the legal entities for which it is the board.  This means that certain experience is needed _across_ the set of trustees even if any particular individual may not need that particular expertise.  Having a small commmittee look at that collection of needs across the board allows it to prepare a slate that is likely to offer the sorts of individual capabilities that the baord as a whole needs.  This is a common mechanism in non-profit boards where the board members are selected by the community.

I nearly addressed this in my earlier message but felt that it was 
tangential.

For clarity: I have no problem at all with a carefully developed process 
to select a recommended slate. My concern was only that the naming of 
the two phases is confusing, and rather unfortunate.


- Roland