Revision as of 11:10, 3 June 2014

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 existing policy
  • Policies are contested informally via email until the policy is agreed upon, or until a member requests a board vote.
• How to challenge an existing rule
  • Rules are contested using a proposal, using the existing proposal method outlined in the Bylaws
• What procedure to follow for policy non-compliance
  • Accepted Policies that are not followed can use the existing 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".