Bug 676320 – Allow Council members to be board members: https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-nfp/message/eb6bea1abb21b8c8ae29d0d24394305f

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Foundation

[Description Alec Warner (RETIRED) 2019-01-26 19:39:00 UTC]

See the attached patch. Currently individuals cannot concurrent serve as Trustees and Council members. This proposal would remove that restriction.

Please vote yay or nay.

-A

[Comment 1 Alec Warner (RETIRED) 2019-01-26 19:52:30 UTC]

Created attachment 562920 [details, diff]
Allow people to serve as council members and trustees concurrently.

[Comment 2 Matthew Thode ( prometheanfire ) 2019-01-26 19:55:16 UTC]

I vote yay

[Comment 3 Robin Johnson 2019-01-26 20:07:44 UTC]

I vote yay

[Comment 4 Alice Ferrazzi 2019-01-28 05:02:56 UTC]

I vote nay

Can create a conflict of interest.

[Comment 5 Aaron Bauman (RETIRED) 2019-01-28 05:12:48 UTC]

I vote nay.

[Comment 6 Alec Warner (RETIRED) 2019-02-02 17:22:32 UTC]

(In reply to Alec Warner from comment #0)
> See the attached patch. Currently individuals cannot concurrent serve as
> Trustees and Council members. This proposal would remove that restriction.
> 
> Please vote yay or nay.
> 
> -A

I vote Aye and the motion will pass 3-2.

-A

[Comment 7 Alec Warner (RETIRED) 2019-02-02 17:56:55 UTC]

https://wiki.gentoo.org/index.php?title=Foundation:Bylaws&action=history Now reflected.

I've added this motion to the 2019 motions file and merged the patch. According to the bylaws it will be effective 15 days after we mail the patch to the members.

-A