A) Proposal A

Proposed by Chris Smith, seconded by Bracken Dawson

Add the following subclause to clause 22 of our articles:

22.4: A person's membership terminates if, at a meeting of the Directors at which a quorum of the Directors are present, a resolution is passed resolving that the member be expelled on the ground that his or her continued membership is harmful to or is likely to become harmful to the interests of the Company, or if any subscription or other sum payable by the member to the Company remains unpaid 28 days after the due date. Such a resolution may not be passed unless the member has been given at least 14 Clear Days’ notice that the resolution is to be proposed, specifying the circumstances alleged to justify expulsion, and has been afforded a reasonable opportunity of being heard by or of making written representations to the Directors. A member expelled by such a resolution will nevertheless remain liable to pay to the Company any sum owed by him or her.

B) Proposal B

Proposed by Anton Piatek

Same as Proposal A, but with the final sentence removed.

C) Proposal C

Proposed by Bracken Dawson, seconded by Jem Gillam

The above as voted (including B), including a new final final sentence: "If the reason for termination of membership is deemed to be no longer present, for example subscription payments are resumed, re-instatement of membership and any additional privileges, such as keyholder status, may be granted based on previous approval.

D) Maintain the status quo

A) Proposal A

Proposed by Chris Smith, seconded by Paul Davies.

Allow those who are 16 or 17 to use the makerspace without parental/guardian supervision. The workshop is still off limits to those under 18.

B) Maintain the status quo

A) Proposal A

Proposed by Chris Smith, seconded by Dave Rowntree

1. Any items deliberately left in the makerspace must either be left in a member storage box or be accompanied by a note explaining who they belong to, how long they will be there for, and how to contact the owner.
2. Any items not stored in compliance with the above will be moved to the junk shelves.
3. Large/bulky items may be dealt with differently - this will be at the discretion of the Trustees.
4. Small items (such as electronic components, pencils and brushes) should be placed in a closed box or container of some form.
5. All items left in the makerspace are left at the owners risk.

B) Proposal B

Proposed by Benjie Gillam, seconded by James Bruton

As proposal A, but with the following substituted for clause 2:

• Any item not stored in compliance with the above will be moved to the lost property box. After 2 weeks if no-one's claimed the property it will be moved to the junk shelves.

C) Maintain the status quo

A) Proposal for modifications to the Junk Shelf rules

Proposed by Chris Smith, seconded by Dave Rowntree

Replace the current junk shelf policy with this:

1. Items that have been on the junk shelf for more than 1 month should be disposed of.
2. In the event that an item on the shelf has no date, one will be assigned to it using a "best guess" approach.

B) Amendment to Proposal A

Proposed by Benjie Gillam, seconded by Ben Jacobs

1. As Proposal A, but nothing is to be placed on the junk shelves without the current date on it (either directly or via a sticker) in DD/MM format

C) Proposal for simple modifications to the Junk Shelf rules

Proposed by Bracken Dawson, seconded by TBC

• Anyone can preserve the life of junk at their discretion by moving an item to a "younger" shelf.
• The shelves will be rotated when full, weekly, or to some other non-fixed schedule, ie you can never really rely on the timing. But if something is on the last shelf it might be about to go.

This has the advantages of not complicating the process for users or adding additional process that I think people will not follow.

E) Maintain the status quo

A) Proposal A

Proposed by Benjie Gillam, seconded by Chris Smith

Any project to be left in the space overnight outside of member storage boxes must be approved by a Keyholder unrelated to the project. If the project is expected to be left in the space for more than 3 nights it must be approved by a Trustee. If for more than 2 weeks it must be approved by a quorum of Trustees. In all cases the following hold:

1. When storing the project, care must be taken to ensure that disruption to other space users is minimised and safety is not impacted.
2. The Trustees must be made aware of the project within 24 hours of being left in the space (an email to [email protected] is sufficient) - details to include what it is, who is working on it, and how long it is expected to stay for.
3. Unless excepted by a quorum of Trustees, there must be a name and method of contact left clearly visible on the project when stored in the space. This may be an email address or phone number.
4. The project must be removed within 48 hours if required by a Trustee (unless a quorum of Trustees say otherwise).

B) Proposal B

Proposed by Bracken Dawson

Members should be trusted to work responsibly on large projects in the space, sometimes with visitors too. In the spirit of do-ocracy, members should be able to do large projects in the space while being excellent to other users of the space. The proposal is to change rule 4 to:

4. Leave the space at least as well as you found it.
Please keep the space in a pleasant, clean and tidy state. Wash up any kitchenware and sweep up any sawdust etc. Pack away your projects when you're not working on them and put tools back where they belong. Any large projects can be left in a sensible place as long as there is a consensus among the members that this is okay. Items left on desk surfaces may be moved or disposed. Hot food/drink etc is allowed however please be considerate of others when consuming strong smelling foods.

C) Maintain the status quo

A) Proposal A

Proposed by Chris Smith

Any big project proposed by an external source or non member should come before a trustee with the following information:

• A brief description of whats being built. While not mandatory, drawings and further detail is encouraged especially if the construction process may be considered high risk. A risk assessment can help determine this and the trustees will be happy to assist with this.

• Checks to ensure disruption to the space will be minimal and if disruption is inevitable it is worth it.

• There is a clear and sensible place to store the project, during construction and also when complete. Gangways, infrastructure and emergency exits etc must never be blocked.

• ALL non members involved with the project are briefed on the makerspace rules and policies.

• There should ideally be a main point of contact that members can speak to regarding the project.

• If there is any money being changed hands between the space and the group this should be communicated to the treasurer.

B) Maintain the status quo