[Noisebridge-discuss] Bylaws!

[Mitch Altman]

Greetings from Shanghai!

Thanks, David, for the really nice explanation.  That is how I remember things.  I can't think of anything else to add, except that we decided that there is no need to state in the bylaws document that we send to the state explicitly what the process is for people to become capital-M "Members" ("Stewards") -- we'll define that process in our internal documentation.

I'll be available to put more energy into this again when I get back from China, after the 27th.

Folks think we should have another meeting to hammer out language for the by-laws so we can present it to everyone on the list?

Mitch.



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> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:49:58 -0700
> From: dmolnar at eecs.berkeley.edu
> To: albill at arcanology.com
> CC: maltman23 at hotmail.com; jsk at yesco.org; noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Bylaws!
> 
> Al Billings wrote:
> > Where are we at in the bylaws discussion and incorporation now?
> 
> 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
> 
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