1.1. Review pertinent by-laws
2.1. Discuss/review existing warnings (as a review, not to re-open and vote)
2.2. Discuss potential of suspension
Matt J. asked for a clarification about the 3rd warning
Dan J. explained that a bent metal stand with a ticket on it was taken and placed in the lost and found area.
Devin asked for clarification on the second warning.
Lance described that Charles has a disagreement with a few member. When they left for the vault area, he followed them and resumed yelling. They chose to leave the building.
Carl asked about more details about the second warning
Dan described that the argument was about proper wiping of data from hard drives
Steve, one of the members who lodged a complaint, reaffirmed Dan's statement. Steve said that Charles kept escalation the situation. Steve mentioned that they walked back to the vault hallway and Charles followed them there and resumed screaming at them.
Tom mentioned that Charles has never apologized for his actions
Tony S. reaffirmed that Charles has never apologized to him
DL said Charles has apologized to her
Matt J mentioned that Charles admitted his mistakes to him in the past
Lance mentioned that Charles did correct his actions after the 1st warning. He cleaned up the welding table.
Carl asked if he has apologized to the complainer with the 3rd warning.
Lance thinks he never admitted his fault
DL mentioned that we received an email that Kayla had started yelling at him first. Charles may have been frustrated by the time he had a conversation with Dan
Lance feels that he has been personally harassed by Charles. After the last meeting, Charles yelled and sweared at Lance for 20 minutes in the parking lot. Lance, consciously or otherwise, felt physically threatened by Charles. Lance feels like this was a repeat of the incident that caused the 2nd warning.
Chris stated that there were heated exchanges between Charles, Chris, Tom, and Joe when the Induction Furnace was brought in. Chris mentioned that he has done plenty for space - watch parts, cleaned bathroom, drills, and many other positive things. Chris thinks Charles' negatives outweigh the positives.
Joe clarified that after the induction furnace incident, when Joe offered handshake, Charles grabbed his hand and pulled Joe closer to him in an abrupt fashion.
Matt J. feels like Charles' positives outweigh the negatives. Matt J. comes in to the makerspace because of his comradery and conversation.
Another members seconded Matt's comment
Devin mentioned that Charles feels like he is being targeted by the board and that may explain his behavior
DL said that she has been Charles' champions since day one. She thinks that Charles has made improvements since his second warning. She is surprised on how harassed she has felt by him in the last 2 weeks despite her support to him. A stressful situation doesn't excuse his behavior. She is still willing to work with Charles and be his champion.
Lance mentioned that we clarified possible suspension after the second warning
Dan mentioned that he thought that the metal stand would make a nifty Dremel stand
DL mentions that a short suspension may be warranted but not a year long one
Matt N. mentioned that he had a conversation with Charles that he needs to calm down. He thinks that source of Charles' frustration has not been addressed and this will keep happening.
Chris suggested that Carl should write a blog post about how to approach the board members with their issues
Vishal mentioned that it not the board's responsibility to control the members' behavior
Devin said that the first warning was relatively minor. This is happening because of the third warning. And first one didn't matter
Dan thinks that 3rd warning has nothing to do with it. He wanted to suspend Charles after the first warning.
Tom says we could have issued 5-6 warnings but the board has been lenient
Joe think it was more that just a minor incident. It was intentional damage of property
Lance showed the picture of the table
Lance reaffirmed that warnings are issues after much deliberation.
Steve mentioned that as an area champion, he wouldn't have appreciated if someone did it to equipment in his arae
Tom mentioned that it has been a characteristically repeated behavior and it hurts the space.
Devin mentioned that Charles has been very good to him and has gone out of his way to help him.
Matt J., Joe, and Vishal agreed with Devin's statement
Steve mentions that Charles is a great guy. But when other people get mad, they don't force other members to leave that building
Mike P. asked if we Charles had bad intentions
Joe said he thinks Charles is a good person with good intentions but he hasn't gotten the message across. We can only judge him on his behavior.
DL mentioned that some time away might be good for him but not too far
She suggested a suspension for 28 days
Carl asked if he could be a guest of other members
Lance clarified that he could not be according to the bylaws
Carl suggests a 28 day suspension
Dan suggests a 3 month suspension
Tom said he will vote for anything upto 6 months
Joe suggests a 3 month suspension
Vishal suggests a 3 month suspension
Lance agrees with 28 days
Vote on suspending Charles for 28 days beginning immediately (12/3) - (7) votes say yes.
Charles can access his storage if a board member is present.
Lance asked if we should refund his dues
Vote to waive Charles' dues for the duration of this month - (5) yes, (1) no, (1) abstain
Chris thanked all present members and the board
Lance thanked the members for asking good questions
Chris mentioned that members, if interested, should discuss and introduce a by law amendment to have a sunset period on warnings
Devin seconded Chris' statement.