That's a very good point, I'll make sure to specify that when we have
sections in our articles of association. Thanks for your input!

On 08/11/2014 11:53 AM, hol@gaskill.com wrote:
>
>
> "1. All decisions about the building are made through consensus, except
> when specified."
>
> I would put it very explicitly in this section where those exceptions
> are enumerated. For example, "except when specified in section 2.3 of
> the articles..." Otherwise, people would be free to add cases that are
> exempt from our consensus process without changing this section.
>
> On 2014-08-10 15:16, Jeremy Entwistle wrote:
>
>> Hello everybody!
>>
>> Before the meeting, I wanted to see if there were any revisions or
>> blocks to my proposals. They're all regarding our governance structure
>> and decisions making processes (as members of the omni).
>>
>> *Proposals*
>>
>> 1. All decisions about the building are made through consensus, except
>> when specified.
>>
>> 2. When a decision needs to be made to secure the building, then a
>> majority vote may be used to make the decision. The majority must be
>> three-fourths of all voting members. These decisions include:
>> a. Paying rent, utilities, and other liabilities of the collective
>> b. Submitting legal documentation
>> c. Suspensions and bans
>>
>> 3. Each collective may choose to use a delegate or distributed delegates
>> to count as a single vote at the main meetings. Distributed delegates
>> allows all members of collectives to make amendments or block proposals
>> at main meeting.
>>
>> 4. Consensus formed through absence of clarifying questions and blocks.
>> This removes the necessity to identify a delegate. The member(s) of the
>> collective needs to be present to represent the consent of the
>> collective. Quorum is still needed to make a decision.
>>
>> 5. The meetings are to give priority to updates from working groups and
>> collectives.
>>
>> The last proposal should ensure we're having meetings where people are
>> updated with what we've done and what we need to do instead of having
>> long discussions about things that might be otherwise more appropriate
>> for a working group or collective.
>>
>> Take care,
>> Jeremy
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