Bylaws: Difference between revisions

==Purpose==

Pumping Station: One, NFP is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes within the

meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding section of any future United

create intersections between technology, science, art, and culture.

* Acquire and maintain a collaborative workspace for communal use by all members.

* Foster a creative, collaborative environment for experimentation and development in technology and art.

==Membership==

We have one class of members: Full Members.

In order to be a Full Member, a person must support the purpose and specific goals of the organization and must pay

the monthly membership fee as determined by the board of directors.

official notice of members’ meetings.

Any person who does meet these requirements is a Full Member of Pumping Station: One.

Full Members enjoy the following privileges:

* A key or other method of entry to the physical workspace.

Regular meetings for Pumping Station: One shall be held Tuesday nights at 19:00 CST. The meeting shall be held at

the registered address or at a location determined by the board of directors.

The annual meeting shall occur at the standard meeting time and the standard meeting place on the third Tuesday of

January. The date and time can be changed by the procedures for a Vote of the Membership, as defined in these bylaws.

* Any other issues that members have placed before the membership to be discussed at the annual meeting,

pursuant to the proposal and voting rules stated in these bylaws for Votes of the Membership.

Notice of all meetings of Members, including regular meetings and the annual meeting, must be sent at least 5 days

in advance. Notice shall be sent electronically to all members, to the e-mail addresses they have on file with the

corporation. Notice of meetings shall also be posted at the corporation’s registered location.

Meeting procedure shall follow the MIBS Simplified Rules of Coordinated Consensus Through Chaos, available at

http://pumpingstationone.org/index.php?title=MIBS_Rules.

Any issue not specifically assigned to the discretion of the board of directors, by these bylaws, shall be subject to a

vote of the Full Members. Issues subject to a Vote of the Membership include, but are in no way limited to, votes on

issues of project funding, equipment and resource purchasing, and amendment of these bylaws.

Quorum for a vote of the membership of Pumping Station: One shall require at least 50% of the existing membership

on the day of the vote. For the purposes of calculating the quorum, properly submitted proxy statements by members

shall count as attendance.

Any Full Member may submit an issue for vote by the membership, unless the issue is specifically enumerated in the

bylaws as something subject to vote by the board of directors. To be properly submitted for a vote, the member must

at which the issue shall be voted on. An e-mailed statement of the issue shall be considered submission in writing for

the purpose of this rule.

Notice of all issues properly submitted for vote by the membership shall be given to all members no later than 5

days before the meeting at which they will be voted on. Notice shall be sent electronically, to the e-mail address that

the member meeting at which the issues will be voted on. The Board of Directors is responsible for sending out the

notice of the meeting, with the agenda of timely submitted issues to be considered.

Members may vote by proxy. To vote on a matter by proxy, a member must provide written or e-mailed notice to the

board of directors at least 24 hours before the membership meeting where the vote is scheduled to take place. The

and state how he intends to vote on each issue. Proper proxy statements shall count as attendance at the meeting for

the purposes of calculating the quorum.

Voting procedures, including time limits for discussion before taking a vote, shall be defined by the MIBS Simplified

Rules of Coordinated Consensus Through Chaos.

Unless otherwise specified in these bylaws, a simple majority vote of the Full Members present shall ratify any issue

put before the membership for a vote. Under the meaning of ”present” in this section, members voting by proxy count

toward calculating that majority.

Quorum for a vote of the directors of Pumping Station: One shall require at least 50% of the existing directors on the

day of the vote. Directors present at the meeting via teleconferencing equipment are considered present.

These bylaws are deemed placed before the Board of Directors for a vote by operation of Illinois law.

Other issues may be placed before the Board of Directors for a vote as enumerated in these bylaws. Only issues

such issues may be placed for a vote of the board of directors by the process denoted in these bylaws by which such

an issue may be considered. Any other issue shall only be placed for a vote of the membership.

Notice of all issues properly submitted for vote by the board of directors shall be given to all directors no later than 5

days before the meeting at which they will be voted on. Notice shall be sent electronically, to the e-mail address that

each director has provided to the corporation.

Votes by the Directors may not be made by proxy. Directors must attend the meeting of the Board of Directors, either

in person or remotely through teleconference methods arranged with the Board before the meeting, in order to vote on

matters placed before the Board of Directors.

Voting procedures, including time limits for discussion before taking a vote, shall be defined by the MIBS Simplified

Rules of Coordinated Consensus Through Chaos.

Pumping Station: One is led by a group of officers with designated responsibilities according to their role. No officer

shall be compensated for his work as an officer, although the corporation may provide insurance and indemity for its

officers as permitted by Illinois law. No officer may serve more than three consecutive terms as an officer.

In order to be eligible to be nominated, a person must be Full Member as defined earlier in these bylaws for six

consecutive months. For the initial election of officers, or in any replacement election during the six months after the

initial election of officers, a person must be a founding member in order to run for office.

Any full member has the right to nominate a person for office. A full member has the right to nominate himself. Only

the nominated candidate can un-nominate himself. All nominations for officer positions are due one week before the

be made at the annual meeting, in person, before the vote. If nobody is nominated in this way, the person holding the

office may choose to continue in his position, or choose to appoint his successor.

Elections shall be held every year at the annual meeting of members, as defined in these bylaws. The first election

shall be held one week after the first collection of dues.

Every officer has the right to rename the office the holds for the duration of his or her tenure. The responsibilities of

the office remain the same as detailed in the bylaws.

The President shall preside over all meetings of the membership. He or she also serves as a representative of Pumping

Station: One to the public, and in all functions where a President may be called for by law or any other outside

organization statements, and any other papers required to maintain legal nonprofit status by the law of Illinois or

Federal law.

The Vice President shall assist the President in organizing meetings of the membership. He or she is responsible for

enforcing the rules of meeting procedure as detailed in this documents. The Vice President is also responsible for

In the event that the President cannot fulfill his responsibilities at any meeting or function, it is the responsibility

of the Vice President to fulfill the obligations of the President.

The Secretary shall be responsible for recording all minutes of all official meetings of the membership and the board

of directors. The Secretary must make available a hard copy of the minutes of all meetings of the members and the

board of directors at the registered location of Pumping Station: One, in addition to making such records available

online in a static format on the Pumping Station: One website.

The Treasurer is responsible for monitoring all financial assets of Pumping Station: One. This includes but is not

restricted to the collection of membership dues from members, the payment of rent and utilities for any space leased

by Pumping Station: One, the disbursement and reimbursement of funds authorized to be spent under the procedures

detailed in these bylaws.

The Chief Technical Officer is responsible for ensuring the maintenance and consistency of the technological infrastructure

as needed by the organization. This includes, but is not limited to, the website and internal network of the

physical space.

An officer’s term shall expire at the Annual Meeting following his election.

Any officer may resign at any time by written notice delivered to the the president or secretary of the corporation. A

resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a future date. The pending vacancy may

The Board of Directors shall consist of the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, the Chief Technical Officer,

and two at-large Directors. No director shall be compensated monetarily for his work as a director, although the

corporation may provide insurance and indemnity as permitted by Illinois law.

To be nominated to serve as an at-large director, a member must fulfill the same eligibility requirements as an officer

as stated elsewhere in these bylaws.

Nomination of at-large director candidates shall be done by the same process as officer elections as detailed elsewhere

in these bylaws.

Elections for at-large directors shall take place at the annual meeting. All directors shall be elected at the same time,

by the process determined in these bylaws for Votes of the Membership, except that every full member will have two

or, if both want to retain it or appoint a successor, may settle the dispute by calling the result of a coin flip. The coin

shall be official United States legal tender, and shall be flipped at the annual meeting by the Vice President.

The Board of Directors is a body that shall fulfill all roles required by Illinois law. Any decisions not mandated by

Illinois law to fall with the Board of Directors may only be delegated to the Board of Directors by a vote of the

membership to amend these bylaws to explicitly give the board of directors such decision making power. Any policy

affecting the organization at-large will, unless stated otherwise, be decided upon by the voting membership.

The Board of Directors is responsible for making sure the officers of Pumping Station: One are performing their duties

as defined by these by laws, and providing any assistance that the Officers may need in performing those duties.

duties, or to the authority to remove an officer. The Board of Directors does not have authority to alter the scope of an

officers’ duties or remove an officer from his position; any such decision must be made by a vote of the membership.

The Board of Directors is responsible for collecting a list of the issues on the agenda for each membership meeting,

and circulating that list to the members for them to vote on at the upcoming meeting.

matter what, if anything, directors may say about the motion.

The Board of Directors need not call a formal meeting to draft the agenda.

The Board of Directors shall have an annual meeting, as required by Illinois law. The annual meeting of the board

of directors shall be on the third Tuesday in January. Notice of this annual meeting shall be provided electronically

address.

All full members may attend any meeting of the board of directors.

An at-large director’s term shall expire at the Annual Meeting following his election.

Any at-large director may resign at any time by written notice delivered to the the president or secretary of the corporation.

A resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a future date. The pending

These bylaws shall be amended by a majority vote of the membership, using the procedures stated in the Votes of the

Membership section of these bylaws.