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the Family Constitution - Article - Positions |
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 31 July 2008 19:38 |
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Section I. - Article Overview, Elections, and Appointments
This article of the Family Constitution outlines the duties, expectations, and the conditions of all positions within the Family.
All elected positions will be decided by a popular vote with a quorum of
seventy-five percent (75%) of the active membership. If one of these
elected positions becomes vacant before the end of the term, an election
to replace the individual must occur within the week of the vacancy.
Campaigning and nominations will be opened three weeks before the end of
term. Election votes will then come into effect after two weeks
campaigning and nominations and a final vote completed on the last week
of the term. A record of each individual's term will be kept in the
record keeping forum. The individual's term starts the day after he or
she was voted into the position. An individual is limited to two (2)
terms consecutively in the same position, but may choose to run again at
a later date. Also, an individual can run for another position at the
end of the two (2) terms.
The positions elected directly
by the people are the positions of Don, the Recruiting Officers, and
the Councilmen. All other positions are appointed by the Don; however,
his appointments must be approved by a majority vote of the Councilmen.
Section
II. - The Don
The Don is the executive head of the Family. This
individual should embody all the ideals of the Family and lead the clan
through conflict, peace, loss, and victory. The duties of the Don are to
oversee all the actions of the divisions, to enact policies for
reporting matches, status reports, etc. and to make executive decisions
regarding votes. The Don may choose to veto any proposition; however,
his veto can be overturned by a two-thirds majority vote of a
seventy-five percent (75%) quorum of the active membership.
The
Don's term is 4 months long. The Don also may be removed from office by a
motion led by the Council with a three-fourths supporting vote from the
active membership.
Section III. - The Underbosses
The
Underbosses are the Don's right and left hand men or women. The purpose
of the Underbosses are to aide the Don. The duties of the Underbosses
are to enforce all policies instated by the Don, assist in monitoring of
divisions, function as advisors to the Capos, Enforcers, and members of
the Family and any other duties as they see fit.
The Underbosses
are appointed by the Don with the Council's approval. Upon a new Don's
election, the Don may choose to keep the Underbosses or appoint new
ones. The number of Underbosses the Don will be allowed to appoint will
be determined based on the number of Councilmen by the following
schematic:
The Number of Councilmen - 1 = The Number of
Underbosses.
See Section IV for determining the number of
Councilmen.
Section IV. - The Council
The Council is comprised of individuals
whose judgment is objective and held in high regard. The Council is
responsible for interpreting the Constitution when there is a conflict
or debate with a policy, a Family law, or individual's act. Also, the
Council presides over discussions and debates regarding member
conflicts, the impeachment of the Don, and the pardoning of former
members into the clan. One final duty of the Council is to approve or
deny the Don's appointments for Underbosses and Capos.
A
Councilmen's term is 3 months. The number of Councilmen is determined by
the clan size. There will be no fewer than three (3) Councilmen and no
more than seven (7) Councilmen. There will be 2 Councilman per fifteen
to twenty-five (15 - 25) clan members. There may only be an odd number
of councilmen.
Section
V. - The Capos
The Capos are the leaders of the major divisions
of the Family. The number of Capos will reflect the number of divisions
in the Family. The Capos' duties are to assign members to the
appropriate squads, to nominate and appoint Enforcers, to resolve
conflicts, and enact and instate policies for their division, such as
practice reports, meetings, etc. However, these policies cannot be in
conflict with or in violation of the Constitution or any policy made by
the Don.
The Capos are appointed by the Don and approved by the
Council. Upon election of a new Don, the Don may choose to keep the
current Capos or appoint new ones.
Section VI. - Enforcers
The
Enforcers prepare the Family's squads for competitions and lead them on
the battlefields. The Enforcers should be active in their game of
choice, and committed to it wholly. Enforcers will establish the
practice times and other important criteria for their squads, such as
requirements to be on the squad, the size of the squad, etc.
The
Enforcers are nominated and appointed by the Capos and may be demoted
and replaced at the discretion of the Capo or Don.
Section VII. -
The Commission
The Commission is the recruiting branch of the
Family, comprised of two Commissioners (Recruiting Officers). The
Commissioners are responsible for maintaining an updated list of the
active membership, welcoming new recruits, processing recruits'
applications, and maintaining records regarding those recruits.
The
Commissioners are appointed by Don with a majority approval by the
Council. Upon election of a new Don, the newly elected Don may choose to
keep the existing Commissioners or appoint new ones.
Section
VIII. - The Guides
The Guides are the only position not elected
or appointed. Guides are individuals of the clan that are responsible
for welcoming and evaluating incoming recruits. Guides are expected to
spend time in and out of the game to get to the know a recruit's
potential and character and how exactly that recruit would fit in the
Family. Individuals interested in being Guides should contact the
Recruiting Officers and offer their services.
Guides are expected
to provide a full in-depth review at the time requested by the
Recruiting Officers in the proper forum as the Guides' evaluations will
aid in the determination of a recruit's acceptance or denial.
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