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What is the community's name?
Purpose
What is the community's mission?
What core values does it hold?
What is the basic structure of the community?
An annually elected board determines policies and implements them.
Members
How does someone become a member?
How are members suspended or removed?
Stewards
Who has the capacity to make and change agreements, and how are they chosen?
Each year, on $DATE, members vote on nominees for board positions. The 5 nominees with the largest number of votes become board members for the subsequent year.
Current board members propose and vote on agreements by a secret ballot. At least 51% of board members must vote to approve a proposal in order for it to become an agreement.
How are the agreements implemented?
Board members or their designees should have access to the means to implement the rules that the board has passed.
Who oversees the implementation of the agreements?
Community members unhappy with the board's implementation with the agreements may seek to replace board members at the next election.
How are each of the stewardship roles determined and limited?
Board members can serve an unlimited number of 1-year terms.
Agreements
What are the basic rights inscribed in this Rule?
The board is expected to operate according to this Rule and the explicit agreements it has created.
Where do we keep our additional agreements?
Evolution
How can this Rule be changed?
Changes to this Rule require 51% of the board to approve a referendum circulated to the entire community. The change passes if it receives 2/3 approval of all who vote after $NUMBER days.
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