Vote to Align with Chicago Covid Policy

Vote Proposal Template

A Template/Form for submitting a Proposal for a "Vote by the Membership", or "Member Vote"

Title

Vote to Align with Chicago Covid Policy

Sponsor

Ed Bennett

Co-Sponsors

Carl Karsten

Anna Yu

Joe Mertz

Vote Results

 Quorum:[47]
 Yea Votes: [78]  
 Nay Votes: [30]
 Present or Abstain: [1]
 Total Votes: 109

Vote Passes

Schedule

Proposal Date

Date this proposal was posted to the membership and a request for a vote date was sent to the Board.

[March 23, 2022]

Member Input

Does the Sponsor choose to open the language of the vote for changes due to member input? (optional and can be modified at any time)

[X] YES [ ] NO

Vote Announcement and Beginning Date of the Discussion Period

The announcement date of the vote proposal is the beginning date of the seven-day (minimum) posting and Member discussion period. (Certain exceptional vote types have longer discussion periods. Check the Bylaws if you are unsure.) If the Sponsor has chosen to include member input, suggested edits can be made in a shared document or other collaborative vehicle until the language is locked. The sponsor can stop taking suggestions at any time.

[March 23, 2022]

Language Lock Date and Start of Voting

Five days prior to the Day of the Vote, the vote language is locked, all edits are frozen, and the language of the vote is converted to a pdf file. Ballots that include the pdf are sent to the Membership, and electronic voting begins. Note that the minimum discussion period of seven days leaves only two days for changes before the lock takes place.

[April 1, 2022]

Day of the Vote

Date the Board has assigned for the vote. The Day of the Vote is the day the vote closes.

[April 5, 2022]

Background

PS1's current covid Masking and Vaccination (M/V) policies occasionally refer to the city of Chicago's policy as the basis for our own. Over time our covid policies have slipped out of sync with the City's, creating some confusion around the difference between the model and how we are implementing it at PS1. This proposal seeks to realign PS1's covid M/V policy with the City's M/V policies as they may change over time. If the city "recommends masks" in gyms for entry, then PS1 "recommends masks" for entry. By definition "recommends" is not enforceble, but following a "recommends" means that you're a "team player" (or something like that). If Chicago "requires proof of vaccination" in gyms, then PS1 "requires proof of vaccination" for entry.

Language of the Vote

Effective at midnight following the passing of this proposal, PS1's policy on covid masking and vaccination will continually follow the City of Chicago's covid policies, both recommended and required, on masking and vaccination as related to, specifically, public gyms (e.g. Xport, Planet Fitness), and changing as the City's policies may evolve over time. During periods when proof of vaccination is required by the City for entrance to public gyms, PS1's procedures given in the vaccination policy in effect on the day of the Member vote on this policy will be active. This policy superceeds all other PS1 policies on covid masking and vaccinations that exist on the day of the vote on this proposal.