[arin-discuss] Term Limit Proposal

[John Brown]

I would support this for both the AC and the BoT.

The fact that the AC is making a recommendation on its governance and then
being told that it will be tossed out and not handled by the BoT is
disturbing.



On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 10:05 AM, Azinger, Marla <Marla.Azinger at ftr.com>wrote:

>  Having been on the AC for a 6 years I support a term limit for the AC.
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> When on my 4th year I pursued creating a term limit.  At the time I was
> told this was an action the BOT would have to take.  No action was taken.
> Later I inquired on this being submitted as policy since the BOT did not
> take action.  I was told it would be thrown out since it's not a matter of
> policy.  Now with time and reviewing other public posts, I have more hope
> this will be taken seriously and something done.  I include this small
> history on my experience to show that the idea of term measures has been
> around for a  while but for some reason never gained traction.
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> I believe a balance between familiarity, hitting a productive stride, burn
> out and mind melting needs to be balanced out with fresh able minds.  I
> also believe a solid 3 year break is needed for people to re-integrate as a
> non-AC person and regroup.  Leaving anyone on a committee for more than 6
> years opens the door to stagnation, burn out, and conformity of thinking.
> Remember, just because someone is not on the AC any longer does not mean AC
> folks can't get advice from them if desired.
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> *I propose the following be used for AC:*
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> *-Keep the 3 year terms in place  and add *
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> *-a 6 year contiguous term limit *
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> *-a 3 year ineligibility year period after a term ends be it 3year or
> 6years*
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> *-After 3 year ineligibility is over a person my run for a position on the
> AC again.*
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> I believe the BOT should also have some term measures and limits.
> However, I am asking someone who has served on the BOT in the past to
> create a thought out term plan and propose it.
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> To keep this topic on track, I have purposely excluded the discussion of
> committee member candidate requirements.  This should be a separate topic
> that also needs discussion in order to better ensure community wide
> representation.
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> Regards
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> Marla Azinger
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