Change language as defined by NF Legal

[bnb]

Original PR contents:

This change has been approved at the Board level but was simplifed from changes we'd proposed months ago in THIS PR. Due to the leaving of the executive director and a misunderstanding in how we have historically processed charter changes from the CommComm or the TSC to the Board, this took some time to weed out language vs. changes for things such as CC --> CommComm.

This provides the minimal language changed as defined by Node Foundation Legal in order to make the CommComm Director codified in the charter but as mentioned, was originally provided by CommComm to the Board as similar language.

**it has been suggested for future PRs that we make sure to tease out important governance changes from copy changes for clarity's sake.

Original PR author: @hackygolucky

Original PR link (reverted for further discussion): #380

[refack]

FTR: I don't have a proposed change. I just wanted to make sure we have all the information, and that the changes that do land are those that have been approved.

What I did notice is that the current change (addition of 7.5) is self conflicting, and seemingly repetitive

7.4

The CommComm will elect from amongst voting CommComm members a CommComm Chairperson to work on building an agenda for CommComm meetings and collaborate with the Individual Membership Directors the wishes of the CommComm to the Board for a term of one year according to the Node.js Foundation’s By-laws. The CommComm shall hold annual elections to select a CommComm Chairperson; there are no limits on the number of terms a CommComm Chairperson may serve.

7.5

The CommComm will elect from amongst voting CommComm members:

• a CommComm Chairperson, responsible for preparing agendas and coordinating CommComm meetings,
• and
  a representative to serve on the Node.js Foundation Board of Directors pursuant to its Bylaws.
• Each person shall serve a one year term, and may serve for more than one term. The same person may not hold both positions at the same time.

I wanted to make sure if the final approved language was to add paragraph (5) or to replace paragraph (4).

[MylesBorins]

@refack what was approved by the board was this exact language. Keep in mind that the "true charter" is an amalgamation of all the motions approved by the board. We could in theory go through all those motions and redraft a charter and have that approved. So it is important to think about the "intent" or "spirit" of the charter. That does not mean we should not fix this, more that it isn't a huge deal to have it temporarily not make as much sense.

I've opened #385 to simplify the text, this is based on the current text found in the TSC charter. Notice that it does remove the bit regarding the individual member director /cc @williamkapke

[refack]

To make myself clear. Since this change was authored and coordinated by @hackygolucky I would like their review and approval.

[MylesBorins]

@refack the original post by @bnb assigned @hackygolucky as a reviewer on this

[hackygolucky]

I'm not sure what we want here as I was the original PR post, so I don't think this makes sense for me to +1? The point of process is to get two +1s from CommComm members, mark as DO NOT MERGE, and then the Board approves what we've already approved. Once that occurs. It is ready for merge. I can merge, I shouldn't +1 my own PR.

[bnb]

I can't technically add a +1 with a GitHub approval since I created this PR, but consider this my +1.

[williamkapke]

Not two anymore

[amiller-gh]

Lets make this change on #385 👍

[amiller-gh]

This has been open for a while with 7/15 giving explicit approval, and no explicit opposition – we're going to have Tracy bring this to the board this week for approval and then we can merge it in 🎉

Please pile on to #385 to make further language changes. Given our velocity the past week, I don't think we'll have that PR ready to present by this week's board meeting, but I'd like to prioritize it so we can bring it to the next one for approval. Go forth and govern 😉

[joesepi]

LGTM

[hackygolucky]

Board approved. Removed do-not-merge tag.