SpammerHellDontDelete: added description by David Molnar of discussion of capital-M "Members" and small-m "members" for bylaws

2008-04-21T09:02:27Z

added description by David Molnar of discussion of capital-M "Members" and small-m "members" for bylaws

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	Talk about "members" and "Members", and maybe even nail down the language to complete the Bylaws to present to everyone for comments, so we can mail them in to become incorporated as a CA non-profit corporation.		Talk about "members" and "Members", and maybe even nail down the language to complete the Bylaws to present to everyone for comments, so we can mail them in to become incorporated as a CA non-profit corporation.


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			We met on 8 April and discussed possible options for organizing, given
			the constraints we would have with California law. By the end of the
			night, I remember there being a rough idea along these lines:

			0) Have a small Board consisting of the 3 exec officers (CEO, Secretary,
			and Treasurer). Possibly 5 members to allow for one or two absences
			while still having a quorum. The role of the Board, as Paul pointed out
			in his comments, would be to moderate. The role of the exec officers
			would be to execute the will of the membership, plus take care of
			bookkeeping (e.g. financials).

			1) Have legal capital-M "Members" who would act as "Stewards" for
			Noisebridge. A Steward's role would be oversight - to make sure the
			Board and the executive officers are doing the right thing. As a
			capital-M Member, Stewards would have the rights outlined in the law,
			including the right to call meetings, toss out the Board, and so on.
			The idea is that a Steward is supposed to look after the interests of
			the club as a whole, and everyone would pick initial Stewards with that
			in mind.

			2) Have small-m "members" who come to the place, use Noisebridge
			resources, work on projects, and so on and so forth. These members are
			not capital-M Members under the meaning of the law, but there would be
			some process by which someone could become a Steward.
			We didn't finalize what such a process would look like.

			We then decided to write up a bylaws draft with this concept and send it
			out to get everyone's feedback. That has not yet happened, I think due
			to people becoming busy. (I know I was supposed to help out, and I
			missed at least one irc meeting, for example.)

			If I forgot or misstated something, please someone let me know.

			-David Molnar

Adi: Meeting Notes 2008 04 07 moved to Meeting Notes 2008 04 08: tuesday is the 8th, not the 7th.

2008-04-09T02:12:57Z

Meeting Notes 2008 04 07 moved to Meeting Notes 2008 04 08: tuesday is the 8th, not the 7th.

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2008-04-07T22:57:54Z

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Talk about "members" and "Members", and maybe even nail down the language to complete the Bylaws to present to everyone for comments, so we can mail them in to become incorporated as a CA non-profit corporation.

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SpammerHellDontDelete: added description by David Molnar of discussion of capital-M "Members" and small-m "members" for bylaws

Adi: Meeting Notes 2008 04 07 moved to Meeting Notes 2008 04 08: tuesday is the 8th, not the 7th.

Maltman23: New page: Category:Meeting Notes '''Agenda''': Talk about "members" and "Members", and maybe even nail down the language to complete the Bylaws to present to everyone for comments, so we can m...