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===ARTICLE VII: CAPTAIN'S COUNCIL=== | ===ARTICLE VII: CAPTAIN'S COUNCIL=== | ||
The Captain’s Council (CC) shall be composed at all times of the following officers in the following ways: | The Captain’s Council (CC) shall be composed at all times of the following officers in the following ways: | ||
# DISCUSSION RIGHTS: The CC shall allow at all times all individuals who have been officially frocked with the rank of commander, access to all votes and debate of its deliberations on any matter but shall make clear to the assembled commanders that while they may feel free to comment or participate in any debate or discussion, they may not vote on any matter. | # DISCUSSION RIGHTS: The CC shall allow at all times all individuals who have been officially frocked with the rank of commander, access to all votes and debate of its deliberations on any matter but shall make clear to the assembled commanders that while they may feel free to comment or participate in any debate or discussion, they may not vote on any matter. | ||
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## Commanders: Discussion rights. Any officer who is not acting as the Commanding Officer of a vessel, but has officially been recognized as a Commander, has full discussion rights; | ## Commanders: Discussion rights. Any officer who is not acting as the Commanding Officer of a vessel, but has officially been recognized as a Commander, has full discussion rights; | ||
## Lieutenant Commanders acting as First Officers: Discussion rights. Any officer who is acting in the official capacity of First Officer of a vessel, as recognized by the ship's official Commanding Officer, has full discussion rights. | ## Lieutenant Commanders acting as First Officers: Discussion rights. Any officer who is acting in the official capacity of First Officer of a vessel, as recognized by the ship's official Commanding Officer, has full discussion rights. | ||
# Active status | # Active status: | ||
## Actively participating on a vessel, as defined by the vessel's Commanding Officer, OR; | ## For an officer to maintain their voting or discussion rights on the Captain's Council, they must be considered in "active status," which is defined as follows: | ||
## Actively participating on the Captain's Council by participating ("vote yes," "vote no," "vote abstain") in at least 60% of all votes proffered, AND responding to roll call when requested. | ### Actively participating on a vessel, as defined by the vessel's Commanding Officer, OR; | ||
If an officer is ineligible to vote, and is not actively participating on a vessel, he or she must place him or herself on LOA status until which point they are able to regain active status. If this officer fails to place him or herself on LOA status, actions will be taken per section III. | ### Actively participating on the Captain's Council by participating ("vote yes," "vote no," "vote abstain") in at least 60% of all votes proffered, AND responding to roll call when requested. | ||
# Irregularities: Should an officer not adhere to the regulations above, he or she will be removed from the Captain's Council list and be placed on "retired" status. He or she will be subject to other bylaws and rules regarding return to active status, as necessary. | ##* If an officer is ineligible to vote, and is not actively participating on a vessel, he or she must place him or herself on LOA status until which point they are able to regain active status. If this officer fails to place him or herself on LOA status, actions will be taken per section III. | ||
# All Captains with "active status" (as defined in article II) retain their right to vote. However, for a CC motion to pass, the required quorum will be 60% of the commanding officers currently running a sim site | ## Irregularities: Should an officer not adhere to the regulations above, he or she will be removed from the Captain's Council list and be placed on "retired" status. He or she will be subject to other bylaws and rules regarding return to active status, as necessary. | ||
## All Captains with "active status" (as defined in article II) retain their right to vote. However, for a CC motion to pass, the required quorum will be 60% of the commanding officers currently running a sim site | |||
# Reserved powers for the CC. These powers have been reserved specifically to the CC and may be exercised by majority vote as described above but be it known that an exercise of any of these granted powers may be vetoed by the CC if four fifths of the EC membership so desire as related heretofore: | # Reserved powers for the CC. These powers have been reserved specifically to the CC and may be exercised by majority vote as described above but be it known that an exercise of any of these granted powers may be vetoed by the CC if four fifths of the EC membership so desire as related heretofore: | ||
## Creation of "official" alien races; | ## Creation of "official" alien races; | ||
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## Creation, or removal of specific ranks up to the rank of commander; | ## Creation, or removal of specific ranks up to the rank of commander; | ||
## To call upon the EC by majority resolution to act on any issue. If the EC shall not act within 30 days of the EC magistrate receiving word of the resolution from the CC magistrate, the right to act shall return to the CC who shall act subject to the other articles of this CONSTITUTION (including EC veto powers and discipline). If the CC does not act within 30 days of the resolution return, the resolution becomes null and void as if never passed. | ## To call upon the EC by majority resolution to act on any issue. If the EC shall not act within 30 days of the EC magistrate receiving word of the resolution from the CC magistrate, the right to act shall return to the CC who shall act subject to the other articles of this CONSTITUTION (including EC veto powers and discipline). If the CC does not act within 30 days of the resolution return, the resolution becomes null and void as if never passed. | ||
[[Category:Constitution Rewrite]] | [[Category:Constitution Rewrite]] | ||