[Wikipedia-l] Re: bylaws III
Anthere
anthere8 at yahoo.com
Sun Jan 25 10:51:05 UTC 2004
Ray Saintonge a écrit:
> Brion Vibber wrote:
>
>> On Jan 24, 2004, at 11:00, Ray Saintonge wrote:
>>
>>> There is also nothing in the by-laws to define "Board of
>>> Directors". The simple fact that the term was used suggests that it
>>> is at least something different from the Board of Trustees.
>>
>>
>> Florida statutes section 617.01401, paragraph 2: '"Board of directors"
>> means the group of persons vested with the management of the affairs
>> of the corporation irrespective of the name by which such group is
>> designated, including, but not limited to, managers or trustees.'
>
>
> I'm not challenging Florida law on this. Rather the point is that if
> only one Board exists in an organization, the same name should be used
> consistently. Having two separate Boards with different duties is a
> real possibility, and the use of both terms lends support to that. I
> raised the issue last summer with the suggestion that a Board of
> Trustees would be charged with maintaining the focus and integrity of
> the project, and insuring that it adheres to a few key principles. The
> Board of Trustees in the by-laws seems to do that. A "Board of
> Directors" would have broader responsibilities relating to the general
> management of the project. The Trustees would have the power to
> overrule the Directors on matters that violated key principles.
You mention a sort of council then ?
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