[db-wg] Chair Selection Process Revision Proposal

Not complex at all:

4.5) any member of the RIPE Community may stand for chair, unless that
person has been removed from the position of working group chair in the
last 3 years.

Nick

denis walker via db-wg wrote:
> Hi Erik
> 
> To be honest I don't think we need to make the rules over complex. If a
> chair is removed by consensus and they stand again, the remaining chairs
> can take the same consensus that removed the chair as a consensus
> against that person being reappointed. I think the logic is their
> without spelling it out.
> 
> If the remaining chairs did reappoint the removed chair, I'm sure that
> decision would be overturned on appeal to the RIPE Chair.
> 
> cheers
> denis
> co-chair DB WG
> 
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> *From:* Erik Bais via db-wg <db-wg at ripe.net>
> *To:* William Sylvester <william.sylvester at addrex.net>
> *Cc:* Database WG <db-wg at ripe.net>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 12:38
> *Subject:* Re: [db-wg] Chair Selection Process Revision Proposal
> 
> Hi William, 
>  
> I would like to support the proposed process. (with the additional
> clarifications of the remarks of Niall.) 
>  
> If a chair would be removed by consensus, he/she should not be accepted
> for the same position. 
>  
> Regards,
> Erik Bais
>  
> *From: *db-wg <db-wg-bounces at ripe.net> on behalf of William Sylvester
> via db-wg <db-wg at ripe.net>
> *Reply-To: *William Sylvester <william.sylvester at addrex.net>
> *Date: *Monday 11 December 2017 at 18:41
> *To: *Database WG <db-wg at ripe.net>
> *Subject: *[db-wg] Chair Selection Process Revision Proposal
>  
> WG Members,
>  
> At the RIPE75 in Dubai, the working group chairs committed to presenting
> a proposal for revising the chair selection process and general
> housekeeping of the Database working group. This was motivated from some
> of the challenges we experienced as a working group over the past year.
> After taking a review of the other RIPE community working groups, the
> proposal below represents what we feel Is a fair approach to revise our
> current processes. This also includes clarification on matters where
> previously our processes were unclear. This also includes comments and
> feedback from members of the working group.
>  
> Please express your support or otherwise for these changes, the intent
> is to use this process for future chair selection including the pending
> selection process due.
>  
> Kind regards,
>  
> William & Denis
> DB-WG Co-Chairs
>  
> Proposed revision to the Database Working Group chair selection process;
>  
> 1) Number of chairs is a minimum of 2 with a maximum of 3.      
> 2) Chair can be removed at any time by consensus.
> 3) Chair terms are staggered yearly. 
> 4) One chair per year is replaced.      
> 5) Working group selects chair by consensus.      
> 6) The consensus judgement will be made by the serving WG co-chair(s)
> and will exclude the co-chair(s) who is the subject of that consensus
> judgement.
> 7) Selection process is as follow; 
> 7.1) Interested parties have two weeks to make their interest known via
> the mailing list, or directly to the Chair/s.
> 7.2) After two weeks, the Chair/s ensure that all candidates are
> announced on the mailing list and issue a call for discussion.
> 7.3) WG members express their approval or otherwise of the presented
> candidates.
> 7.4) Two weeks after the call for discussion, the Chair/s declare a
> decision, based on mailing list discussion, as they would do for a
> policy proposal.
> 8) Any appeal over a consensus decision will be heard by the RIPE Chair
> (or their deputy) whose decision shall be final.
> 9) In the case more than one chair is up for selection at the same time,
> the chair with the greatest support will take a multi-year term, the
> chair with the least support will take the second longest term. Terms
> will be determined by the number of chairs (3 chairs = 3 year term, 2
> chairs = 2 year teams). The intent is to maintain continuity of the
> working group chairs. So the working group is never left without a chair.
>  
> 
>