[NCSG-PC] Proposed comments on BGC Changes - new link

[Matthew Shears]

Thanks Ed.


On 09/05/2017 19:33, Edward Morris wrote:
> Hi,
> Thanks to those who have worked on this comment. The revisions have 
> addressed my principle concerns and if folks want to go forward with 
> this I'm happy to endorse.
> That said, I do believe the Board should have waited until all of the 
> new accountability mechanisms were operational before proposing any 
> changes to how they processed them.
That's an interesting point.   I wonder if there is a tally anywhere of 
all the new accountability mechanisms.
> A look at the number of reconsideration requests filed yields the 
> following data:
> 2013 -23 requests
> 2014- 46 requests
> 2015- 15 requests
> 2016- 14 requests
> 2017 (4 months) - 1 request
> In the 6 months since the new Bylaws went into effect there have been 
> 2 reconsideration requests.
> Although I'm not sure the change is needed, and personally believe 
> that the way the accountability mechanisms are designed 
> reconsideration will be a sadly underutilized mechanism going forward,
Like to understand that more - maybe in Joburg?
> I do think the community should give the Board great leeway in 
> designing its operations. If the Board wants to do things this way, I 
> see no major negative impact to the community going forward so we 
> should allow it to proceed. Indeed, given the poor success rate for 
> complainants under the current rules, changing committee composition 
> and structure can only help.
Agree.

Thanks.
> Ed
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