The Althing is set for Aug 24,25 2013
1: Allow Soul's Crossing to remain a Principality on a trial basis until the June 2014 Kingdom Endreign, to give them time to meet the criteria for that level. If they fail to meet the criteria by that time they are to be downgraded back to Duchy. Yes No
2: Change IX.B.1: Confederacy Guidelines from 3 subgroups to 2 subgroups to form a Confederacy. This allows groups with only a couple of parks in their 150 mile radius to join up in pursuit of Kingdom status. Yes No
3:Kingdom Ombudsman Program: Institute a Kingdom level position analogous to the COM Ombudsman. This will give a local point of contact to make it easier to report issues.
Add the following under VI.C (And adjust lettering of other subsections appropriately): "VI.C: Kingdom Ombudsman 1. The Kingdom Ombudsman is charged with receiving confidential claims of behavior that is a violation of acceptable conduct in Amtgard (as listed in the Amtgard Rulebook); Investigating said claims; and assisting with the resolution of said claims by working with the appropriate Amtgard authorities 2. For contact information and more details about the responsibilities and powers of the Kingdom Ombudsman refer to the Officers and Library sections of the Emerald Hills website 3. This position may not be held by an EH High Officer or a member of the EH BOD 4. The Kingdom Ombudsman is appointed and dismissed by joint agreement of the Monarch, and either the PM or GMR 5. The appointment’s term is open-ended to allow for consistency; however the appointee resigning or being dismissed can end the term"
Yes No
4: Remove all instances of Tanglewood Forest from the corpora. Yes No
A variation of the Ombudsman proposal will be posted to the Library section of the EH website (subject to editing for clarity and appropriateness for kingdom level). Here is the current Draft:
Mission Statement: This position gives individuals within the organization a person to contact with issues affecting their enjoyment of Amtgard that require confidentiality and/or are beyond the scope of their local officials to handle. Said position will be empowered to investigate and assist with the resolution of said issues by working with the appropriate level of existing Emerald Hills authority. This is to be a complimentary position, complainants may escalate issues to the COM Ombudsman if a sufficient resolution is not achieved at the Kingdom level.
General Outline Responsibilities 1. Provide a welcoming presence to any issues brought to their attention by members of Amtgard. 2. Maintain an active online presence via email, Facebook, and any other means they deem appropriate to be accessible to the members of the Emerald Hills . 3. Actively promote a culture of awareness, accountability, and safety for issues outside the scope of normal gameplay through the use of social media, in-person behavior, awareness campaigns, etc. 4. Maintain the confidentiality of all communications unless required by law to do otherwise. 5. Refer issues below the scope specified above to the appropriate local officials. 6. Stay in contact with the Ombudsman at the COM level.
Powers 1. May investigate any claims of behavior that is not Acceptable Conduct in Amtgard. 2. All Emerald Hills groups will be required to cooperate with the Ombudsman’s investigation within the bounds of the law. 3. May escalate issues to any level required to get fair, unbiased resolution, including referring issues to the COM Ombudsman. 4. Has no other powers, and exists to facilitate the resolution of issues within the existing framework of Emerald Hills government.
Candidate Qualities Well-traveled Well-known Well-regarded Intelligent Passion to help people Impartial Possessed of good judgement and common sense The ability to dedicate 5-10 hours per month to activities relating to the position Good communicator both in email and written Calm, drama-free
Edit: Edited for clarity and added appropriate sections.
_________________ Arch-Duke Arch-Count Sir Falamar LaCrane
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