[members-discuss] Board minutes regarding investigation

Interesting point you make Stefann,

The minutes show:
The Board reviewed the deliverables of the external investigation.

The investigation was tasked to identify whether there have been 
violations of the RIPE NCC Code of Conduct from the moment the RIPE NCC 
Code of Conduct was applicable to the person in question, i.e. from the 
moment the person in question was elected as a member of the RIPE NCC 
Executive Board. From the deliverables of the external investigation, no
 violation of the RIPE NCC Code of Conduct was identified.


The Chair will follow up with a separate meeting with the board member in question.


The Managing Director and HR Director will communicate the outcome of
 the investigation to the employee and all RIPE NCC staff before the 
publication of the minutes.


So there is an 'RIPE NCC Code of Conduct' which is applicable to RIPE NCC boardmembers (and employees I guess). (should have been in force before oct/21)
There also is a RIPE Code of Conduct: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-766 ​(from 05-october 2021) (applicable to the community)


A search for 'ripe ncc code of conduct' does not give any results. Therefore it would be proper to publish this specific code as the RIPE NCC Code of Conduct will be applicable to RIPE NCC staff in their interactions with the RIPE Community (so it is not only an internal document). It would also be good to know if there was a investigation protocol, if that protocol was followed and who was assigned to conduct the investigation, the who and why. (a law firm/your law firm, a specialised consultancy etc)Thanks,
Alex
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On Tue, 17-01-2023 13h 48min, Sander Steffann <sander at steffann.nl> wrote:
> 
Hi board,
> 
> I am looking at the minutes of board meeting 163, and I have a few questions.
> 
> The minutes state that "The investigation was tasked to identify whether there have been violations of the RIPE NCC Code of Conduct”. At the last AGM I asked if there was a Code of Conduct for board members, and as far as I remember there wasn’t any. So which Code of Conduct do you refer to here? If it is different from the RIPE Code of Conduct please provide either a link or the full text.
> 
> Looking at the RIPE Code of Conduct, which applies to all of us in this community, it identifies some examples of positive behaviour, like accepting differing viewpoints and experiences, being considerate and showing empathy towards others, especially when disagreeing or raising issues, and giving/receiving feedback or suggestions in a positive way. It follows with "Behaviours that undermine our values are unacceptable and will not be tolerated."
> 
> I have personally definitely seen behaviour contradicting the points mentioned above from the board member in question (and I have heard many others express the same) but apparently they ARE now being tolerated. Please explain this discrepancy between the Code of Conduct and the outcome of this investigation.
> 
> The goals of the Code of conduct are to help everyone feel safe and included and to make everyone aware of expected behaviour. As far as I can see we have failed on both accounts here…
> 
> Sincerely,
> Sander Steffann
> 
> PS: just to make sure, who actually performed the investigation? I assume it was a completely independent party with no previous, current or future ties to the RIPE NCC, financial or otherwise. Please confirm.
> 
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