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+ | ====== Consensus Process ====== | ||
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- | - House - All current members of La Reunion Cooperative. | + | |
- | - Proposal | + | - __House__ |
- | - Sponsor | + | |
+ | - __Proposal__ | ||
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+ | - __Sponsor__ | ||
- The member who represents a proposal. | - The member who represents a proposal. | ||
- | - Facilitator | + | - __Facilitator__ |
- The member who insures the “Ground Rules”. | - The member who insures the “Ground Rules”. | ||
- | - Minutes Taker - The member who takes the meeting minutes. | + | - __Minutes Taker__ |
- | - Minority | + | |
+ | - __Minority__ | ||
- At least 1/4 of the members present at the meeting. | - At least 1/4 of the members present at the meeting. | ||
- | - Simple majority | + | - __Simple majority__ |
- At least 1/2 of the members present at the meeting. | - At least 1/2 of the members present at the meeting. | ||
- | - Super majority | + | - __Super majority__ |
- At least 2/3 of members present at the meeting. | - At least 2/3 of members present at the meeting. | ||
- | - Consensus Check | + | - __Consensus Check__ |
- | - A step of the consensus process when members have the option of making a described twinkle motion to indicate their level of consent | + | - A step of the consensus process when members have the option of making a described twinkle motion to indicate their level of consent. |
- | - The Floor | + | - __The Floor__ |
- Speaking rights to address the meeting. | - Speaking rights to address the meeting. | ||
- | - The Stack | + | - __The Stack__ |
- A list of members who wish to speak. | - A list of members who wish to speak. | ||
- | - Relevant | + | - __Relevant__ |
- Discussion that conforms to the current step of the meeting. | - Discussion that conforms to the current step of the meeting. | ||
- | - Move-On | + | - __Move-On__ |
- | - A general circular motion | + | - A general circular motion. |
- | - Up-Twinkle | + | - __Up-Twinkle__ |
- | - A general upward motion to show approval | + | - A general upward motion to show approval. |
- | - Middle-Twinkle | + | - __Middle-Twinkle__ |
- | - A general outward motion to show neutrality | + | - A general outward motion to show neutrality. |
- | - Down-Twinkle | + | - __Down-Twinkle__ |
- | - A general downward motion to show disapproval | + | - A general downward motion to show disapproval. |
- | - Block-Twinkle | + | - __Block-Twinkle__ |
- | - A general motion of guarding oneself from attack | + | - A general motion of guarding oneself from attack. |
- | + | - __Quorum__ | |
- | + | - Seven members are required to be in attendance at a house meeting to meet quorum. | |
- | Ground Rules | + | - **GROUND RULES** |
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- | 1.01 Proposals are introduced in any order determined by the present members | + | |
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- | 1.02 Members must convey their request to be on the stack to the facilitator without disrupting any member who currently has the floor. | + | |
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- | + | - __If members who do not have the floor indicate move-on, the facilitator should assess if the member with the floor is speaking with relevance.__ | |
- | 1.03 All members who wish to be on the stack must be added to the stack. | + | |
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- | 1.04 All members on the stack must be given a chance to speak. | + | - //If there are at least two block-twinkles: |
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- | 1.05 The facilitator determines who has the floor using the stack. | + | - If at least 90% of the non-blocking members present affirmatively decide that a block is not relevant, then the block is overridden. |
- | + | - If not **2.i.I** | |
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- | 1.06 Should the minutes taker request time to make notes the floor should be held by the facilitator until the minutes taker indicates that they are ready to proceed. | + | |
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- | + | - **INTRODUCING A PROPOSAL** | |
- | 1.07 When a member has the floor they should keep their comments relevant. | + | - A proposal is introduced by being read from the meeting agenda by the facilitator. |
- | + | - The sponsor elaborates on the proposal as they feel is appropriate | |
- | + | - **POINTS OF INFORMATION AND CLARIFYING QUESTIONS** | |
- | 1.08 If members who do not have the floor indicate move-on, the facilitator should assess if the member with the floor is speaking with relevance. | + | - The facilitator will introduce this phase as “Points of Information and Clarifying Questions” and advertise that members can now join the stack for this phase. |
- | + | - __Conversation | |
- | + | - Members may offer information which they believe is relevant. | |
- | 1.08(a) | + | - Members may ask a direct question about the proposal. |
- | + | - Any member with the answer to a question may override the stack in order to provide a direct response. | |
- | + | - When the stack is closed the facilitator will call for a consensus check by asking if the house wishes to move on to “Concerns and Friendly Amendments”. | |
- | 1.08(b) | + | - **CONCERNS, FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS, AND FINAL CALL** |
- | + | - The facilitator will introduce this phase as “Concerns and Friendly Amendments” and advertise that members can not join the stack for this phase. | |
- | + | - __Conversation | |
- | 1.09 During | + | - Members may voice concerns |
- | + | - Members may offer friendly amendments to address concerns that they or another member has expressed | |
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- | 1.09(a) | + | - If the friendly amendment is rejected the facilitator will return to the stack. |
- | + | - //If the friendly amendment is accepted by the sponsor the facilitator will start a stack for the friendly amendment allowing members present to voice any points of information, | |
- | + | - Once the friendly amendment stack is clear the facilitator will ask for a consensus check on the friendly amendment. | |
- | 1.09(a.1) The facilitator will ask the blocking members for a reason why they are blocking. | + | - When the stack is closed the facilitator will ask the minutes taker to read the final wording of the proposal. |
- | + | - After the final proposal has been read a final consensus check for the proposal will be called. Quorum must be met for a consensus check to be called. | |
- | + | - At the discretion of the facilitator, | |
- | 1.09(a.1.a) | + | |
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- | 1.09(a.1.b) | + | |
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- | 1.09(b) If not 1.09(a) then, if there is at least a supermajority | + | |
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- | 1.10 At any time the sponsor can table their proposal. | + | |
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- | 2 INTRODUCING A PROPOSAL | + | |
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