Agenda for Special Board Meeting 05-03-2016

Chair:

This is a special meeting called via this thread on the board mailing list.

Proposal to ban 20160503A

Proposal:
Proposal to ban 20160503A

WHEREAS, although 20160503A has contributed time and resources to i3 for many years, no contributions shall supercede the overall well-being of the i3 community,

AND WHEREAS multiple warnings have been issued to 20160503A regarding the below behaviors,

AND WHEREAS 20160503A’s membership is currently suspended,

AND WHEREAS 20160503A has made no effort to reinstate their good standing in the organization,

AND WHEREAS there have been a number of reported incidents of violations of the i3 Harassment Policy, including inappropriate comments, behavior, and physical contact, that form a pattern of behavior that puts the future well-being of members and guests of the space at risk,

AND WHEREAS during 20160503A’s suspension, 20160503A has abused his guest privileges by fraudulently entering the space multiple times by signing in under members without their permission,

AND WHEREAS, 20160503A has accessed i3’s electronic systems while suspended in order to disrupt the organization,

AND WHEREAS, 20160503A has a history of accessing i3’s electronic systems to disrupt the organization,

AND WHEREAS, 20160503A has a pattern of behavior of obstructing the running of i3 putting i3 in legal jeopardy, and harming the reputation of i3 by acting as a representative of i3,

AND WHEREAS, the consequences of 20160503A’s behavior are a drain on the time and resources of the i3 leadership that have the potential to drive valuable leaders away from the organization,

AND WHEREAS, communication with 20160503A has continued to demonstrate that 20160503A is not willing to take responsibility for their actions or change their behavior,

WE RESOLVE that, effective May 10, 2016, 20160503A shall be banned from all spaces operated by i3 Detroit indefinitely until the board of directors votes to overturn this ban.

WE RESOLVE FURTHER that, effective May 10, 2016, 20160503A shall be banned from all i3 electronic communication channels.

WE RESOLVE FURTHER that, effective May 10, 2016, 20160503A is unwelcome at and may not participate in any i3 Detroit presence occurring at either public or private events.

WE RESOLVE FURTHER that any personal property of 20160503A that remains in the space as of May 10, 2016, shall be considered donated to i3.

WE RESOLVE FURTHER that the Secretary is directed to add 20160503A to the list of banned persons kept near the entrance, and directed to send a notice of this proposal to the i3-announce mailing list.

WE RESOLVE FURTHER that we appreciate the service to i3 shown by 20160503A in the past, and, though we cannot allow him to be a part of the i3 community at this time, we believe he is capable of adjusting his behavior to be accepted back into the community.

WE RESOLVE FURTHER that the Board of Directors will consider with an open mind any such behavioral adjustments and, to this end, an exception to the ban will be made for the board meeting on July 12, 2016 in order to provide a venue for 20160503A to argue for this ban to be lifted. However, there is no guarantee that the board will lift the ban at that time. 20160503A is encouraged to communicate with the board via email to establish guidelines for behavior that would increase the likelihood of the ban being lifted, and is encouraged to communicate with the board via email to schedule a time to meet if the above date is not convenient.

Moved by Matt A., Seconded by Mike F
3 Ayes / 4 Nays
Result: FAIL

Proposal to temporarily ban 20160503A

Proposal:
Proposal to temporarily ban 20160503A

WHEREAS, although 20160503A has contributed time and resources to i3 for many years, no contributions shall supercede the overall well-being of the i3 community,

AND WHEREAS multiple warnings have been issued to 20160503A regarding the below behaviors,

AND WHEREAS 20160503A’s membership is currently suspended,

AND WHEREAS 20160503A has made no effort to reinstate his good standing in the organization,

AND WHEREAS there have been a number of reported incidents of violations of the i3 Harassment Policy, including inappropriate comments, behavior, and physical contact, that form a pattern of behavior that puts the future well-being of members and guests of the space at risk,

AND WHEREAS during his suspension, 20160503A has abused his guest privileges by fraudulently entering the space multiple times by signing in under members without their permission,

AND WHEREAS, 20160503A has accessed i3’s electronic systems while suspended in order to disrupt the organization,

AND WHEREAS, 20160503A has a history of accessing i3’s electronic systems to disrupt the organization,

AND WHEREAS, 20160503A has a pattern of behavior of obstructing the running of i3 putting i3 in legal jeopardy, and harming the reputation of i3 by acting as a representative of i3,

AND WHEREAS, the consequences of 20160503A’s behavior are a drain on the time and resources of the i3 leadership that have the potential to drive valuable leaders away from the organization,

AND WHEREAS, communication with 20160503A has continued to demonstrate that he is not willing to take responsibility for his actions or change his behavior,

WE RESOLVE that, effective May 10, 2016, 20160503A shall be banned from all spaces operated by i3 Detroit.

WE RESOLVE FURTHER that, effective May 10, 2016, 20160503A shall be banned from all i3 electronic communication channels.

WE RESOLVE FURTHER that, effective May 10, 2016, 20160503A is unwelcome at and may not participate in any i3 Detroit presence occurring at either public or private events.

WE RESOLVE FURTHER that any personal property of 20160503A that remains in the space as of May 10, 2016, shall be considered donated to i3.

WE RESOLVE FURTHER that the Secretary is directed to add 20160503A to the list of banned persons kept near the entrance, and directed to send a notice of this proposal to the i3-announce mailing list.

WE RESOLVE FURTHER that 20160503A’s ban shall be lifted on November 8, 2016.

WE RESOLVE FURTHER that the Secretary is directed to remove 20160503A from the list of banned persons kept near the entrance on July 12, 2016, and directed to send a notice of this change to the i3-announce mailing list.

WE RESOLVE FURTHER that if 20160503A violates any of the above conditions of this ban between May 10, 2016 and November 8, 2016, that the ban will not be lifted on November 8, 2016, and will continue indefinitely until the board of directors votes to lift the ban.

WE RESOLVE FURTHER that if/when the ban on 20160503A is lifted, 20160503A shall be suspended from i3, superseding any previous suspensions, until at least May 9, 2017, or 6 months from when the ban is lifted, whichever is latest. The suspension shall be lifted only when the following terms have been met, as determined by a subset of the board of directors. If the bulleted terms below are not met, the suspension will continue indefinitely.

If 20160503A has arranged a meeting with a committee of least three Board members of 20160503A's choice, at the same time.
If 20160503A has met with the committee.
If 20160503A has satisfied the committee that 20160503A understands people's legitimate needs, which prevent them from accepting 20160503A’s words, attitudes, and actions as part of the group.
If 20160503A has described to the committee why 20160503A’s words, attitudes, and actions got in the way of the group's needs.
If 20160503A has described to the committee 20160503A’s future improvement of words, attitudes, and actions which will compromise to solve these problems.

WE RESOLVE FURTHER that if/when 20160503A’s membership is reinstated, that 20160503A will be in probationary standing, rather than good standing, for a period of 6 months, and that any further incidents or complaints received during either the suspension or the probationary period will incur elevated consequences, up to and including an indefinite ban from i3.

Moved by Evan, Seconded by Matt H.
6 Ayes / 1 Nays
Result: FAIL

Proposal:
Proposal to ban 20160503A

WHEREAS, although 20160503A has contributed time and resources to i3 for many years, no contributions shall supersede the overall well-being of the i3 community,