<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Bruce:</div><div><br></div><div>FWIW, I would love to see this kind of accountability mechanism for the community when it thinks that the Board just got it wrong not with any bad intent. Vetoing a decision with a super majority vote of a super majority of the ACs/SOs would be a great enhancement to the nuclear option of spilling the entire board. </div><div><br></div><div>Best,<br><br>Jon</div><div><br>On Jul 18, 2015, at 8:12 AM, Bruce Tonkin <<a href="mailto:Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au">Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">(Disclaimer: my note below is my personal view and not that of the Board or other Board members)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I noted that the CCWG has suggested a 75% threshold of the SO/AC structure to spill the whole Board.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It seems there is less certainty about the process for an SO or ALAC to remove the director that it has appointed.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There was some discussion about defining the reasons in advance for when an individual director can be removed, as well as some discussions for the thresholds.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I think it is OK not to have to define all the reasons in advance provided that there is a sufficiently high threshold to remove a director. I believe Jordan noted that the voting threshold to remove a director should be higher than the
threshold used to appoint the director – which seems like a reasonable principle.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would like to see some general principle agreed that could apply across the SOs and ALAC.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Perhaps something along the lines of at least a super-majority or at least 75% voting threshold for removal. The details will then depend on the processes for each SO and ALAC.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Using the GNSO as an example. Currently the GNSO has two houses, and each house votes to appoint one director. I would like to see at least a super-majority threshold across the GNSO Council to remove one of these directors.<o:p></o:p></p>
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