Difference between revisions of "Vote on 3 Policy Labels"
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== Background == | == Background == | ||
| − | There has been an idea going around that the Board of Directors can create policy if it | + | There has been an idea going around that the Board of Directors can create board voted policy if it meets certain qualifications. |
Under the section: [[bylaws#Issues Proper for a Vote of the Directors]] | Under the section: [[bylaws#Issues Proper for a Vote of the Directors]] | ||
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to fulfill any obligations to ensure the health of the organization. | to fulfill any obligations to ensure the health of the organization. | ||
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| + | * The word "obligations" and the phrase "health of the organization" can be interpreted in a lot of ways | ||
| + | * There are a lot of ways a policy can be written that fufill obligations, and I feel the membership should be guaranteed, a hand in that process, as we are with member votes | ||
| + | * A policy produced by a minority of the membership without feedback from the general membership can not hope to attain the the same rigor in quality standards that a membership vote has. | ||
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| + | === Misconceptions === | ||
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| + | * This proposal does not grant the ability to vote to break the law. See [[Bylaws#Issues_Proper_for_a_Vote_of_the_Membership]]. | ||
| + | * If the space has made contractual obligations in the past, those contractual obligations continue to hold, and additional policy is optional. | ||
== Language == | == Language == | ||
Revision as of 17:05, 25 April 2015
Sponsors
- hef
History
- 2015-04-22 - Inception
- 2015-04-29 - Discussion (planned)
- 2015-05-06 - Language Lockdown (planned)
- 2015-05-13 - Vote (planned)
Background
There has been an idea going around that the Board of Directors can create board voted policy if it meets certain qualifications.
Under the section: bylaws#Issues Proper for a Vote of the Directors
There is a specific line:
to fulfill any obligations to ensure the health of the organization.
- The word "obligations" and the phrase "health of the organization" can be interpreted in a lot of ways
- There are a lot of ways a policy can be written that fufill obligations, and I feel the membership should be guaranteed, a hand in that process, as we are with member votes
- A policy produced by a minority of the membership without feedback from the general membership can not hope to attain the the same rigor in quality standards that a membership vote has.
Misconceptions
- This proposal does not grant the ability to vote to break the law. See Bylaws#Issues_Proper_for_a_Vote_of_the_Membership.
- If the space has made contractual obligations in the past, those contractual obligations continue to hold, and additional policy is optional.
Language
Policies may be set by the board of directors via a Board vote, so long as the policy expires 3 weeks after the Board votes on the policies.
All policies voted on and passed by the BoD automatically become vote proposals for the membership to vote on to confirm. At least one week must be allowed for the policy to be adjusted. After that week, normal membership voting rules apply.
If the vote to confirm is held, and quorum is not reached, the temporary policy is automatically extended by a week, and another vote to confirm is held. If quorum is again not reached, the process repeats until a vote to confirm is held and quorum is reached.