Governance
Sociocracy
Also called dynamic governance, is a system of governance which seeks to create harmonious social environments and productive organizations. It is distinguished by the use of consent, rather than majority voting, in decision-making, and of discussion by people who know each other. We offer mandatory training to everyone.
Stewardship
The person with the most knowledge about a situation should be empowered to make decisions about that situation. Thus Purafruta governance is based on the principle of Sociocracy for decision making with the help of Stewardship. With Stewardship individuals act on behalf of various resources, be they physical, organizational, or conceptual, by being elected by the voting members.
This is not to say that others do not have input to such a process, but they should generally defer to the steward.
Also...
Notification for most routine meetings ("ordinary resolutions") are made by those present at a meeting. To that end, efforts must be made to ensure that interested parties are present.
A "surprise meeting" as a way to get around dissenting members is not tolerable. If a controversial issue is slated for vote at a meeting, every effort must be made to allow all Partial members interested in that vote to participate. In particular, no decision concerning a resource should be made without the participation of that resource's steward.
Certain decisions ("special resolutions") are made by consent of every Potential member, whether they can make it to the same meeting or not. These are typically decisions that would strongly impact every member, such as adding a new member, expelling a member, or changing the association rules. Commited members who will be absent and out of contact for long periods are encouraged to assign a "non-veto" temporary power of attorney, to avoid holding up coop business in their absence.
Sociocracy
Also called dynamic governance, is a system of governance which seeks to create harmonious social environments and productive organizations. It is distinguished by the use of consent, rather than majority voting, in decision-making, and of discussion by people who know each other. We offer mandatory training to everyone.
Stewardship
The person with the most knowledge about a situation should be empowered to make decisions about that situation. Thus Purafruta governance is based on the principle of Sociocracy for decision making with the help of Stewardship. With Stewardship individuals act on behalf of various resources, be they physical, organizational, or conceptual, by being elected by the voting members.
This is not to say that others do not have input to such a process, but they should generally defer to the steward.
Also...
Notification for most routine meetings ("ordinary resolutions") are made by those present at a meeting. To that end, efforts must be made to ensure that interested parties are present.
A "surprise meeting" as a way to get around dissenting members is not tolerable. If a controversial issue is slated for vote at a meeting, every effort must be made to allow all Partial members interested in that vote to participate. In particular, no decision concerning a resource should be made without the participation of that resource's steward.
Certain decisions ("special resolutions") are made by consent of every Potential member, whether they can make it to the same meeting or not. These are typically decisions that would strongly impact every member, such as adding a new member, expelling a member, or changing the association rules. Commited members who will be absent and out of contact for long periods are encouraged to assign a "non-veto" temporary power of attorney, to avoid holding up coop business in their absence.
