Governance
FabLab Governance
Member Council
Purpose of Member Council
The membership at large voted via Slack to use the following as the Member Council Purpose Statement:
“The purpose of the North Forge FabLab Member Council is to represent the diverse voices and needs of our membership, foster a culture of proactive and responsive problem-solving, by enabling a connected, collaborative community.
Through effective communications and hands-on operational efforts, the Member Council strengthens its support for North Forge at large, cultivating a dynamic environment where members are empowered to innovate, create, and grow together.”
The proposed statement was carried forward via simple consent.
Member Council Methods
Issue Categories
Member Council will sort issues requiring a decision into three broad categories
| Issue Category | How hard is it to discuss |
|---|---|
| Simple | Doesn't Require a whiteboard to explain it |
| Tricky but not Complicated | Probably doesn’t need a whiteboard to explain it, but it may help |
| Complex | This is gonna need a whiteboard, possibly pictures/diagrams and some deep thinking on everyone's part |
Decision Flow
Member Council will use the following flow to work through making decisions on issues. We’ll use each method one after the other until a decision is made.
Concent Based ⇒ Consultative Based ⇒ Consensus Based ⇒ Democratic Based
member council agreed on this method via simplistic concenet method.
Member Council Participant Categories
Member Categories are:
- Compensated Volunteer: people whose membership fee is reduced in exchange for their efforts on the on member council
- Members at Large: people who participate in the meeting(s) without direct financial compensation. Regular members.
- Staff: people doing paid work as employees of North Forge
- Invited participants: This could include guest speakers, other North Forge components, contractors and more
member council agreed on this method via simplistic concenet method.
Structure of Member Council