Talk:First Draft Bylaws
From Makers Local 256
- Article II, Section 1.2 and 2.1 have duplicate information
- "A member is eligible for a position of the Board of Directors if they have remained an active member for at least 3 months. "
- "A regular member has the right to run for a board member position if they have remained an active member for at least three months. " --Omegix 16:06, 17 August 2009 (CDT)
- This definitely needs to only be in the eligibility section. It should also be modified to say something to the effect of "three months previous to the election", and not just 3 months in general Opticron 16:25, 17 August 2009 (CDT)
- ARTICLE II, Section 2.1.1 - Member Inactivity
- This is describing both activity and inactivity, I don't like calling it Member inactivity. --Jimshoe 17:53, 24 August 2009 (CDT)
- Article II, Section 2.2.1
- The responsibility for leading the meetings is defined here, but not the coordination or announcement of the meetings. --Omegix 16:06, 17 August 2009 (CDT)
- Article II, Section 2.3 - Board Officers
- It says board officers get metal keys, does this mean that Board Members do not? If so, why is this? --Jimshoe 17:53, 24 August 2009 (CDT)
- Article II, Section 2.2.1.3
- "He or she shall publish a monthly financial report." Financial report to me means "How much money do we have in the coffers." I'm cool with that, as long as everyone is on the same page. But it might be advantageous to define what's expected in the report. I certainly wouldn't want to be required to report on fiscal forecasting every month. --Omegix 16:06, 17 August 2009 (CDT)
- I don't think we need to address the content of the financial report in the bylaws. I think what's expected should be up to the sitting board. Dickie 11:16, 18 August 2009 (CDT)
- "He or she shall publish a monthly financial report." Financial report to me means "How much money do we have in the coffers." I'm cool with that, as long as everyone is on the same page. But it might be advantageous to define what's expected in the report. I certainly wouldn't want to be required to report on fiscal forecasting every month. --Omegix 16:06, 17 August 2009 (CDT)
- Article II, Section 2.2.1.3
- "The Treasurer shall also perform such additional duties as are assigned by the Board of Directors." This should either be moved to a more general section like Article II, Section 2.2.1 (having it apply to all board offices), or strike it and leave it implied.--Omegix 16:06, 17 August 2009 (CDT)
- This is very ambiguous and should probably be removed. The treasurer already has quite a bit to do, and this sounds more like a secretarial duty. Opticron 16:25, 17 August 2009 (CDT)
- I think this either need to be removed or added to both the Secretary and Chairman --Jimshoe 17:53, 24 August 2009 (CDT)
- "The Treasurer shall also perform such additional duties as are assigned by the Board of Directors." This should either be moved to a more general section like Article II, Section 2.2.1 (having it apply to all board offices), or strike it and leave it implied.--Omegix 16:06, 17 August 2009 (CDT)
- Article II, Section 2.3
- "...monthly pledged contribution."
- I'm interpreting this as there are other options than currency donation as a monthly pledged contribution. I'm ok with that, I just want to make sure that was the intent. --Omegix 16:06, 17 August 2009 (CDT)
- I almost put wording in there along the lines of "...which may be monetary donations or services to the facilities...". I'll bring this up at the next meeting. Dickie 11:16, 18 August 2009 (CDT)
- This is exactly what we have now isn't? --Jimshoe 17:53, 24 August 2009 (CDT)
- Article III, Section 1
- This section appears to be membership proposal themed more than "all proposals" themed.
- Recommend either making it more general so it applies to all proposals, or creating a new section for standard proposals. --Omegix 16:06, 17 August 2009 (CDT)
- This section was initially slated for only membership proposals, but we decided to extend it to all proposals(IIRC) and forgot to change the wording Opticron 16:25, 17 August 2009 (CDT)
- It seems a little mixed to me, maybe a sub section for member proposals and another one for general proposals --Jimshoe 17:53, 24 August 2009 (CDT)
- Opticron is right, I goofed. This is intended to be for all general proposals, membership proposals included. I don't think they need to be split up. It is intended that they follow the same process. Dickie 08:17, 28 August 2009 (CDT)
- Article III, Section 2
- I don't understand the benefit of semiannual terms yet, but it sounds interesting. Can someone share a pros/cons outlook on this vs. annual terms? --Omegix 16:06, 17 August 2009 (CDT)
- Neither do I, I think its going to make things for the Board Officers a little to difficult. If the Board Officers get changed out every 6 months, its going to be hard to keep things consistent. --Jimshoe 17:53, 24 August 2009 (CDT)
- Article IV, Section 1
- Article V, Section2
- "Any remaining assets of the organization must be donated to a charitable, educational, or scientific endeavor." Recommend changing to
- "Any remaining assets of the organization must be donated to an IRS 501c3 compliant charitable, educational, or scientific endeavor." --Omegix 16:06, 17 August 2009 (CDT)
- Sounds good to me Opticron 16:25, 17 August 2009 (CDT)
- Ditto, if that's the actual requirement. Dickie 11:16, 18 August 2009 (CDT)
