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- Component · arbitration procedureDispute escalation ladderdispute-escalation-ladderFour steps from negotiation through mediation and arbitration to appeal, with costs, shortcuts and conflict disclosure.v1.2.03 versions0 forksCC BY-SA 4.0
- Component · arbitration procedureGraduated sanctions laddergraduated-sanctions-ladderOstrom-style monitoring by users and a five-step ladder from a private word to loss of use rights, with hearings, appeal, hardship relief, restoration and checks on the monitors.v1.2.03 versions0 forksCC BY-SA 4.0
- Component · arbitration procedureOmbudsman officeombudsman-officeAn independent, free complaints office that investigates maladministration, recommends remedies, publishes findings and replies, and from 1.2 reviews automated decisions.v1.2.03 versions0 forksCC BY-SA 4.0
- Component · arbitration procedureTwo-tier arbitration proceduretwo-tier-arbitrationArbitration with an appeal panel; later versions add AI-assisted triage under human decision.v1.2.03 versions0 forksCC BY-SA 4.0
- Component · budget ruleLand value tax scheduleland-value-tax-scheduleAn annual levy on the unimproved value of land: base, independent biennial valuation with a public map, a rate band, exemptions, phase-in and deferral, and a citizens' dividend from the revenue.v1.2.03 versions0 forksCC BY-SA 4.0
- Component · budget ruleMutual aid poolmutual-aid-poolA pooled fund members contribute to and draw on for urgent needs, with rotating lot-chosen decision-makers and open accounts.v1.2.03 versions0 forksCC BY-SA 4.0
- Component · budget ruleParticipatory budget cycleparticipatory-budget-cycleAn annual cycle for allocating part of a budget through proposals, deliberation and votes.v1.1.02 versions0 forksCC BY-SA 4.0
- Component · budget ruleReserve fund and counter-cyclical rulereserve-fund-ruleA ring-fenced reserve with a target size and drawing conditions; budgets set on five-year average revenue with automatic saving and drawing; and from 1.2 a permanent fund with a capped draw and a dividend.v1.2.03 versions0 forksCC BY-SA 4.0
- Component · charterAI system register and suspension ruleai-system-register-ruleEvery automated system used in public decisions is listed in a public register with a named responsible body and a tested manual fallback; an independent board can suspend it and order review of past decisions.v2.0.03 versions0 forksCC BY-SA 4.0
- Component · charterAlgorithmic impact assessment rulealgorithmic-impact-assessment-rulePublic-sector rule for automated decisions: register, prior assessment, human review, appeal and independent audit.v2.0.03 versions0 forksCC BY-SA 4.0
- Component · charterCitizens' jury procedurecitizens-jury-procedureStratified random selection, expert hearing, facilitated deliberation and a published recommendation with a public response.v1.2.03 versions0 forksCC BY-SA 4.0
- Component · charterCommons governance chartercommons-governance-charterOstrom's design principles for long-enduring commons written as adoptable clauses with blanks to fill.v1.2.03 versions0 forksCC BY-SA 4.0
- Component · charterConflict-of-interest and asset-disclosure ruleconflict-of-interest-disclosure-ruleA public register of interests, a duty to step aside, gift limits and, from 1.1, banded asset declarations, post-office restrictions and an independent integrity officer.v1.1.02 versions0 forksCC BY-SA 4.0
- Component · charterConstitutional amendment procedureconstitutional-amendment-procedureHow a charter is changed: proposal, comment, votes, thresholds and entrenched clauses with an extra step.v2.0.03 versions0 forksCC BY-SA 4.0
- Component · charterEmergency powers with automatic expiryemergency-powers-expiry-ruleLimited, listed emergency powers that lapse after 30 days unless actively renewed, with prohibited measures, a cumulative cap, review, regular reports and an after-action commission.v1.2.03 versions0 forksCC BY-SA 4.0
- Component · charterInter-community federation compactfederation-compactSelf-governing communities share only listed matters through a council of mandated, recallable delegates deciding by a double majority; later versions add subsidiarity review, arbitration, withdrawal, a solidarity fund and non-territorial members.v1.2.03 versions0 forksCC BY-SA 4.0
- Component · charterMembership and admission rulemembership-admission-ruleEligibility, a year of candidacy with a mentor and an assembly vote; later versions add non-discrimination and appeal, intake caps by lot, one-person-one-credential and expulsion only after due process.v1.2.03 versions0 forksCC BY-SA 4.0
- Component · charterMinimal community charterminimal-community-charterA short founding charter template: purpose, membership, decision-making, exit and amendment.v2.0.03 versions0 forksCC BY-SA 4.0
- Component · charterRecall and impeachment procedurerecall-and-removal-procedureTwo separate routes for ending a mandate early: a petition-triggered recall vote on confidence, and removal for proved misconduct by an independent tribunal, with limits against abuse.v1.2.03 versions0 forksCC BY-SA 4.0
- Component · charterTransparency and open-data ruleopen-data-transparency-ruleOpen meetings and recorded votes, a right of access with narrow exceptions, published spending and contracts; then open data by default, open-source public code, published consultation records and a lobbying log.v1.2.03 versions0 forksCC BY-SA 4.0