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=====Organizational structure===== | =====Organizational structure===== | ||
* Sudo Room is a collective, meaning there is horizontal democratic control and management of the organization, which is composed of all individual members. However, the group actively strives to substantially incorporate interested community participants and beneficiaries who are non-members. | * Sudo Room is a collective, meaning there is horizontal democratic control and management of the organization, which is composed of all individual members. However, the group actively strives to substantially incorporate interested community participants and beneficiaries who are non-members. | ||
=====Qualifications for membership===== | =====Qualifications for membership===== | ||
* Membership is defined by fulfilling the following requirements: | * Membership is defined by fulfilling the following requirements: | ||
*# Contributing monthly dues or equivalent. | *# Contributing monthly dues or equivalent. | ||
*#* Contribution lapses greater than one month result in a temporary disqualification of membership until payment is sustained for two consecutive months. | *#* Contribution lapses greater than one month result in a temporary disqualification of membership until payment is sustained for two consecutive months. | ||
*#** How and by whom is this contribution lapse clause enforced? | |||
*#* It is an express purpose of the group to keep membership rates low, and therefore accessible, as well as offer, when possible, alternatives to monetary contribution to suffice for monthly dues. | *#* It is an express purpose of the group to keep membership rates low, and therefore accessible, as well as offer, when possible, alternatives to monetary contribution to suffice for monthly dues. | ||
*# A status of good standing with the organization. | *# A status of good standing with the organization. | ||
*#* Non-good standing includes any unresolved debts or substantial lapses in respecting the values of the organization and its members, up to the discretion of the collective. | *#* Non-good standing includes any unresolved debts or substantial lapses in respecting the values of the organization and its members, up to the discretion of the collective. | ||
=====Procedures===== | =====Procedures===== | ||
* | * Group meetings occur weekly. | ||
* Decisions fall into three categories and subsequent procedures for resolution. | |||
** '''Major Governance Decisions:''' any decision that substantially changes governance, in particular affecting the articles of association. | |||
*** Requires online vote and two consecutive meetings to decide. | |||
** '''Major Financial Decisions:''' any decision that impacts the organization over a trivial amount, to be determined by the group. | |||
*** Requires online vote and, when possible, two consecutive meetings to decide (not mandatory). | |||
** '''Major Liability Decisions:''' any decision that addresses serious liabilities to the group. | |||
*** Requires online vote. | |||
** Other decisions need not necessarily be handled by the group. | |||
=====Tax status===== | =====Tax status===== | ||
* TBD | * TBD | ||
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Who is a voting member? Anyone who considers themselves a member can vote. | Who is a voting member? Anyone who considers themselves a member can vote. | ||
How do | Who can bring a proposal/how do proposals get brought? Anyone can bring a proposal. | ||
Proposals are brought up on a given week and discussed. Additional discussions and edits take place on the wiki during the week. Following week's meeting includes discussions and final edits to the proposal (maybe cap discussions and editing per proposal at X # minutes?). Voting is open online for a week and at the following week's meeting online numbers are added to in-person numbers. This can work with unanimity, majority, etc. | |||
How do proposals get debated/edited/discussed? | |||
Proposals are brought up on a given week and discussed. Additional discussions and edits take place on the wiki during the week. Following week's meeting includes discussions and final edits to the proposal (maybe cap discussions and editing per proposal at X # minutes?). | |||
Who votes on proposals (related: synchronous or asynchronous voting)? Voting is open online for a week and at the following week's meeting online numbers are added to in-person numbers. | |||
What amount of agreement is necessary for a proposal to pass (unanimity, majority, etc.) (related: different amounts of agreement necessary for different kinds of proposals)? This can work with unanimity, majority, etc. | |||
=====Alternate Draft 2===== | =====Alternate Draft 2===== | ||
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Who is a voting member? Anyone who shows up at meetings is a voting member. | Who is a voting member? Anyone who shows up at meetings is a voting member. | ||
How do | Who can bring a proposal/how do proposals get brought? Anyone who shows up at a meeting. | ||
How do proposals get debated/edited/discussed? | |||
Proposals are brought up on a given week and discussed. Additional discussions and edits take place on the wiki during the week with a final proposal presented at the following week's meeting. | Proposals are brought up on a given week and discussed. Additional discussions and edits take place on the wiki during the week with a final proposal presented at the following week's meeting. | ||
Only in-person votes that week count. | Who votes on proposals (related: synchronous or asynchronous voting)? Only in-person votes that week count. | ||
This can work with unanimity, majority, etc. | What amount of agreement is necessary for a proposal to pass (unanimity, majority, etc.) (related: different amounts of agreement necessary for different kinds of proposals)? This can work with unanimity, majority, etc. | ||
=====Alternate Draft 3===== | =====Alternate Draft 3===== | ||
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Who is a voting member? Anyone who pays monthly membership. | Who is a voting member? Anyone who pays monthly membership. | ||
Who can bring a proposal/how do proposals get brought? | |||
Anyone can bring proposals. | |||
How do proposals get debated/edited/discussed? This can work with the two week proposal introduction/voting system. | |||
Who votes on proposals (related: synchronous or asynchronous voting)? Members can vote on proposals | |||
This can work with unanimity, majority, etc. | What amount of agreement is necessary for a proposal to pass (unanimity, majority, etc.) (related: different amounts of agreement necessary for different kinds of proposals)? This can work with unanimity, majority, etc. | ||
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Who is a voting member? Anyone who pays monthly membership. | Who is a voting member? Anyone who pays monthly membership. | ||
Who can bring a proposal/how do proposals get brought? | |||
Only members can bring | Only members can bring proposals. | ||
How do proposals get debated/edited/discussed? This can work with the two week proposal introduction/voting system. | |||
Who votes on proposals (related: synchronous or asynchronous voting)? Only members can vote on proposals. | |||
This can work with unanimity, majority, etc. | What amount of agreement is necessary for a proposal to pass (unanimity, majority, etc.) (related: different amounts of agreement necessary for different kinds of proposals)? This can work with unanimity, majority, etc. | ||