Talk:Agenda 17Nov12

Executive business section

Why?

I really don't like the way this has potential to label parts of the Board agenda by people rather than topic. If the Treasurer, Chair or Secretary want to report on something, then we have a reports segment so they can have their 5 minutes to report. If we have an issue to discuss, then it should be presented and discussed as an issue. Other normal functions of the Board such as declarations, approving past minutes (decisions and ratification of votes taken) are functions of the board, not functions of the Secretary.

Alternatively, please add a time for this section to end. That way I can read everyone's report the day before and turn up late after spending an extra hour in bed. --Fæ (talk) 23:26, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

Even better would be making sure everyone reads the reports in advance and then the meeting just needs to be noting the report and discussing matters arising from the report. We were never very good at reading reports in advance when I was on the board, and it sounds like that hasn't changed, but it's not good... --Tango (talk) 11:22, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Membership

Hi Mike - in response to these actions arising from the Coventry board meeting (ACTION 6.1: SB will set up a blank page so that the community can discuss what questions we should ask if we were to do a general volunteer survey. and ACTION 6.2: KB (& others?) to work on a joining pack for new members.) I've set in motion a members survey and consultation on members strategy.

Do you think this should go on this agenda in the form of an update report, with with final recommendations to the December meeting? Or (given that its a busy agenda) would the Board prefer I just refer to the ongoing work in my staff report and present all membership items (strategy and draft joining pack) in a final version to be agreed in December? Katherine Bavage (WMUK) (talk) 09:18, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

(Is there a December meeting planned?) --Fæ (talk) 09:55, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Hmm - I must have heard someone say there would be, but having now checked the forward plan there is nothing written down (!) so either they were referring to a possible/potential board meeting or I'm in error. I suppose the question can stand whether there is a board meeting in December or Jan (There is one scheduled for 9th Jan) - all I want to know if if the Board want a full report with recommends for approval in two weeks time or later in the year, as I'd not been given an instruction re timescale in the action as minuted (such as 'By the next meeting') and given the amount of business on the agenda. Will do as asked either way :-) Katherine Bavage (WMUK) (talk) 10:51, 23 October 2012 (UTC)