Kubuntu Council Constitution By Law change

[Jono Bacon]

Hi Rohan,

Thanks for sharing this. Clearly some thought and consideration has
been put into this proposal.

Two quick questions:

 * Why do you feel the Kubuntu Council is necessary?
 * I assume the Kubuntu Council will report to the Ubuntu Community
Council like other councils?

Thanks,

On 26 May 2015 at 08:55, Rohan Garg <rohangarg at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> Hey everyone
> In preparation for today's meeting in Kubuntu Devel, there's a
> proposed change for the council by laws. This is a copy of the draft
> that we'll be discussing in #kubuntu-devel.
>
> This document details the constitution of the group hereinafter
> referred to as the 'Kubuntu Council' or the 'council'. CIVS refers to
> the Condorcet Internet Voting Service
> (http://www.cs.cornell.edu/andru/civs.html). KDE e.v. refers to a
> registered non-profit organization that represents the KDE Project in
> legal and financial matters (http://ev.kde.org). Kubuntu refers to the
> free software distribution project (http://www.kubuntu.org). Ubuntu
> refers to the free software distribution project
> (http://www.ubuntu.com/project/about-ubuntu/governance).
>
> The purpose of the council is to make decisions and govern Kubuntu.
>
> Kubuntu is part of the Ubuntu project and the council will abide by
> legitimate decisions of the Ubuntu Community Council.
>
> The Kubuntu Council can appoint Kubuntu Members, and any active
> Kubuntu contributor is welcome to apply for membership.
>
> Council members are appointed for a period of two years based on a
> vote of Kubuntu Members.
>
> The Kubuntu Council will appoint a chair, secretary, and treasurer
> from among its members (each council member shall hold only one of
> these positions).
>
> A vote is defined as quorate if at least three council members are present.
>
> If the meeting is not quorate, voting shall be done by e-mail over a
> period of three days.
>
> The chair shall have a casting vote.
>
> If the Kubuntu Council falls below three members and it is not
> possible to elect new council members, the funds and any other assets
> will be defaulted to KDE e.V.
>
> Motions are carried by simple majority or by using CIVS.
>
> If any council members do not respond to contact attempts by other
> council members or contact the project for over three months, they
> shall be considered inactive and a vote may be organized to replace
> them.
>
> Revisions to the constitution must be pre-announced on the
> kubuntu-devel mailing list, must be pre-announced to the Ubuntu
> Community Council and other stakeholders, and must be approved by a
> vote of the Kubuntu Council.
>
> Cheers
> Rohan Garg
>
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