Re-Rad Governance Task Force Requests 9-25-09

Due to the Governance Task Force’s key role in effecting change in Hampshire’s governance processes, we request the following, for fairness and openness:

In the name of transparency, anonymous meeting minutes should published within a week, and distributed to the Daily Digest and via other media.

In the name of accessibility, infrastructure should be set up for communication between the task force and the rest of the community, ensuring the ability for any member of the community to submit statements and have them reviewed by all the members of the task force.

In the name of equal representation, there should be an equal number of students, staff, faculty, trustees, and administrators on the task force. The new members should be chosen via a transparent recommendation system with input from well-informed students, faculty, and staff.

In the name of reserved power, the committee should have decision-making power beyond giving recommendations. Their recommendations and decisions should go directly to the Board of Trustees, without the President acting as an intermediary, due to potential conflicts of interest.

We ask that the Governance Task Force endorse this statement before proceeding with the rest of this meeting.

We deeply appreciate the time and effort you are putting into this important process. We would love to help you implement these requests.

Thank you,

Re-Rad

September 25, 2009