# 05/06/2025: Protocols for how new people can join the Woodbine Spokescouncil Planning Working Group

# Protocols for how new people can join the Woodbine Spokescouncil Planning Working Group

## Person or group submitting
Ash

## Proposal History
- Submission Date: 5/6/25
- Vote date: Asynchronous in-chat
- Vote result: Pass

## Motivation
- We need a clear way to allow new memebers to join the Spokescouncil Planning Working Group and evaluate whether they remain in the working group ot not if they aren't participating

## Proposal overview ~slightly less tiny summary here~

## Details

### Background info
Any background info needed to understand function of proposal.

### Groups this affects
Working groups
### Work required
Showing up to meetings, etc. details outlined in the proposal
### Individual or group doing labor
New members if they want to join up

### Money required
None

# Proposal


## A) Protcols for how new people can join the Woodbine Spokescouncil Planning Working Group
- Attend at least one spokescouncil meeting in-person and then attend a spokescouncil planning meeting in-person to see what is involved and see if it is a good fit for you
- If you want to join, you are expected to fulfill basic labor requirements: 
    - 1) show up to most planning meetings and spokescouncil meetings (missing more than two in a row without a clear indicated reason means you may not have capacity right now. You can cycle out and maybe back in when you have more capacity) 
    - 2) volunteer to take on action items after meetings and put solid effort into completing them
    - 3) If you become active in the group and later realize you cannot fulfill the above requirements, you agree to let the group know and leave the chat


# Comments
- Frankie --> Friendly amendment: can we require that folks come to a Spokes meeting first, in addition to these requirements?
- Frankie --> Other than my friendly amendment, this makes sense to me.
- Ash - I agree with Frankie's comments, I edited the proposal
- ella - If you're active in the group and later realize you cannot fulfil the above requirements, you agree to let the group know and leave the chat