RE: [council] Next GNSO Council chair - and Vice-chairs ?

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am interested in the use of the term 'power'.  Obviously, the chair
has important influence over the procedings of the Council and that is
why strong leadership skills are critical.  But that is also why the
ability to lead in a neutral manner is also critical.  If any chair uses
the position to exercise undo 'power' or influence to advocate his/her
own views, then it would be our responsibilities as Councilors to
object.  A Council member has the same voting power whether that member
is chair or not.

I believe that Bruce has done an amazing job in this regard and it will
be a big challenge for the next chair to do as well, but that is what we
should strive for.

Chuck Gomes
 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robin Gross
> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 5:38 PM
> To: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [council] Next GNSO Council chair - and Vice-chairs ?
> 
> I support the idea of council vice-chairs to distribute both 
> the workload and the power of the chairmanship to other councilors.
> 
> I think that the vice-chair should be the person with the 2nd 
> most votes in the final round of voting for chairman. 
> 
> We should examine appropriate checks and balances of power 
> within council as part of the over-all GNSO review and improvements.
> 
> Robin
> 
> 
> 
> Gomes, Chuck wrote:
> 
> >I personally think that the idea of a chair and one or two 
> vice chairs 
> >is worth discussing further for possible usage in the remainder of 
> >Bruce's term (until the annual meeting).  As Philip 
> indicates, it might 
> >be a reasonable way to better distribute the work load of Council 
> >leadership.  It would also allow some time for the work of the Board 
> >Governance committee regarding the GNSO review to progress 
> and at the 
> >same time give us some time to test the idea.
> >
> >I like Philip am interested in what others think.
> >
> >Chuck Gomes
> > 
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> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>[mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Philip Sheppard
> >>Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 5:19 AM
> >>To: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>Subject: [council] Next GNSO Council chair - and Vice-chairs ?
> >>
> >>
> >>I am comfortable with the idea of the next appointment being till 
> >>after the AGM - to help synchronise the term.
> >>
> >>Let me start on list, a discussion we had face to face with some 
> >>council members in Lisbon and the idea of both a chair and 
> one or two 
> >>vice chairs also.
> >>I see this model working well for a few reasons:
> >>- clear responsibility for deputising for chair when the 
> chair cannot 
> >>make a meeting/call for any reason;
> >>- a vice chair could also chair any committees of the whole if 
> >>convened in future;
> >>- at a time of multiple overlapping issues, vice chairs 
> could be given 
> >>an issue responsibility to help oversee not the policy 
> (that would be 
> >>the TF chair) but any administrative and coordination questions 
> >>(especially useful when the TF chair is not a council member).
> >> 
> >>There is nothing in the by-laws to prevent us from such 
> appointments.
> >>What do other Council members think ?
> >>Philip
> >>
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