[sudo-discuss] [Consensus Decision] Minimum Membership Dues

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On December 18th, Hol submitted a proposal to lift the minimum dues requirement for members to $10 (from $0), with exception granted on a case-by-case basis for special cases (eg; refusal to participate in the monetary system). Posted at https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association/Minimum_Dues#Sub-Section_… - - Go there to comment, edit, etc!: - ----------------------- Sub-Section 3.4.3 Dues Dues shall be paid by members on a sliding scale basis, from the minimum $10 per month rate to the recommended donation calculated using the process below. Exemptions of individuals from paying dues may be approved on a case by case basis by the general membership on the grounds of financial hardship or refusal to participate in the monetary system The recommended monthly dues for members is calculated as follows: dues = average over all members of ( 1 month's overhead + a % of any defecit in each standing fund + a risk premium (min. 5% of all other dues components) For instance, early on, overhead could be (rent + utilities + services), in which case dues = (500 + 100 + 20 + (10 + 5 + 0 + 10) + 64) / 23 = $30.83 per member - --------------------- Feedback encouraged over the next 7 days until this amendment is brought up for consensus at the next weekly meeting (January 8th). Feedback from the Dec. 18th Meeting can be found here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2013-12-18#ammendments_to_articles_… Cheers, - -- Jenny http://jennyryan.net http://sudomesh.org http://thevirtualcampfire.org http://technomadic.tumblr.com `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." - -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." - -Stéphane Mallarmé ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`