Suggested resolution - #826: Section 4 - Removal of the IAOC Chair

[Harald Tveit Alvestrand <harald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Russ raised the issue that 2/3 majority to remove an IAOC chair seems a bit 
excessive, considering that this requires 6 votes out of 8, with the chair 
being one of the 8. So the chair + 2 others could hold on to the chair 
position.

Scott mentioned that removing a chair is serious, so we should make sure we 
don't get into the "decision at a meeting with few people present" problem, 
and talked about email voting.

Suggested change:
Old text (from section 4):

  The Chair serves at the pleasure of the IAOC, and may be removed from
  that position at any time by a two thirds vote of the voting
  membership of the IAOC.

New text:

  The Chair serves at the pleasure of the IAOC, and may be removed from
  that position at any time by a vote of five of the IAOC voting members.

If people disagree with Russ, and think that we SHOULD require six votes, 
that's easily accomplished:

  The Chair serves at the pleasure of the IAOC, and may be removed from
  that position at any time by a vote of six of the IAOC voting members.

I don't think that this is a show-stopper issue no matter what the 
resolution is, but it's nice to have it nailed.

                        Harald


 

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