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* 2015-05-05 - Discussion w/ BoD
 
* 2015-05-05 - Discussion w/ BoD
 
* 2015-05-07 - Draft 3 rewrite
 
* 2015-05-07 - Draft 3 rewrite
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* 2015-05-19 - Language Lockdown (planned)
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* 2015-07-13 - Draft 4
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* 2015-05-26 - Vote (planned)
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* 2015-07-28 - Language Lockdown
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* 2015-08-04 - Vote (planned)
  
 
== Background ==
 
== Background ==
  
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What this vote aims to do is remove the need, and therefore ability, for the board of directors to pass voted policy.  If the rules of insurance are implicitly enforced, there is no need for extra policy. That said, documentation on the extra rulesets implied by insurance policy compliance is a good idea.  The membership has traditionally been very very good at documenting these types of things clearly, finding weakness and either exploiting or repairing them.
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The membership and the board are not two distinct groups.
  
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This vote aims to both protect the organization, and ensure that membership involvement stays high.
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If a non-board member of the organization wanted to work on insurance compliance, I would be inclined to encourage them.
  
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=== Information Dissemination ===
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The following 3 pages could be seen as an obstacle to that.
  
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Concern has been expressed about how to communicate newly discovered caveats to contractual obligations. This information should be disseminated the same way votes are:
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* [[Board Policy on Animals]]
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* [[Board Policy on Alcohol]]
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* [[Board Policy on Events]]
  
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* The mailing list
 
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* Signage near affected areas
 
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* The wiki
 
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* Meeting notes.
 
  
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=== Disadvantages of Votes to Honor Specific Contractual Obligations ===
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Members serving on the board generally ensure insurance obligations are being fulfilled. However, anyone who wants to work on insurance compliance should be able to, and is strongly encouraged to work with other members already working on the issues.
  
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* Voting to comply with a contractual agreement carries the implication that a vote is required to comply with a contractual obligation.
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The policy structure at PS:One can be convoluted and difficult to follow, so I write a hand-dandy guide available here: [[Understanding Policy Structure at PS:One]]
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* Vote language for contractual compliance is often imprecise, and difficult to correct.
 
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* The bylaws specifiy that Director votes are permitted granted that they [[Bylaws#Issues Proper for a Vote of the Directors|fulfill obligations that ensure the health of the organizaton]], which implies that the minimum impact is required for the vote issue, but the minumum impact is not always desireable.
 
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* Member participation in the space's operations should be encouraged.
 
  
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=== Noteworthy caveats ===
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== Language ==
  
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* Members do not have the ability to vote to break the law. See [[Bylaws#Issues Proper for a Vote of the Membership]].
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The following 3 policies are member curated policies.
  
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== Language ==
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* [[Board Policy on Animals]]
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* [[Board Policy on Alcohol]]
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* [[Board Policy on Events]]
  
 
[[Category:Votes]]
 
[[Category:Votes]]
 
[[Category:2015 Votes]]
 
[[Category:2015 Votes]]

Latest revision as of 04:14, 29 July 2015

Sponsors

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History

  • 2015-04-22 - Inception
  • 2015-05-05 - Discussion w/ BoD
  • 2015-05-07 - Draft 3 rewrite
  • 2015-07-13 - Draft 4
  • 2015-07-28 - Language Lockdown
  • 2015-08-04 - Vote (planned)

Background

The membership and the board are not two distinct groups.

If a non-board member of the organization wanted to work on insurance compliance, I would be inclined to encourage them.

The following 3 pages could be seen as an obstacle to that.


Members serving on the board generally ensure insurance obligations are being fulfilled. However, anyone who wants to work on insurance compliance should be able to, and is strongly encouraged to work with other members already working on the issues.

The policy structure at PS:One can be convoluted and difficult to follow, so I write a hand-dandy guide available here: Understanding Policy Structure at PS:One

Language

The following 3 policies are member curated policies.

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