Vote to Allow Area Hosts to Check IDs
Sponsors
History
- Mailing List Announcement: TBAN
- Officially Proposed: TBD
- To be Voted on: TBD
- Quorum at time of vote:
- Yes:
- No:
- Present:
- Passed:
Background
Current practice is to require 2 different board members to check a new member applicant's ID before considering them an actual "member." Board members can be hard to find on days and times other than Tuesday right after a board or member meeting, and the requirement puts too much day-to-day business of the organization solely as a burden on board members.
Onboarding (getting people in as a welcome part of the organization) has some bottlenecks and checking IDs is one of them. Bottlenecks in the onboarding create a negative experience, and give the impression that the organization is unable to get simple tasks accomplished or show agility or flexibility.
Area Hosts are already trusted with a PEX debit card and stewardship over a hosted area and it's budget, they are responsible people by definition, according to our system. They could be removed from their position quickly if any discrepancies, abuse or other issues crop up.
Checking an ID is verifying the information on a government-issued ID, and the existence of a signed waiver and minimal data entry and does not require any real technical skill.
The risk/downside of allowing an Area Host to check ID include that there could be more people with access to the member database. While access to the member database is not absolutely required to perform the task, the way it is set up now, it goes hand in hand with access to the database.
Language
Change the language of bylaws or policies to allow area hosts, not just Board members, to check a new member's ID. Exact changes required, yet to be determined.