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1230 lines
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HTML
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<title>Libera Chat Bylaws | Libera Chat</title>
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<meta name="description" content="A next-generation IRC network for FOSS projects collaboration!" />
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a {
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font-weight: normal;
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body {
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height: 4rem;
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padding: var(--content-inline-padding);
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z-index: 9999;
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transform: translateY(0);
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header {
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height: var(--header-height);
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cursor: pointer;
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white-space: nowrap;
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content: "►";
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display: none;
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display: flex;
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header nav {
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transform: translateY(calc(-100% - 1rem));
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display: flex;
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position: fixed;
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right: 0;
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top: 0;
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bottom: 0;
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border-inline-start: 1px solid var(--c-border);
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z-index: 10000;
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transform: translateY(0);
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header nav details summary.highlight, header nav a.highlight {
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background-color: var(--c-hl);
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color: var(--c-text-on-hl);
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font-weight: 500;
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background-color: var(--c-bg);
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}
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background-color: var(--c-hl-secondary);
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color: var(--c-text-on-hl-secondary);
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header nav details {
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display: flex;
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flex-direction: column;
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position: relative;
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}
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header nav details a {
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padding-inline-start: 2.5rem;
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}
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@media screen and (min-width: 950px) {
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header .nav-toggle, header .nav-close, header nav.show .nav-close {
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display: none;
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}
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header nav {
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transform: initial;
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display: flex;
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flex-direction: row;
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justify-content: flex-end;
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position: initial;
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background-color: initial;
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min-width: unset;
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max-width: unset;
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border-inline-start: none;
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}
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header nav.show, header nav:focus-within {
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transform: initial;
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}
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header nav details summary, header nav a {
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border-block-end: none;
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border-inline-start: 1px solid var(--c-border);
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border-inline-end: 1px solid var(--c-border);
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padding: 0 1rem;
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display: flex;
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margin-inline-start: -1px;
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align-items: center;
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height: 100%;
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}
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header nav details:last-of-type summary {
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border-inline-end: none;
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}
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header nav details[open] summary {
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border-block-end: 1px solid var(--c-border);
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height: calc(100% + 1px);
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}
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header nav details div {
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position: absolute;
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right: 0;
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}
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header nav details div a {
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background-color: var(--c-bg-secondary);
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border-block-end: 1px solid var(--c-border);
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padding: 1rem;
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}
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}
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main {
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grid-area: main;
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padding: 0 var(--content-inline-padding);
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max-width: var(--content-max-width);
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min-width: 0;
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width: 100%;
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margin: 2rem auto;
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}
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nav.article-nav {
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display: flex;
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flex-direction: row;
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justify-content: center;
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}
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nav.article-nav div {
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width: 33%;
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text-align: center;
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}
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footer {
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grid-area: footer;
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align-self: end;
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background-color: var(--c-bg-secondary);
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border-block-start: 1px solid var(--c-border);
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padding: .5rem var(--content-inline-padding);
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display: flex;
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flex-direction: row;
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flex-wrap: wrap;
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justify-content: space-between;
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}
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footer div {
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line-height: 2;
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}
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footer div .mobile-hide {
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display: none;
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}
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footer div a {
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white-space: nowrap;
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}
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footer div a:not([rel*=license]), footer div .copyright {
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display: block;
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}
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@media screen and (min-width: 800px) {
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footer div {
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line-height: 1.5;
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}
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footer div:last-of-type {
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padding-inline-start: 1rem;
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}
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footer div .mobile-hide {
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display: inline;
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}
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footer div a:not([rel*=license]), footer div .copyright {
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display: initial;
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}
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}
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</style>
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<link rel="stylesheet" href="static/css/additional-styles.css">
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<script src="static/js/header-links.js" defer></script>
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</head>
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<body><a class="skiplink" href="bylaws.html#main">Skip to content</a>
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<header>
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<a class="logo" href="index.html" aria-label="Libera Chat, back to start page">
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<img alt="" src="static/img/libera-color.svg" height="48px" data-proofer-ignore>
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<h1>Libera.​Chat</h1>
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</a>
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<a id="nav-toggle" class="nav-toggle hidden" aria-controls="main-nav"><span>Navigation</span></a>
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<nav class="" id="main-nav" aria-labelledby="nav-toggle" role="menubar">
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<a id="nav-close" class="nav-close hidden" aria-controls="main-nav"><span>Close</span></a>
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<details>
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<summary
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>About</summary>
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<div>
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<a
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role="menuitem"
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href="policies.html"
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><span>Network Policies</span></a>
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<a
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role="menuitem"
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href="guidelines.html"
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><span>Channel Guidelines</span></a>
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<a
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role="menuitem"
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href="news.html"
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><span>Blog & News</span></a>
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<a
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role="menuitem"
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href="about.html"
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><span>About Libera Chat</span></a>
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<a
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role="menuitem"
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href="bylaws.html"
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><span>Bylaws</span></a>
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<a
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role="menuitem"
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href="minutes.html"
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><span>Meeting Minutes</span></a>
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<a
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role="menuitem"
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href="annual-reports.html"
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><span>Annual Reports</span></a>
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<a
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role="menuitem"
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href="sponsors.html"
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><span>Sponsors</span></a>
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</div>
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</details>
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<details>
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<summary
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>Contribute</summary>
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<h1>Libera Chat Bylaws</h1>
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<p>v 2022-03-25, organisation number 802535-6448</p>
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<h2 id="organisation-and-purpose">Organisation and purpose</h2>
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<ol>
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<li>
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<p>The legal name of the organisation is Libera Chat.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>The purpose of the organisation is to encourage and facilitate community
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space, tools, and facilities intended to further the development and
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adoption of free & open source (FOSS) software and peer directed
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projects (PDP).</p>
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<p>The organisation will primarily do this by maintaining for general use
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an IRC network, operated and supported by volunteers.</p>
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<p>It may also engage in other activities which complement this purpose, such
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as community events, or provision of other services and tools or the
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undertaking of other activities which benefit FOSS or PDP.</p>
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<p>It may also engage in activity which supports this purpose, such as the
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development and maintenance of software, training, or other activities
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which benefit FOSS or PDP, fundraising, or sale of goods and merchandise.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>The organisation is an ideologically and religiously unaffiliated Swedish
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“ideell förening”.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>The seat of the organisation is in Ängelholm, Ängelholms Kommun.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>The fiscal year of the organisation is from the 1st January to the 31st
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December.</p>
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</ol>
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|
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<h2 id="membership">Membership</h2>
|
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|
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<ol>
|
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<li>
|
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<p>Membership is open to and required for staff of the Libera Chat IRC network
|
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and granted by approval of a monthly general meeting. Staff status on the
|
||
Libera Chat IRC network is limited to members.</p>
|
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</li>
|
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<li>
|
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<p>The monthly general meeting may extend an invitation to a person to become
|
||
staff of the Libera Chat IRC network. The monthly general meeting may not
|
||
invite a person who have failed a vote for membership in the last two (2)
|
||
years without simultaneously approving them for membership.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>All staff of the Libera Chat IRC network must be approved for membership no
|
||
later than two (2) regularly scheduled monthly general meetings after
|
||
becoming staff, or have their staff status revoked.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
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<li>
|
||
<p>There are two levels of membership: ordinary member, and quorum member.
|
||
Members of either type may at any time switch between the two types of
|
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member status by notifying the board. The board are always quorum members.</p>
|
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</li>
|
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<li>
|
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<p>Any quorum member who, in any two full, consecutive calendar months, does
|
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not attend any Monthly General Meetings, becomes an ordinary member
|
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immediately after the end of the second such month.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
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<li>
|
||
<p>Membership is terminated if:</p>
|
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|
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<ul>
|
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<li>
|
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<p>The member withdraws their membership, or</p>
|
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</li>
|
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<li>
|
||
<p>The member is suspended.</p>
|
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</li>
|
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</ul>
|
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</li>
|
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</ol>
|
||
|
||
<h2 id="decisions">Decisions</h2>
|
||
|
||
<ol>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The decision-making organs of the organisation ranked from highest to
|
||
lowest authority are:</p>
|
||
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Monthly General Meeting,</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Board,</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Specialised Committees.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>All meetings may be held through digital channels such as video, voice, or
|
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text.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>All meeting minutes shall be signed digitally with PGP or physically
|
||
signed.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Decisions are generally taken by consensus. If consensus cannot be reached
|
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a vote shall be held.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>If a vote is held, a simple majority is enforced. In other words, more than
|
||
50% of the votes are needed for a proposal to win. Abstentions are not
|
||
counted when determining the majority.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>For each meeting each member of the given organ has one vote.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>When electing persons, the following additional points apply:</p>
|
||
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>To be elected, each candidate must have over 50% of the votes cast</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>If no candidate has more than 50% of the votes cast then the person with
|
||
the least votes is eliminated and a new round is held, this is repeated
|
||
until a person fulfils this condition.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>If only two persons remain and the round ends in a tie the winner out of
|
||
the two shall be determined randomly.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
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</ul>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Voting by proxy is not allowed.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
</ol>
|
||
|
||
<h2 id="monthly-general-meeting">Monthly General Meeting</h2>
|
||
|
||
<ol>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The Monthly General Meeting shall be held once per month.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The board shall invite the membership to the monthly general meeting at
|
||
least one (1) week before it commences. The invitation must include
|
||
the date, time, and location for the meeting.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>All meeting documents shall be available to the membership at least
|
||
one (1) week before the start of the meeting.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>All members of the organisation have the right to participate, speak, make
|
||
proposals, and vote on the meeting.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The monthly general meeting needs a quorum of at least 50% of the
|
||
organisation’s quorum members.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Auditors have the right to participate and speak during the meeting, and
|
||
the right to make proposals in questions pertaining to their duties.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The monthly general meeting shall deal with at least the following:</p>
|
||
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The opening of the meeting.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Election of:</p>
|
||
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The chair for the monthly general meeting,</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The secretary for the monthly general meeting,</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Two members to approve the minutes and count votes.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Determination of eligible voters.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Approval of the agenda.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Propositions and motions.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Other questions.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The closing of the meeting.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>During either the January, February, or March monthly general meeting the
|
||
following additional items shall be dealt with:</p>
|
||
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Presentation and approval of:</p>
|
||
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Annual report,</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Financial statements,</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Audit report.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Discharge of last year’s board.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Membership fee.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Election of:</p>
|
||
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Chair of the board,</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Treasurer,</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Auditors,</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Vice chair of the board.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p>Monthly General Meetings may additionally deal with any of these items at
|
||
any other time.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>All documents, including the minutes, from a monthly general meeting
|
||
shall be adjusted and published to the membership no more than four (4)
|
||
weeks after the end of the meeting.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>All documents, including the adjusted minutes from a monthly general
|
||
meeting shall be released publicly no more than six (6) weeks after the
|
||
end of the meeting.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Minutes shall normally include the essence of discussion and substantive
|
||
decision-making, but not specific comments or identifiable details of
|
||
members.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Publicly-released documents may redact ‘confidential’ items, which if
|
||
disclosed may be harmful to individuals or infrastructure, could breach
|
||
legal privilege, or are otherwise sensitive.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>The reason for treating an item as ‘confidential’ must be noted in the
|
||
released minutes, and items to be redacted shall normally be discussed
|
||
during the meeting, but may also be introduced by the secretary
|
||
following the meeting.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>In either case, redactions must be included by the secretary in the
|
||
minutes published to the membership to allow for concerns or
|
||
objections to be raised and ideally resolved prior to public release.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>In the event of irresolvable objections being raised, items will be
|
||
presumed to be ‘redacted’ but must be brought by the secretary to the
|
||
next meeting for resolution.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>An extraordinary general meeting can be called if the board, the
|
||
auditors, or a majority of the membership requests so.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Extraordinary general meetings are governed by the same bylaws as an
|
||
ordinary monthly general meeting.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
</ol>
|
||
|
||
<h2 id="board">Board</h2>
|
||
|
||
<ol>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The board is responsible for managing the organisation’s member list,
|
||
finances, and other assets in accordance with the will of the monthly
|
||
general meetings. The board shall also ensure that the bylaws are
|
||
followed.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The board must ensure that meeting minutes and financial records are
|
||
archived for the lifetime of the organisation and at least seven (7) years
|
||
thereafter.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The board consists of the chair and treasurer elected by a general meeting
|
||
and one representative of each specialised committee.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The board meets if the chair of the board, the auditors, or a majority of
|
||
the board members call for it. The board needs a quorum of at least half
|
||
of the board members.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>In addition to the board members, the auditors have the right to
|
||
participate and speak at board meetings.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The monthly general meeting electing the chair of the board shall also
|
||
elect a vice chair to act as chair in the chair’s absence.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Board members can resign from the board and remain members of the
|
||
organisation. A resigning board member shall prepare an interim report for
|
||
their successor.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Board members can be recalled by any Monthly General Meeting.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
</ol>
|
||
|
||
<h2 id="auditors">Auditors</h2>
|
||
|
||
<ol>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Once per year, or whenever there are no auditors, the general meeting elects
|
||
up to two auditors. If there is just one auditor, the general meeting may
|
||
optionally elect one more.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The duties of the auditors are:</p>
|
||
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Examine if the board follows the bylaws, and audit the actions of the
|
||
board, the financial and annual report, and the board’s management of the
|
||
organisation’s bookkeeping.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Make an audit report at least one (1) week before the general meeting it
|
||
will be covered during.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>To include their opinion of how the board has carried out their duties
|
||
and a proposal for if the board shall be granted discharge in the audit
|
||
report.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The auditors have the right to inspect any activities carried out by
|
||
the organisation as well as meetings of the board and specialised
|
||
committees.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The auditors cannot be members of the board.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Auditors can resign as auditors and, if they are also members of the
|
||
organisation, remain so. A resigning auditor shall prepare an interim report
|
||
for their successor or a remaining auditor.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Auditors can be recalled by any Monthly General Meeting. An auditor so
|
||
recalled shall prepare an interim report for their successor or a remaining
|
||
auditor.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
</ol>
|
||
|
||
<h2 id="complaints">Complaints</h2>
|
||
|
||
<ol>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The membership shall appoint a Complaints Rota to handle complaints about the
|
||
organisation’s staff. Members on the Complaints Rota must be members of the
|
||
organisation.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>If, at the time of a Monthly General Meeting, there are fewer than four
|
||
members on the Complaints Rota, the meeting shall attempt to appoint more
|
||
members until there are at least four such members.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>On receiving a complaint, the Complaints Rota shall select two of its
|
||
members, at random, to hear the complaint. Members with known conflicts of
|
||
interest shall be excluded from selection. These members shall be known, in
|
||
the context of the particular complaint, as the “Complaint Processors”</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The Complaint Processors must agree on the action to be taken, if any.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The Complaint Processors must respect the privacy of complainants and all
|
||
other parties. The Complaint Processors may recruit other members of the
|
||
organisation to assist with their invstigation. Other members, including the
|
||
Board and Complaints Rota members who are not actively working on the
|
||
complaint, must not have automatic access to it.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>If any party to a complaint disagrees with the result, they can appeal it.
|
||
Libera Chat members require no permission to appeal, while non-members must
|
||
seek the permission of the Board. If the Board denies such permission, it
|
||
must give a reason.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>There are two appeals to be used in order:</p>
|
||
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Appeal to another two random Complaints Rota members, and</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Appeal to the entire membership.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p>Any party wishing to appeal must immediately inform the Board. If a party has
|
||
not informed the Board of their intention to appeal after 30 calendar days
|
||
from the date of the result, their right to appeal lapses.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>In the event that a complaint is appealed to the entire membership of the
|
||
organisation, the Board is responsible for scheduling a meeting of the
|
||
membership to hear the appeal.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>A complaint that is appealed to the entire membership of the organisation may
|
||
contain sensitive information that must not be shared widely. The Complaint
|
||
Processors must prepare a case for the membership, excluding such details.
|
||
The Auditors of the organisation may be called upon to attest that the
|
||
Complaint Processors’ case is a faithful account of the complaint.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Parties to complaints who are Libera Chat members have the right to speak at
|
||
their own final appeal, and to hear all sides’ arguments. They must not be
|
||
present when the resulting actions are discussed. The Board shall dismiss
|
||
any such party if they reveal, or threaten to reveal, private information
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about the complaint, or the other parties to it.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>An appeal to the entire membership is decided by a vote between two options:
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to carry or vacate the outcome of the complaint. This may optionally be
|
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preceded by any number of votes to amend or not amend the decision. Each
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vote is a simple majority vote between exactly two choices. If a vote to
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amend has no majority, the decision is not amended. If a vote on the outcome
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has no majority, the complaint is carried.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>If the outcome of any stage of a complaint is to relieve a Libera Chat staff
|
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member of some or all of their duties, those duties can be temporarily
|
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suspended pending the conclusion of the appeal process. If a staff member
|
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whose duties are temporarily suspended is a member of Libera Chat, their
|
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membership is unaffected by this status.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>At most two members can be temporarily suspended at any time.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>Time constraints are imposed on the complaints process as follows:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<p>Complaints must be acknowledged within 7 calendar days of receipt by the
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Complaints Rota.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
|
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<p>An initial result must be returned by the Complaint Processors within 30
|
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calendar days of receipt of the complaint by the Complaints Rota.</p>
|
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</li>
|
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<li>
|
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<p>A party wishing to appeal has 7 calendar days to prepare their appeal,
|
||
starting from the date they notified the Board of their intention to
|
||
appeal.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
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<li>
|
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<p>The result of the first appeal must be returned by the Complaint
|
||
Processors not before all parties have exercised or waived their right to
|
||
appeal, and within 14 days of the end of the first 30-day appeal period.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The Board must schedule the hearing for the second appeal not before all
|
||
parties have exercised or waived their right to appeal, and within 21 days
|
||
of the end of the second 30-day appeal period.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
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<p>If, at the time of any Monthly General Meeting, a member is temporarily
|
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suspended, and will have been temporarily suspended for more than 59
|
||
calendar days by the end of the current calendar month, the Monthly General
|
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Meeting must decide whether or not to continue their temporary suspension.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
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</ol>
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<h2 id="specialised-committees">Specialised Committees</h2>
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|
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<ol>
|
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<li>
|
||
<p>There are three specialised committees: Operations, Engineering, and
|
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Projects & Community.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Membership in one of the specialised committees is granted either by a
|
||
monthly general meeting, or by the members of the specialised committee.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The specialised committees each elect a representative to the board,
|
||
subject to approval by the Monthly General Meeting.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The specialised committees are responsible for defining their mission
|
||
statement and rules of operation, providing these do not conflict with
|
||
these bylaws, and subject to approval by the Monthly General Meeting.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
</ol>
|
||
|
||
<h2 id="eligibility">Eligibility</h2>
|
||
|
||
<ol>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>All members of the organisation are eligible for all positions in the
|
||
organisation.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>In addition to the members of the organisation, non-members are eligible
|
||
for the position of auditor.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
</ol>
|
||
|
||
<h2 id="signing-authority">Signing authority</h2>
|
||
|
||
<ol>
|
||
<li>The board shall appoint one or more board members to sign on behalf of
|
||
the organisation, either jointly or individually.</li>
|
||
</ol>
|
||
|
||
<h2 id="suspension">Suspension</h2>
|
||
|
||
<ol>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The monthly general meeting may suspend a member from the organisation for
|
||
any reason. The person in question to be suspended may not vote or
|
||
participate during the discussion of their suspension.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>If a member’s staff status on the Libera Chat IRC network is suspended, a
|
||
discussion and vote on suspending their membership shall be held on the
|
||
next monthly general meeting. If the member is not suspended, their staff
|
||
status shall be reinstated.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
</ol>
|
||
|
||
<h2 id="interpretation-of-the-bylaws">Interpretation of the bylaws</h2>
|
||
|
||
<ol>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>If there are conflicts around interpreting the bylaws, the board’s
|
||
interpretation takes precedent. The board must however account for the
|
||
opinion of the auditors before making their decision.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Decisions about interpretations of the bylaws must be raised at the next
|
||
general meeting where they must be ratified.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
</ol>
|
||
|
||
<h2 id="changes-to-the-bylaws">Changes to the bylaws</h2>
|
||
|
||
<ol>
|
||
<li>Changes to the bylaws require a vote and at least a two-thirds majority on
|
||
a monthly general meeting.</li>
|
||
</ol>
|
||
|
||
<h2 id="dissolution">Dissolution</h2>
|
||
|
||
<ol>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Proposals to dissolve the organisation must be signed and can only be
|
||
decided by a monthly general meeting.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>Dissolution requires a vote with at least a two-thirds majority on two
|
||
consecutive monthly general meetings.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li>
|
||
<p>The first monthly general meeting that votes for dissolution shall also
|
||
determine what should happen with the assets of the organisation.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
</ol>
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