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| + | * Ok, so the whole "must do it in person" thing has now become a problem. I know why it was put in place, but it's been abused by someone unwilling to return from out of state and unwilling to allow the board to change. Bare in mind that charter members have the ability to vote as if on the board whenever they choose to. I suggest there be a vote on removing board members and that it must be unanimous, excluding the board member in question, to pass. --[[User:Strages|strages]] 10:29, 26 June 2009 (CDT) | ||
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[hide]Overview
This page is for brainstorming about changes to our current bylaws to not only cut down on confusion but the overall bureaucracy that bogs down meetings and generally getting things done.
Changes
- Methods of voting in new members.
- Roles placed on the Secretary.
- Membership application.
- Resignation of board members
Discussion
Use this area for discussing bullet points from above. Please keep the discussion to an appropriate section.
Methods of voting in new members
- Our current method of voting in new members has proven to be broken in many ways.
- Few people vote, or should for that matter, because they don't come to the shop often enough to meet much less get to know potential new members.
- Possible Solution:
- Voting should be a count of Nays more so than Yays. Nays must express reason for voting as such.
- This will eliminate the problem of having to wait 72 hours or whatever for people unable or unwilling to come to the meetings to vote. --strages 10:15, 26 June 2009 (CDT)
- Voting should be a count of Nays more so than Yays. Nays must express reason for voting as such.
- Possible Solution:
- Few people vote, or should for that matter, because they don't come to the shop often enough to meet much less get to know potential new members.
Roles places on the Secretary
- In my honest opinion, the secretary has too many roles placed upon them according the bylaws and this had gotten in the way of progress on more than one occasion due to the secretary either not being informed or unavailable at times. --strages 10:19, 26 June 2009 (CDT)
Membership application
- People should be able to ask for keyed access at the time of application to become a new member. We have a vesting period, all be it an informal one, before we vote people in as new members. This is too let people have a chance to get to know the person and a feel for how they will work with the general group dynamic. I don't see why this period wouldn't be sufficient enough to determine if they would be trustworthy enough to have a key. --strages 10:24, 26 June 2009 (CDT)
Resignation of board members
- Ok, so the whole "must do it in person" thing has now become a problem. I know why it was put in place, but it's been abused by someone unwilling to return from out of state and unwilling to allow the board to change. Bare in mind that charter members have the ability to vote as if on the board whenever they choose to. I suggest there be a vote on removing board members and that it must be unanimous, excluding the board member in question, to pass. --strages 10:29, 26 June 2009 (CDT)
