RT9710-P97.02.01

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P97.02.01                      Andrea Schalk            Passed
   "Amendments to #P96.02.01B: 'Rules and Procedures
    for the ASR Round Table'"
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Proposal
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To change the wording of the ASR RT Rules to clarify the succession
to the Chairship.


Rationale
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As the last RT session has demonstrated, the current rules do not
allow for the possibility that the CINCSF may have to pass on the
Chair due to candidacy in an election, while there is nobody else
holding the office of CSFO. The following rewrite is suggested to
remedy this. These rules operate on the assumption that there always
is an Acting CINCSF - it is the duty of the Flag Council to make sure
that this is indeed the case. To tie that down also, the section
about the selection of the CINCSF has been slightly altered.


The text below is to replace section 3. of the current rules.


3. Officers of the Round Table and elected officers of ASR

  A. Roles and duties

    1. Chair

    The Chair of the ASR Round Table shall be held by the chief
    officer of ASR, the player of the Commander-In-Chief, Starfleet,
    or the person acting in that capacity. The duties of the Chair as
    such shall consist of presiding over the ASR Round Table while in
    session.

    For issues the Chair cannot preside over him- or herself, the
    office can be passed on. In that case, it should be taken on by
    the (Acting) CSFO, or, if that player is not available, by a
    member of the Flag Council of the Chair's choosing. Once the
    issue has been resolved, the Chair goes back to the CINCSF.

    2. Secretary

    The calling and tallying of the Roll, the presentation of the
    Agenda, the tabulation of votes on the items of the Agenda, and the
    reporting of the conduct of the Flag Council and the proceedings of
    the Round Table shall be the duties of a Secretary of the ASR Round
    Table, chosen as such from among the members who are not seated as
    Flag officers.


  B. Limitations

    1. Chair

    The Chair shall not participate in discussion of Proposals. Neither
    shall the Chair vote on motions or on Proposals, except to break
    ties, in which case the Chair must do so.

    2. Secretary

    The fact of being Round Table Secretary does not affect in any way
    that player's original status as the representative of a Role
    Playing Unit; the player who is Secretary may discuss and vote on
    Proposals and Motions without prejudice.


  C. Selection

    1. CINCSF

    The player of CINCSF, and thus the Chair of RT, is chosen, by
    election, by the ASR Round Table. If a vacancy occurs, the CSFO
    will hold the position in an acting capacity until such an
    election can take place. If the CSFO is not available for this,
    the Flag Council will determine an Acting CINCSF until the issue
    can be thus resolved.

    The election shall consist of motions to nominate candidates,
    which must be seconded, followed by a period of discussion,
    followed by a vote. If no candidate receives at least one half of
    the votes cast, plus one, not counting abstentions, in the first
    round of voting, further rounds shall be held until such majority
    is achieved.



    2. CSFO

    When a vacancy exists in the office of CSFO, CINCSF shall nominate
    a candidate for that office on an acting basis, and the next
    regular session of the Round Table shall vote to ratify said
    candidate. If the candidate fails to receive a number of votes
    equal to at least one half of the total cast, plus one, not
    counting abstentions, the Chair must nominate a new candidate at
    once and repeat the procedure until a candidate is ratified.


    3. Secretary

    The procedure for selecting a Secretary for the RT is the same as
    for the CSFO (see 3.C.2., above).


  D. Removal

    1. CINCSF

    If a motion of No Confidence is made and seconded, the office of
    the Chair is handed on as per 3.A.1 above, and the new Chair
    shall preside until such motion is defeated or fails, or a new
    CINCSF is elected. If such a motion receives a number of votes
    equal to at least half of the members seated in the present
    session, plus one, the CINCSF is removed, and an election for a
    successor held immediately, as per 3.A., above.


    2. CSFO

    The CSFO may be removed by a vote of No Confidence from the Round
    Table, as per the rules for removal of the Chair (see 3.D.1,
    above).


    3. Secretary

    The Round Table Secretary may be removed only by a vote of No
    Confidence in the Round Table, as per the rules for removal of the
    Chair (see 3.D.1., above).