[MR] Fw: [Announcements] President's Report on the October 2002 Board of Directors meeting

Tue Oct 22 13:57:15 PDT 2002

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From: "Meg Baron" <Meg.Baron at experian.com>
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Subject: [Announcements] President's Report on the October 2002 Board of
Directors meeting


> PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON THE FOURTH QUARTER SCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
>
> held October 19, 2002, in Denver, Colorado (Barony of Caerthe, Kingdom of
> the Outlands)
>
> Greetings:
>
> Following is a brief summary of the highlights of the Board's actions at
its
> most recent quarterly meeting. This is only the digest. The Society
> Seneschal's report will contain more complete information.
>
> Respectfully submitted,
>
> Meg Baron
> President, SCA Inc.
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Old Business
>
> A revised SCA Equestrian Handbook was submitted to the Board. It was
> returned for further work.
>
> A revised SCA Exchequers' Handbook was submitted to the Board. It was
> returned for minor changes.
>
> The Treasurer, Society Seneschal, and Vice President for Corporate
> Operations presented the following guidelines for Non-Member Surcharge
(NMS)
> implementation:
>
> How the NMS applies:
>
> (1) The NMS will apply to events which meet the requirements defined in
> Corpora section II.C., "...Society events for which a full announcement
> including date, time, and place has been published in advance in the
> appropriate corporate publication;" and for which a fee or required
donation
> to attend the event is charged.
>
> (2) The NMS will not be collected if there is no fee or required donation
to
> attend the event.
>
> (3) The NMS will not be collected for minors for whom there is a
discounted
> event fee.
>
> Default procedure for NMS implementation:
>
> (a) Each Kingdom will collect the NMS and forward monies in US funds to
the
> Corporate Office on a quarterly basis.
>
> (b) The Kingdom Seneschal and Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer will be
> responsible for ensuring compliance.
>
> (c) Implementation alternatives may be presented to, and approved by, the
> Society Seneschal and Treasurer of the SCA, Inc. Final approval of
> alternatives will be reviewed by the Board.
>
> New Business
>
> The Board received the initial draft of the proposed 2003 SCA, Inc. Budget
> for review and discussion.
>
> A draft Corporate affiliation proposal was received from the SKA Finland.
> The Board declared that this proposal was a good beginning, and appointed
a
> committee to discuss and negotiate further with the SKA Finland.
>
> After discussion, the Board declared that the minutes of Board meetings
> would be posted to the sca.org website. Paper copies of the minutes will
> still be available by subscription. Current subscribers will receive a
> letter with their next mailing advising them of this change, and letting
> them know how to go about canceling their subscription if they so desire.
>
> The Board reviewed International membership rates. It was decided that, in
> the interest of making rates equitable worldwide, the International
> membership rate would become $35 US per year and include a Kingdom
> newsletter. Tournaments Illuminated will be available for separate
> subscription. This is identical to the membership structure in the United
> States. The International change will go into effect on April 1, 2003.
>
> Officers' Reports - action items and policy decisions (note: officers not
> mentioned here had no action items or policy decisions to present for
Board
> review)
>
> President
>
> The President recommended a change to the By-Laws and Corporate Policies
> concerning the office of the President. The Chairman directed that this
> proposal be put before the membership for comment in the next available
> issue of the Kingdom newsletters, and on the sca.org website and the
> announcements at sca.org list concurrently with publication.
>
> The President proposed the creation of a brief report to the membership
> regarding the outcome of the meeting to be published on the
> announcements at sca.org list as soon after the meeting as possible. The
> Chairman directed the President to make this happen.
>
> Society Chancellor of the Exchequer
>
> The Society Chancellor of the Exchequer submitted numerous Financial
> Policies for the Board's approval: Society Branch Financial Policy, the
> Financial Policies of the Kingdoms of Caid, Trimaris, the Middle,
Calontir,
> and Ansteorra, and the Financial Policies for Gulf Wars, Estrella War,
> Pennsic War, Great Western War, West/AnTir War, and Kingdom Crusades. All
> were approved with the exception of those of the Kingdom of the Middle and
> Pennsic War, which were returned for corrections.
>
> Society Webminister
>
> The Society Webminister presented a revised policy concerning classified
> advertising on Society-recognized websites as follows:
>
> "Web sites recognized by the Society shall not display banner ads or other
> forms of advertising, excepting classifieds, unless such ads are required
as
> a condition of the hosting agreement by the site's Internet Service
Provide
> (ISP). Those classified items that would not monetarily benefit the
listing
> entity (offers of rides to events, items to give away, etc.) will be
> permissible while anything that requires an exchange of monies (selling
> armor, camping supplies, etc.) is strictly prohibited."
>
> The Board upheld this policy ruling.
>
> Laurel King of Arms
>
> The Board approved the Financial Policy for the Office of the Laurel King
of
> Arms.
>
> Laurel presented a policy interpretation concerning what part of a
"holding
> name" is eligible for use with the "grandfather clause". The Board upheld
> this interpretation.
>
> Society Marshal
>
> The Board approved the revised APD section of the Combat Archery rules.
>
> The Board approved the following change to the Siege Engine Handbook under
> General Siege Engine Regulations, section 6 (new text in italics):
>
> "Cannons or any replica of cannons are not allowed in SCA combat. Engines
> may not use compressed or ignited gasses or liquids, or combusting
materials
> of any kind, to power projectiles."
>
> The Marshal proposed a change to current armor standards to allow
non-metal
> basket hilt construction. The Board upheld this policy change.
>
> Personnel Changes
>
> This meeting ends the term of Society Exchequer Carolyn Richardson
(Mistress
> Tetchubah of Greenlake). The position will be filled by Kathy Palmer
> (Mistress Katherine Angelique d'Artois) for a six-month interim training
> period. The Board appointed Bonnie Kooser (Mistress Lynn the Farrover), of
> the Kingdom of An Tir, to assume the office for a three-year term at the
> conclusion of the April 2003 meeting.
>
> This meeting also ends the term of Society Marshal Jim Myers (Duke
Eringlin
> Aldhelm). The new Society Marshal is Robert Osborne (Earl Robert Glendon
of
> Auk) of the Kingdom of Meridies.
>
> This meeting marked the end of the term of Director Meg Baron. Her seat
was
> filled by Dena Cady (Countess Lorelei of Lockehaven) of the Kingdom of
> Atenveldt at the conclusion of the meeting. Meg Baron continues as
President
> of the SCA, Inc.
>
> The Directors' Ombudsman assignments are now as follows:
>
> Linda Moore, chairman: President, Corporate Office, Executive Assistant,
> Society Seneschal, Legal Committee
> Beth Morris, vice-chairman: Meridies, Trimaris, Ansteorra, Board
Recruiting
> Paul Foster: East, Aethelmearc, Middle, Finance, Grand Council
> John Fulton: Atenveldt, Artemisia Outlands, Marshal
> Gary Raine: An Tir, Calontir, Herald
> Lis Schraer: Atlantia, Drachenwald, Ealdormere, Communications, A&S
> Dena Cady: West, Caid, Lochac, Chirurgeon
>
> John Fulton announced that, for personal reasons, he was resigning from
the
> Board of Directors effective at the close of the January 2003 quarterly
> meeting. Because the time remaining in his term is brief - eighteen
months -
> it was decided that a former Director would be tapped to fill the
remainder
> of the term. Fernando Vigil was elected and accepted the appointment.
>
> Quarterly Meeting Schedule
>
> The First Quarter 2003 meeting will be held January 25, 2003, in Tempe, AZ
> (Kingdom of Atenveldt)
> The Second Quarter 2003 meeting will be held April 26, 2003 in Milwaukee,
WI
> (Kingdom of the Middle)
> The Third Quarter 2003 meeting will be held July 19, 2003 in the East
> Kingdom (exact location TBD)
> The Fourth Quarter 2003 meeting is tentatively scheduled for the Kingdom
of
> Calontir
> The First Quarter 2004 meeting is tentatively scheduled for the Kingdom of
> Trimaris
> Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to:
> SCA Inc.
> Box 360789
> Milpitas,  CA 95036
>
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