(read) Access to Governor's forum
Although the Governor's forum has been established as a place for Governors to post and debate issues among themselves, it has been suggested that read access to that forum be granted to non-Governors. That might have been a good idea if it had been implemented early; perhaps it is not too late to do so, but it needs to be made extremely clear that Governors would have to be careful not to debate or mention issues that are currently confidential.
I am in favour of full transparency, but I also recognize that rumours fly fast and some issues should be debated among the Governors (not many issues, but I can understand some being classified that way).
Having the additional burden of having to be careful about the confidentiality of the issues on the private forum would hinder discussion among Governors (and we don't need more hindrance to that).
Rather than allowing anyone (well, anyone registered on this board) to read the Private forum, perhaps it is sufficient to suggest that anything of any value that comes out of private discussions will end up in the GL anyway? Is that reasonable?
Limitation with Private Governors' Forum
Hi Kerry:
There is a problem I think, with the introduction of the Private Governors' Forum as part of the GL process. In the GL's, the Governors' comments can be viewed by ordinary CFC members. And if they want to debate the views of the Governors, they can come here on the public forum, and debate what the Governors have said.
But as I understand it, on motions, the Governors will now make their comments in their private forum. And as far as I know, these comments will not be reproduced in the GL under the relevant motion. The GL will now just give the results of the voting. This is a serious diminishment of communication between the governors and the membership. We will never know what the governors are thinking !
If this is to be, then the onus falls directly on the governors to communicate with the membership. They must come here to the public forum, and advise of their positions on the non-confidential issues being debated. This is the only way we will know the thinking behind motions.
My concern is that the governors have not been educated to communicate with the membership. And that they will fail to come here and post.
Is my concern legitimate??
Bob