1. The Comms Group consists of three people. It is responsible for all aspects of NYMAA communication, as well as preparatory duties for the General Assemblies. It can delegate tasks to other NYMAA members, although final accountability and responsibility for those tasks reside with the Comms Group itself.

1.2 The Comms Group is responsible for organizing Nuts and Bolts Working Group meetings, where the day to day, interim (between GAs) operations of NYMAA are carried out. This working group is open to all NYMAA members. Its decisions, like those of the Comms Group, are overseen and ratified at the GA. Please see below for Nuts and Bolts duties.

2. The Comms Group is chosen by lot from a pool of volunteers and 'blind ratified' by 75% of a General Assembly. Members serve one-and-a-half year terms, as a new Comms Group member is elected every six months or every three General Assemblies (assuming General Assemblies are held every two months).

3. In the event of a catastrophic failure, the largest local will assume the functions of the Comms Group in order to immediately call an emergency General Assembly, at which a new Comms Group will be elected.

4. More specifically, the responsibilities of the Comms Group are:

a. To maintain and moderate the NYMAA listserv and maintain the NYMAA website.

b. To organize General Assemblies, find facilitation for General Assemblies, and organize periodic facilitation trainings (Comms Group members cannot facilitate).

c. To collect, prepare, and distribute the agenda for General Assemblies.

d. To assist in the clarification and dissemination of proposals.

e. To record and distribute General Assembly minutes, with a particular emphasis on publicizing approved proposals.

f. To call emergency assemblies (process to be determined).

g. To collect contributions and report on finances.

h. To arrange arbitration/mediation for internal disputes (Comms Group members cannot arbitrate/mediate).

i. To maintain an up to date membership list and phone tree, and keep track of members attendance at Assemblies.

j. To give a report of its and the Nuts and Bolts WG's activities at each General Assembly.

5. Revocation: Comms Group members can be revoked by a blind vote of 75% of a General Assembly. Proposals for revocation are made and deliberated upon at General Assemblies in the same manner as standard proposals.