New Bylaws Project - Revision history

Rfs: /* Outline of the proposed by-laws */

2010-07-06T20:29:44Z

Outline of the proposed by-laws

Rfs at 23:44, 7 September 2005

2005-09-07T23:44:06Z

Rfs: /* Versions of the Bylaws */

2005-09-07T23:40:23Z

Versions of the Bylaws

Rfs: /* Versions of the Bylaws */

2005-09-07T23:28:18Z

Versions of the Bylaws

Charno: /* New Bylaws Working Group */

2005-08-17T23:06:17Z

New Bylaws Working Group

Charno: /* New Bylaws Working Group */

2005-08-17T23:05:52Z

New Bylaws Working Group

Rfs: /* Snapshots */

2005-08-17T21:34:08Z

Snapshots

Rfs: /* Snapshots */

2005-08-11T02:46:31Z

Snapshots

Rfs: /* Snapshots */

2005-08-11T02:08:26Z

Snapshots

Rfs: /* Standing Resolutions */

2005-08-10T15:49:37Z

Standing Resolutions

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 ;[[Makeup of the Board]]
 :How specific should we get in spelling out what kind of qualifications board members need? How much can be left to policy and how much should be in the bylaws?
-;[[Board Decision Making Process]]
+;Board Decision Making Process
 :The original (unammended) bylaws mention majority vote in some places. At an early board meeting (rumour has it) an ammendment was passed to use formal consensus with a limit of how many lifetime blocks (3?) a board member could use. What do we want in the new bylaws?
 ;[[Delegation of Authority]]

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-Welcome to the page where we collaborate to write new by-laws for Free Geek. These will eventually be passed through council and proposed to the existing board of directors. Please feel free to take part in the conversation.
+Welcome to the page where we collaborated to write new bylaws for Free Geek. These were passed through council and adopted by the existing board of directors.
 == Free Geek Bylaws ==
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 == New Bylaws Working Group ==
-The general consensus of the most recent [http://lists.freegeek.org/pipermail/council/2005-June/001296.html Council Meeting] was that in order to re-create the board of directors in a way that fits the spirit and direction of Free Geek, we will need to change the by-laws. The Council authorized a working group to draft proposed bylaws. The working group is open to any volunteer or staff member at Free Geek, including current board members. However, the initial people to commit to the task were:
+The general consensus of the most recent [http://lists.freegeek.org/pipermail/council/2005-June/001296.html Council Meeting] was that in order to re-create the board of directors in a way that fits the spirit and direction of Free Geek, we will need to change the bylaws. The Council authorized a working group to draft proposed bylaws. The working group is open to any volunteer or staff member at Free Geek, including current board members. However, the initial people to commit to the task were:
 * Jeff Kane
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 * Wren
-Our job is to make sense of the discussion so far and draft by-laws that would then go to council for discussion and approval, and from there to the current board of directors. Members of the current [[Board of Directors]] (the interim board) are involved in this drafting; the Board and the bylaws group are meeting at the same time.
+Our job was to make sense of the discussion so far and draft bylaws that then went to council for discussion and approval, and from there to the current board of directors. Members of the current [[Board of Directors]] (the interim board) were involved in this drafting; the Board and the bylaws group met simultaneously.
 == Meeting Times ==
-The Interim Board and the Bylaws Working Group will be holding consecutive biweekly meetings on Wednesday evenings to work through this transition period. These meetings are open to the any Free Geek volunteer or staff member. The tentative dates are:
+The Interim Board and the Bylaws Working Group held consecutive biweekly meetings on Wednesday evenings to work through the transition. These meetings were open to any Free Geek volunteer or staff member. The meetings dates were:
 * July 13
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 * August 10
 * August 24
 == Background reading ==

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 Welcome to the page where we collaborate to write new by-laws for Free Geek. These will eventually be passed through council and proposed to the existing board of directors. Please feel free to take part in the conversation.
-== Versions of the Bylaws ==
+== Free Geek Bylaws ==
-There are three main versions of the bylaws available on this wiki, and it can get confusing. Here is the key:
+There are a few versions of the bylaws available on this wiki, and it can get confusing. Here is the key:
 ; [[Free Geek Bylaws]]
-: This is a copy of the currently in effect, legal bylaws -- the ones we are changing. '''(Locked from casual edits.)'''
+: This is a copy of the currently in effect, legal bylaws -- the ones we just adopted. '''(Locked from casual edits.)'''
-; [[Proposed Bylaws Working Draft]]
+; [[Old Free Geek Bylaws]]
-: This is where we are doing the active work. There are comments, deletion marks, and additions are noted. This makes for a rather noisy document. However, if you want to make comments directly this is the place to do it. '''(Available for editing.)'''
+: These are the original bylaws, which this project ammended. They remain here for the historical record. '''(Locked from casual edits.)'''
 ===Snapshots===
-As we worked through amending the old bylaws, the comments and deletion marks started to get in the way. When we update the [[Proposed Bylaws Current Draft|current draft]], we first create a read-only version of our noisy working copy, so we won't lose the history. Reading through the snapshots in chronological order should give you the most accurate and detailed picture of the whole conversation. '''(These are all locked from casual edits.)'''
+As we worked through amending the old bylaws, the comments and deletion marks started to get in the way. When we update the  current draft, we first create a read-only version of our noisy working copy, so we won't lose the history. Reading through the snapshots in chronological order should give you the most accurate and detailed picture of the whole conversation. '''(These are all locked from casual edits.)'''
 ; [[Proposed Bylaws Snapshot 2005-07-14]]
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 ; [[Proposed Bylaws Snapshot 2005-08-17]]
 : This snapshot was taken on August 17, a week after the fifth bylaws meeting. Joe's changes were incorporated and a few clauses had been reverted. Committee members weighed in and then just before the council meeting this snapshot was taken.
 ===Standing Resolutions===

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 == Versions of the Bylaws ==
 There are three main versions of the bylaws available on this wiki, and it can get confusing. Here is the key:
 ; [[Free Geek Bylaws]]

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 * Richard
 * Wren
 Our job is to make sense of the discussion so far and draft by-laws that would then go to council for discussion and approval, and from there to the current board of directors. Members of the current [[Board of Directors]] (the interim board) are involved in this drafting; the Board and the bylaws group are meeting at the same time.

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 ; [[Proposed Bylaws Snapshot 2005-08-10]]
 : This snapshot was taken on August 8, just after the fifth bylaws meeting. Joe, the lawyer, will look at this and offer his cautions and final suggestions, but this is expected to go to the council relatively unchanged for approval on August 17.
 ===Standing Resolutions===

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 ; [[Proposed Bylaws Snapshot 2005-07-29]]
 : This snapshot was taken on July 29, two days after the fourth bylaws meeting.
 ===Standing Resolutions===

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 * [[Standing Resolution to Codify the Staff Collective]]
 * [[Standing Resolution on Consensus Decision Making]]
 == New Bylaws Working Group ==