Vote to Update Tidy Space Policy (2024)
Title
Vote to Update Tidy Space Policy (2024)
Sponsor
Nick Hawley
Co-Sponsors
Jennie Plasterer
Andrew Wingate
Ian Sampson
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Vote Results
Quorum:[ ] Yea Votes: [ ] Nay Votes: [ ] Present or Abstain: [ ]
Schedule
Proposal Date
Date this proposal was posted to the membership and a request for a vote date was sent to the Board.
[DATE]
Member Input
Does the Sponsor choose to open the language of the vote for changes due to member input? (optional and can be modified at any time)
[x] YES [ ] NO
Vote Announcement and Beginning Date of the Discussion Period
The announcement date of the vote proposal is the beginning date of the seven-day (minimum) posting and Member discussion period. (Certain exceptional vote types have longer discussion periods. Check the Bylaws if you are unsure.) If the Sponsor has chosen to include member input, suggested edits can be made in a shared document or other collaborative vehicle until the language is locked. The sponsor can stop taking suggestions at any time.
[10/9/24]
Language Lock Date and Start of Voting
Five days prior to the Day of the Vote, the vote language is locked, all edits are frozen, and the language of the vote is converted to a pdf file. Ballots that include the pdf are sent to the Membership, and electronic voting begins. Note that the minimum discussion period of seven days leaves only two days for changes before the lock takes place.
10/27/24
Day of the Vote
Date the Board has assigned for the vote. The Day of the Vote is the day the vote closes.
11/5/24
Background
Greater efforts to maintain the tidiness/cleanliness of PS1 in 2024 have shed light on certain issues with PS1's current Tidy Space Policy. We propose these changes be made to clarify cleanliness and maintenance policy at PS1.
Synopsis
The best way to fully understand what is being proposed is to read both the current Tidy Space Policy and the Tidy_Space_Policy_Proposal. An incomplete summary of major changes follows:
- Tidy Space Deputies have the explicit ability to limit the renewal of Green Tickets after a Red Ticket has been issued.
- 'No-Go Zones' clarify existing rules around worktables, walkways, etc.
- For items stored improperly in No-Go Zones, the time between red ticketing and moving to salvage decreased to from 72 hours to 24 hours. When temporary storage is difficult or impossible, 2 Deputies can skip the 24 hour period at their discretion.
- For Standing Projects left on worktables (glue/paint/finish drying, etc) time limit increased from 1 hour to 3 hours.
- Separate process for Personal Storage removed
- Removed obsolete areas/language
- Removed duplicative sections that are governed by other policies (mainly Membership Agreement)
- Simplified language
Language of the Vote
Here is the actual text that will be recorded as, for example, an expense authorization, a Policy of the Corporation, a proposal for the change of a director or officer, etc. The Language of the Vote, as voted on by the Membership, must include the actual language of any externally referenced documents. Links are not allowed. Amendments to existing Policies always place the entire Policy up for vote, not just the part being amended.
