[Wikipedia-l] Re: bylaws III

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 ?