ditto
Brian
Margaret Wasserman wrote:
This proposal makes sense to me.
In particular, I agree with what the proposed text says and with what it doesn't say.
Margaret
[yes, it's back to that grind again]
(This issue has been split from #727 in the issue tracker, because it's more specific than the original)
Current draft says:
The members of the IAOC shall select one of its appointed voting members to serve as the chair of the IAOC, with all of the duties and responsibilities normally associated with such a position. The term of the IAOC chair shall be one year, with no restriction on renewal. The chair of the IAOC may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the voting members of the IAOC, or as a result of his or her departure from the IAOC.
The chair of the IAOC shall have the authority to manage the activities and meetings of the IAOC. The IAOC Chair has no formal duty to represent the IAOC, except as directed by IAOC consensus.
The objections that have been made are of two kinds:
- There is no referent for the phrase "all of the duties and responsibilities normally associated with such a position". This language was lifted from RFC 2850 (IAB charter) - but there, the IAB chair had tradition as a guide.
- There is nothing clear about whether the IAOC chair is peer, superior or subordinate to the IAB chair or the IETF chair (or, for that matter, the ISOC President).
I don't think the last point should be addressed. This document lays out the specific mechanisms for appointment of the IAOC and its chair; it is clear that the document does not specify a hierarchy, but a network relationship.
To the first point, I think it's reasonable to remove the language that doesn't have a referent. It also seems to me that it fits better if rearranged a bit. What about this?
The members of the IAOC shall select one of its appointed voting members to serve as the chair of the IAOC.
The chair of the IAOC shall have the authority to manage the activities and meetings of the IAOC.
The term of the IAOC chair shall be one year, with no restriction on renewal. The chair of the IAOC may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the voting members of the IAOC, or as a result of his or her departure from the IAOC.
I think that there is no need to specify at all what authorities the IAOC chair does NOT have - that list would, as Bert points out, be infinitely long.
Makes sense?
Harald
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