Talk:Policies

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Advantage of Policies

Passing Bylaws Changes through the board can be a lengthy and potentially costly process (we have to pay to file bylaws amendments with the city). Policies bring to the organization a more flexible and quick solution for getting basic procedures communicated to the membership.

Proposal

Proposal is that the following definitions and procedures be officially adopted by Makers Local 256.

  • Definition of a Policy
    • "Policies" are member generated.
  • Definition of a Rule
    • Rules are policies the board have voted on to resolve contested policies.
  • What procedures constitute an accepted policy
    • Accepted policies are emailed to the members list AND put on the Policies Wiki Page AND are not contested via email within Seven (7) Days.
  • How to challenge an accepted policy
    • Policies are contested informally via email until the policy is agreed upon, or until a member submits a proposal to the board to define a rule.
  • How to challenge a rule
    • Rules are contested using a proposal, using the proposal method outlined in the Bylaws
  • What procedure to follow for policy non-compliance
    • Accepted Policies that are not followed can use the Actionable Offense methods outlined in the Bylaws
  • How to communicate policies to new members
    • Make reviewing the wiki pages containing Policies and Rules part of the new member "welcome email".