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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Forwarded Message: -------------- <BR>From: LMOORE2122@wi.rr.com <BR>To: announcements@lists.sca.org <BR>Subject: [Announcements] Comments requested - Administrative Sanctions <BR>Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 18:03:08 +0000 <BR><BR>During its March 20, 2006 conference call, the Board discussed the <BR>Society <BR>Seneschal's need for a method of quickly, but temporarily removing an <BR>individual from participation at SCA activities. Currently, no such <BR>mechanism exists. This capability would be particularly useful in <BR>situations where an individual is engaged in a lengthy criminal trial <BR>with <BR>no clear end. Rather than requiring a series of Absolute Banishments <BR>to be <BR>prepared by Royalty, Kingdom and Society Seneschals until the trial's <BR>conclusion (which could potentially span many reigns producing much <BR>redundant paperwork), this would allow the Society
Seneschal to <BR>continue <BR>the original action and suspend an individual's participation until a <BR>resolution is reached. <BR><BR>It is important to note that this in no way addresses or restricts the <BR>rights and responsibilities of Royalty to invoke sanctions as <BR>appropriate. <BR><BR>The Board proposes the following addition to Corpora as a new Section <BR>X.C. <BR>Administrative Suspension of Participation (renumbering subsequent <BR>Sections as appropriate): <BR><BR>C. Administrative Suspension of Participation. <BR><BR>The Society Seneschal may, when necessary, or when Royal Sanctions are <BR>inappropriate or logistically impractical, impose an Administrative <BR>Suspension of Participation on an individual. This precludes the <BR>sanctioned individual from attending any SCA function in any realm. <BR>Reasons for this form of sanction might include, but are not limited <BR>to, <BR>when an individual is under investigation by a modern-era agency, when <BR>an <
BR>individual is under investigation for a Revocation and Denial of <BR>Membership, or when an individual's behavior or actions negatively <BR>affect <BR>the Society. <BR><BR>The Administrative Suspension of Participation is effective immediately <BR>upon proclamation by the Society Seneschal. The suspension must be for <BR>a <BR>specified period of time or meet specific criteria; for example, six <BR>months, the duration of a specific event, until the conclusion of legal <BR>proceedings, etc. A duration may not be indefinite. This does not, <BR>however, preclude the Society Seneschal from immediately renewing an <BR>Administrative Suspension of Participation. <BR><BR>1. Notification: <BR><BR>The Society Seneschal must inform the sanctioned individual, Crown of <BR>the <BR>realm of the sanctioned individual, and the Board of Directors, as to <BR>the <BR>specific cause and occasion of the sanction. This notification must be <BR>made in writing within ten business days. <BR><B
R>2. Review: <BR><BR>An Administrative Suspension of Participation will be automatically <BR>reviewed by the Board at the next regularly scheduled meeting after <BR>proclamation. Active sanctions shall be included with the Society <BR>Seneschal's quarterly report to the Board for review. <BR><BR>If a sanction is determined to be without merit or has been unfairly <BR>imposed, the sanction will be lifted and the Society Seneschal will be <BR>subject to sanctions. <BR><BR>The Board requests comments from the membership regarding this proposed <BR>revision no later than July 1, 2006. Please send them to: Corpora <BR>Revision <BR>SCA Inc. Box 360789 Milpitas CA, 95036, or e-mail comments@sca.org. <BR><BR>Sincerely, <BR><BR>Linda S. Moore - President, SCA Inc. <BR><BR>(Viscountess Gwyneth Felton, OP) <BR><BR><BR>Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to: <BR>SCA Inc. <BR>Box 360789 <BR>Milpitas, CA 95036 <BR><BR>You may also email comments@lists.sca.org <BR>or reply to
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