[Osmf-talk] Board term limits and term lengths

[Christoph Hormann]

On Friday 21 April 2017, Kate Chapman wrote:
> Personally, I'd be in favor or changing the term lengths (and
> possibly adding term limits). I think it would be beneficial to know
> when you vote for someone how long their term is actually going to
> be. Sure people can resign, but there are ways to handle that.
>
> Have 2 year terms explicitly for the board members. That way we could
> alternate between 3 and 4 being elected and have some continuity.

The disadvantage of any such construct is that it is not self regulating 
like the current system.  If members resign ahead of schedule (which 
has happend in the past in quite a few cases) you can end up with many, 
in extreme cases even all board members being up for election at the 
same time.

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Christoph Hormann
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