[Ansteorra-announce] BoD Meeting

[Erik Langhans]

The BoD held its quarterly meeting this weekend.  A couple of items of note..

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Status Changes:
By consensus, the Board took note of the following 
The Shire of Tir Medoin (Rocksdale, TX), Kingdom of Ansteorra will now also include the geographical area of Temple, TX, formerly held by the shire of Tempio.   The Shire of Tempio (Temple, TX), Kingdom of Ansteorra is now dissolved.

Society Seneschal Policy Interpretations: 
Issues that have arisen in the last year have caused requests to arrive at this office to interpret when the Society Seneschal Policy that Seneschal's [and autocrat's] requirement to ensure compliance with modern era laws, regulations, statutes, and codes applies to reports of alleged criminal activity at an event or function.  My interpretation is that when a person reports an alleged criminal act to a seneschal/autocrat/key event staff member―via verbally presenting themselves as the victim, reporting having witnessed the act, or presenting for treatment of injuries sustained via a criminal act―the seneschal or key event staff member should report the situation to modern era authorities immediately.  It is the task of those modern authorities to sort out whether a crime has been committed and what is the appropriate action to take.  If the alleged victim declines to press charges or give a statement to the modern authorities - that is between the alleged victim and the modern authority.  Key event staff and/or seneschals who are not compliant with this policy face the possibility of administrative review and sanction. Full details of this requirement are being spelled out in greater detail within the revised Seneschal Handbook.

Motion by Lis Schraer to uphold the Society Seneschal's policy interpretation regarding reporting of alleged criminal acts to the modern-era authorities as presented. Seconded by Tom Hughes. In favor: Jeff Brown, Dena Cady, Tom Hughes, Lis Schraer, Gabrielle Underwood.  Opposed: none.  Motion carried.

Society Seneschal New Policies: 
Society Seneschal Policy with regard to supervised activity for minors.  In the revised Seneschal Handbook (scheduled for Board review in July, 2005), under the Children's activities section, the following policy is outlined: 

For all organized SCA functions for minors, a minimum of two adults (age 18 or older), unrelated to one another, must be present. This policy does not relieve parents or guardians from their primary responsibility for the welfare of their children. This policy is not subject to granting of variance or 'grandfathering' of existing activities.  
 
Motion by Lis Schraer to uphold the Society Seneschal's policy regarding supervision for children's activities as presented. Seconded by Dena Cady. In favor: Jeff Brown, Dena Cady, Tom Hughes, Lis Schraer, Gabrielle Underwood.  Opposed: none.  Motion carried.

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So in closing, VIVAT to the newly expanded Tir Medion.

Modius
Seneschal