SR - Reqs, Duties, & Powers (long)

[Tim Lozos]

Greetings!

Daniel said....

(committee reqs deleted)
>I have disagreements with this list.

THANK GOD! Someone has some comment! good!

>They should be desiderata (desired things) rather than
>requirements.
>
>Reason A: I've hardly ever seen a problem in the SCA of
>having too many volunteers and having to find a way to weed
>them out.  We don't want to narrow the pool down too much.
>
>Reason B: I can imagine worthy and useful people lacking any
>one of those items, and maybe more.  For example, a fast and
>accurate recording secretary is worth their weight in
>silver; 

OK I can buy that. I did put a provision in there for things like that----

>a. Committee members may appoint others to assist with record keeping,
Kingdom Law and Corpora research,  FAQ  writing, Principality law writing,
etc. as the Committee feels is necessary. These appointees shall not be
members of the Committee, and shall have no powers derived from such membership.
 

Daniel continues....
>For e.: what if there's still debate about the borders --
>are people in the debatable lands ineligible?  Should the
>kingdom seneschal be an ex officio member (sounds good to
>me), and if so, what if the KS of the day happens to live
>outside?

HL Richard Fairborn has done a great deal of work for us and he lives in
Steppes. I can see having the Kingdom seneschal & drop dead deputy as de
facto members. Part of the Committees duty is to maintain communication to
the Kingdom level. As for outside groups, this is one of the reasons I'm
starting to favor having one person per group on the committee.


>c.: I Don't Get Out Much is almost a motto with me.  I think
>I make up for it in electronic presence, though.  Besides,
>for heraldry, some of it is going to be sitting down with
>some books, and that can be done more easily off-line and
>alone.

For your line of work (heraldry) being online is great, I didnt mean that
every member would have to be at every meeting. As long as people stay informed.

>d.: What does "impartial" mean?  

Being able to put your personal interests aside for the "Greater good".
Another reason I'm liking the "one person from each group", it's almost
like having a elected representative, one who would bring their groups
concerns to the committee.


>I do NOT advocate misfeasance or malfeasance -- "oopsie, I
>misplaced that suggestion!"  

damn straight, thats what we all want to avoid.

Timo





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