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-[[policy documents:Articles of Incorporation:Articles of Incorporation]]\\
+====== SHC Policy Wiki ======
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+**//Mission: Our cooperative principles promote quality housing and services. As individuals, we are empowered through democratic participation to create a community equally accessible to all. As an organization, we are committed to expand the Cooperative movement.//**
-This document represents our relationship and defines our "identity" as a non-profit with the State of Michigan. Changing these documents would represent a major shift in the nature and mission of the SHC, and would require approval from the State.
+**[[policy documents:Articles of Incorporation:Articles of Incorporation]]**\\
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+This document represents our relationship and defines our "identity" as a non-profit cooperative with the State of Michigan. Changing these documents would represent a major shift in the nature and mission of the SHC, and would require approval from the State.
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-[[policy documents:Bylaws:Bylaws]]\\
+**[[policy documents:Bylaws:Bylaws]]**\\
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-[[policy documents:board policy manual:Board Policy Manual]]\\
+**[[policy documents:board policy manual:Board Policy Manual]]**\\
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-[[policy documents:Code of Operations:Code of Operations]]\\
+**[[policy documents:Code of Operations:Code of Operations]]**\\
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-These is where the bulk of our operational policies are, and these are the ones that we typically change or add to in committees. If you are creating a new practice or procedure, chances are it belongs in one of the sections of the Code of Operations. The policy directory is divided into sections, enumerated by roman numerals.
+This is where the bulk of our operational policies are, and these are the ones that we typically change or add to in committees. If you are creating a new practice or procedure, chances are it belongs in one of the sections of the Code of Operations. The operational code directory is divided into sections, enumerated 1-10.
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-[[policy documents:House Constitutions:House Constitutions]]\\
+**[[policy documents:House Constitutions:House Constitutions]]**\\
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+Each of our Houses also create and manage their own sets of policies and procedures. Since the SHC does not impose any formats or standards on Houses' governing documents, many are organized differently from one another, or focus on different types of policies. Reading a House's constitution can give insight into how it operates apart from other Houses.
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+**[[policy documents:Employee Handbook:Employee Handbook]]**\\
+[[https://docs.google.com/document/d/153tgv5xA7jwzgSepuwhs3dqeXV01eUuzyUzmLHN0qvs/edit?usp=sharing|Google Doc - Under Development as of 7/12/2021]]