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--- standing_rules [2024/03/04 18:59] – Add links sto new area captain page mpickhard
+++ standing_rules [2026/06/20 02:05] (current) – [3. Safety] Added sharpened blades are OK, restructured mpickhard
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 ====== The Standing Rules ======
 The Bodgery is a shared workspace and educational environment with many active users. Bodgery members volunteer considerable time for the benefit of all members. Every change to the space has an impact on others. Your behavior has a direct influence on people around you, and an indirect effect on the many other people who use the shop and keep The Bodgery useful, kind, and fun.
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 Talk to the [[leadership|Area Captain]] before using their respective area, even if you aren’t using Bodgery tools. Some areas require an area checkoff.
+Illegal activity is not permitted.
 No sleeping / living in the space. Naps are okay.
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   * Members must not allow unsafe practices by any guest or other member - it is their responsibility to speak up.
   * EJECTION: If necessary, any member, though preferably with the assistance of a board member or area captain, may temporarily eject a member from the space in order to resolve any immediate health, safety, or harassment issues.
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+  * For multiple reasons, no animals or pets, except trained service dogs, are allowed at the Bodgery.
+  * Items with sharpened blades (knives, axes, swords, etc.) are acceptable to be made and worked on in the Bodgery.
+  * The back lot policy can be found here. {{ :back_lot_policy.pdf | Back Lot Policy}}
 ** 3.1 Firearms Policy **
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 Use of aerosols (spray painting or any other spray finish) indoors is NOT permitted under any circumstances. Spray painting may be done outdoors (away from exits, vents and exhausts) with appropriate precautions to cover the ground with paper or tarp. Any over spray is expected to be cleaned by the member and is subject to disciplinary action if left uncleaned.
-** 3.3 Animals and Pets **
-For multiple reasons, no animals, except trained service dogs, are allowed at the Bodgery.
 ==== 4.  Guests, Children, Minors ====
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 Purchases and expenditures made on behalf of the Bodgery must be made within the scope defined by the Board. The Treasurer must be notified after purchase with a valid receipt. Expenditures must have approval in the manner of the first qualifying item in this list:
    - Expenditures that the board finds are necessary to the safety and security of the Bodgery and its members (such as liability insurance premiums, fire suppression equipment, security cameras, etc.) require a majority vote of the Board to be granted approval.
-   - Expenditures more than $1,000 require a majority vote of the Board and a plurality vote (i.e. a majority of the votes cast) of the membership to be granted approval. The board must re-approve the expenditure if it is not made within a year of the initial board approval.
+   - Expenditures more than $2000 require a majority vote of the Board and a plurality vote (i.e. a majority of the votes cast) of the membership to be granted approval. The board must re-approve the expenditure if it is not made within a year of the initial board approval.
    - Expenditures made by [[area_captain|Area Captains]], Machine Captains or their designee, up to the amount in their area balance, do not require prior approval.
-   - Expenditures more than $200 (but not more than $1000) require a majority vote of the Board to be granted approval. The board must re-approve the expenditure if it is not made within a year of the initial approval.
+   - Expenditures more than $200 (but not more than $2000) require a majority vote of the Board to be granted approval. The board must re-approve the expenditure if it is not made within a year of the initial approval.
    - The Board may delegate purchase authority to any member, ad-hoc group of members, or committee. The nature and amount of expenditures, the members to whom the purchase authority is delegated, and the time frame for expenditures must be approved by a majority vote of the board.
    - Expenditures less than or equal to $200 that are to be made by any member on the Bodgery’s behalf require prior written approval from either the Treasurer or President.