Upcoming DMB election planning

[Lukasz Zemczak]

Hey Robie,

No objections from my side, +1.

Cheers,

On Tue, 19 Mar 2024 at 09:07, Sebastien Bacher <seb128 at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
> Hey Robie,
>
> Thanks for writing that email. The plan you lined out makes sense to me,
> I'm +1 on all the points.
>
> Cheers,
> Sébastien
>
> Le 18/03/2024 à 21:18, Robie Basak a écrit :
> > Hi,
> >
> > The terms of three current DMB members will come to an end on
> > 2024-03-29, and the remaining four on 2024-06-16.
> >
> > Further to the DMB's meeting today, I propose the following:
> >
> > 1) Nobody else has volunteered so I will run the election (though if
> > someone else would like to do so instead, volunteers are still
> > welcome to step forward!).
> >
> > 2) I will combine the two elections to avoid having to run two DMB
> > elections a month apart.
> >
> > 3) To make that work, since the results are ranked, the top three ranked
> > candidates shall take their seats immediately, and the further four
> > shall take their seats on 2024-06-17.
> >
> > 4) We shall re-stagger the terms by giving the top three candidates a
> > (approximately) two year term, and the further four winning candidates a
> > one year term. We'll align the expiry dates a year apart by extending
> > the terms of the first batch as needed, so they'll end up being a little
> > over two years. (Rationale: better than reducing the terms of the second
> > batch to less than even a year and it makes sense to give the higher
> > ranked candidates the longer term).
> >
> > 5) We'll extend the terms of the existing DMB members until the election
> > is complete. If individual members wish to stand down, then we'll have
> > to run the board with a reduced number of members until the election is
> > complete.
> >
> > 6) If existing DMB members stand for election again (as I hope they
> > will!), it may happen that some or all of the top three ranked
> > candidates would end up with two seats at once. To avoid this
> > contradiction, if this situation does arise then we'll instead extend
> > the term of any affected expiring seats until 2024-06-17, assuming that
> > the incumbent agrees to serve on the board until then. If not, then the
> > elected candidate shall continue with only one seat, with a reduced
> > number on the DMB, until 2024-06-17.
> >
> > 7) Various specifics above are beyond the remit of the DMB to determine
> > and require TB approval. If the DMB agree to some or all of the above,
> > I'll then ask the TB on behalf of the DMB to approve. This is the
> > minimal effort resolution of the various issues that I think will work
> > fairly for everyone, but if you can think of a better way to do it, or
> > would prefer to defer some aspects for now, then please do speak up.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Robie
> >
>
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