Succession planning change proposal

[Paul W. Frields]

On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 09:55:44AM +0200, Max Spevack wrote:
> On Fri, 29 May 2009, inode0 wrote:
>
>> In the ORDER OF OPERATIONS section it says "We hold back the final  
>> appointment so that we can look ..." which suggests it isn't the FPL  
>> making the decision since that person isn't a "we." Or reword this to  
>> make clear who this "we" refers to exactly.
>
> I wrote that text long ago, so I'll take the blame for any ambiguity.
>
> It's the FPL's call, but I probably wrote "we" to suggest that the FPL  
> doesn't just sit in a corner staring at a wall until a name pops into  
> his/her head, but rather thinks about what the Board is trying to and is  
> meant to achieve, and probably talks to other Board members while trying  
> to ensure that a good choice is made.

I've always thought of selections for appointed seats as "with the
advice of the Board," and that's how I've made those appointments in
the past turnover periods.

I made a few more text changes to make the responsibility for
selections clearer.

Paul