[rpd] Removal of a director

[Arsène Tungali]

2017-12-15 12:21 GMT+02:00 Marcus K. G. Adomey <madomey at hotmail.com>:

> I think providing an answer to my request should not take so long for an
> immediate past board member, even if his computer is missing.
>

Been wondering the same thing.

I hope Andrew comes back soon with details :)

Arsene

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> Marcus
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> *From:* Marcus K. G. Adomey <madomey at hotmail.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 12, 2017 9:03:50 PM
> *To:* Andrew Alston; rpd
> *Subject:* Re: Removal of a director
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> Hi Andrew,
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> Could you point to the bylaws section or the corporate document where   5%
> of members (registered and resources) can recall a director and vote by
> super majority?
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> Warm regards
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> Marcus
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> *From:* Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston at liquidtelecom.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 12, 2017 2:30 PM
> *To:* rpd
> *Subject:* [rpd] Removal of a director
>
> Hi,
>
> There are those that have said on this list that there is no procedure to
> recall a sitting board member.
>
> This is fundamentally inaccurate - there is. It requires the signatures of
> 5% of the membership base to call for it - and following that a vote by
> super majority.
>
> If I recall there was a resolution proposed to make this easier - first by
> myself - it was voted down - and second proposed by the board in Mauritius
> - again it was voted down - so the procedure exists and is as difficult as
> it is because that is what this community wanted.
>
> This community has a habit of voting against things based on who proposed
> them then coming and asking for them again later. I really wonder what will
> happen when a director finishes his term and refuses to hand back his legal
> membership - and as a result cannot be removed as a member of the company -
> and as a result no new directors can be appointed.  Since that is the
> status quo that this community voted for and legitimized in Mauritius when
> they voted against the need for a director to relinquish his status at the
> end of his term.
>
> Fascinating how this community acts against their own interests and then
> wants a revisit once the idea becomes “invented here”
>
> Just like it will be curious if that audit policy ever passes and audits
> are demanded of the authors - some of whom to this day only utilize 25% of
> their allocated space that they have sat on for close to a decade.
>
> Andrew
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