[db-wg] Chair Selection Process Revision Proposal

Niall, 

Great points, in drafting the intent was that the chair up in the rotation would expire and be up for re-selection where if the chair was not removed by consensus would be eligible to be a candidate for that same slot. A chair could resign or be removed by consensus would trigger a selection process. 

William 

On 12/11/17, 4:39 PM, "Niall O'Reilly" <niall.oreilly at ucd.ie> wrote:

    On 11 Dec 2017, at 17:40, William Sylvester via db-wg wrote:
    
    > 4) One chair per year is replaced.      
    
    This caught my eye.
    
    It's not clear to me whether this means
    a: one chair per year stands down and may stand as a candidate
       for immediate re-selection;
     or
    b: one chair per year stands down and may not stand as a candidate
       for re-selection until some period (to be specified) has elapsed.
    
    I think it might avoid future confusion if it were made explicit
    which of these interpretations is intended. I'm not inclined to
    prefer either over the other.
    
    In case a chair is removed by consensus, will the person involved
    be excluded from immediately standing as a candidate for re-selection?
    FWIW, I should think so.
    
    Again in case a chair is removed by consensus, will that removal meet
    the requirement for one chair per year to stand down?  It seems to me
    that, for the sake of continuity, this would be advantageous.
    
    I hope this helps.
    
    Niall