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--- governance_policy [2018/12/08 23:04] – puffinux
+++ governance_policy [2019/02/07 13:42] – [Amendments] puffinux
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 All proposals are subject to a minimum of receiving more Agree votes than Disagree votes, unless otherwise stipulated here in the governance document.
-A proposal must be posted to the general membership and open for 7 days.
+A proposal must be posted to the general membership and remain open for 7 days. It is recommended to follow the template described below:
+  - **Background**: A paragraph outlining the reasons a proposal is being made.
+  - **Proposal**: A paragraph clearly describing the proposal.
+  - **Budget or labour cost**: A paragraph outlining the resources required to achieve what is proposed.
+  - **Rationale**: A paragraph explaining why the proposal is a good idea and what benefits we will gain if it is voted through.
+  - **Timeframe**: A brief description of how long the proposal is likely to take to put into action.
+A summary paragraph might also be useful, to briefly sum up what members are voting for or against.
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 ===== Action Squads =====
-=== Administration and Community Action Squad (Admin) ===
+==== Administration and Community Action Squad (Admin) ====
 Approving new members into the cooperative and maintaining the list of active members.
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 Maintaining the list of blacklisted/whitelisted domains and instances.
-=== IT/Technical Action Squad (Tech) ===
+==== IT/Technical Action Squad (Tech) ====
 Setting up and maintaining the software necessary for the web services ran by the cooperative.
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+==== Responsibilities and limitations ====
-===== Responsibilities and Limitations =====
+=== Communication ====
-=== Communication ===
 Communication between members within Action Squad regarding the cooperative must be kept in open channels available to all members of the cooperative to review.
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 Action squads will be subject to a biannual review by the general membership.
-=== Amendments ===
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+==== Amendments ====
-Any changes to this Governance Document must be subject to a proposal requiring a at least 4 times as many Agree votes to Disagree votes.
+Any changes to this Governance Document must be subject to a proposal requiring at least 4 times as many Agree votes to Disagree votes.