[okfn-coord] Communia Network Agreement + first bank transfer?

Wed Apr 29 07:59:12 UTC 2009

2009/4/28 Becky Hogge <becky.hogge at gmail.com>:
> 2009/4/28 Jordan S Hatcher <jordan at opencontentlawyer.com>:
>>
>> On 27 Apr 2009, at 11:06, Rufus Pollock wrote:
>>
>>> I think it is no problem for you to act as a legal representative of
>>> the OKF in relation to COMMUNIA and to sign these docs on behalf of
>>> the OKF in that capacity (you have been approved to do so by the OKF
>>> board after all!).
>>
>> Not to be technical, and if it's unwarranted please tell me, but is it
>> that:

Sorry to not respond more clearly on this earlier.

>> -- Rufus you saying to Jonathan "I therefore propose that you be made
>> an authorised legal representative for the OKF in relation to the
>> COMMUNIA network effective immediately" that gives Jonathan the power
>> OR

This one though perhaps not "effective immediately" but subject to 1
week waiting time in which anyone from the board can object i (I
should also say that Jonathan has done all of the interfacing with
COMMUNIA from the very start 1.5 years ago including proposing us to
be a member of the network so there is some of the next option in here
too ...)

>> -- that the board has already given Jonathan the power to sign on
>> behalf of OKF before I came on board (to the board).
>>
>> I'm fine with Jonathan having the power, I just am not sure the first
>> of the two options is valid, though there as a practical matter it may
>> well not be an issue in this case.  But as we (hopefully) will be
>> signing more agreements for money in the future, I think we should
>> work out formally who can sign, in what capacity, what their authority
>> is, and then potentially adopt it as a motion in our minutes at the
>> next board meeting.

Right though let's be clear this is authority only to *receive* money
not to spend it. This is signing simply so we can get our money
allowance from the COMMUNIA network (of which we are already a
member).

> I second Jordan's call for more clarity on process here - thanks!

OK.  So for future for these kind of (fairly minor) things is the
following acceptable?

"I propose X and unless anyone says otherwise within a week this will
be deemed to have been approved"

Rufus