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<p>Berna and Thunderbird Community,</p>
<p>There are currently 4 different proposals (in the doc you are
quoting from) for how the Council, staff, and MZLA board would
interact with each other and where responsibilities would lie in
that document. This was one option and the document has multiple
"TODOs" all over it where more needs to be filled in. As the
original author, it was intended as a place to brainstorm and
iterate, not a complete proposal (and it couldn't be because there
are multiple, very different, ideas for for how responsibilities
could be split within it).<br>
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<p>Coming up with ideas for how to do this is an iterative process
and presenting this as the pre-agreed upon outcome before anyone
has voted or even finished sharing their thoughts is upsetting to
me. I have put forward a number of ideas on this front for how we
could streamline processes in Thunderbird instead of having the
Council decide on every single expenditure, hire, and various
other day-to-day operations. <br>
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<p>Many Council members perform all sorts of roles as volunteers,
often working full-time jobs on top of their full-time jobs on
Council work (just ask Wayne). As a result, offloading some of
that responsibility to our paid team members is an area of
discussion, but there is still a lot more to do on this front
before it's ready for a vote.</p>
<p>This out-of-context presentation of what is being discussed is
misleading.<br>
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<p>Ryan<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/22/20 3:45 PM, Berna Alp wrote:<br>
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<tt>Hello all,</tt><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/21/20 7:29 PM, Eyal Rozenberg
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<div>I have not yet decided to run, but I would invite anyone who
cares about keeping Thunderbird a community-run project, to be a
candidate, because of the following:</div>
<div><br>
Biggest Challenge for next year<br>
<br>
The next council will oversee change in the model of operation.
Philipp has announced this in his personal statement, so he does
not see that as a confidential council subject, I<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> provide some insight
into this most CRITICAL subject and how it may look. <br>
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There is a draft proposal to the Council that envisions a staff
organization with CEO and similar staff roles, WHERE the role
for the future Thunderbird Council Responsibilities were
narrowed (that was the actual word) to ONE single item:<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> <br>
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<li><span class="Apple-converted-space">Approving a yearly
budget<br>
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Surrounded with a little fluff like
‘helping the team…’ and ‘championing community concerns’,
effectively meaning RIEN DU TOUT.<br>
<br>
Such a Council will have no effective role, other than to exist
as a facade. You may as well eliminate it as waste of time. This
proposal leaves the Council with ZERO power in the future, and
hands ALL executive power to the staff members, WITHOUT a proper
and effective oversight mechanism. One of the worries was how to
avoid a rogue council? As if an<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>elected</u><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>council could ever be
rogue...It has something to do with democracy. <br>
<br>
I have been the only Council member pushing back against this
proposal, which is effectively fully removing the community and
the council from any decision, power and oversight, and this
will hence likely be implemented if the Council does not change
in composition/majority.<br>
<br>
I believe that change is necessary in the management of
Thunderbird and further professionalism is a good thing,
qualified staff and best practices should be the goal.
Governance and conflict of interest processes should be clearly
defined, independently monitored and transparent to all. <br>
<br>
This proposal for future Council role is a change in the wrong
direction by removing effective community oversight of the staff
positions and of the future of Thunderbird. It will be the END
of Thunderbird as a community project. There is no way back if
it happens. <br>
<br>
I encourage every community member on the electoral roll to self
nominate, especially if you care and remember that you get what
you vote for.<br>
<br>
If you want me to run again, drop me a personal note. A few
positives nudges may remind me why I did this in the first
place…<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
--ba<br>
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