[Osmf-talk] Question regarding circular resolutions of the board

[Christoph Hormann]

On Wednesday 17 January 2018, Frederik Ramm wrote:
> > "The proposed resolution is accepted as soon as at least 50% of
> > board members have agreed by making a clear statement to that
> > effect on the board mailing list."
>
> The *intended* meaning here is that at least 50% of those who do not
> abstain say yes.

This is not an interpretation i would be able to extract from the cited 
section of the rules of order. :-)

Something else to keep in mind:  According to the rules of order 
circular resolutions are for time-sensitive issues.  So it might be a 
good idea to simply limit them to things that cannot wait until the 
next meeting.

> Side note, the agenda is unusually long for a regular board meeting
> and it is likely that the items will be prioritised, and the meeting
> adjourned before everyone is exhausted. So don't expect *every* item
> on the agenda to be discussed tomorrow.

That is pretty obvious.

As probably the non-board member who has listened in on the most board 
meetings in the past i can say that if completing the agenda of the 
meetings within a reasonable time frame becomes a problem one point 
where this could likely be significantly improved is better preparation 
of the different agenda items by the respective leads.  In the past 
this has varied a lot, sometimes the board member in question is well 
prepared and able to quickly summarize the state of the matter and the 
open questions but sometimes in the past it was not even clear who was 
supposed to prepare on a subject.

So prioritizing in the order

* matters up for a formal decision
* matters with solid preparation from the lead board member on the 
matter
* other matters of general discussion

would probably be helpful to make best use of limited available time.

-- 
Christoph Hormann
http://www.imagico.de/