<div dir="ltr">Hi all<div><br></div><div>I think it is worth also putting on the record Steve's clarification in the Adobe room:</div><div><br></div><div>"The Board does not support the single member model. We are unified in wanting to work with the community to find practical solutions to achieve the additional levels of accountability sought by the community including the ability to remove Board members and the whole Board, requiring community approval of bylaws changes, and requiring the Board to work with the community to reach consensus on strategic plans, operating plans and budgets." <br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">My understanding from this and from the rest of Steve's remarks this afternoon is quite clear: it is that if the CCWG comes to consensus around the Single Member model, the Board will not accept that proposal.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Bruce, Steve, any other directors: </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">If I am wrong, please let me know.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">thanks,</div><div class="gmail_extra">Jordan</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 26 September 2015 at 17:05, Bruce Tonkin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au" target="_blank">Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hello All,<br>
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I am hearing that there may have been some misunderstandings of Steve's comments earlier about the willingness of the Board to work with the CCWG and the wider community on implementing the accountability improvements.<br>
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I just want to clarify:<br>
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The Board supports the Board public comments that were sent a couple weeks ago.<br>
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The Board supports the improvements to accountability recommended by the CCWG - including improvements to the IRP, processes to remove Board members and the whole Board, requiring community approval of bylaws changes, and requiring the Board to work with the community to reach consensus on strategic plans, operating plans and budgets.<br>
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The Board is very open to continuing to work with the CCWG to find the most effective way of implementing these important accountability changes. The Board put forward the MEM proposal for consideration by the CCWG as an alternative to the single member model for enforcement of new accountability measures in the bylaws, but recognizes that there may be other alternatives that are more effective. The discussions in the CCWG this afternoon highlight that there is a way forward to discuss how to effectively implement the accountability improvements.<br>
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Regards,<br>
Bruce Tonkin<br>
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