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 ====== Facilities Workgroup ====== ====== Facilities Workgroup ======
  
-The Facilities Workgroup is the committee that deals with use of space within the 'Space.+The Facilities Workgroup is the committee that deals with use of unallocated/uncaptained space within Quelab.
  
 ===== History/Background ===== ===== History/Background =====
  
-The Facilities Workgroup is a reconfiguration of the Space Cadets.  It was changed at the request of the Officers' Corps, due to a number of factors: dislike of the 'fun' name "Space Cadets", as well as lack of volunteers from the general membership to serve on the Space Cadets committee.  The change was requested by the Officers' Corps in July of 2018, and approved by the Board of Directors.+The Facilities Workgroup is a reconfiguration of the [[space_cadets_cttee|Space Cadets]].  It was changed at the request of the Officers' Corps, due to a number of factors: dislike of the 'fun' name "Space Cadets", as well as lack of volunteers from the general membership to serve on the Space Cadets committee.  The change was requested by the Officers' Corps in July of 2018, and approved by the Board of Directors.
  
 ===== Membership ===== ===== Membership =====
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 The Facilities Workgroup would also handle decisions affecting an "uncaptained" space, such as the request to change an "uncaptained" room's function. The Facilities Workgroup would also handle decisions affecting an "uncaptained" space, such as the request to change an "uncaptained" room's function.
  
-The Workgroup's decisions might instead be recommendations if they have financial aspects. For example, a request comes in that the east attic should be turned into rentable storage.  In such a case, the Facilities Workgroup would make a recommendation to the Board & the Board would make the decision.+The Workgroup's decisions might instead be recommendations if they have financial aspects. For example, a request comes in that the east attic should be turned into rentable storage.  In such a case, the Facilities Workgroup would make a recommendation to the Board & the Board would make the decision.  A good rule of thumb of Workgroup decision versus recommendation to the Board is: if it costs us money (over $100), or is likely to change the way we intake or spend money, it would then fall under the Board's yay or nay.
  
 //**How**// decisions are made is the same as within other groups within Quelab. Decisions are made by '[[policies:consensus_policy |consensus]]', wherein all voting members must agree or stand aside on the decision. This is per the by-laws, and is not easily changeable. //**How**// decisions are made is the same as within other groups within Quelab. Decisions are made by '[[policies:consensus_policy |consensus]]', wherein all voting members must agree or stand aside on the decision. This is per the by-laws, and is not easily changeable.
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 ===== Meeting Minutes ===== ===== Meeting Minutes =====
  
-  * 1-20-2019_officers (combined with Officers' Corps meeting)+  * [[:1-20-2019_officers|1-20-19 Meeting Minutes]] (combined with Officers' Corps meeting)