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Hi, On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 1:36 PM, Karl W Holten <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I would also like to see a vote on this sooner rather than later. The committee has done > a great job looking into the various possibilities, and I would hate to > see momentum stall out on this again. > > It seems that it is not quite as simple as just saying "we want a sponsor" > or "we would like to incorporate", but that there are also options within those > preferences to choose from. Maybe we could do something like a ranked > preference vote? If folks think we're ready to call a vote and move forward, what I suggest we do is a ranked preference vote among the choice of "maintain status quo", "incorporate as a separate entity", or "partner with a fiscal host". Under this approach, if the clear community preference is to partner with a fiscal host, the FCIG could present to OLF the same questions we asked of ALA/LITA and DLF/CLIR and append to the report. Folks could also ask questions of DLF/CLIR and ALA/LITA. If there are other organizations who would want to propose to act as fiscal host, they could also make themselves known. We could then hold a second vote to choose among them (or to decide that upon having full information about the potential fiscal hosts that Code4LIb would rather self-incorporate or maintain the status quo after all). Another option would be to allow a bit of time for OLF (and others) to answer the questions (and any other questions that community members care to raise), then hold a preference vote to choose among maintaining the status quo, self-incorporating, entering into negotiations with potential host X, with potential host Y, and so forth. Regards, Galen -- Galen Charlton Infrastructure and Added Services Manager Equinox Open Library Initiative phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) email: [log in to unmask] web: https://equinoxInitiative.org direct: +1 770-709-5581 cell: +1 404-984-4366