Update GOVERNANCE.md #3669
Update GOVERNANCE.md #3669
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Proposing updates to the TSC processes around membership.
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Regarding "prolonged absenteeism" and the threshold for removal, would it make sense to specify a period of lack-of-contact (including lack of response to direct efforts to contact) that causes a member to no longer be considered a "voting member"? Basically, lowering the quorum rather than the vote percentage threshold? Hopefully we'll never again have a situation like the pandemic that disrupts things in so many ways, but we just had 2 out of 6 members become inactive, and with only one more inactive, the available voting members would have been stuck at 50% of the total. |
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@handrews is making a good point, but I think the other changes proposed here cover the eventualities quite well. By more often adding members, and by defining the process for removing them, I think we're unlikely to return to a place where 66% seems like a difficult number to achieve. I'm in favour of these changes (but I'll not click the approve button as a bystander in case that confuses the process!) |
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@lornajane makes sense to me! I'm fine with this as-is, then. |
clarifying the provisional period
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| In dire situations, it may be necessary to remove a TSC member, such as behavior that violates the code of conduct (NB: whether non-participation merits removal is a decision left to the TSC voting members). 75% vote (confidential, electronic) of the other TSC members is required to remove a member. Otherwise, TSC members are removed when they renounce their position by informing the Liaison of their effective resignation date. | ||
| Occassionally it may be necessary to remove a TSC member, such as behavior that violates the code of conduct or prolonged absenteeism. A 66% vote (confidential, electronic) of the other TSC members is required to remove a member. Otherwise, TSC members are removed when they renounce their position by informing the TSC of their effective resignation date via email. |
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| Occassionally it may be necessary to remove a TSC member, such as behavior that violates the code of conduct or prolonged absenteeism. A 66% vote (confidential, electronic) of the other TSC members is required to remove a member. Otherwise, TSC members are removed when they renounce their position by informing the TSC of their effective resignation date via email. | |
| Occasionally it may be necessary to remove a TSC member, such as behavior that violates the code of conduct or prolonged absenteeism. A 66% vote (confidential, electronic) of the other TSC members is required to remove a member. Otherwise, TSC members are removed when they renounce their position by informing the TSC of their effective resignation date via email. |
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Thanks @karenetheridge -- I saw your note in today's Zoom chat and made the change before I saw the suggestion. Regardless, it has been fixed.
ty @karenetheridge for spotting
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Discussed on today's call, this is ready to move forward. However, since I'm the author, it makes sense to have one more @OAI/tsc reviewer, so I've added @whitlockjc and @webron . Feel free to merge after approving or else I'll do that as soon as I'm able. |
Proposing updates to the TSC processes around membership.