[IAEP] [SLOBS] PATCH: Remove Decision Panels from our Governance document

[Bernie Innocenti]

Nobody commented on this motion... who is +1? who is -1?

On Sun, 2011-05-08 at 17:56 -0400, Bernie Innocenti wrote:
> As part of my attempt to simplify bureaucracy within Sugar Labs, I felt
> that Decision Panels were a redundant mechanism to find consensus within
> the community. The existing paragraph on Referenda offers a better way
> to make democratic decisions:
> 
>   At times an issue may arise that merits gathering consensus from the
>   community. Any member of the Sugar Labs Foundation can suggest a
>   referendum. To be accepted, a request for a referendum must be
>   endorsed by 10% of all of the membership. The overall referendum
>   process is overseen by the Membership and Elections Committee,
>   which can be reached at elections at sugarlabs.org. A 75% vote of
>   all of the members can override an Oversight Board decision. 
> 
> 
> MOTION: Apply the following patch to the Governance page:
> 
> 
> --- Governance.orig	2011-04-30 20:37:41.284321281 -0300
> +++ Governance	2011-05-08 15:21:38.264523580 -0300
> @@ -77,20 +77,6 @@ following the election of a new Represen
>  the authority to instruct the Conservancy on the Project's behalf on all
>  matters.
>  
> -====Decision Panels====
> -
> -The Oversight Board's role is to manage the day-to-day affairs of Sugar Labs
> -and to help the community to build consensus. On the rare occasion of a
> -contentious issue on which no general consensus can be reached, the Oversight
> -Board is responsible for convening a Decision Panel. The Oversight Board will
> -be responsible for determining when a Decision Panel is required and for
> -selecting members for the Decision Panel. Members of the Oversight Board are
> -not permitted to serve on a Decision Panel. A Decision Panel will solicit
> -community input, discuss (in private if they deem it necessary), reach a
> -conclusion internally, and produce a report documenting their conclusion.
> -(Anyone may submit advice to a Decision Panel.) The Oversight Board will review
> -and ratify Decision Panel reports.
> -
>  ===Advisory Board===
>  
>  The [[Sugar Labs/Governance/Advisory Board|Advisory Board]] is made up of
> 

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