[Community-Discuss] Congratulations to the new Chair & Vice-Chair of AFRINIC

[Mark Elkins]

Just so that people are clear... Page 30 of the AfriNIC Bylaws.... image 
cut from the PDF.

Thus if there are at least three Board Members, if one leaves the room - 
the last two can call a meeting, see that there is no quorum, send 
notice to the third, adjourn the meeting and then after at least 24 
hours, conduct a meeting in quorum assuming then that there are at least 
three Board members. If this happens - it must be minuted.

On 6/8/22 6:36 AM, Andrew Alston via Community-Discuss wrote:
> Hi Owen,
>
> Well - it depends.  If a non-quorate meeting was called and then 
> adjourned for 24 hours and reconvened they would gain quorum under the 
> bylaws.
>
> The question becomes - and this is where I am uncertain and believe it 
> is open to debate - can a meeting be called knowing full well that 
> quorum cannot be there and then adjourned for 24 hours to gain quorum 
> - thereby deliberately exploiting a loophole.  It is one thing to call 
> a meeting thinking you would have quorum - not getting it - adjourning 
> for 24 hours and then gaining quorum after giving notice to the absent 
> directors.  It is another thing entirely to call a meeting knowing 
> full well quorum could not be met and having no one to give notice to.
>
> Either way at bare minimum a meeting would have had to be called - 
> adjourned 24 hours - and then reconvened to be quorate.  This would 
> have to be minuted.  The board has been silent on if this process was 
> followed despite members asking the question.  Once again we face a 
> situation where this organization is not answering legitimate 
> questions from its members - and to me that is even more troublesome 
> than the quorum issue.
>
> Furthermore - last I checked the board of directors page online had 
> updated the chair and vice chair but was still showing the old 
> directors listed as current - why has that not been updated to show 
> the vacant seats accordingly
>
> Andrew
>
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> *From:* Owen DeLong via Community-Discuss <community-discuss at afrinic.net>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 8, 2022 12:54:52 AM
> *To:* Ish Sookun <ish.sookun at lasentinelle.mu>
> *Cc:* AFRINIC Community Discuss <community-discuss at afrinic.net>; 
> AfriNIC Discuss <members-discuss at afrinic.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Community-Discuss] Congratulations to the new Chair & 
> Vice-Chair of AFRINIC
> How did the board hold a meeting given that they cannot field a quorum 
> after the AGMM?
>
> Owen
>
>
> > On Jun 7, 2022, at 00:15 , Ish Sookun <ish.sookun at lasentinelle.mu> 
> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Mr. Eshun & Dr. Omari,
> >
> > I congratulate both of you for your appointment as Chairman and 
> Vice-Chairman of AFRINIC respectively.
> > I wish you all the best and hope you will be able to navigate the 
> organisation through the rough waters.
> >
> > I also thank SM for his time, guidance and leadership.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > ———
> >
> > Ish Sookun
> >
> > Systems Architect @ La Sentinelle Ltd
> >
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