11.F Increasing the size of the board to nine

[Vladimir Drkulec]

This is a discussion of increasing the size of the board to nine at the request of Michael Barron. He proposes to add the women's coordinator to the board.

I would certainly be open to this idea if we are talking about the right candidate, someone who is willing to work constructively to advance chess in Canada.

[Vladimir Drkulec]

A larger board means somewhat slower decisions. We will probably have to time limit votes by email when necessary. Any board members who do not respond would be considered abstentions.

[Christopher Mallon]

I personally would prefer to see the board back at 7, but I strongly believe it should be an odd number so I would support this over the status quo.

[Aris Marghetis]

I find the points that are being made to all have some merit. I also cringe at the idea of too big an Executive, and an even number, but I think I prefer (not 100% sure) that the Women's Coordinator be included. I would also like to offer for your consideration that it works better to have more specific roles on the Executive. In other words (this is in NO WAY a slight on the current Directors-at-Large), I propose that we tighten the Executive into mostly core function roles, for example:

7 = President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, FIDE Representative, Youth Coordinator, Women's Coordinator.

I believe that this should be planned a year out, so that the Directors at Large can be repositioned as applicable.

[Vladimir Drkulec]

For some functions having an assigned role is important but there is a lot of work and opportunities that fall outside of the assigned functions. We have no one that would have the assignment of Chess for Life (working on troubled youth) or Chess for Freedom (working with prisons). Patricia Gamliel has stepped forward to work on this because she has the ability, expertise and contacts to move these things forward.

If we add the women's coordinator, I would hope that she or he would be a fully engaged member of the board relied upon to be the first resource for issues dealing with women's chess but also other issues. Opportunities are falling by the wayside because the people that are on the board have only so much free time. The dictates of Pareto's principle that 80% of the results come from 20% of the effort should be kept in mind at all times. The problem is that it is not always obvious which efforts will bear fruit.

[Victor Itkin]

This is a discussion of increasing the size of the board to nine at the request of Michael Barron. He proposes to add the women's coordinator to the board.

I would certainly be open to this idea if we are talking about the right candidate, someone who is willing to work constructively to advance chess in Canada.

Why voting (a sticky poll) is not yet opened on this matter? This motion was properly brought by Michael Barron long time ago, and it is included in the AGM's agenda. Please, obey the procedure and open another sticky poll. Agenda of the AGM shouldn't be modified based on the President's opinion "are we talking about right candidate" or not.

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

Why voting (a sticky poll) is not yet opened on this matter? This motion was properly brought by Michael Barron long time ago, and it is included in the AGM's agenda. Please, obey the procedure and open another sticky poll. Agenda of the AGM shouldn't be modified based on the President's opinion "are we talking about right candidate" or not.

Hard to say why this is not the motion. It makes things more complicated now.

As the poll is quite positive towards increases the size, the current directors can add the elected person to directors temprorary.
Somewhen this will be again before the members as the motion - the third time…

[Victor Itkin]

Hard to say why this is not the motion. It makes things more complicated now.

As the poll is quite positive towards increases the size, the current directors can add the elected person to directors temprorary.
Somewhen this will be again before the members as the motion - the third time…

My understanding is that THIS IS A MOTION. Michael Barron officially submitted it during previous CFC meeting, and it was seconded.

Otherwise, this is another lawlessness.

[Vladimir Drkulec]

My understanding is that THIS IS A MOTION. Michael Barron officially submitted it during previous CFC meeting, and it was seconded.

Otherwise, this is another lawlessness.

You continue to display your lack of understanding of the law but just because I did not address your previous post does not mean you are correct.

[Vladimir Drkulec]

Hard to say why this is not the motion. It makes things more complicated now.

As the poll is quite positive towards increases the size, the current directors can add the elected person to directors temprorary.
Somewhen this will be again before the members as the motion - the third time…

Actually, the directors can add the women's coordinator as a member of the board and the appointment will stand until the next AGM. We can appoint up to two additional directors (one third the number elected at the AGM) as directors at large through a majority vote of the board. There is nothing temporary about such an appointment. Board members, absent a resignation, serve until the next AGM. Those provisions are part of our articles and bylaws and the NFP act. Given the margin in the straw poll, I don't think anyone can argue that it is not the will of the voting members.

Since a majority of the board also supported adding the women's coordinator to the board, I don't expect that there will be any delay in implementing this addition. We can invite the Women's Coordinator to the next Zoom board meeting and the first order of business will be to add her to the board. We could alternatively call a special meeting of the voting members to do it but that seems to be complicating the process unnecessarily. A strong majority of the voting members and a strong majority of the CFC board of directors supported this additional board seat for the Women's Coordinator.