Conflict and discipline
Draft. This text is proposed and has not yet been adopted by the members.
Proposed policy. The board adopts it to take effect with the bylaws. Not yet adopted.
Disagreements between members
- Talk directly first, if it’s safe to do so.
- Ask a director who isn’t involved to help, if that doesn’t work. They mediate and write down the outcome.
- The board decides if mediation fails.
Harassment, threats, and safety problems skip steps 1 and 2. Report them straight to any director.
What the board can do
Depending on what happened, the board may:
- give a warning;
- limit someone’s access for up to 30 days (anything longer is a suspension under bylaws 2.4);
- suspend someone’s access immediately (bylaws 2.5);
- suspend or expel a member, with the notice and hearing required by bylaws 2.4.
A director who is involved in the matter takes no part in the decision. Decisions are recorded in closed-session minutes.
Complaints about a director
A complaint about a director goes to any two directors who aren’t involved. They handle it as the board would, and the director it concerns takes no part. If fewer than two directors are uninvolved, for example when the complaint is about the whole board, the board asks an outside mediator to handle it.
Zone disputes
| Situation | Who decides |
|---|---|
| A member disagrees with a zone rule | The Zone Boss decides and owes the member one reason |
| A member thinks a Zone Boss acted outside their authority | The board, on the question of authority only |
| Two Zone Bosses disagree | They talk first. After that, either may take it to the board |
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