[Artemisia] The actual proposal

[Auraelia de Medici]

I have read with interest the comments made by people
concerning the changes to Corpora.  It appears that
many people are jumping to conclusions before having
all the facts.  Below are the facts.  Please read this
thoroughly before making any more comments.  This way
your opinion will be an informed one.

The text can be found at
http://www.sca.org/BOD/announcements/index.html

>From the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors wishes to clarify, in the
Governing Documents, the language regarding appealing
sanctions. It is found in three places: Corpora I.C.3;
Corpora IV.G.4.c; and Corporate Policies II.D.4. The
substantial change in each is to note that one appeal
will be heard for each sanction, but any additional
appeals must be accompanied by new information in
order to be heard. 
Corpora IV.G.4.c currently reads as follows: 

c. Notification: Upon receipt of a request for Board
action affecting membership, the Board shall notify
the person(s) in question of when the matter will be
considered and invite all relevant documentation and
appeals. The Board will discuss and decide such a
petition in accordance with its rules. Regardless of
how the process is initiated, a revocation or denial
of membership by the Board enforces exclusion from all
SCA events in all SCA kingdoms. Such a revocation or
denial of membership may be appealed, but such appeal
must be accompanied by new evidence which warrants
re-examination by the Board. At the conclusion of the
imposed term of revocation or denial, or if an appeal
as provided above is accepted by the Board, exclusion
from SCA events shall be lifted, and the individual
allowed to (re)apply for membership in the SCA, unless
membership is again denied. 
It would be changed to read: 

c. Notification: Upon receipt of a request for Board
action affecting membership, the Board shall notify
the person(s) in question of when the matter will be
considered and invite all relevant documentation and
appeals. The Board will discuss and decide such a
petition in accordance with its rules. Regardless of
how the process is initiated, a revocation or denial
of membership by the Board enforces exclusion from all
SCA events in all SCA kingdoms. Sanctions imposed or
upheld by the Board of Directors may be appealed as
provided in Corpora I.C.3. At the conclusion of the
imposed term of revocation or denial, or if an appeal
as provided above is granted by the Board, exclusion
from SCA events shall be lifted, and the individual
allowed to (re) apply for membership in the SCA,
unless membership is again denied. 
Corporate Policies II.D.4. currently reads as follows:

4. Appeal
A revocation or denial of membership may be appealed,
but such appeal must be accompanied by new evidence
that warrants re-examination by the Board. At the
conclusion of the imposed term of revocation or
denial, or if an appeal as provided above is accepted
by the Board, exclusion from SCA events shall be
lifted, and the individual shall be allowed to
(re)apply for membership in the SCA, unless membership
is again denied. 
It would be changed to read: 
4. Appeal 
Sanctions imposed or upheld by the Board of Directors
may be appealed. Members may appeal such sanctions to
the Board as provided in Corpora I.C.3. At the
conclusion of the imposed term of revocation or
denial, or if an appeal as provided above is granted
by the Board, exclusion from SCA events shall be
lifted, and the individual shall be allowed to
(re)apply for membership in the SCA, unless membership
is again denied. 
And Corpora I.C.3 currently reads as follows: 
3. Right of appeal
The Board is the ultimate determiner and arbiter of
the rules of the Society, regardless of what authority
it may delegate elsewhere. All members of the Society
shall therefore have the right of appeal to the Board,
provided they follow proper channels for complaint and
appeal. 
When individual actions or decisions are appealed to
the Board, any Directors who have been personally
involved with the matters in question within the
medieval structure of the Society must declare the
potential conflict of interest and withdraw from the
ruling. 

It would be changed to read: 
3. Right of appeal 
The Board is the ultimate determiner and arbiter of
the rules of the Society, regardless of what authority
it may delegate elsewhere. All members of the Society
shall therefore have the right of appeal to the Board,
provided they follow proper channels for complaint and
appeal. 
After one appeal has been heard by the Board,
additional appeals may be presented, but such appeals
must be accompanied by new evidence that warrants
re-examination by the Board. The Board may choose not
to hear such additional appeals if it feels the
evidence does not warrant re-examination. At the
conclusion of the imposed term of revocation or
denial, or if an appeal as provided above is granted
by the Board, exclusion from SCA events shall be
lifted, and the individual shall be allowed to
(re)apply for membership in the SCA, unless membership
is again denied. 

When individual actions or decisions are appealed to
the Board, any Directors who have been personally
involved with the matters in question within the
medieval structure of the Society must declare the
potential conflict of interest and withdraw from the
ruling. 

The Directors request comments from the membership
regarding this proposed revision no later than June
1st, 2006. Please send them to:

Corpora Revision
SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas CA, 95036
email: comments at sca.org


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