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 ====== Proposals ======
-Proposals are our system for putting forward and agreeing changes to the space. It covers buying, adopting, or upgrading tools, equipment, and infrastructure.
+Following a vote at the April 2026 General Meeting, the proposals system has been retired and is superseded by the [[manual:improvements|quarterly improvements budget]].
-Any current member can put forward a proposal, or support a proposal.
-===== Types of Proposal =====
-There are three types of proposal. They require different levels of support based on their cost and complexity.
-^Proposal Type ^Qualifying Criteria ^ Director's Support Needed to Pass^ Member's Support Needed to Pass ^
-|Micro | Costs up to £60 + A new risk assessment is not required + A new space does not have to be made | 2 Directors | 4 Members |
-|Small | Costs up to £600 | Majority of Directors | 12 Members |
-|Large | n/a | Majority of Directors | Passes a majority vote at a General Meeting |
-===== Proposals Process =====
-To make a proposal, start a thread in the proposals category of the forum, filling in the template with the required details. At a minimum you should detail what you want to do, what you want to buy (and how much it costs), where it will go, and who will do the work.
-To pass, a proposal must receive a sufficient level of support from members and directors. Directors should judge their support on the the following criteria: Cost, safety, space availability, need, and relevance.
-For micro and small proposals, support should be voiced in the forum thread for that proposal.
-For large proposals, support is measured at a General Meeting vote.
-When a proposal attains a sufficient level of support, it is considered to have passed, and the proposer can go ahead and do whatever they proposed to do.
-If a proposal is altered in any way after support has been given, that support must be given again to qualify.