<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Resurfacing this thread. I've incorporated Jeremy's proposal into a long-running proposal for redefining the Omni's governance processes here: <a href="http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Governance/Proposal">http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Governance/Proposal</a><br><br></div>Anyone interested in working on this is encouraged to add feedback to the bottom of this wiki page and/or attend governance working group meetings. Our next meeting is tomorrow, 7pm in the Omni mezzanine: <a href="http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Event:2014/09/09_Governance_Meeting">http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Event:2014/09/09_Governance_Meeting</a><br><br></div>This is a major proposal so will require some time and numerous iterations. The intent is to 1) loosen the power of existing Omni delegates toward a more open consensus model, 2) empower working groups to make decisions independent of the delegate meeting, and 3) to create terms for tenants in relation to member-groups and fiscally-sponsored projects of the OOC.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div>Jenny<br>
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 7:15 PM, Jeremy Entwistle <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jwentwistle@cryptolab.net" target="_blank">jwentwistle@cryptolab.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">That's a very good point, I'll make sure to specify that when we have<br>
sections in our articles of association. Thanks for your input!<br>
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On 08/11/2014 11:53 AM, <a href="mailto:hol@gaskill.com">hol@gaskill.com</a> wrote:<br>
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> "1. All decisions about the building are made through consensus, except<br>
> when specified."<br>
><br>
> I would put it very explicitly in this section where those exceptions<br>
> are enumerated. For example, "except when specified in section 2.3 of<br>
> the articles..." Otherwise, people would be free to add cases that are<br>
> exempt from our consensus process without changing this section.<br>
><br>
> On 2014-08-10 15:16, Jeremy Entwistle wrote:<br>
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>> Hello everybody!<br>
>><br>
>> Before the meeting, I wanted to see if there were any revisions or<br>
>> blocks to my proposals. They're all regarding our governance structure<br>
>> and decisions making processes (as members of the omni).<br>
>><br>
>> *Proposals*<br>
>><br>
>> 1. All decisions about the building are made through consensus, except<br>
>> when specified.<br>
>><br>
>> 2. When a decision needs to be made to secure the building, then a<br>
>> majority vote may be used to make the decision. The majority must be<br>
>> three-fourths of all voting members. These decisions include:<br>
>> a. Paying rent, utilities, and other liabilities of the collective<br>
>> b. Submitting legal documentation<br>
>> c. Suspensions and bans<br>
>><br>
>> 3. Each collective may choose to use a delegate or distributed delegates<br>
>> to count as a single vote at the main meetings. Distributed delegates<br>
>> allows all members of collectives to make amendments or block proposals<br>
>> at main meeting.<br>
>><br>
>> 4. Consensus formed through absence of clarifying questions and blocks.<br>
>> This removes the necessity to identify a delegate. The member(s) of the<br>
>> collective needs to be present to represent the consent of the<br>
>> collective. Quorum is still needed to make a decision.<br>
>><br>
>> 5. The meetings are to give priority to updates from working groups and<br>
>> collectives.<br>
>><br>
>> The last proposal should ensure we're having meetings where people are<br>
>> updated with what we've done and what we need to do instead of having<br>
>> long discussions about things that might be otherwise more appropriate<br>
>> for a working group or collective.<br>
>><br>
>> Take care,<br>
>> Jeremy<br>
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