Agenda
Third RA Meeting of the 36th Term
Saturday, January 8, 2021, 12:00 AM SLT
1. Administrative Business
1.1 Approval of the Agenda
1.2 Review and approval of the Minutes of the Second RA Meeting of the 36th Term, Dec. 18, 2021
https://forums.slcds.info/viewtopic.php?t=9868
1.4 Election of remaining RA Officers
1.4.1 Election of the RA's LUC Representative
* Note: Cathy Sabre is ready to volunteer, but was not attending the last RA meeting. The election should take place when the candidate is attending the meeting.
1.4.2 Election of LUC Citizen Representatives
* Note: Sylvia Tamalyn declared her candidacy as second LUC Citizen Representative.
1.4.3 Status of the By-Election
* Note: Han Held has resigned, so the Dean of the SC declared a by-election on January 3, 2022.
2. Executive Report (Tor)
3. Land-Use Commission Report (N.N.)
3. Old Business
3.1 Call for a MoCa Curator
3.2 Constitution Review Article III, Sections 1 and 2, and CDSL 16-07 Scientific Council Affirmation Procedures Act to bring them into Alignment
* Note: In the last RA meeting, the SC Dean asked to let the SC starting the public debate in the Forum by presenting their recommendations for change once their review is complete. However, so far nothing has been posted in the Forum or submitted to the RA, so that the further conducting should be discussed. See also the Appendix below.
4. New Business
5. Citizen Concerns
6. RA Member Concerns
7. Announcements:
Calendar: https://cdsdemocracy.org/
8. Next RA meeting (Proposal: Saturday, January 21, 2021, 12 PM SLT)
9. Adjourn
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Appendix to 3.2:
Constitution of the CDS
Article III – The Philosophic Branch
Section 1 – The Scientific Council
The Scientific Council (SC) is a self-selected meritocracy. Its governmental role is to interpret and enforce the constitution. Its service roll (ed. note: sic) is to resolve citizen disputes and moderate user forums and events.
Section 2 – The Scientific Council Body
The SC is comprised of Professors, Chairs, and a single SC Dean. Professors are chosen at the recommendation of current members based on demonstrated skill and desire to uphold the constitution without bias. Chairs are nominated by the Dean and approved by a simple majority vote. There are a maximum of nine Chairs available, with the Dean receiving one. Members of the SC can be voted out with a 2/3 majority.
CDSL 16-07 Scientific Council Affirmation Procedures Act
https://cdsdemocracy.org/faqs/cdsl-16-0 ... dures-act/
* Note: This Act defines a certain contribution of the RA in finding and acknowledging SC candidates. That seems to be in contradiction to the Constitution, so a change of the respective paragraphs should be discussed.