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Bouma introduced the item saying that succession plans should be discussed in light of <br /> student members and leadership who would soon be cycling off. <br /> Trueblood recommended that the Chair be an elected official. <br /> Monast agreed and said that it would be good to have an elected official as either the Chair <br /> or Vice-Chair. <br /> Schnitzer also agreed, saying that it would help give legitimacy when seeking approval for <br /> future actions and communications. <br /> Kaufman asked how much work is it to be a leader of this group and how much should we <br /> expect going forward? <br /> Marcoplos answered that it does take time, but the time investment should not be a major <br /> concern. He also said that he likes the idea of having a non-elected official represented in a <br /> strong way, so that elected officials don't dominate the discussions. <br /> Trueblood offered that the Chair and Co-chair could consist of one elected leader and one <br /> community leader. <br /> Marcoplos said that the Co-chair or Vice-Chair role has participated in behind the scenes <br /> discussions and is an important role. <br /> Trueblood said that she is not sure we need a nominating committee,just make <br /> nominations the month before. Make nominations and vote. Especially now that we have <br /> so many committees. Especially since we are defining elected officials and community <br /> members. <br /> Marcoplos respectfully offered an opposing view, saying that the committee could be and <br /> was an effective way to take away stumping for positions, and avoids people getting only <br /> few votes at a meeting,while still reflecting the will of the Board. <br /> DuBose offered that in last few years OWASA Board has decided that their whole board is <br /> nominating committee instead of a smaller group.This makes for a more awkward process <br /> but gives more transparency.That said,they are not as large a group. For this group it could <br /> be more awkward.The nominating committee worked well. <br /> Marcoplos responded saying that process is what the Council did list time, and maybe what <br /> he is proposing is a polling committee instead of a nominating committee.The Council <br /> overall could nominate in a public setting and then this committee could work to <br /> determine who has the most support before the Council then votes to adopt their <br /> recommendation. <br /> DuBose and Kaufman agreed that this process worked well for the Council. <br /> Trueblood indicated she would be happy to go either way. <br /> Marcoplos said we would try this process again this time. <br />