Governance
Future proposals
Governance and design decisions that are drafted or deferred — either awaiting community vote, depending on conditions not yet met, or requiring more input before finalization. Items here are candidates for formal proposal once ready.
Owner: Blueprint Steward / Membership Admin
Review cadence: Reviewed at each Reflection & Learning meeting; priorities updated as community context changes
Draft Proposals
Membership States
Status: Draft
Decision type: Constitutional — Full Members Vote
Summary: Defines the membership states: Applicant, Trial Member, Active Member, and Exited Member / External. Includes their rights, obligations, and transition triggers.
Affected: Layer 1 — layers/1-membership/04-membership-state-registry
Proposal: proposals/future/2026-05-17_membership-states
Transitional Membership Pathway for Current Owners
Status: Draft
Decision type: Operational — Full Members Vote
Summary: Provides a transitional pathway for current property owners to be granted Active Member status for a 1-year period, during which they must fulfill membership requirements.
Affected: Layer 1 — layers/1-membership/04-membership-state-registry
Proposal: proposals/passed/2026-05-28_transitional-membership
Roles Explicitness
Status: Draft
Decision type: Strategic — Full Members Vote
Summary: Defines clear roles, purposes, authorities, limits, and term lengths for various community positions (Communal Finance, C.A. Manager, etc.).
Affected: Layer 5 — layers/5-operations/02-role-registry
Proposal: proposals/future/2026-05-17_roles-explicitness
Responsibilities of Owners / Trustees
Status: Draft
Decision type: Strategic — Full Members Vote
Summary: Clarifies the responsibilities of Owners / Trustees as legal stewards of the property, distinct from general membership.
Affected: Layer 1 — layers/1-membership/04-membership-state-registry
Proposal: proposals/future/2026-05-17_owner-responsibilities
Definition of Participation in Community Governance
Status: Draft
Decision type: Strategic — Full Members Vote
Summary: Defines participation for Active Members as a combination of Responsiveness, Contribution, Attendance, and Accountability.
Affected: Layer 1 — layers/1-membership/01-membership-agreement; Layer 2 — layers/2-governance/02-governance-protocol
Proposal: proposals/future/2026-05-17_participation-definition
Conflict Resolution Updates
Status: Draft
Decision type: Strategic — Full Members Vote
Summary: Updates the conflict resolution ladder with explicit conflict classes and an Emergency Safety Protocol.
Affected: Layer 4 — layers/4-conflict/01-conflict-resolution-ladder
Proposal: proposals/future/2026-05-17_conflict-resolution
FH Federation
Status: Draft
Decision type: Strategic — Full Members Vote
Summary: Outlines community autonomy, inter-community access, and sovereignty requirements for new Fruit Haven communities.
Affected: Layer 2 — layers/2-governance/04-federation-protocol
Proposal: proposals/future/2026-05-17_fh-federation
Further Definition Ideas
Items raised alongside the draft proposals above that are not yet drafted as proposals — left for future definition.
High Priority (Core governance & operations)
- Review and update Community Bylaws
- Define limits and responsibilities of Communal Finance / Accountant (budgeting, spending limits, voting, and proposal processes)
- Define minimum and maximum term lengths for managing/coordinating roles (incentives and renewal conditions)
- Define term length (min + max) for Financial Bookkeeper
- Define limits on the number of roles an individual can hold
- Define Exit Protocol for Active Members
Medium Priority (Membership structure & expectations)
- Define Volunteer Application Process
- Add a role for infographics and other materials to explain the governance layer (decisions, proposals, membership states, roles, exit-paths, etc.)
- Define general volunteering requirements (minimum hours per week)
- Define volunteering work tracking and logging system
- Clarify whether volunteers can compensate missing hours financially
- Define Trial Member participation expectations and process (e.g. accumulate at least 3 non-consecutive months of in-person or represented presence; have stayed at least 6 months within the past 10 years; physical and financial contribution expectations; application/processing fee, e.g. $10)
- Define criteria and potential reduction of Trial Membership period
Lower Priority (Financial contributions & roles refinement)
- Define Membership fees for Trial Members transitioning to Active Members
- Define yearly contributions for Active Members (non-owners) — currently none; determine if contributions should be introduced
- Define Active Member work contribution expectations
- Provide detailed definition of responsibilities and purpose of C.A. (Community Area) Manager