[Ansteorra-announce] [Announcements] A Request for Commentary on Changes to Sanctions/Appeals

[LMOORE2122 at wi.rr.com]

The Board of Directors wishes to clarify, in the Governing Documents, 
the language regarding appealing sanctions.  It is found in three 
places: 
Corpora I.C.3; Corpora IV.G.4.c; and Corporate Policies II.D.4.  The 
substantial change in each is to note that one appeal will be heard 
for each sanction, but any additional appeals must be accompanied by 
new information in order to be heard.

Commentary is due to the Board of Directors no later than June 1, 2006.

Corpora IV.G.4.c currently reads as follows:
c. Notification: Upon receipt of a request for Board action affecting 
membership, the Board shall notify the person(s) in question of when 
the matter will be considered and invite all relevant documentation 
and appeals. The Board will discuss and decide such a petition in 
accordance with its rules. Regardless of how the process is initiated, 
a revocation or denial of membership by the Board enforces exclusion 
from all SCA events in all SCA kingdoms. Such a revocation or denial 
of membership may be appealed, but such appeal must be accompanied by 
new evidence which warrants re-examination by the Board. At the 
conclusion of the imposed term of revocation or denial, or if an 
appeal as provided above is accepted by the Board, exclusion from SCA 
events shall be lifted, and the individual allowed to (re)apply for 
membership in the SCA, unless membership is again denied.

It would be changed to read:
c. Notification: Upon receipt of a request for Board action affecting 
membership, the Board shall notify the person(s) in question of when 
the matter will be considered and invite all relevant documentation 
and appeals. The Board will discuss and decide such a petition in 
accordance with its rules. Regardless of how the process is initiated, 
a revocation or denial of membership by the Board enforces exclusion 
from all SCA events in all SCA kingdoms. Sanctions imposed or upheld 
by the Board of Directors may be appealed as provided in Corpora 
I.C.3.  At the conclusion of the imposed term of revocation or denial, 
or if an appeal as provided above is granted by the Board, exclusion 
from SCA events shall be lifted, and the individual allowed to (re)
apply for membership in the SCA, unless membership is again denied.

Corporate Policies II.D.4. currently reads as follows:
4. Appeal
A revocation or denial of membership may be appealed, but such appeal 
must be accompanied by new evidence that warrants re-examination by 
the Board.  At the conclusion of the imposed term of revocation or 
denial, or if an appeal as provided above is accepted by the Board, 
exclusion from SCA events shall be lifted, and the individual shall be 
allowed to (re)apply for membership in the SCA, unless membership is 
again denied.

It would be changed to read:

4. Appeal 
Sanctions imposed or upheld by the Board of Directors may be 
appealed.  Members may appeal such sanctions to the Board as provided 
in Corpora I.C.3.  At the conclusion of the imposed term of revocation 
or denial, or if an appeal as provided above is granted by the Board, 
exclusion from SCA events shall be lifted, and the individual shall be 
allowed to (re)apply for membership in the SCA, unless membership is 
again denied.

And Corpora I.C.3 currently reads as follows:

3. Right of appeal
The Board is the ultimate determiner and arbiter of the rules of the 
Society, regardless of what authority it may delegate elsewhere. All 
members of the Society shall therefore have the right of appeal to the 
Board, provided they follow proper channels for complaint and appeal.

When individual actions or decisions are appealed to the Board, any 
Directors who have been personally involved with the matters in 
question within the medieval structure of the Society must declare the 
potential conflict of interest and withdraw from the ruling.

It would be changed to read:

3. Right of appeal 
The Board is the ultimate determiner and arbiter of the rules of the 
Society, regardless of what authority it may delegate elsewhere. All 
members of the Society shall therefore have the right of appeal to the 
Board, provided they follow proper channels for complaint and appeal.

After one appeal has been heard by the Board, additional appeals may 
be presented, but such appeals must be accompanied by new evidence 
that warrants re-examination by the Board.  The Board may choose not 
to hear such additional appeals if it feels the evidence does not 
warrant re-examination.  At the conclusion of the imposed term of 
revocation or denial, or if an appeal as provided above is granted by 
the Board, exclusion from SCA events shall be lifted, and the 
individual shall be allowed to (re)apply for membership in the SCA, 
unless membership is again denied.

When individual actions or decisions are appealed to the Board, any 
Directors who have been personally involved with the matters in 
question within the medieval structure of the Society must declare the 
potential conflict of interest and withdraw from the ruling.


Thank you.

Linda Moore
President, SCA Inc.

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

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