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| The '''policy council''' is a council of editors selected to meet and debate policy for the English Misplaced Pages. | The '''policy council''' is a council of editors selected to meet and debate policy for the English Misplaced Pages. | ||
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The policy council is a council of editors selected to meet and debate policy for the English Misplaced Pages.
The council shall consist of fifteen councillors, ten of whom shall be elected at large from the editors of the English Misplaced Pages, and five of whom shall be appointed by Jimmy Wales. The term of a councillor shall be three years, with terms staggered in three tranches separated by one year intervals. Vacancies in elected seats shall be filled by appointment by Jimmy Wales valid until the next regularly scheduled election; vacancies in appointed seats shall be filled by appointment by Jimmy Wales valid for the remainder of the unexpired term of the vacant seat. Councillors need not be administrators, but they must be active editors on the English Misplaced Pages.
The council shall make all reasonable efforts to meet in person not less than once a year, and preferably more often than that. The Foundation is requested to provide assistance in setting up such meetings and providing travel assistance for those members of the council who cannot afford travel on their own. The council shall also meet electronically (preferably with voice conferencing, if possible) at more frequent intervals. The council shall decide the rules under which it operates, including but not limited to fixing quorum, determining the exact place, time, and method of meetings, and the rules under which meetings shall proceed. The council may appoint a person not a member of the council to mediate at or preside over its meetings, at its discretion.
The council shall have authority over policy on the English Misplaced Pages. Their determinations of what should be policy is binding and shall be respected by the Arbitration Committee and by all editors, including administrators. The council should not unduly interfere with the development of policy through common practice, but should become involved only in cases where community discussion has been extensive and has failed to reach consensus in a reasonable time.