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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">I've been on many boards and I can tell
you that most operate on this standard.</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">There is of course downside to having
just 4 members constitute a quorum. But <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">a) there's nothing to prevent members
exercising common courtesy in delaying votes on exceptionally big
issues to a day where most/more members are available to vote - if
time allows<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">b) on big issues, we have often already
discussed the ramifications and each member made their POV known,
which allows for influencing the votes of other members<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">c) we are an international group across
several time zones -with that complication and our personal lives,
if the number was increased to say 5 or 6 members, then we'd not
be able to vote and act at many of our meetings. That said, you
can see by our minutes that we often have 5-6 members per meeting</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">As for this August meeting where only
four were present we expect that during summer (and various
holiday period), and points a and b above are relevant. <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/19/2019 10:57 AM, Tanstaafl wrote:<br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">No one else sees this as a concern?
On Fri Aug 30 2019 09:53:17 GMT-0400 (Eastern Standard Time), Tanstaafl
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">On Thu Aug 29 2019 10:04:14 GMT-0400 (Eastern Standard Time), ba
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">The Council at the time of the call consists of 7 seat holders without
deputies. In order to be quorate for voting, the call needs to have 1/2
of the Council members, which gives 4. The meeting is quorate. From now
on, motions can be passed with the agreement of a simple majority of
those present. The majority threshold is currently 4.
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I'm a little concerned about this.
Shouldn't there be some kind of limit to what the 'majority threshold'
can do?
Meaning, shouldn't larger questions require a full vote of all 7 members?
It is after all the age of the internet, it isn't like it is some kind
of huge hardship for someone to be notified when an important vote is
pending, and allow them to vote remotely.
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