From d8c96c529352f6a5e33a03b5d0126847ed4086d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christopher Hoffman Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2018 20:46:05 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Initial Proposal for two additional Officer positions: An Educational Officer and Cultural Officer --- bylaws.tex | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/bylaws.tex b/bylaws.tex index 1697046..23ae858 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 +305,36 @@ \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 opportunites 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 opportunites 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 mamber 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 opportunites 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 hightlight 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 +360,7 @@ \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. From c9f0f20f6cd8e2b8252c3d3ca07da073c0c66d22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christopher Hoffman Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2018 22:38:47 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Fixed some misspellings. --- bylaws.tex | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/bylaws.tex b/bylaws.tex index 23ae858..abf53af 100644 --- a/bylaws.tex +++ b/bylaws.tex @@ -308,11 +308,11 @@ \subsection{Duties of the Treasurer} \subsection{Duties of the Education Officer} The Education Officer shall be responsible for developing and promoting -educational opportunites for the community which fulfill the mission outlined +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 opportunites to the publicly +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. @@ -321,14 +321,15 @@ \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 mamber project goals with the skills and knowledge +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 opportunites where appropriate. +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 hightlight and enhance Hackerspace efforts through +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