Clan Constitution

Constitution:
A. Clan Leadership Structure
B. Clan Means and Powers
C. Clan Meeting Structure
D. Clan Discipline and Removal Processes
E. Leadership Absence Policies
F. Clan Bill of Rights
A. Clan Leadership Structure

1) The LS shall be comprised by:
a – Clan Administrator
b – Clan Treasurer
c – Clan Personnel Administrator
d – Clan War Administrator

2) The GS shall be comprised by:
a – BF2 Admin
b – Clan Scheduler
c – Clan Information Officer
d – Clan Recruiter
e - Clan Ladder Admin
f – Clan League Admin
g – Clan Special Events Admin
h – Clan Strategist
i – BF2142 Admin
j – Others as defined by the GS

B. Clan Means and Powers

Summary:
Requires CA approval
1) Full Memberships.
2) GS Appointments.
3) LS Appointments.
4) Passage of Bills.
5) Temporary Removal of a LS or GS member.
6) Permanent Removal of a full member from the clan.
7) Officer Rank promotions
8) Affairs which concern the clan's funds and assets.
Requires LS and GS approval only
1) Assignment of Trainee to the any viable candidate.
2) Server configuration updates.
3) Temporary Suspension of a Non LS or GS from 6thAD assets.
4) Permanent Removal of a trainee from the 6thAD.
5) Non-officer Rank promotions

1) The Clan Administrator (CA) will have veto power over simple majority votes by the Leadership Staff (LS) and General Staff (GS). These votes include, but are not limited to Officer Placements, GS Placements, Full Membership offerings, Policy, Rule and Constitution updates and Resource and Monetary Funds allocations.

2) A majority vote (2) by the LS will replace a CA vote when the CA is not available.

3) The LS and GS will produce bills and make recommendations as needed by simple majority vote using parliamentary procedures that will then be sent to the CA for approval or veto.
a-Should the CA veto a bill, the bill will be sent back to the LS and GS for revision.
b-Should the CA veto the bill a second time, that bill will be sent back to the LS and GS for revision.
c-Should the CA veto a bill for the third time, the bill is submitted to the clan for approval.
- The vote is not to last more than 5 days
- The vote must be Announced in the Clan Polling Section of our forums
- Simple majority vote decides: All members may vote. (Minimum of 20 votes is required.)

3) The CA will approve candidates appointed by the GS or LS for GS or officer positions, NCO positions, and other administrative functions by simple majority vote.

4) The GS and LS will consider and recommend to the CA, recruits for advancement to full clan membership. The recruit will be given full clan membership, including voting privileges, upon approval of the CA. Trainees maybe be presented up to 3 times (48 hours apart) before the CA's vote is permanent.

5) The GS and LS will nominate candidates, when needed, to fill openings in the GS. A majority GS and LS vote and CA approval is needed to confirm a candidate to his or her post on the GS.

a- Per the CA's recommendation any GS or LS member maybe temporarily or permanently removed by a simple majority vote by the LS and GS. Any LS or GS member may be temporarily (not to exceed 7 days) removed from his position.
b- The member temporarily assuming the duties of a sitting LS or GS member shall be considered to have been given a “battlefield promotion”, and will return to his previous rank and duties upon the resolution of the emergency or the 7 day period.

6) Votes by individual members of the LS and GS shall be confidential, unless otherwise agreed too.

C. Clan Meeting Structure
1) GS meeting is to occur once a week at a designated time. These meeting supersede all other clan events.
a – Only an LS member may cancel a GS meeting
b – A majority (6 GS members) and (2 LS members) are required for a meeting to commence
2) All GS meetings are open to the clan.
3) The highest ranking attendee will administer the meeting, unless such authority is delegated by the former.
4) All meeting attendees are requirement to exit all games, practices and matches prior to joining the meeting.
5) All GS and LS members are entitled to a vote with the highest sitting LS or present CA having the final approval where needed.

D. Clan Discipline and Removal Processes
Removal from the Clan or appointment
1) – The removal or suspension of a trainee from the clan requires a simple majority vote by the LS and GS.
2) – The removal or suspension of a non-officer, full member from the clan requires a simple majority vote from the GS and LS and CA approval.
3) – The removal or suspension of a GS member from the GS requires a simple majority vote by the LS and GS and CA approval.
4) – The removal or suspension of a LS (excluding the CA) member from the LS requires a simple majority vote by the LS and GS and CA approval.
5) – The removal of the CA requires a simple majority vote from the GS, LS (Excluding the CA) and the active full members at the time of polling (Minimum of 20 excluding the GS and LS members).
a - Any member may join a GS meeting, with prior notification, for the purpose of seeking a “no confidence” vote regarding the sitting CA.
b - The vote to remove the CA shall be posted as an announcement on the forums and shall last 5 days.
c - Should a sitting CA be permanently removed, he shall retain his rights and privileges as a full member with the rank of private. Additionally, all officers (including the GS) and NCO's, will be returned to the rank of private and enjoy the privileges of full membership. Exception: All ladders and leagues must still function; therefore, members who hold these positions still have control over these functions regardless of rank until a suitable alternative is discovered.

d - In the event of the sitting CA being removed, the former treasurer will assume responsibility for fulfilling the clan's obligations on an emergency basis.
e - In the event of the CA being removed, the LS members shall form a triumvirate for the sole purpose of conducting the election of a new CA using the following criteria:
1-The treasurer will collect and post a list of full members nominated for the position.
2-The treasurer will receive and confirm a list of full members from the former recruiter.
3- Nominations will be taken for three days.
4- All nominees will be listed on a forum poll for a period of three days.
5- All full members will cast one vote via the forums for one nominee.
6-At the end of the three day voting for nominees, the treasurer will count all votes that have been cast on the forum and direct the former information officer to post the top two vote getters for a final “run off” election lasting three additional days.
7-Clan members may vote for one of the two members in this “run off” phase only, no write in votes are allowed.
8- The member with the highest number of votes at the end of the three day period will be the new CA.
f - Any member assuming the new position of CA has emergency authority and shall appoint a temporary treasurer, information officer, scheduler, and the LS members

E. Leadership Absence Policies
1) Should the CA be incapacity or temporarily absent for a period of time not to exceed 14 days the LS staff will share all assumed CA responsibilities.
2) Any period exceeding 14 days will result in action under {D. Clan Discipline and Removal Processes}.


F. Clan Bill of Rights:
1) No member may infringe upon the right of another member to freely enjoy the game.
2) Any member may petition the LS, GS or CA.
3) Any member will be considered for promotion or advancement without regard to race, sex, or nationality.
4) Any member donating the appropriate amount of money may have use of a remote console when possible.
5) Any member may be disciplined as set forth in the section {D. Clan Discipline and Removal Processes}. And have rank, rights, and privileges revoked or curtailed.
6) Members have the right to play on the game server and use voice communication when possible and appropriate for their enjoyment.
7) No member may discipline or persecute any other member without consent of the governing body.
8) All members are subject to current policies and procedures.
9) All members have the right to be considered for participation in competition.
10) All members are representatives of the clan and are expected to act as such.
11) No member or trainee shall make false statements or act irresponsibility while wearing the 6thAD tag.

Members are expected to be respectful of other members. Members are expected to treat the public respectfully and act as representatives of the clan at all times. No member shall infringe upon another member's enjoyment of the game or rights as a clan member.

Specifically:
1) No single member shall kick another “Active” member from the game server or from voice communications or hinder their enjoyment of such except in cases defined by future bills. Note: Active is defined as not AFK and/or not stationed in the AFK channel in TS.
2) No member shall ban another member from the game server or voice communications without the consent of present (1) LS members or (3) GS members.
3) No member shall negatively affect the web site, forums, voice communications, or game server in such a way as to hinder the enjoyment of other members.
4) No member shall ever be kicked or banned without first receiving a warning.
5) Any member that kicks or bans another member, even with cause, will have their actions reviewed by the LS and GS and are subject to disciplinary action.
6) A significant effort must be made by an officer to rectify any situation between clan members. This effort must include a private conversation in a private channel. The actions of the officer in question will be reviewed by the GS and may result in disciplinary action.
7) Only the highest ranking officer on a server may kick a clan member. This situation must be immediately reported to the general staff for review. Either party may be reprimanded or disciplined for their actions. All parties involved may be present for this review. Before such an incident, the highest ranking officer must make a significant effort to diffuse the situation before kicking any member.
8) No member shall take actions, such as making annoying sounds, team killing, or other, so as to impair the enjoyment of the game by another member. Any member found guilty of such actions will be subject to disciplinary procedures.
9) Abuse of power will not be tolerated by any member within the clan. Such abuses will result in disciplinary action by the GS.
10) In order the change this constitution, a vote by the LS and GS must pass with a simple majority.



Specific Bills Method of posting Bills and editing them:
In order for a bill to be considered by the GS for consideration in a GS meeting it must first be submitted via the forums, or other acceptable means, for review and criticism before the scheduled GS meeting. The following procedures must be followed when submitting a bill.

All bills once submitted can not be edited using the EDIT feature in the forums. If the bill was not submitted via the forums it must not be edited once submitted.
1. The bill can be added to or reworded, but it must be done in a separate post so that the GS can understand the changes and suggest proper resolutions.
2. Once the bill is submitted all comments in that post must be BILL oriented and suggest agreement or change. Any off the wall remarks, comments, or lack of interest remarks can be used for disciplinary action by the CA or the GS as a whole.
3. IF AN EMERGENCY ARRIVES THE CHAIR OF THE MEETING MAY HERE A BILL WITHOUT IT BEING POSTED, BUT MAY WISH TO TABLE IT UNTIL A BILL CAN BE WRITTEN OR DISCUSSED IN A TIMELY MANNER.

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Player Conduct, Matches/Practices/Scrimmages Bill:
1.Chain of command will be followed during practices, matches, and scrimmages.
2. No team killing is allowed while Orders are being given in practices, matches, or scrimmages.
3. Any disruptive behavior or inattention may be grounds for disciplinary action. Disciplinary actions may include being kicked from the game server for the remainder of the practice, match, or scrimmage.
4. A player may be kicked from a practice, match, or scrimmage after the ranking officers on the server has agreed that such behavior is disruptive.

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Clan Administer Rights & Limitations VIA Servers, Consoles, Web site, and TS:
The CA shall retain the rights of all GS members in regards to the consoles, web site, and teamspeak. The CA is to follow all rules that apply to all members of the clan.
The CA holds the right to limit access to the above (not limited too) for a period no longer than 3 days, or until the security issue is resolved, if a security issue is found in regards to ( INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TOO ) our web site, forums, communications software, vwar, remote managers, consoles, and remote desktop.
If the CA deems a security risk the following procedure must be followed:
1. CA must contact at least 3 other members, (1) LS and (2) GS who currently have access to the service, or services, that are being temporarily suspended.
2. CA must then announce to the GS, or clan depending on the situation, what circumstances lead to the decision
3. CA must then call for an emergency meeting with the LS and GS sometime within the 3 day suspension period.
5. The CA can revoke any member's Remote Manager Rights or TS server admin status until the next formal GS clan meeting. But the persons being suspended must be notified as they will be allowed to state their case, during the next GS meeting.

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Rank Restructure Bill: Rights, Limitations, Requirements.

The following link will take you to our current rank structure. This rank structure is how we determine your status, rank, within the clan. Some ranks hold a specific class and job responsability while others do not. Although we do not use our ranks as a military organization would -- our ranks of Staff Sergeant or above do come with mentor and moderator abilities and are outlined within this bill or subsiquent bills to follow.

Rank Structure: RTF format, PDF format (need Adobe Acrobat)

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Rank Responsability & Authority: CODE OF CONDUCT BILL

Any member with the rank of SPC or greater may manage a member of less rank in all policies and operational procedure. This member may not regulate activities of any clan member, unless it is a clan event in which the member in question signed up or was assigned to (clan event / match / scrim), such as behaviour coaching and mentoring. Persons with higher rank can take action to control a situation as long as the following is adhered to at all times:

CODE OF CONDUCT & PROCEDURE: PDF format , RTF format