Re: "Openness of At Large Structures" from Bret Fausett

["ALAC" <alac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you for your comments.

Regarding your suggestion of deleting proposed At-Large Structure criteria
#5 ("Be open and participatory…”) so “closed communities of users” could be
At-Large Structures, as long as individuals have the ability to participate
in another At-Large Structure:

The ALAC has adopted this suggestion.  The “openness” requirement cited has
been removed to clarify that organizations with specific membership
requirements (or “closed” memberships) may participate as At-Large
Structures, so long as these groups are participatory in terms of involving
individual constituents/members in policy development, discussions and
decisions, and so long as the region’s At-Large Structures *in aggregate*
are open.  To ensure that all interested individuals in each region have an
opportunity to participate, the ALAC has added language to the RALO MOU
guidelines that RALOs should “demonstrate that every citizen or resident in
its region is welcome to join at least one of its At-Large Structures.”

We look forward to hearing from you again.

The Interim At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)