[Moo] FW: Comments requested - Administrative Suspension ofMembership

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From: "Leslie Luther-Fulton" <janefalada at hotmail.com> 
To: announcements at sca.org 
Subject: [Announcements] FW: [Directors] Comments requested - Administrative Suspension ofMembership 
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:49:48 +0000 


>In March of this year, the Board released for commentary a draft proposal 
>that added a new section to Corpora allowing the Society Seneschal to 
>impose 
>an Administrative Suspension of Membership in certain situations. We 
>received a great deal of input on this proposal. Of those respondents who 
>expressed concerns, the majority of them centered around the potential for 
>abuse, too much power in the hands of one individual, or the use of broad 
>language. The Board has incorporated a number of the suggested changes sent 
>to us by the membership to address these concerns. 
> 
> 
> 
>The revised proposal now clarifies that the suspension may be used when 
>someone is under criminal investigation by a modern law-enforcement agency. 
>A provision was added requiring the Society Seneschal to consult with the 
>Crown and Kingdom Seneschal of the applicable Kingdom. The Kingdom 
>Seneschal 
>was added to the list of those to be notified in writing. The language 
>requiring regular review of active suspensions was made more specific. 
>Finally, the potential penalty for abusing the suspension was made clearer. 
> 
> 
> 
>Therefore, the Board proposes the following addition to Corpora as a new 
>Section X.C. Administrative Suspension of Participation (renumbering 
>subsequent Sections as appropriate): 
> 
> 
> 
>Proposed Addition to Corpora X.C. 
> 
> 
> 
>Create a new section of Corpora - X.C. Administrative Suspension of 
>Participation and renumber subsequent Sections as appropriate. 
> 
> 
> 
>C. Administrative Suspension of Participation. 
> 
>The Society Seneschal may, when necessary, or when Royal Sanctions are 
>inappropriate or logistically impractical, impose an Administrative 
>Suspension of Participation on an individual. This precludes the suspended 
>individual from attending any SCA function in any realm. Reasons for this 
>form of sanction might include, but are not limited to, when an individual 
>is under criminal investigation by a modern-era law-enforcement agency, 
>when 
>an individual is under investigation for a Revocation and Denial of 
>Membership, or when an individual's behavior or actions profoundly and 
>negatively affect the Society. 
> 
> 
> 
>The Administrative Suspension of Participation is effective immediately 
>upon 
>proclamation by the Society Seneschal, after consultation with the Crown 
>and 
>Kingdom Seneschal of the applicable Kingdom. The proclamation must include 
>a 
>reasonable duration of some type; for example, six months, the duration of 
>a 
>specific event, until the conclusion of legal proceedings, etc. The 
>duration 
>may not be indefinite. This does not, however, preclude the Society 
>Seneschal from immediately renewing an Administrative Suspension of 
>Participation, subject to the requirements below. 
> 
> 
> 
>1. Notification and Publication: 
> 
>The Society Seneschal must inform the suspended individual, the Crown and 
>Kingdom Seneschal of the realm of the suspended individual, and the Board 
>of 
>Directors, as to the specific cause and occasion of the suspension. This 
>notification must be made to the individual in writing within ten business 
>days. The suspension should be published in the appropriate Kingdom 
>newsletter in a timely fashion, though publication is not mandatory for the 
>sanction to be effective. 
> 
> 
> 
>2. Review: 
> 
>An Administrative Suspension of Participation will be automatically 
>reviewed 
>by the Board at the next regularly scheduled meeting after proclamation. 
>Active suspensions shall be included with the Society Seneschal's quarterly 
>report to the Board for regular review. 
> 
> 
> 
>If the Board determines a suspension is without merit or has been unfairly 
>imposed, the sanction will be lifted and the Society Seneschal will be 
>subject to sanctions, up to and including immediate dismissal. 
> 
> 
> 
>The Board requests comments from the membership regarding this proposed 
>revision no later than November 1, 2006. Please send them to: Corpora 
>Revision SCA Inc. Box 360789 Milpitas CA, 95036, or e-mail 
>comments at sca.org. 
> 
> 
> 
>Sincerely, 
> 
> 
> 
>Patrick Anderson - Interim President, SCA Inc. 
> 
>(Gabriel andvaka Kjotrason) 
> 



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