From 037424ead4f2e45a8c04b8c71f656099eea3fced 2012-03-02 17:11:37
From: Bradley M. Kuhn <bkuhn@sfconservancy.org>
Date: 2012-03-02 17:11:37
Subject: [PATCH] cjl raised this issue:

      As a practical matter, this one is difficult may be difficult for
      Sugar Labs to achieve (particularly, "permitted to hear") as our PLC
      discussions are held in an open IRC forum and openness is a
      philosophical position within our project.  Can we narrow this
      restriction for PLC members to "participate" while allowing
      "hearing" on an equal footing with all project members?

This change reworks that section to allow for after-the-fact reading of
logs and/or minutes by the conflicted Person, but does not allow them to
attend the meeting except to disclose facts, etc.


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diff --git a/Conflicts/conflict-of-interest-policy.txt b/Conflicts/conflict-of-interest-policy.txt
index d1e34382791ed452f133bafbfb6e4e5937f600b9..9e721f38545927462035d9f2ca4ab8de2b52bf8b 100644
--- a/Conflicts/conflict-of-interest-policy.txt
+++ b/Conflicts/conflict-of-interest-policy.txt
@@ -106,12 +106,14 @@ report the disclosure at the meeting and the disclosure shall be reflected
 in the minutes of the meeting. 
 
 * *Participation in Discussions and Votes Regarding Conflicted Matter.*
-A conflicted Conservancy Person shall not participate in
-or be permitted to hear the Board's or Board Committee's discussion
-of the matter where he or she has a conflict of interest, except to
-disclose material facts and to respond to questions. The conflicted
-Conservancy Person shall not attempt to exert his or her personal
-influence with respect to the matter, either at or outside the meeting. 
+On a matter in which a Conservancy Person has a conflict of interest, the
+conflicted Conservancy Person must abstain from, and must not hear nor
+read the pre-vote discussions of the matter by the Board or Board
+Committee, except to disclose material facts and to respond to
+questions. The conflicted Conservancy Person shall not attempt to exert
+his or her personal influence with respect to the matter, either at or
+outside the meeting.  The Conflicted Person may read minutes and/or
+logs of the matter's discussion after voting is complete.
 
 * *Participation in Votes Regarding Conflicted Matter.* A conflicted
 Conservancy Person may not vote on the Board action with which he
@@ -263,12 +265,14 @@ at the meeting and the disclosure shall be reflected in the minutes
 of the meeting. 
 
 * *Participation in Discussions and Votes Regarding Conflicted Matter.*
-A conflicted PLC Person shall not participate in or be permitted
-to hear the PLC's or PLC sub-committee's discussion of the matter
-where he or she has a conflict of interest, except to disclose material
-facts and to respond to questions. The conflicted PLC Person shall
-not attempt to exert his or her personal influence with respect to
-the matter, either at or outside the meeting. 
+On a matter in which a PLC Person has a conflict of interest, the
+conflicted PLC Person must abstain from, and must not hear nor
+read the pre-vote discussions of the matter by the PLC or PLC 
+sub-committee, except to disclose material facts and to respond to
+questions. The conflicted PLC Person shall not attempt to exert
+his or her personal influence with respect to the matter, either at or
+outside the meeting.  The conflicted PLC Person may read minutes and/or
+logs of the matter's discussion after voting is complete.
 
 * *Participation in Votes Regarding Conflicted Matter.* A conflicted
 PLC Person may not vote on the Board action with which he or she has