auDA casual board vacancy

[Shane]

I emailed the interim chair (Erhan) and the other director involved in the process (Tim) on Friday afternoon to advise that I was withdrawing my nomination.

The way this whole process has been handled is nothing short of disgraceful. It's been a month since I was asked to pay for my own probity checks, and that a decision was imminent. Yet here we are a month later and I've had no further communication.

The saddest part is that I'm not surprised at all after we went through this same process last year.

Looks like the only way for us to continue to gain genuine demand class representation is via election. Bring on the AGM!

 

[neddy]

How disappointing this is Shane.

I have written an article on Domainer today which elaborates on this (includes your partially redacted email to Erhan and Tim).

And here we were all thinking that they listened to members at the SGM. They will have egg on their faces come election time.

 

[snoopy]

The decision to appoint demand directors should be completely out of the hands of other AUDA directors.

It must be the decision of members and AUDA needs to change its constitution as was requested at the SGM to prevent this issue ever happening again. AUDA will do everything it can to prevent the appointment of domainer/small business directors, we've just seen it with the process now dragging on over a month.

Will AUDA now attempt to stonewall the constitutional change that members clearly wanted at the SGM?

 

[Bacon Farmer]

Tim's the best escape goat ever.

 

[Simon Johnson]

Will AUDA now attempt to stonewall the constitutional change that members clearly wanted at the SGM?

I will do everything I can to ensure this (much needed) constitutional change happens.
Members were loud and clear at the SGM and I suspect will be even louder at the coming AGM.

 

[snoopy]

I will do everything I can to ensure this (much needed) constitutional change happens.
Members were loud and clear at the SGM and I suspect will be even louder at the coming AGM.

Cheers Simon, this is appreciated!

 

[findtim]

i am on the same boat with simon, i think this current example is a driving force for change.
tim

 

[Shane]

What we can take from this is that certain auDA directors are against genuine demand class representation.

What are they afraid of?

It's a disgrace that they're taking this course of action. They're not respecting the fact that auDA is a membership organisation.

Those directors may think that pissing me off will deter me from running for election, but thankfully I have a couple of great supporters keeping me on track.

I applaud Simon and Tim for posting in this thread.

 

[geodomains]

Let's make the AUDA great again and then build a wall.
Don

 

[Bacon Farmer]

Were all candidates forced to pay for police checks?

Will candidates at the AGM have to pay before their nominations are accepted?

When did police checks come in?

 

[neddy]

Were all candidates forced to pay for police checks?

Will candidates at the AGM have to pay before their nominations are accepted?

When did police checks come in?

What another bulldust, arbitrary decision by auDA. Reminds me of the CoC - and we know what happened to that.

When you put your name down to stand for election, you warrant that you are eligible as per The Corporations Act. It's a bit like purchasing a domain name - you give a warranty, and if you tell porkies, you lose.

Here are last year's requirements (from auDA website).

 

[Shane]

Were all candidates forced to pay for police checks?

Will candidates at the AGM have to pay before their nominations are accepted?

When did police checks come in?

Good questions that I'd also like answered.

I was asked to order police and bankruptcy checks only a few business hours after the interview, and that the reason was "to save time". A month later, and what a joke that now is...

Perhaps they thought they might find something...

 

[snoopy]

Good questions that I'd also like answered.

I was asked to order police and bankruptcy checks only a few business hours after the interview, and that the reason was "to save time". A month later, and what a joke that now is...

Perhaps they thought they might find something...

I find it strange they'd ask you to pay for it.

They send a groups of directors to Icann meetings (with no clear justification as to why they all need to go) yet won't spend money on something basic like that?

 

[Shane]

I find it strange they'd ask you to pay for it.

They send a groups of directors to Icann meetings (with no clear justification as to why they all need to go) yet won't spend money on something basic like that?

For sure.

To be fair, they have since stated that they'll be reimbursing me for it. It's not about the money though, it's about the overall process.

 

[Scott.L]

Don't give up Shane!

In fact “Supply Side” holds 5 possible votes, essentially the Chair holds 2 votes (divided quorum) only 1 vote from a Demand Class director and any board resolution can be passed.



24.5 Decision on Questions

Subject to clause 24.11, questions arising at any meeting of Directors are to be decided by a majority of votes. Each Director (not including the CEO) has one vote and a determination by a majority of the voting Directors will for all purposes be deemed a determination of the Directors.
In case of an equality of votes at a meeting at which a quorum is present the Chairperson has a second or casting vote in addition to a deliberative vote.

 

[findtim]

8 + 1

 

[Scott.L]

8 + 1

The independent vote is important, but, if that director is not in attendance or has given that vote to another director (supply) and you or Simon were to abstain? Hmmmmmm.... many combinations could occur due to this situation.

Also, can you inform someone to edit the chairs term.

 

[findtim]

many combinations.............

and visa versa !
the process to appoint an independent director + chair has started , i am also on that committee

tim

 

[Scott.L]

and visa versa !
the process to appoint an independent director + chair has started , i am also on that committee
tim

out of curiosity who else is on that committee?

 

[findtim]

sandra and erhan