[Ansteorra-announce] [Announcements] President's Report

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February 7, 2012
 
Greetings: 
 
This is the President's report of the actions taken at the SCA, Inc.'s and its subsidiaries most recent Board of Directors meetings, held January 28, 2012, in the Kingdom of the West. 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 January 28, 2012 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. 
 
Have fun. Make our game fun for everyone, every day!
 
Respectfully submitted, 
Thomas (Tom) W. Hughes
President, SCA Inc. 
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Old business
 
Same Sex Consorts in Crown Tournaments: The Board is submitting, for commentary, the following potential change to Corpora relative to combatants in Crown Tournaments.
 
Current Corpora language: 
Each competitor in a Royal Lists must be fighting for a consort of the opposite gender.
 
Proposed Language:
Each competitor in a Royal Lists must be fighting for a consort of the opposite gender. Crowns may permit entry into the Royal Lists by same-gender couples. Please provide your comments to [mailto:comments at sca.org] comments at sca.org.
 
Additional Peerage: Based on the results of the Census data, as well as an examination of the number of participants in the Knowne World, the Board of Directors intends to explore the possibility of creating a new peerage to recognize as peers those rapier fighters who meet the general requirements for a patent of arms and who demonstrate prowess in rapier combat and cut and thrust combat. Therefore, the Board is forming an exploratory committee to investigate heraldry, regalia, corpora changes and associated issues around creating such a peerage. The board expects the committee to make concrete recommendations with respect to creations of such a peerage. Any resulting corpora changes will be submitted for comment pursuant to the Board's standard policy. The Board invites the input of the general membership, Kingdom Crowns and officers as to the make-up of the committee.
 
New Business
Corporate Resolutions were approved for the following subsidiary actions:
A. SCA – Gulf Wars, Inc. (SCA-GW, Inc.) – approved
B. SCA – Tennessee, Inc. (SCA-TN, Inc.) – approved
C. SCA-Maine, Inc. Subsidiary Formation – approved
D. SCA-Mississippi, Inc. Subsidiary Formation – approved
E. SCA-New York, Inc. Subsidiary Formation – approved
F. SCA-Rhode Island, Inc. Subsidiary Formation – approved
G. SCA-Tennessee, Inc. Subsidiary Formation – approved
H. SCA-Gulf Wars, Inc. Subsidiary Formation – approved
I.  Additional Peerage Proposal – approved the explorations for the formation of a peerage for rapier.  
 
The following New Business were returned for further work.  
A. Social Media Policy – returned for further work
B. Rules of Submission Handbook – returned for further work. Need to streamline process.
 
President 
 
There were no requested Board actions. There were several policy interpretations made by the President during the quarter that were approved by the Board.
1. Tokens – An SCA member proposed the use of tokens as currency at an SCA event. I rejected this proposal since it would have violated SCA’s By-Laws and Corporate Policy XI. Policy on Coinage and Currency. The Board upheld this policy interpretation. 
2. SCA Trademark and Service Mark enforcement – An SCA member created a Facebook page using the local branch heraldry and local branch name to use as a platform to make inappropriate comments about the Crown of the member’s kingdom. As President, I contacted Facebook and requested that they remove the offensive page since it was using SCA trademarks and service marks without permission. Facebook removed the subject Facebook page within 24 hours. The Board ruled that it is within the authority of the Office of the President to protect and defend SCA’s Trademarks and Service Marks. 
 
 3. Consolidated Equestrian waiver request – A draft consolidated waiver for use at events where equestrian activities was submitted as a replacement for the State by State equestrian waivers. The Society Marshal submitted a request for several State specific equestrian waivers. The equestrian waivers were referred to the Legal Committee for review.
 
There were no requests for new policies made by the President.
 
The President commends all those SCA members and volunteers who continue to make our game fun for everyone. He also commended Paul Newton, Sir Omarad the Wary, for his service as Society Marshal.
 
The SCA is now 45 years old. Plans are underway to hold a 50th Anniversary event celebrating our game. Kingdoms interested in hosting this prestigious event are encouraged to submit their bid to the Society Seneschal. Details for the bid requirements can be found on the [http://www.sca.org/] www.sca.org web site and in kingdom newsletters. Over the next couple of months, the SCA will be transitioning to electronic newsletters; all members are encouraged to make the change to electronic formats if they are able to do so as this will reduce the operating costs for running the SCA. By changing to electronic formats, members will have access to the newsletters for all kingdoms. The legal matter in Pennsylvania continues to consume the time, talents and resources of the SCA. 
 
I command all SCA members to “Have fun and make our game fun for everyone, everyday!” 
 
Vice President of Information Technology 
 
The Board approved a proposal by the Vice President of Information Technology to purchase tablet computers to replace the old laptops. This is a cost savings approach to putting SCA business on SCA owned property.
 
The SCA President asked the VP of Information Technology to review SCA websites to determine if the SCA is complying with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The review is underway.
 
The Vice President of Information Technology sends his warmest thanks and commendations to Jason Bird, Cliff McMahel, Renee Signorotti, and Dori Andrepont for their ongoing critical work (an completion of the portal!) on the E-newsletter project. He also commends David Weiner, David Dewbre and Marla Lecin for their valuable day to day work to keep our technology and associated services running, as as their emergency work and work on mission critical projects (E-newsletter project, membership and postal rate updates.) Lastly, he commends Adam Zabell of his excellent work on the Tablet Computer adoption implementation plan. 
 
Publishable Summary: Technology in the SCA continues to move forward at a good pace. We have completed the E-newsletter portal and are preparing for launch. We are still investigating other projects at this time: CRM/ERP platform, Tablet Computing and SharePoint platform adoption.
 
Society Seneschal 
 
The Society Seneschal says we have had an increase in the reports of members carrying firearms to event sites and fight practices in the United States. The Board approved the Seneschal’s request that a review of the need for an SCA policy in this area be undertaken. The Board approved a request made by Atenvedlt and Artemesia for the transfer of the zip codes of 84729, 84741 and 84758 from Atenveldt to Artemesia. These zip codes are north of the Grand Canyon, making participation in Atenveldt events problematic. The Society Seneschal had no policy interpretations. The Society Seneschal requested that the SCA review the procedures for approving fireworks displays fire arts displays at SCA events. The Board returned this request for further work.
 Commendations made by the Society Seneschal:
• A special thanks to Scott Burk for all of his hard work as the kingdom seneschal of the East Kingdom. Enjoy your break, I know it will not last long...you like to work!
• Thanks Paul Morris, you are finally done! Rest and Relax.
• Thanks to Peter Hyde for all your work for the Kingdom of Lochac. Enjoy your time off.
• Thanks to Robert Hedstrom Drachenwald. The Kingdom and the Society appreciate your work and dedication.
• Thank you to Rachael Emborg- Artemisia. 
• Tom Pilcher is stepping down in An Tir. Thank you for all your time and effort.
• A special thank you to Jay Ter Louw for his assistance the quarter. Your efforts are greatly appreciated and your insight is refreshing.
• Thanks for your assistance Nadra Dunton. I appreciate your assistance and dedication.
 
Publishable Summary-
Happy New Year, have a great one. I have heard that many kingdoms are experiencing a decrease in population. I have been urging everyone to bring in a new face. I am saying it again, make it one of your resolutions for 2012. Try to bring in one new member this year. Use your Chatelaines to assist with this, they have the tools available to help show new folks the fun we can have. I have one more resolution for everyone, play nice. We have groups and people out there who are making our game very negative. I have heard from so many people that the reason they do not want to join and or continuing playing is the negative behavior and disregard for rules. Please remember, your actions are seen by everyone, so act in a positive way, it will help us keep members and grow the game. Have a great quarter!
 
Vice President of the Corporate Office 
 
The Vice President of the Corporate Office had one request for board action. The Board approved the request for the formation of a subsidiary corporation for the State of New Hampshire. She had no policy interpretations or requests for new policies.
 The Vice President of the Corporate Office thanked every Exchequer, from local groups to the kingdoms, for working so diligently with their banks to open new bank accounts for the recently formed subsidiaries. She recognizes the difficulty of complying with each individual bank’s requirements and would like you to know that we appreciate your care and service. Every one of the Exchequers did a terrific job completing the tasks within a very time tight timeframe. (Renee reported that there were about 250 new bank accounts opened this quarter.)
 
Publications Manager 
 The Board approved the Publications Manager’s request to approve the warrants for the SCA Webminister and the Compleat Anachronist Editor. The Board also approved her request to issue a call for candidates for the positions of the Compleat Anachronist Art Director and the Society Webminister.
 
The Publications Manager reports that is has been a pleasure to work with Charles Anderson, Chris Conner, Jennifer Heise, Marla Lecin, Dar’C O’Neal, Stacie Tibbetts, and Gloria Woodward. Finally, for their ongoing efforts, thanks are given to Theresa Anderson, John Fulton, Leslie Luther-Fulton, Rusty Lloyd and Renee Signorotti.
 
The E-Newsletter information has been distributed via Announcements, and an updated FAQ is available online. The FAQs on release forms have been split into two separate sheets, one for print and one for web. The Best of Tournaments Illuminated submission deadline is March 1, 2012 and all are encouraged to submit an article recommendation so it may be considered.
 
Society Chronicler 
The Society Chronicler requested approval of modification to “Statement for Newsletters” in the Chronicler’s Policies to include “This newsletter is available online as [http://www.scanewsletters.org/] www.scanewsletters.org for current Sustaining and International members.” This request was approved.
The Society Chronicler had no policy interpretations or requests for new policies. he Society Chronicler thanked all of the Kingdom Chroniclers, Dori Andrepont, Renee Signorotti and John Fulton for support and hard work as we prepare to implement electronic Kingdom newsletters. ll Kingdom newsletters are running smoothyly. The transition to electronic newsletters is underway and the Kingdom Chroniclers are doing a wonderful job preparing for the changes.
Tournaments Illuminated Editor
 
The Tournaments Illuminated Editor had no requested board actions, no policy interpretations and not requests for new policies. The TI staff has performed outstandingly. The editor is particularly indebted this quarter to the Review Panel Coordinator, Jennifer Franson/Mistress Fionnabhair Kyriat Inghen ui Neill of Caid, Art Director Dori Andrepont/Mistress Doria Tecla continues to be invaluable resource. TI Issue 181 is expected to be mailed January 6, 2012. Issue 182 is in production.
 
Compleat Anachronist Editor
 
The Compleat Anachronist Editor requested that warrants for the CA Editor and the Art Director be extended. The Board approved the warrant extensions. The CA Editor had no policy interpretations or request for new policies. The CA Editor commended Joyce Morris and Elise Fleming for pulling together the last two issues with great dispatch. She also requested that the Board put a call for applicants for the Art Director position.
 
Society Chronicler
 
The Society Chronicler requested approval modification to “Statement for Newsletters” in Chroniclers Policies to include “This newsletter is available online at [http://www.scanewsletters.org/] www.scanewsletters.org for current and sustaining members. The Board approved the request. The Society Chronicler had not policy interpretations and no requests for new policies. He commended the Kingdom Chroniclers, Dori Andrepont, Renee Signorotti and John Fulton for support and hard work as we prepare to implement electronic Kingdom newsletters. All Kingdom newsletters are running smoothly. The transition to electronic newsletters is underway and the Kingdom Chroniclers are doing a wonderful job preparing for the changes.
 
Society Webminister 
 
The Society Webminister had no requested board actions, no policy interpretations, no requests for new policies and no commendations. The overall web presence of the Society continues to change as existing technologies are updated. I encourage any and all persons with ideas, comments or feedback to reach out to local, regional or kingdom Webministers.
 
Corporate Treasurer 
 
The 2012 SCA Corporate budget was approved as amended. Treasurer will prepare a monthly budget over the next several months. The SCA has paid over $400,000 related to a lawsuit in Pennsylvania. A loss of about $200,000 is forecast in unrealized revenues due to a 6% drop in membership related to the economy. The Board approved posting the 2010 IRS 990 form to the SCA website. The Treasurer had no policy interpretations or requests for new policies. Five more subsidiaries have been added – Maine, Mississippi, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Gulf Wars. This makes 13 subsidiaries now.
 
Society Exchequer
 
The Society Exchequer had no requests for board action, no policy interpretations and no requests for new policies. The Society Exchequer thanked all the Kingdom Exchequers in the daunting task of completing the consolidated domesday reports. With several new exchequers and many turnovers with the kingdoms this year, the reporting became challenging.
 
Laurel Sovereign of Arms
 
The Board returned the previously submitted Rules for Submission for further work to the Laurel Sovereign of Arms. He had no policy interpretations and no requests for new policies. The Laurel Sovereign of Arms had no policy interpretations or requests for new policies. He commended Dame Juliana de Luna and The Honorable Lady Alia Marie de Blois for their fine work as Palimpsest Herald (past and present). They have worked tirelessly on finishing these rules and done wonders.
 
Istvan Tanczos has created a new feature on OSCAR. Kingdoms now can use OSCAR to comment on their own internal letters of intent. This means that any Kingdom may use the online submissions system, online tracking of submissions, and all the other features of OSCAR for commentary. As noted earlier on several forums, Marie de Blois has taken over as the Laurel’s education deputy. This quarter saw the submission to the Board of the complete revision of the Rules for Submission.
 
Chatelaine
 
The Society Chatelaine had no requests for board action and no policy interpretations. At the request of the President, the Society Chatelaine submitted a draft Social Media policy. The draft was returned for further work. The Chatelaine commended Mike Longbow and Ursula D’Arcy of the Outlands for takin care of her during her visit to the Outlands. She also commended Renee Signorotti for her assistance in providing the conference call appartus for the Social Media Policy Committee.
 
Society Marshal 
 
The Society Marshal requested Board action on changes to the Equestrian Waiver and changes to signage. The request was referred to the Legal Committee since this involves State specific compliance with laws. The Society Marshal requested input on a policy in Glenn Abhann requiring non-members to send $25 receive an authorization card for equestrian activities. The Board referred this to the kingdom to resolve. By consensus, the Board approved Lochac’s request for an archery exemption.
 
Things are especially quiet and calm this quarter on the marshal front. The Kingdom Earl Marshals and Society Deputies are doing an excellent job serving the martial participants of the Society. The New Marshals Handbook is in final edit and should be available soon. Common sense and good judgment will always save the day; use it as often as necessary. This was Omarad’s last report as SEM. He was replaced by a fine and great marshal, Sir Asoph Hearts. He has Omarad’s full support and the safety and fun of the 15,000 marshal participants in the SCA are in fine hands. He thanked all his deputies and KEMs who served with diligence and honor and made his job easy.
 
Thanks to all. Remember, when all else fails, read the Handbook.
Fight safe, fight often.
 
The board thanks Sir Omarad for his service as Society Marshal.
 Chirurgeon

 
The Society Chirurgeon had no requested board actions, no policy interpretations and no requests for new policies. She commended Ainar, Grace and Adne for the time and energy they put into the office. She hopes they enjoy a well-deserved rests. We are starting the year with several new Kingdom Chirurgeons and the Society Chirurgeon looks forward to working with each one. This quarter is calm before the storm; before we now it tourney season will be in full swing.
 
Arts and Sciences 
 The Society Minister of Arts and Sciences had no requests for board action, no policy interpretations, new policies, and no commendations. All kingdoms reported this quarter. There are a number of bids for Knowne World events. This is very exciting. The next Knowne World Bardic Congress and Cooks Collegium will be held in the Outlands in April. Known World Dance and Music Symposium IX is moving along.

 
Grand Council 
 
The Board of Directors asked the Grand Council to discuss the SCA Census results published on the Census web page in October 2011, namely the issues of same-sex consorts and peerages for non-rattan-martial arts. The Board also asked for suggestions on improving the presentation of the Census. This latter request was meant to foster ideas on the outreach of the Census survey and the dissemination of the Census results. In addition, the Board expressed a desire for the Grand Council to continue generating suggestions on improving SCA-communication policies and practices.
 
The Grand Council discussed the merits and disadvantages of its weighted voting system and adopted a simpler voting system as a result. The Council also briefly discussed officer structure changes for moderators and whether to add a third moderator. 
 At the request of the Board of Directors, the Grand Council discussed and voted on several motions regarding communications policies and the census results on same-sex consorts and non-rattan martial peerages (the misnamed "4th peerage" issue). The non-rattan peerage issue did not introduce any new ideas compared to the previous Grand Council discussion from first quarter of 2009.
 A majority of Grand Council members recommend that the same-sex consort issue should be sent to the legal committee for review, especially regarding how the issue may be interpreted in countries outside of North America. Regarding both Census result topics, the Council feels there is no clear path forward apparent in the SCA census results as guidance for the SCA Inc. to resolve either of these issues. All of the motions and their vote results are reported both below, and discussed in detail in section E of this quarter's report, which is posted in the report section of grandcouncil.sca.org. 
 
Legal Committee 
 No report
 Executive Session
 A.  Michael Alberto (Miguel Alejandro De Las Corrientas) Revocation and Denial of Membership
 Motion by Tim Jennings to revoke and deny the membership of Michael Alberto (Miguel Alejandro De Las Corrientas) effective immediately. Seconded by Lisa May. In favor: Mark Faulcon, John Fulton, Denise Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May, Kim McAuley. Chairman Leslie Vaughn exercised her option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Opposed: None. Motion carried.
 B.  Amy Begnoche (Fia Kareman) Appeal 
 Director Kim McAuley recused herself from voting on this issue.
 
Motion by Lisa May to uphold the appeal of Amy Begnoche (Fia Kareman) and to return the matter of this warrant to the East Kingdom for review. Seconded by Tim Jennings. In favor: Mark Faulcon, John Fulton, Denise Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May. Recused: Kim McAuley. Chairman Leslie Vaughn exercised her option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Opposed: None. Motion carried.
 
 
 
By consensus, Chairman Leslie Vaughn directed the Society President to reprimand the Society Chirurgeon for failing to follow Corpora in this matter, and further to review with the Society Chirurgeon the proper procedure to be followed for the removal of warrants.
 C.  R & D Request for Katie & Matthew Richardson
 
Chairman Leslie Vaughn recused herself from this issue. In doing so, she passed the gavel to Vice Chairman Mark Faulcon. In addition, Director John Fulton also recused himself from voting on this issue.
 
1  Katie Richardson (Katerina O’Callaghan)
 
Motion by Kim McAuley to direct the Society Seneschal to begin an investigation into a possible Revocation and Denial of Membership and/or degradation from the peerage of Katie Richardson (Katerina O’Callaghan). Seconded by Lisa May. In favor: Denise Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May, Kim McAuley. Acting Chairman Mark Faulcon exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Opposed: None. Recused: John Fulton, Leslie Vaughn. Motion carried.
 
Motion by Kim McAuley to prohibit Katie Richardson (Katerina O’Callaghan) from holding any offices, fighting in, or being fought for, in a Crown list, within the SCA until July 31, 2012. Seconded by Lisa May. In favor: Denise Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May, Kim McAuley. Acting Chairman Mark Faulcon exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Opposed: None. Recused: John Fulton, Leslie Vaughn. Motion carried.
 
2.  Matthew Richardson (Mathghamhain (Mann) McAlpine).
 
Motion by Kim McAuley to direct the Society Seneschal to begin an investigation into a possible Revocation and Denial of Membership and/or degradation from the peerage of Matthew Richardson (Mathghamhain (Mann) McAlpine). Seconded by Lisa May. In favor: Denise Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May, Kim McAuley. Acting Chairman Mark Faulcon exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Opposed: None. Recused: John Fulton, Leslie Vaughn. Motion carried.
 
Motion by Kim McAuley to prohibit Matthew Richardson (Mathghamhain (Mann) McAlpine) from holding any offices, fighting in, or being fought for, in a Crown list, within the SCA until July 31, 2012. Seconded by Lisa May. In favor: Denise Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May, Kim McAuley. Acting Chairman Mark Faulcon exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Opposed: None. Recused: John Fulton, Leslie Vaughn. Motion carried.
 
3.  Sandra Bonds McDaniel (Alianora da Lysharet)
 
Motion by Kim McAuley to direct the Society Seneschal to begin an investigation into a possible Revocation and Denial of Membership and/or degradation from the peerage of Sandra Bonds McDaniel (Alianora da Lysharet). Seconded by Lisa May. In favor: Denise Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May, Kim McAuley. Acting Chairman Mark Faulcon exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Opposed: None. Recused: John Fulton, Leslie Vaughn. Motion carried.
 Motion by Kim McAuley to prohibit Sandra Bonds McDaniel (Alianora da Lysharet) from holding any offices, fighting in, or being fought for, in a Crown list, within the SCA until July 31, 2012. Seconded by Lisa May. In favor: Denise Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May, Kim McAuley. Acting Chairman Mark Faulcon exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Opposed: None. Recused: John Fulton, Leslie Vaughn. Motion carried.
 
4.  Christopher Kurtz (Kristoff McLain Cameron)
 
Motion by Kim McAuley to direct the Society Seneschal to begin an investigation into a possible Revocation and Denial of Membership and/or degradation from the peerage of Christopher Kurtz (Kristoff McLain Cameron). Seconded by Lisa May. In favor: Denise Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May, Kim McAuley. Acting Chairman Mark Faulcon exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Opposed: None. Recused: John Fulton, Leslie Vaughn. Motion carried.

Motion by Kim McAuley to prohibit Christopher Kurtz (Kristoff McLain Cameron) from holding any offices, fighting in, or being fought for, in a Crown list, within the SCA until July 31, 2012. Seconded by Lisa May. In favor: Denise Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May, Kim McAuley. Acting Chairman Mark Faulcon exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Opposed: None. Recused: John Fulton, Leslie Vaughn. Motion carried.
 5.  Susan Holt (Hrefna Karsefni)
 
Motion by Kim McAuley to direct the Society Seneschal to begin an investigation into a possible Revocation and Denial of Membership and/or degradation from the peerage of Susan Holt (Hrefna Karsefni). Seconded by Lisa May. In favor: Denise Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May, Kim McAuley. Acting Chairman Mark Faulcon exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Opposed: None. Recused: John Fulton, Leslie Vaughn. Motion carried.
 
Motion by Kim McAuley to prohibit Susan Holt (Hrefna Karsefni) from holding any offices, fighting in, or being fought for, in a Crown list, within the SCA until July 31, 2012. Seconded by Lisa May. In favor: Denise Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May, Kim McAuley. Acting Chairman Mark Faulcon exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Opposed: None. Recused: John Fulton, Leslie Vaughn. Motion carried.
 
6. Malinda Terry (Malinda Hohen van Kester)
 
Motion by Kim McAuley to direct the Society Seneschal to begin an investigation into a possible Revocation and Denial of Membership and/or degradation from the peerage of Malinda Terry (Malinda Hohen van Kester). Seconded by Lisa May. In favor: Denise Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May, Kim McAuley. Acting Chairman Mark Faulcon exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Opposed: None. Recused: John Fulton, Leslie Vaughn. Motion carried.
 
Motion by Kim McAuley to prohibit Malinda Terry (Malinda Hohen van Kester) from holding any offices, fighting in, or being fought for, in a Crown list, within the SCA until July 31, 2012.  Seconded by Lisa May. In favor: Denise Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May, Kim McAuley. Acting Chairman Mark Faulcon exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Opposed: None. Recused: John Fulton, Leslie Vaughn. Motion carried.
 
8.  Rick Cook (Richard Ironstead)
 
Motion by Kim McAuley to direct the Society Seneschal to begin an investigation into a possible Revocation and Denial of Membership and/or degradation from the peerage of Rick Cook (Richard Ironstead). Seconded by Lisa May. In favor: Denise Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May, Kim McAuley. Acting Chairman Mark Faulcon exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Opposed: None. Recused: John Fulton, Leslie Vaughn. Motion carried.
 Motion by Kim McAuley to prohibit Rick Cook (Richard Ironstead) from holding any offices, fighting in, or being fought for, in a Crown list, within the SCA until July 31, 2012. Seconded by Lisa May. In favor: Denise Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May, Kim McAuley. Acting Chairman Mark Faulcon exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Opposed: None. Recused: John Fulton, Leslie Vaughn. Motion carried.
 9.  Robert Valencia (Raffaele de Mallorca)
 Motion by Kim McAuley to direct the Society Seneschal to begin an investigation into a possible Revocation and Denial of Membership and/or degradation from the peerage of Robert Valencia (Raffaele de Mallorca). Seconded by Lisa May. In favor: Denise Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May, Kim McAuley. Acting Chairman Mark Faulcon exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Opposed: None. Recused: John Fulton, Leslie Vaughn. Motion carried.
 Motion by Kim McAuley to prohibit Robert Valencia (Raffaele de Mallorca) from holding any offices, fighting in, or being fought for, in a Crown list, within the SCA until July 31, 2012. Seconded by Lisa May. In favor: Denise Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May, Kim McAuley. Acting Chairman Mark Faulcon exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Opposed: None. Recused: John Fulton, Leslie Vaughn. Motion carried.
 
10.  Ritchyrd Handley (Ritchyrd McUath)
 
Motion by Kim McAuley to direct the Society Seneschal to begin an investigation into a possibleRevocation and Denial of Membership and/or degradation from the peerage of Ritchyrd Handley (Ritchyrd McUath). Seconded by Lisa May. In favor: Denise Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May, Kim McAuley. Acting Chairman Mark Faulcon exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Opposed: None. Recused: John Fulton, Leslie Vaughn. Motion carried.
 
Motion by Kim McAuley to prohibit Ritchyrd Handley (Ritchyrd McUath) from holding any offices, fighting in, or being fought for, in a Crown list, within the SCA until July 31, 2012. Seconded by Lisa May. In favor: Denise Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May, Kim McAuley. Acting Chairman Mark Faulcon exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Opposed: None. Recused: John Fulton, Leslie Vaughn. Motion carried.
 
11.   Catherine Rogers Cook (Katherine of Cate Hall)
 
Motion by Kim McAuley to direct the Society Seneschal to begin an investigation into a possible Revocation and Denial of Membership and/or degradation from the peerage of Catherine Rogers Cook (Katherine of Cate Hall). Seconded by Lisa May. In favor: Denise Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May, Kim McAuley. Acting Chairman Mark Faulcon exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Opposed: None. Recused: John Fulton, Leslie Vaughn. Motion carried.

Motion by Kim McAuley to prohibit Catherine Rogers Cook (Katherine of Cate Hall) from holding any offices, fighting in, or being fought for, in a Crown list, within the SCA until July 31, 2012. Seconded by Lisa May. In favor: Denise Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May, Kim McAuley. Acting Chairman Mark Faulcon exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Opposed: None. 

 
The Board of Directors emphases that the use of SCA rank or title to harass or intimidate within the context of the Society will not be tolerated. With this in mind, the Board of Directors directs the President to draft a comprehensive set of policies to address physical and emotional bullying, harassment and abuse of power for their consideration.

At this time Acting Chairman Faulcon returned the gavel to Chairman Vaughn. 
 
D.  Michael McPartland (Faelaen uah Eogain) Exile from the Realm

Motion by Mark Faulcon to uphold the exile from the Realm of Michael McPartland (Faelaen uah Eogain) by Marc and Patricia, King and Queen of the West Kingdom on August 27, 2011. Seconded by Kim McAuley. In favor: Mark Faulcon, John Fulton, Denise Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May, Kim McAuley. Chairman Leslie Vaughn exercised her option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Opposed: None. Motion carried.

Motion by Mark Faulcon to uphold the exile from the Realm of Michael McPartland (Faelaen uah Eogain) by Rolf and Aurora, King and Queen of the West Kingdom on August 27, 2011. Seconded by Lisa May. In favor: Mark Faulcon, John Fulton, Denise Hundley, Tim Jennings, Lisa May, Kim McAuley. Chairman Leslie Vaughn exercised her option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Opposed: None. Motion carried.

F.  Legal Update

Report filed.

G.  Director Selection

By consensus, Chairman Vaughn ordered that no action be taken.

H. Director Confirmation

By consensus, Chairman Vaughn stated that there was no action to be taken at this time.
 I. Ombudsman Assignments
 
By consensus, Chairman Vaughn stated that there was no action to be taken at this time.
 Have fun. Make our game fun for everyone, every day! 

 
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