[Western] Administrative Sanction for AmaRyah

LARRY PENDLETON gulesaxe at clearwire.net
Thu Sep 11 11:01:58 PDT 2008


Have tried those they don't work. Look at the Gulf War meeting. Look at the
bod meeting in Dallas.       Byron

on 9/10/08, seneschal at sca.org <seneschal at sca.org> wrote:

>
> Worthies:
>
> The below email constitutes auditable documentation that the sender has no
> grasp whatsoever of the most basic channels for complaint and appeal.
>
> The below letter is dismissed outright as it could have been written by
> anyone.
>
> If the party sending it has actually been sanctioned, their channel for
> appeal is the Board of Directs.  This appeal must be done so to the
> sanctioning officer's superior, in writing, to the corporate office by the
> 1st of october if it is to be considered and reported to the Board at the
> next Board meeting.
>
> Appeals are most often successful when they fail to include threats of
> litigation.
>
> Cheers
>
> George Reed
> VP Operations, SCA, Inc.
>
>
>
>
> > This is my reply to a letter from the Ansteorra Kingdom Seneschal and the
> > Kingdom Treasurer.  I do not consider this to be a private matter.
> >
> > ryah
> >
> >
> > Dear Mr. Bainter,
> >
> >     Email is indeed the best way to get in touch with me.  I check it a
> > lot
> > more often than I check my mailbox.  When I did pick up my mail, your
> > letter
> > had already been returned by the post office.
> >
> >     In reply to the list of "infractions" that led up to a decision of
> > Administrative Sanction, I reply the following:
> >
> >
> > 1.  Removal from office as Mendersham's Exchequer in 2003 for failure to
> > maintain complete and accurate reporting
> >
> > Please check your records.   Mendersham's treasurer in 2003 was not
> > removed
> > from office.   I was not removed as treasurer in 2003, as I was not the
> > treasurer of the group at that time. I personally have never been removed
> > from any SCA office.   The first time I have ever been treasurer of an
> SCA
> > group began Jan 2006. Ben Findley was the treasurer from 2004 to 2006,
> > Dallas Mathews was the treasurer from 2002 to 2004.
> >
> > 2.  * Co-mingling of personal and SCA funds in the form of the gate funds
> > which included directly removing funds without proper process.
> > .  This statement is untrue.  I did not mingle personal and SCA funds in
> > the
> > form of gate funds, and  I have not ever removed funds without proper
> > process.  You have no proof that I did so.  Please provide written or
> > verifible proof that I mingled personal and SCA funds or retract this
> > statement. Hearsay statements do not count.
> >
> > 3.  Reporting funds incorrectly on report forms including returned money
> > and
> > fees as income.
> >   This was one incident, and the first time that I had a returned check.
> > At
> > that time, I recorded the funds on the form exactly as the treasurer
> > before
> > me had recorded returned money and fees from a bounced check.  This item
> > was
> > discovered by the Kingdom treasurer at the audit in January 2008 on the
> > 4th
> > quarter report, and I was told at the time it was a minor thing.  It had
> > been on both the 2d quarterly report and the 3d quarterly report.
> >
> > 4.  Incomplete financial committee with one member with an expired
> > membership. Membership was not expired, although I did have difficulty
> > getting a copy of the current membership card and sending it up channels.
> >
> > 5. Incomplete signature card without anyone outside of the group on the
> > card.
> >    I sent signature cards for this account up through the chain of
> command
> > twice.  I do not see how it is my fault that the Kingdom Exchequer of
> that
> > time was not doing her job by completing the process, and making sure
> that
> > they are on the signature card.
> >
> > 6.  Not following proper procedure to escalate issues within the
> structure
> > of the SCA, Inc. when items were not being properly addressed.
> >   I was told to transfer the shire's funds.  I requested and recieved the
> > proper authorization as per the Society Exchequer's Handbook for
> Branches,
> > and promptly transfered the funds.
> >
> > 7.  Displayed a lack of understanding of the policies that were violated
> > and in at least one case how you had violated the policy.
> >
> > What I truly understand is that you wish to punish me for standing up and
> > saying you are wrong to dissolve Mendersham, for saying that you had no
> > valid reason to do so, and for repeatedly asking for specific instances
> > that
> > would justify your actions under Corpora, Kingdom Law, and the official
> > handbooks.  There are no funds missing from Mendersham, and the funds
> were
> > not mishandled.
> >
> > What you need to truly understand is that I will bring civil suit against
> > Richard Bainter and Celeste Shelton personally and as officers of the
> > Society for Creative Anachronism for defamation of character should this
> > administrative sanction be imposed.
> >
> > Elaine Starkey
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Master Phelim Gervase called Pug" <seneschal at ansteorra.org>
> > To: <estarkey at camalott.com>
> > Cc: <seneschal at ansteorra.org>; "'Saundra Kingdom Exchequer'"
> > <exchequer at ansteorra.org>; <Crown at ansteorra.org>; <coronet at ansteorra.org
> >
> > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 8:57 PM
> > Subject: Administrative sanction
> >
> >
> >> We attempted to have this delivered via the normal channels and the
> >> letter
> >> was not picked up after 4 attempts by the US Postal service to deliver.
> >> Since it was not picked up I am sending it via email instead.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> In Service,
> >>
> >> Master Phelim Gervase called Pug
> >>
> >> Kingdom Seneschal - Ansteorra
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> June 24, 2008
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Ama Ryah hap Illys de Visclo c/o
> >>
> >> Elaine Starkey
> >>
> >> 843 CR 170
> >>
> >> Trent, TX  79561
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Richard Bainter                                                  Celeste
> >> Shelton
> >>
> >> 2100 Ringtail Ridge                                           2112 Fall
> >> Creek Drive
> >>
> >> Austin, TX 78746                                               Leander,
> >> TX
> >> 78641
> >>
> >> 512-329-6908
> >> 512-259-2369
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Dear Madam:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>   After reviewing different paperwork and a meeting with you at the
> >> April
> >> 2008 Board Meeting, it has been decided that you should have an
> >> Administrative Sanction levied against you because of your actions while
> >> holding administrative office for SCA, Inc. The incidents that led up to
> >> this decision include:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> * Removal from office as Mendersham's Exchequer in 2003 for failure to
> >> maintain complete and accurate reporting
> >> * After re-appointment to office after several years out of office,
> >> there were continued office related problems
> >> * Co-mingling of personal and SCA funds in the form of the gate funds
> >> which included directly removing funds without proper process
> >> * Reporting funds incorrectly on report forms including returned money
> >> and fees as income
> >> * Incomplete financial committee with one member with an expired
> >> membership
> >> * Incomplete signature card without anyone outside of the group on the
> >> card
> >> * Not following proper procedure to escalate issues within the
> >> structure of the SCA, Inc. when items were not being properly addressed
> >> * Displayed a lack of understanding of the policies that were violated
> >> and in at least one case how you had violated the policy
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  Because of these reoccurring mistakes and lack of understanding within
> >> the
> >> offices you have held and a basic lack of understanding of Society and
> >> Kingdom policies, we are levying the following:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Elaine Starkey, known in the Society as Baroness Ama Ryah hap Illys de
> >> Visclo, shall never be allowed to hold the offices of Seneschal or
> >> Exchequer
> >> or to be a deputy of either office. In addition Ms. Starkey shall never
> >> be
> >> in a position that allows her access to or control of disbursement of
> >> SCA
> >> funds to include, but not be limited to, financial committee member,
> >> account
> >> signatory, and gate cashier.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  This decision has been discussed with the Society Seneschal in order to
> >> ensure that it is appropriate for the infractions and within the scope
> >> of
> >> responsibility of our offices.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Richard Bainter                                                  Celeste
> >> Shelton
> >>
> >> Master Phelim Gervase called Pug                     Mistress Saundra of
> >> Loch Raeburn
> >>
> >> Kingdom Seneschal - Ansteorra                        Kingdom Exchequer -
> >> Ansteorra
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
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