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## § 4. The General Assembly (GA)
The board calls for meetings of the GA no less than 14 days prior through the website of the association and mailing lists. The GA meets every year before the end of September. The agenda of the annual meeting of the GA must include the following items:
1. Formalities
1. Election of a meeting chair and notetaker
2. Legality of the meeting (was the meeting called in time)
3. Election of a notetaker
2. Report from the board
3. Presentation of accounts, budget and membership fee
3. Presentation and approval of accounts, budget and membership fee
4. Incoming motions
5. Approval of statute amendments and Acceptable Use Policy
6. Elections (as per §3)
7. Any other business
5. Elections (as per §3)
6. Any other business
### § 4.1. Holding of meetings of the GA and the board
Meetings of the GA and the board may take place online.
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The board may create ad-hoc working groups consisting of members, functioning as fora for developing ideas for the association.
The chair and treasurer have legal authority, but when it comes to purchasing, selling, or mortgaging real estate, making service agreements, or taking loans, the entire board must agree to bind the association.
### §5.1 Legal authority
The chair and treasurer have legal authority, but when it comes to purchasing, selling, or mortgaging real estate, making service agreements, or taking loans, the board as a whole must agree to bind the association.
The board as a whole may assign power of attorney to individual members of the board.
## § 6. Membership
Any physical person who supports the aims of the association may become a member. Membership is binding for one year at a time.
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Mistrust towards administrators must be reported to the board. The board has the authority to temporarily suspend an administrator's administrative rights until the declaration of mistrust against them is addressed
## § 8. Membership fees/funding
## § 8. Moderationspolitik
The association maintains a moderation policy for its social services, approved by the GA. The moderation policy is enforced by a team of moderators.
### § 8.1 Appointment of moderators
The board appoints moderators.
The appointment of moderators must be announced to the members of the association.
Only members of the association can hold the position of moderator. Ideally, moderators should not be board members, however, at least one moderator must also be a board member.
### § 8.2 Mistrust of moderators
Mistrust towards one or more moderators must be addressed at an extraordinary meeting of the GA.
Mistrust towards moderators must be reported to the board. The board has the authority to temporarily suspend a moderator's moderator rights until the declaration of mistrust against them is addressed
## § 9. Membership fees/funding
Annual membership fees are decided by the GA.
Additionally, the association can receive funding through sponsorships, advertising support, as well as contributions from public/private companies, foundations, other associations/institutions, and private individuals, as long as it does not impose conditions on the association's decisions.
## § 9. Extraordinary General Assembly (GA)
## § 10. Service fees
The association provides services to its members who pay a service fee.
The service fee is defined and determined by the board.
### § 10.1 Terms of delivery and payment
The board determines the terms of delivery and payment, such as terms, payment times and refunds.
The board reserves the right to charge late fees or suspend services in case of lacking payments.
### § 10.2 Change of service fees and payment terms
Changes to service fees or payment terms must be announced to the members of the association no later than 30 days before taking effect.
The addition of services or changes to service configurations are NOT considered changes requiring notice.
### § 10.3 Disputing changes
If one or more members disagree with changes in service fees or payment terms, they may file a dispute in writing to the board.
The dispute must be received by the board no later than 14 days before the change would take effect.
If the board receives disputes from at least 1/3 of the members of the association, the board must call for an extraordinary GA, at which the change must be presented as a motion to be approved by the GA.
## § 11. Extraordinary General Assembly (GA)
Extraordinary GAs may be called if desired by a majority of the board.
Extraordinary GAs may be called if desired by one-third of the members.
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The agenda must be substantiated.
## § 10. Accounts
## § 12. Accounts
The association's financial year is the calendar year.
## § 11. Dissolution
## § 13. Dissolution
Dissolution of the association requires a majority vote of three-quarters of members present at the GA or extraordinary GA.
The dissolution must then be approved at a subsequent extraordinary GA.