That’s right – but the owners can determine the number of people on the EC, it doesn’t have to be 9, that’s just the maximum. So you can move a motion that the number be X, and go from there. If there is disagreement then the number with the most votes is the number.
I agree with Jimmy, 7 in a block of 16 is unwieldy. We have 5 in a block of 9 and I think that is too many.