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[Beleg Amrth]

It has been on my mind too and your suggestion is great.
I might suggest this
7.4.1) All Officers of Wyewood shall *strive to* (or similar wording) serve
for a (2) two-year term. Under normal circumstances, an officer shall make
the commitment to serve the full two years.


On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Jason Pfafman <jpfafman at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Officers:
>
> There is one section in particular of the Customary that I keep coming
> back to, even though it has gone through commentary.  The section in
> question is 7.4 Term of Office:
>
>
> 7.4 Term of Office
>     7.4.1) All Officers of Wyewood shall serve for a (2) two-year term.
> Under normal circumstances, an officer shall make the commitment to serve
> the full two years.
>     7.4.2) Offices renew as follows:
>         7.4.2.a) Odd years: February 1: Armored Combat Marshal, Family
> Activities Coordinator; May 1: Exchequer; August 1: Arts & Sciences
> Minister; November 1: Pursuivant, Chirurgeon.
>         7.4.2.b) Even years: February 1: Archery Marshal, Web Minister;
> May 1: Seneschal ; August 1: Chatelaine, Chronicler; November 1: Rapier
> Marshal.
>     7.4.3) If an officer is appointed in the middle of a term, their term
> of office ends as per the listed above.  This is to prevent confusion as to
> when their term is over.
>
>
>
> While section 7.4.2 is well meaning, attempting to alleviate a scenario
> whereby too many branch officers end up changing in rapid succession or at
> the same time, I cannot help but think that maintaining this schedule is
> impractical.  We as a branch aren't even close to this cadence.  Thinking
> back to Dame Esclarmonde's question, 'Why put something in if it cannot or
> will not be enforced?', I believe this section needs to be simplified.
>
>
> 7.4 Term of Office
>     7.4.1) All Officers of Wyewood shall serve for a (2) two-year term.
> Under normal circumstances, an officer shall make the commitment to serve
> the full two years.
>     7.4.2) Regarding the office of the Seneschal and the Exchequer
>         7.4.2.a) Neither the Seneschal nor the Excehquer should change
> office until the Year End Summary (Seneschal) and the Domesday Report
> (Exchequer) is completed (due February 1st).
>         7.4.2.b) At a minimum, there should be six months between any
> rotation of offices of the Seneschal and the Exchequer to provide adequate
> training and to assure smooth transition of either office.
>     7.4.3) Removed
>
> My thoughts on how I arrived at this:
>
>    - The SCA is a volunteer organization.  We gladly serve as a our time
>    and skills permit, but life happens and usually not on our timetable.  We
>    have seen all the present offices run a little long or a little short and
>    we should expect that to be the norm.  Therefore, offices should try to
>    rotate every 24 months, but that is situation dependent.  The exception is
>    for the Seneschal and the Exchequer.  Due to the need to file the Year End
>    Summary and the Domesday report to maintain our branch status, the current
>    Seneschal and Excehquer should see to it that their term office ends only
>    after the reports have been submitted.  Further, we as a branch should see
>    to it that these two offices do not change over at the same time.  Because
>    of the complexity in their respective roles, one office or the other should
>    be able to rely on an experienced officer to assist the newcomer during
>    their settling period.
>    - Since we would be de-emphasizing a strict timetable, if an officer
>    should need to step down (e.g. Countess Elisabeth takes on the role of
>    Baroness for Madrone, so Lady Wenyeva steps in to fill the A&S Minister
>    position), why not just allow the new officer to serve two years unless
>    otherwise planned?
>    - Eliminating the timetable also allows under certain circumstances an
>    individual to fulfill a position for less than two years.  I would rather
>    fill a position for one year (save the Seneschal and Exchequer) than to not
>    have it filled at all.
>
> I welcome your comments on this topic.  Maybe there is a more eloquent way
> to reword my intent?  I think though that the general idea makes it easier
> on all of us and allows the process to be more dynamic.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Constantine
>
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