[Ansteorra-announce] [Announcements] Proposed change to Corpora X.B.

[Baron, Meg]

Unto the membership of the SCA, greetings:

At its March conference call, the Board of Directors enacted a number of 
changes to the sections of the governing documents dealing with sanctions 
against individuals.  These changes had been put out to the membership for 
comment, and a number of very thoughtful comments were sent in.   The Board 
wishes to thank all those who took the time to send us their input; several 
of the suggestions that involved minor word changes for clarity were 
incorporated into the final version.

However, a few changes that the Board thought were well worth considering 
were deemed too substantive to enact without requesting comment on those 
specific changes.  One of those proposed changes appears below:


Corpora X.B, paragraph 1, currently reads as follows:

Officers may impose Administrative Sanction within their area of authority, for just and stated cause, only in accordance with the rules defined in their appropriate office handbook or specifically granted to their office in the Governing Documents of the SCA.  Administrative Sanctions might include, but are not limited to, suspension or removal from office, revocation of authorization, or the removal of a disruptive element from an event by the individual responsible for the event as defined in the appropriate section of Corpora. Officers below the Principality level may not impose Administrative Sanctions lasting longer than a single event.

Proposed change (additions in ALL CAPS):

Officers may impose Administrative Sanction within their area of authority, for just and stated cause, only in accordance with the rules defined in their appropriate office handbook or specifically granted to their office in the Governing Documents of the SCA.  Administrative Sanctions might include, but are not limited to, suspension or removal from office, revocation of authorization, or the removal of a disruptive element from an event by the individual responsible for the event as defined in the appropriate section of Corpora. Officers below the Principality level may not impose Administrative Sanctions lasting longer than a single event. OFFICERS AT THE KINGDOM OR PRINCIPALITY LEVEL MAY NOT IMPOSE ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS LASTING LONGER THAN THE END OF THEIR TERM OF OFFICE. OFFICERS AT ALL LEVELS MAY REQUEST THAT THEIR SUPERIOR OFFICER IMPOSE SANCTIONS OF LONGER DURATION. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION IS TO BE CONSTRUED AS INTERFERING WITH THE RIGHT OF OFFICERS AT ALL LEVELS TO APPOINT AND REMOVE DEPUTY OFFICERS AS THEY SEE FIT. 


Commentary on this proposed change to the Governing Documents is due by July 31, 2005. 



Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to: 
SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas,  CA 95036

You may also email comments at sca.org or reply to this message.

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