structure-detailed
Proposed Ubuntu-au Council structure
3. Australian Community Council (ACC) Model (Ideally 7 +- 2 people) :Democratic
What is the Purpose of an ACC ?
- It is made up from a group leaders from the various 'Local' Ubuntu groups around Australia.
- It gives 'Local' Members of these groups a representation in the administration of Ubuntu-au.
Members on the ACC are there to provide 'Support & Consultation' to the Ubuntu-au community.
- Members on the ACC will help in decisions affecting Ubuntu-au.
- It will provide a means of 'communicating' decisions/information to members of Ubuntu-au.
- It will give members in the general community a 'Direct-Contact', if they require more information about Ubuntu-au.
- To Share Leadership Responsibilities.
To Follow-up on Issues & Problems.
- 'Event' co-ordination at a National level.
- Foster the creation of 'Local' ubuntu groups.
Uphold the spirit of 'ubuntu' in the community.
What an ACC IS NOT !
- It is not three levels of 'Bureaucracy'.
- It will not 'Control' the activities of Groups or Individuals.
Groups & individuals are autonomous
- Individuals have the freedom to make a contribution to 'Ubuntu' in anyway they please.
- Individuals do not need to have permission from the ACC to make these contributions.
Positions
Team Contact
- Calls Ubuntu-Au elections
- Liaises with Ubuntu-CC
- Allocates people access to resources (In consultation with the ACC members)
- eg. Website Admin, List moderators, IRC Ops.
Election: Is reviewed yearly and appointed by Ubuntu-CC (with recommendation from outgoing Team Contact)
Chair Person
- Chairs ACC meetings (Driving discussion and decisions)
- Chairs General meetings (Driving discussion and decisions)
- Ensures that rules and processes put in place are adhered to
Election: A rotational position, decided by the members of the ACC.
Web Master
- Responsible for setting up and maintaining the website(s)
- Website contact
- Reports to ACC
- Seeks approval to change website(s) structure (conducts reviews)
- Seeks approval to grant members restricted access to website(s)
Elections: Elected (Annually) by ACC Members, Nominations from Members.
Representative
- State/City/Region contact person (see model '3A' or Model '3B')
Liaises with LUGS & other organisations
- Drives goals of Ubuntu-au at a local level
Provides Advice & Support.
- Raises issues (sets agenda items) with the ACC at Council meetings.
- Reports back to ACC Council on progress of said goals/functions etc.
- Drives Important Events/Functions i.e. Release parties etc.
- Helps with website 'News/Announcement' items
- Chairs General Ubuntu-au Meetings (when needed)
- Chairs State Ubuntu-au Meetings (when needed)
- Helps with Elections
- Has official status within ubuntu-au and as such represents Ubuntu-au LOCO
Elections: Each representative elected/appointed by Ubuntu members in each corresponding State/City/Region. (Seats are to remain open if no-nominations have been received. Team Contact to assume responsibility)
Other positions
- Marketing - Media - Publicity
- Junior contact (Under the age of 18)
Elections: Elected or appointed by ACC
PROs
- Gives each State/Region/City a voice in the direction of the community
- Delegates responsibility
- A local contact person
Open & Transparent process
- Decision making process easier ie. 8 instead of 40 in an IRC meeting
- Group leadership Team
- Country wide co-ordination
CONs
Election process & politicisation
- A structure
3A. Local City/Region Representative
Each City/Region LoCo elects/appoints a representative to the ACC
- Its members would represent a City or Region.
- e.g. Brisbane, Townsville, Cairns, Toowomba, Mt Isa, Western QLD, Sydney, Newcastle, Northern Rivers, Dubbo etc.
- Role: As per description in Model 3.
PROs
- City/Regions have a direct representation on the ACC
- Each member in the City/Region has a say in appointing/electing representative.
CONs
- Election/Appointment Process
3B. State Council Representative
- A 'State Council' would be created when there are 5 or more city/Regional representatives (in One state) on the ACC.
- Cities/Regions would then elect/appoint representatives to the 'State Council' rather than the ACC.
- A State Representative, would then be appointed/elected to represent their respective state on the ACC.
- Roles: As per Description on Model 3.
PROs
- Each state is responsible for appointment/election of the ACC representative for the ACC
- Reduces the size of the ACC (Making decisions easier).
CONS
- Another structural layer
Meetings
Ubuntu-au ACC- At least every 3 months, more if urgent issues arise. Quorum: 50% of Council members + 1
Ubuntu-au General- Once a Month, if agenda items are posted. Quorum: # of Council members + 1
Ubuntu-au State Council- Once a Month, if agenda items are posted. (Only required if "State Councils" are created)
Notices are to be posted to email lists, Wiki and ubuntu.com.au and Facebook.
Election Process
ACC Non-Representatives
- Notice to members, Email Lists, Wiki, ubuntu.org.au, Facebook.
- To be Eligible for a seat on the ACC, each candidate needs to be nominated by two(2) other members.
- Candidates are displayed on ubuntu.org.au, All positions.
- Web Master appointed by council members, in consultation with Ubuntu-au Team Contact.
City/Region Representative
- Each City/Region appoints/elects a representative (if more than one nomination).
- Each Candidate needs to be nominated by at least two(2) other members from their respective City/Region.
- The election can be done using an online poll or a local meeting.
- Only City/Regional members eligible to vote.
Each City/Region will keep their own 'official' membership list. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/Brisbane
State Representative (if required)
- Each State appoints/elects a representative to the ACC (if more than one nomination).
Note: This document is a Template subject to modification
The post to the ubuntu-au mail list on the 16th of April is here Ubuntu Post 16-04-10
ubuntu-au/council/structure-detailed (last edited 2010-04-16 09:06:44 by CPE-58-174-130-72)