[CCWG-ACCT] ALAC Statement on proposed accountability models

[Kieren McCarthy]

Hang on, the ALAC took a formal vote on the second day on the most
contentious issue of the meeting and didn't include or supply a rationale?

That sounds every bit as unhelpful and unprofessional as the Board action
of recent weeks.


Kieren

On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 6:42 AM Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>
wrote:

> In its formal response to the CCWG-Accountability proposal issued in
> August 2015, the ALAC said that it could support the model being
> proposed, but preferred something far less complex and
> lighter-weight, and that we saw no need for the level of
> enforceability that the proposal provided. Moreover, the ALAC had
> specific concerns with the budget veto and the apparent lack of
> participation of perhaps a majority of AC/SOs.
>
> In light of the reconsideration of a designator model by the CCWG,
> along with the recommendations of the Saturday morning break-out
> sessions, the ALAC felt that a revised statement was in order.
> Accordingly we decided, by a unanimous vote of the 14 ALAC members
> present (with 1 not present), to withdraw support for the Membership model.
>
> I want to make it clear that this is not a "red line" decision.
> Should a Membership model become one that is generally advocated by
> the CCWG, and supported by a supermajority of Board directors (who
> ultimately MUST support any changes that they will be called upon to
> approve, else they would be in violation of their fiduciary duty),
> then the ALAC reserves its right to support such a model.
>
> Alan Greenberg
> Chair, At-Large Advisory Committee
>
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