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Re: IAOC: delegating ex-officio responsibility

2011-03-31 23:37:17
On 2011-04-01 08:38, SM wrote:
Hi Brian,
At 00:07 31-03-2011, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
And that is exactly the problem with 'non-voting' status in a committee
that mainly operates by consensus. It allows people who really ought
to share accountability to apear to avoid it.

According to IOAC procedures:

  "All decisions of the members must be approved by majority vote of
   the members then in office."

I don't consider that as operating by consensus.  

That is the tie-break rule. I can't speak for recent IAOCs, but when
I was a member we esentially always achieved consensus.

But my point is that I believe the IETF Chair *should* have accountability
and that means being a formal voting member.

   Brian
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