NottyImp wrote:
As I've mentioned elsewhere, co-option is a commonly used method to bring expertise to a Board that its elected members may lack. Myself and my wife were co-opted Trustee members of a local charity for precisely that reason. In that role, my wife raised £250k through bid-writing that has kept the charity running.
The trade off though is being constantly co-opted each period and believing in the full democratic principles of being a Trust.
If someone is constantly co-opted onto any board without ever putting themself up for democratic elections, isn't that cheating the system? Why should anyone have to put themselves up for voting?