December 13, 2022 - Membership

Committee Members

• Brett Headford
• Steve Owens

Members

• James Lancaster

Agenda

• Member Numbers
  • New Members this month 16 (Month of November)
  • Lapsed Member this month undetermined (Month of November)
  • Total active members 469 (as of 11/30)

• Guest/Minor Policy
  • Will recommend to the board that the Guest policy be modified to revise “Guests must be directly supervised at all times while in the MakeICT Makerspace” to read “Guests must be in the same area as their host at all times while in the MakeICT Makerspace”. A bullet point should be added that the exceptions to this are trips to the bathroom, drinking fountain, or break room. We also feel that the policy should include a new statement “Members may be asked to remove their guests, or even remove themselves, if their guests are causing problems.”
  • There should also be further discussion whether the bullet point “This includes children. The lounge is not a daycare.” should be stricken. This was added in the old building as the lounge was not separated, and kids where running all over the space and being loud. Since this is now a separate room, as long as they are checked in on every once in a while, is there a problem with making a children’s area and letting them have free rein?
  • In response to the recent discussions on the forum regarding minors at MakeICT, the committee feels there is no need for a change in policy. If a minor is not a member, they are already under guided by the Guest Policy. The Standing Rules also state that “Minors under the age of 16 need to be accompanied by an adult whenever at the space.”
  • The committee feels that there should be an effort to clean up the existing policies. There are some confusing conflicts in that we have a “Badge Policy”, which is not part of the Standing Rules, and only distinguishes between a “Key Badge” and a Photo ID Badge, but does not refer to rights. We have a Key Policy which authorizes the 24/7 access, but does not grant rights. The “Building Access Policy” indicates that you must either be a Keyed Member or a Guest, which does not cover someone taking a class or attending an event. There is some concern/confusion if a family chooses to pay for a minor under the age of 16 to have a membership, does that grant them full rights or not?

Next Meeting

January 10, 2023 7:00 PM