[iot-wg] another heave on the co-chair selection procedure

On Tue, Oct 09, 2018 at 03:27:52PM +0100, Jim Reid wrote:

> (1) The IoT WG will have 2 co-chairs who serve staggered 2-year terms.
> (2) A co-chair cannot serve more than 3 consecutive terms.
> (3) Each year, the longest serving co-chair will stand down and subject to (2) may make themselves available for re-appointment.
> (4) The incoming co-chair will be chosen by the WG using consensus and the remaining co-chair will make the consensus determination.
> (5) Any circumstances not covered by the above will be resolved by the RIPE Chair whose  decision will be final.

I do not especially like it, because other WGs have demonstrated that a consensus process
for personnel decisions easily degenerates.  However, I can live with that.

For item (3) I think what is meant is that the alternate terms are maintained,
not that the "longest serving co-chair" will have to repeatedly ask for reappointment.
"The co-chair whose term is up" would sound better to my ears, at least.

-Peter