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Emergency suspension powers are designed to deal with very rare but immediately harmful situations. | Emergency suspension powers are designed to deal with very rare but immediately harmful situations. | ||
#A Director may immediately suspend anyone who violates the Code of Conduct from the premises, online systems, or at sponsored events provided that the member presents a serious, immediate threat to health or safety, engages in illegal or threatening behavior, disturbs the peace, is forcibly removed from the premises by law enforcement, or other behavior that presents a major risk to the organization. | #A Director may immediately suspend anyone who violates the Code of Conduct from the premises, online systems, or at sponsored events **provided that** the member presents a serious, immediate threat to health or safety, engages in illegal or threatening behavior, disturbs the peace, is forcibly removed from the premises by law enforcement, or other behavior that presents a major risk to the organization. | ||
#The initial interim suspension will last 72h. | |||
#The member being suspended, and the other Directors must be informed in writing as soon as possible. | #The member being suspended, and the other Directors must be informed in writing as soon as possible. | ||
#An email sent to the email address on file in the Members’ Portal (SpacePort) shall be considered sufficient written notice. It is the member’s responsibility to keep this email address up to date. | #An email sent to the email address on file in the Members’ Portal (SpacePort) shall be considered sufficient written notice. It is the member’s responsibility to keep this email address up to date. | ||
#An emergency suspension will trigger an automatic motion to | #An emergency suspension will trigger an automatic motion to either permanently expel the member or extend their suspension at the next available Members Meeting. Actions occurring within 72 hours of the next Members’ Meeting will be deferred to the following Meeting to give the membership sufficient time to review the incident. | ||
#Details of the reason for expulsion will be posted on the Members’ Forum (Spacebar) without identifying details. | #Details of the reason for expulsion will be posted on the Members’ Forum (Spacebar) without identifying details. | ||
#A 75% majority vote is required to | #A 75% majority vote is required to permanently expel the member or to extend the suspension. A failure of the vote automatically reinstates the member. | ||
#An expelled or suspended member is not entitled to a refund of their membership fees. | #An expelled or suspended member is not entitled to a refund of their membership fees. | ||