diff --git a/bylaws.tex b/bylaws.tex index 1697046..abf53af 100644 --- a/bylaws.tex +++ b/bylaws.tex @@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ \section{The Officers} \subsection{Role, Number, Qualification, Term and Compensation} -There shall be five officers consisting of President, Vice President, -Secretary, Treasurer, and Sergeant at Arms. +There shall be seven officers consisting of President, Vice President, +Secretary, Treasurer, Education Officer, Cultural Officer and Sergeant at Arms. Each officer must be a director and each officer shall serve from the time of their election until their successor is elected and qualifies. A term shall begin at the conclusion of the annual meeting as defined in @@ -305,6 +305,37 @@ \subsection{Duties of the Treasurer} the public, sneer at members who do not pay dues in a timely fashion, and serve all other duties of a Treasurer as required by law or custom. +\subsection{Duties of the Education Officer} + +The Education Officer shall be responsible for developing and promoting +educational opportunities for the community which fulfill the mission outlined +in \ref{whyweexist}. They shall act as a liaison between educators and the +hackerspace, organize and schedule educational programs, recruit instructors +to teach classes, coordinate use of facilities and equipment for said programs, +and work with the Secretary to advertise those opportunities to the publicly +available channels. The Education Officer shall help members and potential +members get in touch with subject matter experts. + +\subsection{Duties of the Cultural Officer} + +The Cultural Officer shall work to establish, maintain, and push maker culture +both internally and externally. Internally, the Cultural Officer should act as +a cheerleader for group projects, a neutral mediator to keep projects on track, +and a resource to help match member project goals with the skills and knowledge +of other members to succeed in development and completion of projects. The +Cultural Officer will help vet ideas for group projects and maintain lists, help +collect and document research, and match with grant opportunities where +appropriate. + +Externally, the Cultural officer shall assist in matching the Hackerspace's +current and future projects with the needs of other community members and +organization. Find ways to highlight and enhance Hackerspace efforts through +creative partnerships and work with the Educational Officer and Secretary to +ensure that projects and efforts maximize external community inclusion, highlight +the efforts and knowledge of contributing members, and builds a broader acceptance +and understanding of what making, makers, and the creative process means by the +Alachua County community. + \subsection{Duties of the Sergeant at Arms} The Sergeant at Arms shall ensure that order is kept and that everyone upholds @@ -330,7 +361,7 @@ \section{The Board of Directors} \subsection{Role, Size, Term, and Compensation} -The Board of Directors shall consist of the five officers as defined in +The Board of Directors shall consist of the seven officers as defined in \ref{officers}, all of whom are considered directors for the purposes of this article. All directors must be voting members of the corporation.