Governs Manager Council operations, decision-making, and accountability. ## Purpose Establish clear processes for Manager Council operations to ensure effective executive leadership, transparent decision-making, and accountability to membership. ## Scope - Council operations and meetings - Decision-making authority and process - Treasury and resource management - Reporting and accountability ## Authority - **Operational Decisions:** Manager Council (consensus or majority) - **Major Decisions:** Manager Council with Assembly ratification - **Treasury Transactions:** 2-of-3 multi-sig approval ## Procedures **Council Operations** - Weekly operations sync (virtual) - Monthly strategic review - Quarterly financial review - Annual planning retreat - Rotating facilitation among Managers **Decision-Making** - **Consensus Preferred:** Managers seek alignment on decisions - **Voting:** When consensus not reached, simple majority decides - **Abstention:** Managers may abstain with documented reason - **Conflict of Interest:** Managers recuse from decisions where conflicted - **Documentation:** All decisions recorded with rationale **Scope of Authority** Manager Council may decide without Assembly approval: - Operational expenditures within approved budget - Project approvals within resource capacity - Operator appointments - Day-to-day operational decisions - Partnership discussions (formation requires approval) Assembly approval required for: - Budget approval (annual) - Constitutional amendments - Manager removal - Major strategic shifts - Expenditures exceeding budget thresholds **Treasury Management** - Weekly treasury review - All transactions require 2-of-3 Manager signatures - Expenditures documented with purpose - Monthly financial summary to membership - Quarterly detailed report to Assembly **Reporting and Accountability** - Monthly written update to membership - Quarterly report at Assembly - Annual comprehensive review - Open to member questions and feedback - Individual Managers accountable via election cycle **Emergency Procedures** - Emergency decisions may be made by 2 Managers if: - Immediate action required - Third Manager unavailable after reasonable effort - Emergency decisions reported to full Council within 24 hours - Emergency decisions reported to membership within 7 days ## Related Roles - [[Labs Manager]] - [[Labs Operator]] ## Related Groups - [[Manager Council]] - [[Labs Assembly]] ## Related Assets - [[Manager Treasury Multi-Sig]] - [[Mercury Bank Account]]