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--- standing_rules [2023/02/24 00:48] – [8. Finances] major update mpickhard
+++ standing_rules [2023/02/24 01:34] – [11. Rules for Leadership] major update mpickhard
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 Until this transition is complete, the outgoing President and Treasurer shall maintain responsibility for financial concerns, but are required to inform the new officers and the Board of all transactions that take place and their outcome.
-==== 9. Shop Budgets and Purchase Requests ====
+==== 9. Shop Areas and Purchase Requests ====
-**9.1  Shop Budgets**
+**9.1  Shop Areas**
-Shop budgets are defined as a monthly allowance of funds taken from the Bodgery’s general available funds to be used towards maintenance, repair, and improvement of a specific area of the shop and may be spent by specific allowed Authorized Agents.
+Shop area budgets are defined as a monthly allowance of funds taken from the Bodgery’s general available funds to be used towards maintenance, repair, and improvement of a specific area of the shop. The monthly area budget accumulates as an area balance. The money in the area balance may be spent by Area Captains per the Purchase Authority.
+If the board decides that the available general funds are not sufficient to provide area budgets, then either no distribution will be made or the amount available will be distributed proportionally among the allocated budget amounts.
-Budget amounts will be distributed on the 1st of every month.
+Area budgets may be created, modified or eliminated by a majority vote of the board. The amount of a budget will be determined by the board’s best judgement, which may include but is not limited to historical repair/maintenance costs, frequency of space utilization, availability of funds, and fairness of distribution.
-Budgets will be funded from the Bodgery’s preceding month’s income after all other expenses or reserves (insurance savings, e.g.).  If income is less than zero, no distribution will be made. If the income is not greater than the sum amount of budgets to be distributed, then the amount available will be distributed proportionally among the allocated budget amounts.  An exception to this rule may be made if a single month had a disproportionately large one-time expense; treasurer will identify an exception of this nature in the monthly report.
+**9.2 Machine Fee Areas**
-Budgets can be created or modified by a two-thirds vote of the board. The amount and structure of a budget will be determined by the board’s best judgement, which may include but is not limited to historical repair/maintenance costs, frequency of space utilization, availability of funds, and fairness of distribution.
+Machines with a machine-specific fee may be administered by a Machine Captain rather than an Area Captain. Because Machine Captains have purchase authority, they must be approved by the board or the corresponding Area Captain, if any.
-Budget balances (not tracked balances) not spent before the end of the month in which they were distributed will will roll over into the area’s tracked balance.
+**9.3  Purchase Requests**
-**9.2  Purchase Requests**
+Assigned Agents (including but not limited to Board Members and Area Captains) may make purchases or bring requests for purchases to the board.
-Assigned Agents (this includes but is not limited to Board Members and Area Captains) may make purchases, or bring requests for purchases to the board.
 Members with purchase requests/suggestions should first bring the topic to the appropriate Area Captain(s), or Assigned Agent(s) if it doesn’t fall under a shop area’s purview.
 If members disagree with their Area Captain(s) or Assigned Agent(s) regarding the necessity of a requested purchase, they may bring the request directly to the board during the ‘member comments’ section.  In addition to the above purchasing guidelines, the Board will consider the request on the additional guidelines of sufficient member support, and should seek input from the Area Captain(s) or Assigned Agents(s) as to why they initially declined to pursue the purchase.
 ==== 10. Discipline Policy ====
 The board may terminate membership immediately if a member:
   * Commits a crime
-  * Steals something
+  * Takes something from someone or The Bodgery without permission
   * Intentionally endangers someone, threatens someone or otherwise makes others feel unsafe (including unwanted sexual attention, aggressive body posture, or a pattern of microaggressive, degrading, sexist, or racist speech)
-  * Acts in a similarly serious negative way
+  * Acts in a similarly serious negative way, as determined by the Board
 If a member violates a Bodgery rule, including the Bodgery’s first rule (“Don’t be a jerk”), and the board believes the event rises to the level of a serious infraction, the “Three Strikes” process can be initiated or continued.
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 === Strike 2: ===
-After Strike 1, and upon the occurrence of another event that the Board determines could warrants a strike, the member can be provided the option of pursuing either:
+After Strike 1, and upon the occurrence of another event that the Board determines could warrant a strike, the member can be provided the option of pursuing either:
   * The strike process outlined above, with the option of a different investigative board member if preferred.
   * a restorative justice process. The restorative justice process would look different based on the circumstance, but at its core the process would include mediation, the member acknowledging responsibility, and the member undertaking actions to address whatever harm was caused. Two to three board members could be involved, with the President as a standing restorative justice participant and the remaining slots filled on a rotating basis and depending on the circumstances. If the restorative justice process is pursued and the board members determine that the member undertook the process in good faith, the strike process could be bypassed – the restorative justice process replaces Strike 2 but does not eliminate the results of Strike 1; however, if the member did not partake in the restorative justice process or did not act in good faith, then the board could move to issue Strike 2.
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   * Strike 3: will not expire. Eventual re-admittance would be at the discretion of the board.
-If a membership is terminated, the member should have 72 hours to collect their personal items if doing so does not endanger people or property. No refund of unused membership dues will be refunded, except by vote of the board.
+If a membership is terminated, the member should have 72 hours to collect their personal items if doing so does not endanger people or property. No refund of unused membership dues will be refunded, except by vote of the board. Terminated members deemed a threat to members and/or guests may have identifying information posted (e.g. a photo, description, name), to aid members in identifying the person no longer welcome on the property. Any member that encounters a terminated member should report it to the Bodgery board immediately. The board reserves the right to refer persons to law enforcement. Member termination is permanent unless the board votes for a time limit or votes at a later time to readmit the person.
 All board votes in this process require a simple majority to pass.
-This policy in a Google doc: [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FL88DgGPllhIImFzAkg9aKhML09-sGidHBdcKw4YkEI/edit?usp=sharing|LINK]]
 ==== 11. Rules for Leadership ====
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   * The [[leadership|Board of Directors]] ("board") is bound by {{:bodgery_bylaws_5-22-15.pdf|The Bodgery Bylaws}}.
-  * The board is elected by The Bodgery membership once per year in June.
+  * The board is elected by The Bodgery membership once per year for a July 1 start date.
-  * The board may vote to suspend a fellow board member for abuse or neglect of their office, or violation of their membership agreement. The person's membership to the Bodgery shall not be considered as part of this vote.
+  * The board may vote to remove a fellow board member for abuse or neglect of their office, or violation of their membership agreement, as specified by the Bodgery Bylaws. The person's membership to the Bodgery shall not be considered as part of this vote.
-  * The board may vote to remove its own members from office. The board vote must be ratified by a vote of the membership; any such vote must be held by a quorum of the membership in order to be considered binding. The membership of the Bodgery may also initiate a recall vote of a board member from office with a simple majority vote.
+  * The board may remove a fellow board member from an office by a two-thirds vote.
+  * The membership of the Bodgery may also initiate a recall vote of a board member from office with a plurality vote (majority of the cast votes).
 === Area Captains ===
-  * [[leadership|Area Captains]] are put in place and removed by a vote of the board.
+  * [[leadership|Area Captains]] are put in place by a vote of the board. Area Captains are removed by resigning, by stopping their membership, or by a vote of the board.
-  * Area Captains may not add Area Captains to their area without a board vote, but they may assign other area role (e.g. trainers).
+  * Area Captains may not add Area Captains to their area without a board vote, but they may assign other area roles (e.g. trainers).
-  * An Area Captain that cancels membership or resigns the position also ceases to be an Area Captain.
+  * The board delegates Area Captains with wide latitude in control of their shop area. In the unlikely event of disagreement, the board may override an Area Captain decision.
 ==== 12. Ejection ====