Background

Following the election of Matthew Summers as a Trustee of the Gentoo Foundation Inc. and the subsequent resignation of Joshua Jackson as both Treasurer and Trustee the officies of Secretary and Treasurer have been undertaken by Matthew Summers.

This combined officer role represents a significant risk to the future of the Foundation, should Matthew experience an unplanned life changing event.

The Gentoo Foundation Inc. therefore wishes to recruit for the office of Secretary.

Secretary

Qualifications - None

The bylaws permit officies to be filled by any person competent to discharge their duties. However, the secretary will be signing legal paper work as authorised from time to time by the board, so it would be difficult for a minor to discharge the duty. Therefore minors should not apply

The duties of the secetary are described in the Bylaws as :-

The Secretary shall keep accurate records of the acts and proceedings of all meetings of the members and Trustees. The Secretary shall give all notices required by law and by these Bylaws. In addition, the Secretary shall have general charge of the corporate books and records and of the corporate seal, and he or she shall affix, or attest the affixing of, the corporate seal to any lawfully executed instrument requiring it. The Secretary shall have general charge of the membership records of the foundation and shall keep, at the registered or principal office of the foundation, a record of the members showing the name, address, telephone number, and electronic mail address of each member. The Secretary shall sign such instruments as may require his or her signature and, in general, shall perform all duties as may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the Chairman, the President or the Board of Trustees.

In practice, the record keeping is semi automatic as we only ever meet on IRC and the turnover in membership is low.

Further Information

The Gentoo Foundation Inc. is registered in the State of New Mexico and is in the process of applying for 501(c)3 Not For Profit status.

Chat to us in #gentoo-trustees or email the trustees

It is expected that the appointee will become a staff member of Gentoo in the months following appointment and a member of the Foundation.

Applications

Applications by cryptographically signed email only to the trustees outlining the skills and experience you can bring to the role

Interviews

Interviews, if required, will be held privately on IRC