Seconded, for whatever membership at SYNHAK is worth anymore.
On Thursday, May 01, 2014 01:21:35 a l wrote: > A community working group had been brought up a few months back, and a > general feeling of approval was in the air. A variety of events took place > and it got bumped aside. I would like to renew the discussion on this topic > and bring forth the following proposal. I request that all responses remain > constructive to the creation of a community working group and above all: Be > Excellent to Each Other. > > ====Begin Proposal ==== > > In order to assure SynHak is a low stress, friendly, environment > The Community Working Group has been established to resolve interpersonal > disputes. The first step in any interpersonal dispute is confronting the > offending party. It is always preferable for the parties to mediate their > own disputes. On occasion it may become necessary for an additional party > to intervene and facilitate calm discourse. This role is filled by the > Community Working Group(CWG). In addition to facilitating communications, > the CWG will ensure the SynHak, Inc. Bylaws and Code of Conduct, and > Mission are upheld. > > Initiation of involvement: > The CWG cannot get involved in interpersonal affairs except through: the > direct petition from one or more of the parties involved, direct request > from a quorum of the Board of Directors, or as a result of a proposal by > the membership. Here after reffered to as "concerned parties" > To request involvement by the CWG one of the concerned parties must submit > a written request to the CWG mailing list. This written request MUST > include information regarding: > - the parties involved, > - Concise explanation of the dispute > - actions already taken to resolve the dispute > - if no action has been taken, justification for inaction > - desired method of resolution > - preferred method of contact > - schedule of availability > > Duties: > After being petitioned the CWG will contact all parties involved within 14 > business days via e-mail. This email will contain a summary of the > complaint as well as suggested courses of action. For complex issues > mediation will be arranged using a medium agreeable by both parties. > > Resolution: > Depending on the nature of the issue the following actions may be taken to > return to an inviting atmosphere. > 1) The parties involved discuss their differences on their own. > 2) The parties involved request a CWG representative to serve as moderator > to ensure civil discourse and document resolution. > 3) The parties involved request one or more CWG representatives to serve as > mediators and provide active guidance and actively aid in resolution > 4) The parties involved agree to non-binding arbitration wherein each party > is given a chance to voice their concerns and the arbiter(s) suggest a > course of action to the parties involved > 5) The membership requests intervention on the behalf of one or more > parties. CWG representatives establish context for the conflict and make > suggestions to the Board of Directors and/or membership whom make a final > binding ruling on the conflict. > > The CWG will make reccommendations for courses of action to the parties > involved, the Board of directors, or the Membership of SynHak, as the > situation merits. > > - The CWG cannot be used to exercise punative measures. This power lies > with the Board of Directors and the Membership. > > - It is not the role of the CWG to initiate contact with law enforcement > officials based on petitions brought to the CWG. > > - CWG volunteers reserve the right to decline their services on the > grounds of conflict of interest or if they believe their involvement would > expose them to risk. > > - Proxies may not be established for any of the parties involved. If the > dispute is to the point where the parties are not comfortable being in the > same room. The dispute is likely outside the scope of the CWG's abilities. > > Staffing: > Any resident of the Greater Akron Area is eligable to participate in the > Community Working Group. A minimum of three volunteers will be approved, > there is no maximum. Positions will be filled at the time of annual > elections, additional volunteers may be approved on an as-needed basis. > Approval is achieved by a Quorum of the Board of Directors, consensus by > the Membership, or consensus by the disputing parties. > > Records & Privacy: > The CWG will make every effort to keep details of disagreements private. > Records will be furnished to law enforcement at the behest of one or both > parties, in the event no consent has been given records will only be > furnished by court order. > > After resolution a brief summary composed of: the parties involved, vague > nature of the conflict as well as suggested actions will be filed at the > principle office of SynHak, viewable on request by members in good > standing. If SynHak Code of Conduct or Bylaws have been breached, those > breached shall be noted. > > ====End proposal==== > > Inspiration and additional resources: > https://drupal.org/governance/community-working-group/incident-report > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Community_working_group > http://ev.kde.org/workinggroups/cwg.php > https://www.acrnet.org/ > > I have not had time to provide an example of the resolution summary but it > should be intentionally vague so as to protect sensitive topics. > > Please give constructive feedback. It is painfully obvious that we need > some agreeable way to help people communicate their concerns to each other. > > in excellence, > Andrew L
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