EDICTS:
(adopted) edict 1.0 – The vision of the Pratoriate Foundation will be stated as thus: “Providing a sustainable, multi-located, searchable repository for personal and social development to help create a better world through providing knowledge and training.”
(adopted) edict 2.1- The board must appoint an executive director to run administrative operations as defined by the board.
(tabled, further clarification) edict 2.2 – The Pratoriate Foundation will avoid associations with groups, movements or ideas that distract from its core vision as defined in edict 1.0.
comments: while the board agree in principal it was the decision that this should be better defined especially in terms of the word ‘distract’ and its definition in context.
(adopted) Edict 3.3 – An Edict is a board adopted rule that must be approved by 51% of the voting members of the board which also means at least that 51% of those members are required present for quorum. (adopted)
(adopted) Edict 3.4 – A motion is a majority board voted action or assignment as directed by the board of directors.
(adopted) Edict 3.5 – the edict and motion numbering system is defined as the following format: [board or sitting quorum].[edict number] where for example this edict is voted on by the third sitting board or quorum and it is the 5th edict.
(adopted) Edict 3.6 – If an edict removes a previous edict then both edicts are official removed from the published record and archived [verb].
(adopted) Edict 3.7 – Members are by invite only however people are allowed to request membership.
(adopted) Edict 4.8 – By-Laws Adopted by the Board of Directors as edited by the Board. /bylaws/
(adopted) Edict 5.9 – If Voting Board members are not able to attend at least 3 meetings in a row then on the fourth meeting, at the discretion of the rest of the Board, the Board may vote to move to assign them ‘non’ voting status; making them Advisory Board members. The Board can then accept and vote on additional Board members, with up to 5 Voting Board members at any given time.
(adopted) Edict 5.10 – Board members may assign others to vote at board meetings by proxy, if they are not present, to any Foundation member.
(adopted) Edict 5.11 – If there is not a quorum of the board available to vote at a scheduled board meeting, and if the appointed executive director is present, the appointed executive director may vote by proxy those votes for the board members not present and whom have not otherwise assigned proxies for their votes.
MOTIONS
(adopted) Motion 2.0 – The interim executive director shall be the official executive director ‘David J Kelley’ as of 1/5/2014.
(adopted) Motion 2.1 – The executive director will create a draft operation set of rules [by laws] with the intent of created an NPO [out of this Foundation].
(adopted) Motion 3.2 – Motions 1.0 and 1.1 shall now be 2.0 and 2.1.
(adopted) Motion 4.3 – The executive director shall file NPO (Non Profit Incorporation) documents with the State of Washington in the United States of America.
(adopted) Motion 4.4 – The executive director shall set up a test on Skype conferencing to determine if the board can switch to Skype for future board meetings with the effective date of such as test on April 20th, 2014.
(adopted) Motion 5.5 – The executive director shall collect additional input on conferencing bridges and times and set the next reoccurring meeting on a new schedule better fitted for the board of directors.
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