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Steering Committee SC16-17

A-Ru, churcher, CYBERSPACE, DaveTheRook, kthorn, Prince-Xizor, rgadoury, rookmaster, vilagi

 Numbered discussion topics for T16-17 Steering Committee.

1.     Tournament 17 parameters. Entries for T17 be accepted between Nov. 25 and Dec. 4. Tourney starts Dec. 12. One-week break in the playing schedule Dec. 25 to Jan. 1.  All other playing rules as in T16. By DaveTheRook. Passed

  1. The four interim rules adopted by T16 Oversight Committee be incorporated in the Statutes. By Russ Gadoury  Passed  Section 7: D (IR4), E (IR2). Section 8.A (IR3), Section 5.C.ii (IR1)
     
  2. Constitutional amendment to keep Steering Committee active even when a tournament is in progress, to handle affairs not directly associated with the tourney, which is run by the Oversight Committee. By Russ Gadoury  Passed Modifications to Articles III and IV
     
  3. The deadlines be moved back one hour, to midnight of preceding day. E.g. Game completion deadline be midnight on Tuesday; team board assignments to the Tournament Directors by midnight Tuesday; new pairings posted by midnight Wednesday. (All times ICC server, NY, Eastern Time.) By Russ Gadoury Passed
     
  4. There be a one week gap between regulation play and the start of the playoffs, to resolve any unplayed games that are in dispute that may impact the post season.  By DaveTheRook  Passed  Section 7: F
     
  5. That the method of determining tie breaks in match game playoffs games be changed. Specifically, Section 13.F. be eliminated. See items 7-8. By Russ Gadoury  The vote was a tie, 4-4. Changes require a majority vote. Therefore, the motion is Not Passed.
     
  6. Playoff changes: A. When round robin is not used (two divisions) for ICS Section Championships, the division champions play two matches in two weeks, total Game Points deciding. If the two teams are still tied, each team will designate one player to play pairs of games, alternating colors, until the tie is broken. Similar rules adopted for League Section Championships between two servers. Not Passed.
     
  7. Playoff changes: B. Dates for subsequent matches (League Section Championships) will be pushed forward if necessary to accommodate completion of first round playoffs. Not Passed.
     
  8. Add to Section 3 of the Statutes: A player must have an ISP account in his or her own name or a shared account with a person with whom they are cohabiting. Not Passed
     
  9. Consider eliminating the office and responsibilities of Scribe. Passed.
     
  10. Constitution, Article VII – Precedence and Amendments. Remove the last sentence of the Constitution, which reads “The coin shall be a 1976 USA Kennedy Bicentennial half-dollar piece.” By Russ Gadoury.  It is unnecessary. It was nice tongue-in-cheek humor (and was the property of Russ Crawford!) suitable for the early days of the league, but not now. Passed. Constitution-End
     
  11. Revise Section 14. D, which now prohibits any adjourned games in round 6, to read, “The deadline to complete adjourned games in the final round of regulation play shall be 11 pm (ICC time) of the Sunday following the Game Completion Deadline.  By Russ Gadoury  We approved Item #5, so we have a week to get ready for the playoffs. In T16 finishing round 6 on time was extremely difficult. This amendment provides the players a second weekend to complete the games. We do want the games played. Passed. Section 14:D
     
  12.  Now that item #10 has passed, I would like to add to the agenda as item #13, that we have a new position called Assistant Divisional TD. "These volunteers would assist the Divisional TD all the while training to be future TDs, thus ensuring a systematic flow of volunteers to support Team 45 45 League. A division will not be required to have an Assistant TD, but any additional volunteers without a position would be streamlined into this new role." By DaveTheRook. Passed.

 Mail  received from DaveTheRook Dec. 4. 

Greetings SC, 

Congratulations on a job well done! The T16 - T17 Steering Committee agenda has been completed. 

This SC shall remain active to tackle any SC issues that may come up between now and the end of T17. Shortly, this SC will turn over governance to the Oversight Committee for the duration of T17, exclusive of Steering Committee matters which may arise.

Regards,
DaveTheRook