Decision-Making Process
Congruent with the foundational optimism of the Club Mission and the membership responsibility of invested and active participation, all club decisions are made by Unanimous Croak.
Unanimous Croak
Unanimous Croak is a consensus process whereby the voice of each member is essential to every club decision. Informed by the dually communal and personal nature of the Club Mission, this process facilitates individual influence and group cohesion in setting the course of the SBC.
Requirements for Successful Unanimous Croak
The requirements for reaching Unanimous Croak align with the general principles of consensus:
All members must have communicated express agreement or intent to stand aside regarding the proposal.
All dissent, reservations, and reasons for standing aside must have been recorded.
No member must have acted to block the proposal.
Given that each voice is essential in setting the course of the SBC, a proposal cannot pass without unanimous consent. Dissenters are integral to Unanimous Croak but also bear the Duty of Dissent.
All decisions regarding club administration require the unanimous croak of all membership. Club administration includes (but is not limited to): members and membership, club officers, amendments to the Charter, and the public image of the Club
Where the repercussions of decision are within the scope of a single activity or date without affecting members who are not present, a subaltern Unanimous Croak may comprise the voices of the members present without a proposal, deliberation, or recording of dissent. Members are encouraged to consider the preferences of guests in subaltern Unanimous Croak (as guests are not permitted to participate in Unanimous Croak).
Process of Unanimous Croak
The procedure 💀 (and lack thereof) of Unanimous Croak.
Proposals
Any member may present a Unanimous Croak proposal at any Croak.
Proposals must include information about:
The problem the proposal addresses
How the proposal aligns with the Club Mission
The impact to stakeholders, which may include the Club, members, and the broader community
All proposals must be announced on the appropriate communication channels for deliberation before reaching Unanimous Croak.
Deliberation and Timeline
There is no restriction regarding the format of deliberation 💀 ; anarchy may ensue. Deliberation is carried out with the goal of drafting a proposal that best meets the needs of the club and its members. Proposals should be edited and revised according to the reservations of dissenting members and may be presented for Unanimous Croak multiple times throughout the duration of deliberation.
Initial proposals must be announced at a Croak. The final decision is made by and announced at the next possible Croak within generous reason.
Proposals may be presented multiple times, but may not be presented at the same Croak where Unanimous Croak failed to succeed regarding the same proposal, including revised proposals.
Duty of Dissent
Dissent is encouraged and necessary when members do not agree with a proposal. Dissenting voices are not just equal in but essential to Unanimous Croak.
When dissent occurs, at least one dissenting member must articulate the reasons for their dissent. All dissenting members are encouraged to consider and communicate conditions that would resolve their reservations for the sake of other members and the Club Mission.
When participating in a Unanimous Croak, an accommodating, respectful, and humble disposition is expected of members who hold majority and minority opinions alike. 💀 Remember that SBC decisions are of little significance in the grand scheme of things.
Absence
In the case that a club member is unable to participate in a Unanimous Croak due to absence at Croaks and in regular SBC communication channels, a Unanimous Croak may succeed without the voice of the absent member if and only if reasonable attempts have been made to contact the absent member and the time for deliberation has expired. Repeated absence may constitute grounds for terminating membership according to the membership responsibility of invested and active participation 💀 (Don't caucus block us).
Election Croak of the Sleepy Boi King
The Sleepy Boi King is a 💀 meaningless title assigned to someone or something at every Croak.
The Election of the Sleepy Boi King is a habitual practice in reaching Unanimous Croak 💀 by voting on something that we know is meaningless because we made it up.
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