w3c / w3c/process

Recall procedures for TAG and AB

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Needs AB Feedback Needs TAG feedback Topic: AB/TAG discipline Type: Enhancement
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Description

The Board has a removal procedure, but the TAG and AB do not, beyond the CEO's ability to discipline them.

Given the direct process role that they now play when Councils are convened, it seems appropriate to make the TAG and AB more accountable to the Membership by defining a procedure for recalling them.

Straw-man proposal: a recall can be instigated by a demand signed by 20 Member representatives, and it's executed as a requisite member vote.

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Research direction

Start with governing-docs/bylaws.md, especially the linked removal and requisite member vote sections, then compare them with the Process document's discipline provisions. The work is done when the Membership-approved recall procedure for TAG and AB is agreed and documented with clear initiation and voting rules.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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