CHARTER
OF THE ROGUE PHOENIX
PREAMBLE:
WE THE
COUNCIL OF SCIENCE FICTION AND STAR TREK FANS, BEING SICK AND TIRED OF POLITICS,
IDIOTIC LEADERS, PEOPLE WHO WON'T PARTICIPATE, CRY BABIES, AND OTHER SPACE
DEBRIS HERE-BY START OUR OWN SHIP.
ARTICLE 1:
THE RULING
COUNCIL SHALL BE MADE UP OF THE MEMBERS ATTENDING THE FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING OF
THE SHIP. ALL MAJOR DECISIONS WILL BE MADE BY SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE OF MEMBERS
PRESENT. COUNCIL SHALL VOTE ON A COUNCIL LEADER WHO WILL OFFICIATE OVER MEETINGS
AND ACT AS CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP. COUNCIL LEADER'S TERM SHALL LAST A PERIOD OF ONE
YEAR, AT THE END OF WHICH A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF COUNCIL WILL BE REQUIRED TO
RETAIN POSITION. IF A LEADER IS VOTED OUT NOMINATIONS WILL BE HERD AND A NEW
LEADER CHOSEN ON THE SAME DAY.
ARTICLE 2:
ALL COUNCIL
MEMBERS WILL BE KNOWN AS SEASONED WARRIORS IN WHAT EVER PERSONA THEY CHOOSE TO
BE. RANKS WILL START WHERE THEY WERE AT OUR SEPARATION FROM PREVIOUS
ORGANIZATION ALL AWARDS AND TITLES ALSO CARRY OVER. NO SCI-FI PERSONA WILL BE
INAPPROPRIATE FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. RANKS AND AWARDS WILL BE AWARDED BY SIMPLE
MAJORITY OF COUNCIL VOTES. ANY MEMBER WHO IS DEEMED TO BE A PROBLEM CAN ONLY BE
VOTED OUT BY A 2/3 SECRET BALLOT VOTE OF THE COUNCIL AT A REGULAR MEETING.
ARTICLE 3
COUNCIL
MEMBERS CAN BE MEMBERS OF ANY ORGANIZATION THEY CHOOSE, HOLD OFFICE, OR ATTEND
MEETINGS WITHOUT FEAR OF REPERCUSSIONS. COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN PARTICIPATE AS MUCH
AS THEY WISH IN PHOENIX ACTIVITIES. THE ONLY THING CLOSE TO MANDATORY ATTENDANCE
WILL BE CHARITY FUNCTION SUPPORT.
ANY DISPUTES
BETWEEN MEMBERS SHOULD BE BROUGHT OUT IN THE OPEN DURING CLUB MEETINGS AND NOT
ALLOWED TO BECOME A PROBLEM TO THIS SHIP OR OUR WORK. AT NO TIME WILL POLITICS,
BACKSTABBING OR RUMORS BE TOLERATED BY THE COUNCIL. DISPUTES OR PROBLEMS DURING
ANY FUNCTIONS SHOULD BE TABLED
UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. DO NOT TRY TO WORK THE PROBLEM OUT IN
PUBLIC.
ARTICLE 5
ALL NEW MEMBERS MUST PROVE THEMSELVES BY MAKING AT LEAST THREE
CONSECUTIVE MEETINGS AND AT LEAST ONE CHARITY FUNCTION BEFORE COUNSEL MAY VOTE
ON ACCEPTANCE. ONCE ACCEPTED, THIS PERSON BECOMES A VOTING MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL
WITH THE RANK OF ENSIGN.
ARTICLE 6
WE WILL
STRIVE TO SUPPORT ALL CHARITIES DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE
RULING COUNCIL AND TO THIS END OUR SHIP WILL ALLY ITSELF WITH ANY ORGANIZATION
THAT WILL BENEFIT THE CHARITIES CHOSEN BY COUNCIL.
ARTICLE 7
WE WILL
ENJOY WHAT WE DO OR WE WON'T DO IT, TO ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE WE WILL HAVE FUND
RAISERS SELECTED BY COUNCIL VOTE TO HELP OFFSET THE COST OF GOING TO CONVENTIONS
AND OTHER WORTHY ENDEAVORS. THE MOINES RAISED WILL GO TOWARD HOTEL, CONVENTION
FEES, OR OTHER GROUP COSTS AS VOTED ON BY THE COUNCIL.
ARTICLE 8
THERE CAN BE
NO AMENDMENTS WHICH WOULD CONTRADICT THE FIRST 8 ARTICLES AND ALL NEW AMENDMENTS
MUST BE APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.