Constitution Updates
I've started working on updating the Constitution to implement the changes in the big overhaul amendment and replacing all instances of "Curator" with "Consul."
Much of the wording, especially regarding the footnotes were TBD, so here is my best try at it. Please review to make sure I am capturing the spirit of the amendment and not overstepping my remit.
I've completed Section I. Feel free to have a look at the Constitution for the full text changes, but for reference for discussion here are the footnotes. I'll update this post with new content blocks for future sections.
Section I |
Originally Posted by From the amendment
Add footnote if needed: Off topic and personal references in the Curia will be allowed, within reason, despite their outlining in the ToS as not being allowed, given the nature of the proceedings of the Curia.
Footnote 7 previously referred people to Section III to reference the position of censors and the work they did with referrals. So I changed it to this:
7Due to the nature of the Curia, Praefects recognize that off topic and personal references are allowed, within reason.
Originally Posted by From the amendment
Amend Footnote 10: The Primus Praefect has a one year term after election; the 2 other Praefects have 6 month terms from time of election. The Primus Praefect requires verifiable experience in moderation for 3 months, and/or Tribunal experience as a Tribune or 2 Magistrate terms.
I added that Censors are appointed to serve the same time as the Consul, meaning they aren't permanent appointments. I think that was within the spirit of the amendment. My changes:
10 Consuls and Magistrates are elected for four months from the day of their election. The Primus Praefect are elected for a term of one year while the other two Praefects have six month terms from time of election. The Primus Praefect requires verifiable experience in moderation for three months, and/or Tribunal experience either as a Tribune or having served at least two terms as Magistrate. Censors are appointed to serve alongside the same term as the Consul but may be reappointed by future Consuls.
Originally Posted by From the amendment
Amend Footnote 11 as needed
This is almost the same wording as it applied to CAs.
11 Censors are appointed positions and as such the Consul is responsible for overseeing their activities.
Originally Posted by From the Amendment
Amend Footnote 12: Praefects are included in these stipulations only when there is such a time period where none of the 3 Praefects are present or have given notice of extended absence, or any absence without notice places undue burden on any remaining praefects. Should a Curator be removed from office prematurely for any reason, either/both of their Censors may begin the next election process, and in the event they cannot, the duty shall fall to the Praefect(s).
IMO, this did not take into account the fact the Censors are appointed. If a Consul is VONC their appointees should be as well. So I have changed that to the Praefect holding elections for the next Consul. I hope that is not outside my remit. I think it is within the spirit of how the role of censor was changed. I have changed it to:
12 If the Consul is absent (has not logged into the site) for seven days without giving a notice of absence, is absent for more than fifteen days regardless of notice, resigns, or is subject to a successful Vote of No Confidence (VoNC), they are automatically removed from office along with any appointed censors. Any decisions of the office shall be held over until a replacement is elected. When such a decision is time-limited, time from the moment the office is empty does not count towards the limit until a new Consul is elected. When the office of the Consul is empty, the Primus Praefect will organize the election of a new Consul, and assume day-to-day administration of the Curia.
Praefects are included in these stipulations only when there is such a time period where none of the 3 Praefects are present or have given notice of extended absence, or any absence without notice places undue burden on any remaining praefects. |
Section 2 |
The only thing I see that needs updating in Section 2 is footnote 3:
3 Applicants for the offices of Censor and Consul cannot have received an infraction, or a Curial Warning, in at least six months, and must have been Citizens for at least three months. Applicants for the office of Magistrate cannot have received a Moderation Warning, or a Curial Warning, in at least six months.
I think it makes sense to move the Praefect requirements here from Section I Footnote 10, but I'm not sure what to do about the Censor position. Do we want the censor position to keep these requirements? Do praefects have any stipulations about not having Curial or Moderations warning for 6 months? I think changing any of this would require an amendment.
Can someone explain the difference between the consul position and the magistrate position though, it's saying the same thing to me, except magistrates are not required to be citizens for three months? Moderation warning means the same thing as an infraction, right? |
Section 3 |
Originally Posted by From the amendment
Amend Footnote 7: All citizen initiated referrals processed as Ostrakons are obviously public; citizen initiated private referrals may be kept private or public at request of the member. Staff referrals are kept private by default, as they deal with infractions, except at the member's request.
This is the only footnote I questioned as I was changing things in Section III. There is no process in place for Ostrakons. Should there be? Or was that language left in by mistake? This is what I have in the Constitution now:
6 All citizen initiated referrals processed as Ostrakons are public. All other referrals are private unless the member referred requests for them to be made public. |
Last edited by StealthFox; February 21, 2019 at 08:12 PM.