Re: Alternative proposal: focus on term limits rather than turnover
Hi,
On Thu, 20 Nov 2014, Josh Triplett wrote:
> > I would suggest introducing a transitional clause that would state
> > something like:
> >
> > As a transitional measure, the terms of all current members that
> > exceed 4 years will only expire every 6 months, in order of
> > seniority.
> >
> > This would need some refining, but I hope you get the point.
>
> Seems reasonable, yes. I think that having the simplest possible
> functional expression of term limits seems like a feature, with a
> transitional measure *solely* to stage the turnover of the *current* TC
> over time (and thus set up for future staged term expiry as well). That
> makes more sense to me than baking in a "2 members" or "2-R members"
> rule going forward.
Well, even if you bootstrap correctly, the TC members are free to resign
before their term and you can't ensure that the turnover rate will remain
constant.
What happens if we have a GR that contradicts a TC decision and that half
the TC resigns because they no longer feel empowered to take more
decisions? You're back to your initial situation and we will have regular
large batches of changes.
I think that I prefer a rule where we target a regular turnover of the
longest-serving members.
Cheers,
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