Difference between revisions of "Articles of Association/Constable"

'''sudo room''' is an association of individuals ("sudoers") established to collectively sustain a [[Sudo_room|creative community and hacker space]] with a [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Do-ocracy do-ocracy] foundation.

'''sudoers''' are an open, transparent, inclusive community of creators working collaboratively to be constructive members of society.

** Receives dues and donations and pays expenses on behalf of the group, using the group's accounts.

** Maintains accurate budget documentation and makes it available to the group.

* Constable

** Point person for facilitating the conflict resolution process according to the Articles, but not necessarily a moderator.

** Documents all meetings and communications relevant to the conflict resolution process.

** Does not act as Constable in conflicts involving self.

# Enforcement / Conflict Resolution

===Section 3.4 Enforcement===

====Sub-Section 3.4.0 Process====

# The party who seeks resolution finds someone to act as Constable in the matter, and works with this Constable to find a Mediator.

## The Mediator is an impartial and uninvolved third party who consents to assist, and with whom all conflicting parties consent to work with towards a solution.

## The Constable organizes meetings for conflict resolution and maintains records of all meetings and relevant communications among the conflicting parties.

## The Constable, Mediator, and the conflicting parties arrange to meet to work out a resolution to the conflict that all conflicting parties consent to.

# If at least one conflicting party does not consent to meet, or if at least one conflicting party is unavailable to meet in a reasonable time, all relevant circumstances considered, or if the Constable and Mediator agree after at least one meeting that further meetings would not be likely to lead to resolution, the issue is brought before the group in the following way:

## The issue is added to the agenda of the next official meeting scheduled at least one week in the future, and all relevant documentation is gathered together by the Constable and made available to the group at least one week beforehand, preferably on the wiki, and notice is broadcast to the group, preferably on the mailing list, but information that would compromise anyone's privacy or dignity is not made public. In the description of the issue, the form of redress sought by the plaintiff(s) is included. Both the Constable and Mediator must give their approval of the factual content of the documentation before it is posted. Both the Constable and Mediator must expressly affirm that the form of redress sought by the plaintiff(s) is consistent with '''sudo room's''' values. The request for redress must include an implementation plan approved by the Constable and the Mediator if it is not obvious how to implement it.

### First, the Constable presents all relevant documentation about the issue.

### Then, a category of severity is established by '''consensus''' according to '''sudo room''''s values and the facts of the case. The category determines the voting threshold for sustaining a sanction against any party to the conflict. The categories are (in order of decreasing severity):

### Then, the opportunity to represent perspective is granted to each conflicting party and to the Mediator, and general discussion may be held about the issue if any member wishes. The Constable co-facilitates with the Facilitator in order to answer questions specific to the conflict and provides information about the history of the conflict by referring to the documentation.

### Then, members may propose alternative remedies to the conflict, preferably but not necessarily along with implementation plans if appropriate, which are added to a list of potential remedies if neither the Constable nor the Mediator objects. They may be overruled in their objections if a second member supports the proposal.

### Finally, a vote is held on the plaintiff(s)' proposed remedy, and then alternative remedies are voted upon in the order they were proposed, but only if at least one member indicates that the one under consideration is still relevant. After all remedies have been considered in this way, the matter is considered resolved. The Constable then works with all relevant parties to implement the remedy or remedies that passed according to their implementation plans, and also to develop plans for remedies proposed during the meeting without plans if needed.

### Any conflicting party unsatisfied with the decision may place an appeal on the agenda in the same way that conflicts are placed on the agenda, except that a majority of the group must vote to accept the appeal during a meeting, and the process begins anew. The appeal must propose an alternative remedy and refer to values that were not served by the original decision.

====Sub-Section 3.4.1 Principles and Values Specific to Conflicts====

# The accused are presumed innocent unless and until proven otherwise beyond reasonable doubt.

# Respect for the privacy and dignity of all members is consistently maintained.

# Proportional and effective remedies should be sought.

# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restorative_justice Restorative] remedies are strongly preferred over [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retributive_justice retributive] remedies.

===Section 3.5 Corporate and Tax Status===

===Section 3.6 Fiscal Solvency===

====Sub-Section 3.6.0 Assets====

====Sub-Section 3.6.1 Budgeting====

====Sub-Section 3.6.2 Income====

====Sub-Section 3.6.3 Dues====

====Sub-Section 3.6.4 Expenditures====

====Sub-Section 3.6.5 Surplus====