St. Paul Issues Forum Charter

Purpose

The purpose of the St. Paul Issues Forum is to discuss St. Paul Issues with others who live in St Paul or are interested about St Paul.

Goals

The goals of St. Paul Issues Forum are:

• Provide a place where residents, community leaders, and elected officials of St. Paul, Minnesota can meet to discuss important issues affecting our community;
• Exchange viewpoints and opinions and discover new or different perspectives;
• Talk about what's going on in your neighborhood or the City as a whole.
• NOTE: If you wish to provide information about local events and meetings that affect St Paul and her citizens, please use the St Paul announcements forum (http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/stpaul-announce)

Typical Topics

Topics that you might find here to discuss include:

• Central Corridor
• School Board, City Council and other local elections
• Public Education
• Public Transit
• Housing
• Living in St Paul

Participation Rules

By taking part in this forum, you accept the full rules of the forum.

Highlighted rules:

• Keep Topics Relevant to St Paul. National, Statewide or even Metro issues are not appropriate for discussion except as they effect St Paul and its residents.
• Be Civil - Argue positions, not personalities
• Avoid False Rumors. You are responsible for what you post.

Forum Manager

The Forum Manager in St. Paul Issues Forum is Rick Mons.

The forum manager is responsible for the general health and well-being of the list. The forum manager shall:

• enforce forum rules
• respond to participant questions
• listen to complaints or concerns
• encourage active participation
• maintain respectful tone of discussion

If you have any questions or concerns about the St. Paul Issues Forum, please contact us at: E-Democracy.Org

Membership and Roles

Membership of St. Paul Issues Forum is open to anyone who lives in or is interested about St Paul.

The St. Paul Issues Forum Home Page shows the parts of St. Paul Issues Forum that can be seen and contributed to by members and non-members.

You are not a member of St. Paul Issues Forum. However, you can register and join St. Paul Issues Forum.

Who runs this Forum?

Members have primary responsibility for managing the forum ... send private e-mails to others who you think are not complying. These should be private exchanges and not posted to the Forum. If complaints persist, send a private e-mail to the Forum Manager (StPaul-fm@e-democracy.org). The Forum Manager is responsible for monitoring member compliance with the rules. The Manager consults with the Advisory Committee which meets every 2-3 months. In turn, the Advisory Committee is a subcommittee of the St Paul e-Democracy (SPED) Executive Committee.