Wasn’t this mentioned in the results announcement [1]? > == Waiting for the Board’s appointment == > > While these candidates have been ranked through the community vote, > they are not yet appointed to the Board of Trustees. They still need > to pass a successful background check and meet the qualifications > outlined in the Bylaws. This process can be longer depending on the > country of residence of the candidates. The Board has set a tentative > date to appoint new trustees at the end of this month. The Board also > has approved a short extension to the terms of the exiting trustees to > allow a smooth transition.
Cheers, Lucas [1]: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2021/09/07/results-for-the-most-contended-wikimedia-foundation-board-of-trustees-election/ On 11.09.21 17:23, Andy Mabbett wrote: > On Tue, 7 Sept 2021 at 19:16, Tito Dutta <[email protected]> wrote: > >> My good wishes to all the newly selected board members of Wikimedia >> Foundation. > > AIUI, they are not yet board members, nor are they guaranteed to be. > The Trust's bylaws[1] state, at Article IV, Section 3(C) (my > **emphasis**): > > (iii) The Board will appoint candidates who are **nominated** > through this process, subject to Article IV, Section 3(A), and other > provisions of these Bylaws. In the event that a candidate is selected > who does not meet the requirements of Article IV, Section 3(A) or > other requirements of these Bylaws, or of applicable state or federal > law, the Board will (a) **not appoint the candidate**, (b) declare a > vacancy on the Board, and (c) fill the resulting vacancy, subject to > this Section 3 and to Article IV, Section 6 below. > > while Article IV, Section 3(A) says: > > (i) The Board shall be composed of Trustees with a diverse set of > talents, experience, backgrounds, and competencies that will best > fulfill the mission and needs of the Foundation, **as determined by > the Board**. The Board is committed to promoting diversity and > inclusion both in terms of trustee composition and in other aspects of > its work. > > Together, these seem to give the Board the option to "determine" that > the "nominated" individuals would not create a board with "a diverse > set of talents, experience, backgrounds, and competencies" and to > reject one or more of them. > > Furthermore, it seems to make a lie of the claim [2] that "Members of > the Wikimedia community have the opportunity to elect four candidates > to a three-year term.", if, in fact, we merely "nominate" people for > the Board to consider. > > I'd like to think I'm wrong. Can anyone show me how I am? > > > [1] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bylaws > > [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021 > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/2P7KTCIHQWPODG3O4SGTFTISJULLKJXI/ To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
