Policy

This page reflects a policy and should be edited for content only with board approval (formatting and grammar fixes are okay).

In short...

• Be safe
• Be bold
• Be excellent
• Be a good neighbour

Full policy

• Community
  • This space, first and foremost, belongs to you, the community, to do what you wish (within reason). Have fun, be bold, and make cool stuff happen!
• Anti-oppression
  • SkullSpace should be a safe place for anyone at all to hang out and participate in.
  • This means having a policy that forbids the following types of behaviors: misogynism, patriarchism, homophobia, classism, racism, etc.
• Animals
  • For safety reasons, only service animals (seeing eye dogs etc.) are allowed at SkullSpace. It is not a safe place for animals to wander, and we have a number of members who are allergic to them, so we ask that you leave your pets at home when you come to the space.
• Dangerous / prohibited items
  • Don't bring any dangerous or prohibited items to the space. This includes weapons, drugs, alcohol, and anything else that would make other members nervous to be around for safety reasons.
  • Anything is dangerous if used improperly — please take care in using or demonstrating items of interest, and advise other members (or directors) if you feel they are doing something dangerous.
• Membership fee
  • Everybody pays membership fees. There are no exceptions.
  • All memberships are $40, and members can optionally do a monthly donation along with their membership fees.
  • Fees can be paid in cash, or via a pre-authorized work agreement approved by membership
• Employees
  • SkullSpace does not have any employees. Everyone who does any work on behalf of SkullSpace does so purely on a volunteer basis. This isn't about making money, this is about building a community.
• CED
  • SkullSpace should adhere to Community Economic Development principles whenever possible.
• Open Source
  • SkullSpace should use primarily free and open source software whenever possible.
• Self-Hosting
  • We should try and host our own services, as a learning experience and to offer the best privacy we can to our members.
• Privacy
  • We will not publish a list of our members. However, members should feel free to create & participate in opt-in lists.
  • We will not release the financial details of any of our members.
  • We will not release a list of the emails of our members.
  • It should be noted that a dedicated individual could derive information on their own based on mailing list posts, etc.
• Excellence
  • Members should be excellent to one another. This is in the bylaws.
  • If something you're doing might bother others, please have the courtesy to not do it around them, or to save it for when you get home. And if you're bothered by something, please speak up.
• Neighbours
  • Members should respect our neighbours (AssentWorks, Cre8ery, etc.).
• Members should be familiar with the bylaws and member agreement.
• Keys
  • Keys are property of SkullSpace.
  • Keys may not be duplicated.
  • Keys must be returned upon request.
  • Keys must not be loaned to others.
• Safety
  • Members may not make use of tools in the workshop area without permission from the Operations Manager or a member with appropriate training and authority (as authorized by the Operations Manager).
  • Guests may not use the workshop area.
  • Members and guests should be cautious of debris and other hazards (especially during renovations).
• Security
  • The last person to leave the space is responsible for ensuring that all doors are locked, including the elevator doors.
  • The main door of the building should be left locked, except during the hours that the Cre8ary is open (if it is locked, leave it locked; if it is unlocked, leave it unlocked).
• Modifications
  • Members are encouraged to "be bold" when it comes to making changes to the space - the space, after all, belongs to everybody.
  • For major changes, or potentially dangerous or disruptive changes, the Operations Manager (or a delegate) should be made aware.
• Cleaning
  • Clean up after yourself!
  • A weekly cleaning schedule may be implemented if it becomes necessary.
  • Clutter and unclaimed objects may be placed on the Table of Doomed Objects to be disposed of on the third week of every month.
• Applying for Membership
  • Applicants must apply for membership at one of our weekly meetings. If this is truly not possible due to scheduling conflicts, alternate arrangements can be made with the Secretary.
  • Applicants must sign the membership agreement, and deliver it to the Secretary.
  • After any meeting in which an application has been received, the Secretary will announce the name of the applicant to announce@.
  • Once the application has been announced, there is a two week period during which members may object to the application.
    • Members must voice their objection to the Secretary.
    • The Secretary will conceal the identity of the objector from everyone, including the Board of Directors, but will record the objector, applicant, and reason in a list that will be passed on to the succeeding Secretary.
    • The Secretary will notify the Board of Directors of the objection and the reason given by the objector, but will not disclose the identity of the objector.
  • At the close of the two week period, if there are two or more objections from the membership, or the Board of Directors has rejected the application, the Secretary will give written notice of the rejection to the applicant.
    • If the application has been rejected due to objections from the membership, the written notice will not include the reasons for the objections or the identities of the objectors, but will note that the membership has rejected the application.
    • If the application has been rejected by the Board of Directors, the written notice will include the reasons for the objections and will note that the Board of Directors has rejected the application.
  • If the application has been accepted, the applicant will become a member once they have paid the first month's dues, at which time they will be given a keyfob and are required to subscribe to announce@.