[OpenStack Foundation] board chair == two votes -was- Re: Technical Committee: new draft

Jonathan Bryce jbryce at rackspace.com
Tue Jul 10 17:31:21 UTC 2012


On Jul 10, 2012, at 12:38 AM, Lloyd Dewolf wrote:
> Is the expectation that the board would elect a Chairman of the Board?
> Under what conditions would the board likely take that action? Pre-
> Executive Director? Is it more likely to be used if the board shrinks?
> Is it a safety switch? Is the board likely to elect the Executive
> Director as the Chairman of the Board to enable the "CEO" to vote on
> the board?

The chairperson will be elected by the Directors from among the Directors (5.6 in the Bylaws). The Executive Director could only be elected Chairperson if he or she were also a Director.

Jonathan






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