CZ:Council

The Citizendium Council is the elected body of Citizens that is responsible for the content, technical and economic resources of the Citizendium and its related websites. It is authorized to:


 * make all the administrative, financial and legal decisions for the Citizendium;
 * take decisions over the content, format and organization of Citizendium articles;
 * develop the rules of civility and behavior for Citizens participating on CZ and its related websites;
 * adjudicate alleged violations of the rules;
 * impose sanctions for violations of the rules;
 * administer the "User Rights" of the software;
 * develop operational procedures to implement the powers and institutions of the Charter when needed;
 * appoint and supervise the activities of Constables;
 * conduct elections and certify the results of elections;
 * set its own rules and by-laws for its meetings;
 * manage technical matters of the software and hardware;
 * establish and maintain public awareness of the Citizendium; and
 * invite and establish collaboration with external partners on any matters relevant to the Citizendium's mission.

Membership
The Council is operating in a transitional phase until June 30th, 2014, when all terms of office expire. Until then, there will be no elections and vacancies will be filled by interim appointments. The current members are:

Communication
The Council maintains boards on the forums, and members can be contact via their user pages.

Previous governance
The Council was created in August 2013 after Citizens voted to merge the Management and Editorial Councils. All rules and decisions passed by previous Councils remain in effect except where they contradict the existence of the Citizendium Council.