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== History == | == History == | ||
* Announced: 9/ | * Announced: 9/12/17 | ||
* Language locked: 9/ | * Language locked: 9/21/17 | ||
* Voted on: | * Voted on: 10/17/2017 | ||
* Vote passes 10/17/2017 | |||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
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Pumping Station: One has typically relied on loaned tools, donations, or direct tool purchases to outfit PS:One areas with equipment the membership would like to use. Since our membership has continued to grow we've outgrown and/or upgraded many tools in the space and as a result we've begun to accumulate duplicate or obsolete tools. This vote seeks to address this issue by specifically defining a procedure that documents the removal or disposal of PS:One owned assets by an area host. | Pumping Station: One has typically relied on loaned tools, donations, or direct tool purchases to outfit PS:One areas with equipment the membership would like to use. Since our membership has continued to grow we've outgrown and/or upgraded many tools in the space and as a result we've begun to accumulate duplicate or obsolete tools. This vote seeks to address this issue by specifically defining a procedure that documents the removal or disposal of PS:One owned assets by an area host. | ||
This issue is a relatively new issue for our organization, since the majority of valuable assets had historically been loaned, but have increasingly become or been replaced with PS:One-owned assets. This policy seeks to compliment our [[Tidy Space Policy]] and [[Conflict of interest policy]]. The Tidy Space Policy isn't being used directly to resolve this particular issue because Tidy Space doesn't take into account asset tracking for organizational accounting/budgeting, is only meant to be used for member projects, and could create circumstances in breach of our conflict of interest policy (such as self-dealing). This new policy proposal accounts for these 3 issues | This issue is a relatively new issue for our organization, since the majority of valuable assets had historically been loaned, but have increasingly become or been replaced with PS:One-owned assets. This policy seeks to compliment our [[Tidy Space Policy]] and [[Conflict of interest policy]]. The Tidy Space Policy isn't being used directly to resolve this particular issue because Tidy Space doesn't take into account asset tracking for organizational accounting/budgeting, is only meant to be used for member projects, and could create circumstances in breach of our conflict of interest policy (such as self-dealing). This new policy proposal accounts for these 3 issues and specifically describes possible avenues for asset removal that adhere to our corporate mission. | ||
Vote sponsors will create an asset disposal template page, equipment page disposal header, and asset disposal tag prior to use of this policy. | |||
== Language == | == Language == | ||
Instantiate the [[Asset Removal Policy]]. | Instantiate the [[Asset Removal Policy]] effective 9/30/17. | ||
==Results== | |||
For:41 | |||
Against:2 | |||
Abstain:3 | |||
[[Category:Votes]] | [[Category:Votes]] | ||
[[Category:2017 Votes]] | [[Category:2017 Votes]] | ||
