Church Policies
Policies provide framework and structure. They are statements of principles or strategies for accomplishing the aim of a circle.  They set requirements and permissions for future actions.  A policy may be narrow, covering one budget item, or broad, changing a whole work process.  

The key differences between standing rules (policies) and bylaws relate to both effect and scope: bylaws are more overarching and refer to procedures while standing rules tend to be more administrative and speak to specifics. Bylaws and standing rules are also hierarchical in nature: bylaws supersede standing rules.

For example, policies set requirements for:

• Personnel, hiring, firing, vacation, etc
• Finance, handling of money, investments
• Safety, including background checks, disruptive behavior

Here is a list of links to our bylaws and our policies
(this is a work in progress):

INUUC Bylaws:

Governing Circle Policies:

Safety Policies: