Originally Posted by
essxjay
Randy created TB as his "sounding board" and, if he so chose, he could dissolve it. It's unlikely that he would, but ultimately it would be his call. To simmer and stew over whether he's the boss of TB is fruitless. @:-)
No, TB is not a sounding board -- it is an advisory board. It does not exist to listen to what Randy is saying and then tell him how it sounds to the board members.
The membership elects TB to give Randy its point of view.
If it were to be a sounding board, then Randy should appoint all of its members, tell TB not to come up with any suggestions of its own, and only to react if and when he asks its opinion.
We have elections annually. If someone feels that TB should only tell Randy what he wants to hear, he should campaign on that:
"
I will never disagree with Randy, who I consider to be my boss, and will always vote the way he wants me to."
Frankly, I doubt that anyone will get elected on such a platform but if he does at least the membership would be getting what it wanted.