[Ansteorra-announce] [Announcements] President's Report of the October, 2005 Quarterly Meeting
LMOORE2122 at wi.rr.com
LMOORE2122 at wi.rr.com
Thu Nov 3 09:53:17 PST 2005
Some people have reported problems in reading the copy sent before, so
I am re-sending. Please excuse the duplication.
Note, however, that the correct date for the July, 2006 meeting is
Saturday, July 15.
Thank you.
Linda Moore
Greetings:
This is the President's report of the actions taken at the SCA, Inc.'s
most recent Board of Directors meeting, held October 22, 2005 in
Syracuse, NY, in the Kingdom of Aethelmearc. This material may be
freely distributed, and those receiving it are strongly encouraged to
share this information with the general membership. Permission is
hereby granted to reprint all or part of this report in Kingdom,
Principality, and local newsletters. It is requested that the source
of the information be identified as "from the President's Report of
the October 2005 Board meeting" and that, as far as possible, exact
quotes be used. Please note that this report is NOT the official
Minutes of the Board meeting. In case of any discrepancy between this
document and the approved Minutes, the Minutes are binding. Any
inaccuracies in reporting contained herein are my own.
Subscriptions to the Board Minutes are available from the SCA, Inc. A
subscription includes this report in addition to the Minutes approved
at the meeting. Past approved Minutes are also available on the SCA
web site (http://www.sca.org/).
The next Board of Directors meeting will be held on January 21, 2006,
in Atlanta, Georgia, in the Kingdom of Meridies. The deadline for
submission of agenda items is January 1, 2006.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Moore
President, SCA Inc.
________________________________________
Branch Status Changes
The Board took noted one new branch, the Shire of Earnrokke (Whidbey
Island, WA), Kingdom of An Tir. There was one change in status; the
Shire of Iron Bog, (Camden, Gloucester and S. Burlington, NJ), Kingdom
of the East, is now a Barony. There were no branch dissolutions.
Old Business
-Proposed Revision to Corpora IX.A.5 (Youth Combat)
At the July, 2005 quarterly meeting, the Board voted to put the
following change to Corpora out for comment to the membership:
Corpora IX.A.5 currently reads in part:
“No person who has not attained his or her sixteenth (16th) birthday
may be authorized in armored combat or the marshaling of armored
combat. No person who has not attained his or her fourteenth (14th)
birthday may be authorized for any form of Society combat-related
activity.”
This section was written prior to the existence of Youth Combat
programs in the SCA, and the existing working appears to ban youth
combat. This is not the Board’s intent, so the following change was
proposed, and sent for commentary after the July, 2005 meeting:
“In order to be authorized as a combatant or marshal in adult armored
combat, an individual must have attained his or her sixteenth (16th)
birthday. In order to be authorized as a participant, combatant, or
marshal in any other form of Society combat-related activity, except
Youth Combat, an individual must have attained his or her fourteenth
(14th) birthday.”
Based upon the commentary of the membership, an overwhelming majority
of which was positive, this change was approved by the Directors, to
be effective 60 days from notification of the Kingdom Seneschals.
-Society Exchequer Land-Use Policy
The Society Exchequer asked that the Society Land-Use Policy,
currently part of the exchequer’s policies, be moved to Corporate
Policies of the SCA, Inc.
By consensus, Chairman Williams ordered this item remanded to the
January 2006 quarterly meeting.
New Business
-Resignation from the Order of the Laurel (Pamela McDermott)
The Board received and accepted the resignation from the Order of the
Laurel of Pamela McDermott.
-Board of Directors Policies and Procedures Manual
President Linda Moore presented an updated version of the Board of
Director’s Policies and Procedures manual. With some minor changes,
the revision was approved.
-Seneschal’s Handbook (10/05 Edition)
The Society Seneschal, George Reed, presented a revised version of the
Society Seneschal’s Handbook. With some minor changes, this revision
was approved.
-Database Deletions
Based upon a request from a member of the SCA, the Board considered
whether information about a member who is deceased should be deleted
from the database. After discussion, the board decided to take no
action on this request.
-2006 Budget
The 2006 Operating budget was presented and approved.
-Resignation from the Order of the Laurel (Noah N. Hale)
The Board received and accepted the resignation from the Order of the
Laurel of Noah N. Hale.
-Family Membership Revision
A proposed change to the Family Membership category was presented.
After some discussion about the changes, the Directors decided not to
implement the change as presented, but to remand the item to the
January meeting.
-Computer Support
The directors allocated $5,000 towards computer support for the
remainder of the 2005 fiscal year.
Officers' Reports
Action items and policy decisions (note: officers not mentioned here
had no action items or policy decisions to present for Board review):
-President
The President presented the Board Policies and Procedures Manual for
approval. It had been approved earlier in the meeting.
-Society Seneschal
The Society Seneschal presented the Society Seneschal’s Handbook for
approval, and it was. He had two policy interpretations that were
upheld:
1. Kingdom Seneschals are required to monitor administrative sanctions
within their Kingdoms, and
2. that any sanction may be appealed upon receipt through the chain of
command from the issuing authority up to the Board of Directors.
-Society Exchequer
The Board extended the Society Exchequer's warrant until July, 2006.
Updated financial policies for Drachenwald and Trimaris were approved,
while the West Kingdom’s was returned for further work. The Society
Exchequer brought a question about owning durable medical equipment to
the Board’s attention, and presented a policy interpretation regarding
owner operated gate/event entrances. The policy interpretation was
returned for more work.
-Society Marshal
The Society Marshal requested that the Board confirm his decision to
ban Kenneth Elsinore from all combat-related activities. The Directors
confirmed that it was within the purview of his office to do so.
-Society Minister of Arts and Sciences
The Society Minister of Arts and Sciences presented a policy
interpretation regarding the use of sharp metal weapons within the
Study and Education of Historical Combat Techniques approved last
quarter. The Board returned his interpretation for more work.
-Laurel Sovereign of Arms
The Laurel Sovereign of Arms presented a new financial policy, which
was approved.
Standing Committees of the Board
-Grand Council
The Grand Council had previously presented suggested topics for the
Board's long-range planning efforts.
-Legal Committee
The committee continued discussion on the matter of the Chirurgeonate
within the SCA.
-Investment Committee
The investment committee presented a recommendation for handling buy
and sell decisions, and was reminded of the option of making
conference calls for those decisions. The committee also recommended a
purchase of Caterpillar (CAT) stock which was approved.
Executive Session
-Revocation and Denial of Membership – Doug Heyns
By consensus, Chairman Williams ordered this item remanded to the
January 2006 quarterly meeting.
-Revocation and Denial of Membership – Bruce Parker
By consensus, Chairman Williams ordered this item remanded to the
January 2006 quarterly meeting.
-Corporate Treasurer Applications
Motion by Lis Schraer appoint Alan Andrist (Alanus of Bunghea), to
position of Corporate Treasurer for the standard three-year term,
effective at the close of the January 2006 quarterly meeting, subject
to the standard probationary period. Seconded by Tom Hughes. In favor:
Jeff Brown, Dena Cady, Tom Hughes, Shawn Reed, Lis Schraer, Gabrielle
Underwood. Opposed: none. Motion carried.
-Corporate Treasurer (Tom Bilodeau) Resignation
Chairman Williams accepted with regret the resignation, effective at
the close of the January 2006 meeting, of Tom Bilodeau and thanked Mr.
Bilodeau all his hard work and for his assistance in obtaining a
replacement so quickly.
-Robert Bower - Absolute Banishment
Motion by Lis Schraer to uphold the absolute banishment of Robert
Bower (Richard of Wolfscairn) by their Majesties, Dietrich and
Adrianna, King and Queen of the Kingdom of Caid, proclaimed on
September 2, 2005. Seconded by Tom Hughes. In favor: Jeff Brown, Dena
Cady, Tom Hughes, Shawn Reed, Lis Schraer, Gabrielle Underwood.
Opposed: none. Motion carried.
-Robert Bower - Revocation and Denial of Membership
By consensus, Chairman Williams ordered this item remanded to the
January 2006 quarterly meeting.
-Revocation and Denial of Membership – Steven Cowley
By consensus, Chairman Williams ordered this item remanded to the
January 2006 quarterly meeting.
-David George Banishment from the Realm
Motion by Lis Schraer to uphold the banishment of David George (Daoud
Barbarossa ed Din) by Their Majesties, Uther and Angharad, King and
Queen of the Kingdom of An Tir, proclaimed on July 11, 2005. Seconded
by Jeff Brown. In favor: Jeff Brown, Dena Cady, Tom Hughes, Shawn
Reed, Lis Schraer, Gabrielle Underwood. Opposed: none. Motion carried.
-David George – Appeal of Banishment from the Realm
By consensus, the Board chose not to review this appeal.
-Revocation and Denial of Membership – Stan Harmon
By consensus, Chairman Williams ordered this item remanded to the
January 2006 quarterly meeting.
-Pamela McDermott Banishment from the Realm
By consensus, Chairman Williams ordered this item returned to the
Kingdom Seneschal of Aethelmearc for further work.
-Julia Nelson - Exile from the Realm
Motion by Lis Schraer to uphold the exile from the realm imposed by
Malcolm and Tessa, King and Queen of Aethelmearc, on July 23, 2005.
Seconded by Tom Hughes. In favor: Jeff Brown, Dena Cady, Tom Hughes,
Shawn Reed, Lis Schraer, Gabrielle Underwood. Opposed: none. Chairman
Williams exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the
motion. Motion carried.
-Letitia Wilde Appeal of Degradation from the Peerage
By consensus, Chairman Williams ordered the appeal to be heard at the
next scheduled meeting.
-Outlands Investigation
Motion by Lis Schraer, in response to an petition from the Crown of
the Outlands, Hoegaarden and Chiara, and subsequent input from an
overwhelming majority of active peers of the Outlands, Abraham Risho
and Helen Patton, (Ibrahim ad-Dimashqi and Ileana Welgy) are banned
from participation, in Royal Lists or holding an office within the SCA
for a period of five years beginning October 22, 2005. Seconded by
Gabrielle Underwood. In favor: Jeff Brown, Dena Cady, Tom Hughes,
Shawn Reed, Lis Schraer, Gabrielle Underwood. Opposed: none. Chairman
Williams exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the
motion. Motion carried unanimously.
The SCA Board of Directors wants to recognize and reaffirm the awesome
responsibility that Royalty has in identifying and recognizing those
individuals worthy of awards. The Board has no desire to participate
in or to influence the decisions of the Royalty in their selections of
those persons to receive awards. The Board also has no desire to
hamper the creation and evolution of traditions and customs in the
kingdoms.
However, the Board of Directors requires that Royalty follow kingdom
law and respect kingdom traditions in the giving of awards and every
effort should be made to follow kingdom customs and courtesies in
order to build and foster courtesy and goodwill among the membership
during the courts and ceremonies used to give any and all awards.
Personnel Changes
-Robert Osborne was thanked for his service as Society Marshal.
-Jason Williams was re-elected Chairman of the Board; Jeff Brown was
elected Vice-Chair.
-Ombudsman assignments were updated as follows:
• Jason Williams: President, Executive Assistant, Society Seneschal,
Corporate Office, Legal Committee
• Jeff Brown: Northshield, Aethelmearc, East, Middle, Information
Technology, Marshal
• Dena Cady: Caid, Lochac, West, Chirurgeon, Communications
• Heather English: Arts and Sciences, Ealdormere, Artemisia
• Tom Hughes: Financial Officers, Atenveldt, Outlands, Grand Council
• Shawn Reed: An Tir, Calontir, Heralds, Atlantia
• Gabrielle Underwood: Ansteorra, Meridies, Trimaris, Gleann Abhann,
Drachenwald, Board Recruiting
-Jason Williams acknowledged this as the last meeting for Lis Schraer.
She was commended for her service, and presented with handmade jewelry
as a gift. Jason Williams then handed her the Chairman's gavel and
allowed her to chair the final adjournment.
Quarterly Meeting Schedule
The First Quarter 2006 meeting will be held January 21, 2006, in
Atlanta, Georgia (Kingdom of Meridies.)
The Second Quarter 2006 meeting will be held April 22, 2006, in
Richmond, Virginia (Kingdom of the Atlantia.)
The Third Quarter 2006 meeting will be held July 15, 2006, in
Indianapolis, IN (Kingdom of the Middle.)
The Fourth Quarter 2006 meeting will be held October 21, 2006, and is
tentatively scheduled to be in the Kingdom of Gleann Abhann.
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.
This announcement is an official informational release by the Society for Creative Anachronism , Inc. Permission is granted to reproduce this announcement in its entirety in newsletters, websites and electronic mailing lists.
_______________________________________________
Announcements mailing list
To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit:
http://www.sca.org/mailman/listinfo/announcements
To change the email address you receive these messages at, visit the URL
listed above, subscribe to with your new email address. Once this is
completed, return to the URL listed above and unsubscribe your old email
address.
More information about the Ansteorra-announce2
mailing list