From c35f78e2a8b3432badf4b62b4886c93faf5ddd2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Afshin T. Darian" Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2021 13:28:57 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Formatting --- decision_making.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/decision_making.md b/decision_making.md index 416cb15b..e44ad1e1 100644 --- a/decision_making.md +++ b/decision_making.md @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Depending on the governing body, decisions may be proposed by members of the dec **Voter participation and quorum.** All members of a decision-making body are required to participate in at least 2/3 of formal votes of that decision-making body per calendar year (teams can decide how to account for the specifics of this in low-activity projects, etc.). Members that have not met the 2/3 vote participation threshold for a year will automatically be asked to step down at the end of that year. Those individuals remain eligible to rejoin the decision-making body in the future as they become available to participate at the required level. The quorum for all formal votes will be 50% and a "blank" option will always be included, with the "blank" option counting towards the quorum but not included in totals for calculating results. -**Recording.** Once a decision has been made during the consensus-seeking phase or by a formal vote, the decision-making body will record the decision e.g., in Team Compass issues for decision-making bodies whose workflow is on GitHub or other equivalent and publicly visible mechanisms. +**Recording.** Once a decision has been made during the consensus-seeking phase or by a formal vote, the decision-making body will record the decision e.g., in Team Compass issues for decision-making bodies whose workflow is on GitHub or other equivalent and publicly visible mechanisms. ## Optional aspects of decision making From 54c644ed1ac9274e9e48f03c7a7a867eb421fc83 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Carol Willing Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2021 13:30:40 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Update engagement language --- decision_making.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/decision_making.md b/decision_making.md index e44ad1e1..2c830185 100644 --- a/decision_making.md +++ b/decision_making.md @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Depending on the governing body, decisions may be proposed by members of the dec **Calling a vote.** When the discussion matures during the consensus-seeking phase, any member of the decision-making body can call the matter to a vote. When that member (the sponsor) calls the vote, they shall summarize the proposal in its current form for the entire decision-making body. After the proposal is seconded by another member of the decision-making body, members have seven days to vote. The governing body may consider longer voting periods as necessary for special circumstances, or _shorter periods only if all voting members are present_. The decision will be determined by a simple majority of non-blank votes for binary decisions (i.e., approving a proposal) and ranked choice for multi-class decisions (one among many, or several among many). The sponsor may update the proposal at any point during the voting period, in which case the voting period will be reset. -**Voter participation and quorum.** All members of a decision-making body are required to participate in at least 2/3 of formal votes of that decision-making body per calendar year (teams can decide how to account for the specifics of this in low-activity projects, etc.). Members that have not met the 2/3 vote participation threshold for a year will automatically be asked to step down at the end of that year. Those individuals remain eligible to rejoin the decision-making body in the future as they become available to participate at the required level. The quorum for all formal votes will be 50% and a "blank" option will always be included, with the "blank" option counting towards the quorum but not included in totals for calculating results. +**Voter participation and quorum.** All members of a decision-making body are required to participate in at least 2/3 of formal votes of that decision-making body per calendar year (teams can decide how to account for the specifics of this in low-activity projects, etc.). Members who miss 1/3 of the votes will be asked if they would like to continue to serve the following year. If the individual chooses to step down, the individual remains eligible to rejoin the decision-making body in the future. The quorum for all formal votes will be 50% and a "blank" option will always be included, with the "blank" option counting towards the quorum but not included in totals for calculating results. **Recording.** Once a decision has been made during the consensus-seeking phase or by a formal vote, the decision-making body will record the decision e.g., in Team Compass issues for decision-making bodies whose workflow is on GitHub or other equivalent and publicly visible mechanisms. From d37159bbf121e9f61b833f1c200345072e03fc8a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: M Pacer Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2021 13:41:36 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Update required => encouraged in engagement language --- decision_making.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/decision_making.md b/decision_making.md index 2c830185..178752a2 100644 --- a/decision_making.md +++ b/decision_making.md @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Depending on the governing body, decisions may be proposed by members of the dec **Calling a vote.** When the discussion matures during the consensus-seeking phase, any member of the decision-making body can call the matter to a vote. When that member (the sponsor) calls the vote, they shall summarize the proposal in its current form for the entire decision-making body. After the proposal is seconded by another member of the decision-making body, members have seven days to vote. The governing body may consider longer voting periods as necessary for special circumstances, or _shorter periods only if all voting members are present_. The decision will be determined by a simple majority of non-blank votes for binary decisions (i.e., approving a proposal) and ranked choice for multi-class decisions (one among many, or several among many). The sponsor may update the proposal at any point during the voting period, in which case the voting period will be reset. -**Voter participation and quorum.** All members of a decision-making body are required to participate in at least 2/3 of formal votes of that decision-making body per calendar year (teams can decide how to account for the specifics of this in low-activity projects, etc.). Members who miss 1/3 of the votes will be asked if they would like to continue to serve the following year. If the individual chooses to step down, the individual remains eligible to rejoin the decision-making body in the future. The quorum for all formal votes will be 50% and a "blank" option will always be included, with the "blank" option counting towards the quorum but not included in totals for calculating results. +**Voter participation and quorum.** All members of a decision-making body are encouraged to participate in at least 2/3 of formal votes of that decision-making body per calendar year (teams can decide how to account for the specifics of this in low-activity projects, etc.). Members who miss 1/3 of the votes will be asked if they would like to continue to serve the following year. If the individual chooses to step down, the individual remains eligible to rejoin the decision-making body in the future. The quorum for all formal votes will be 50% and a "blank" option will always be included, with the "blank" option counting towards the quorum but not included in totals for calculating results. **Recording.** Once a decision has been made during the consensus-seeking phase or by a formal vote, the decision-making body will record the decision e.g., in Team Compass issues for decision-making bodies whose workflow is on GitHub or other equivalent and publicly visible mechanisms.