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I, NoMoreUno, move to adopt the following formal policy for motions as the official policy of the BAR Council.
The policy shall be as following, and shall be posted under “Information and Policy”.
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Authored by Councillor NoMoreUno
1. General Guidelines
(1) All motions shall be clear and concise in what they aim to achieve.
(2) Any Councillor may move a motion onto the floor by making a post in #council-floor, following the below format:
(3) After a motion is moved, the presiding Chairperson shall put it up for a vote in #council-voting, and make a thread in which all Councillors may cast their votes.
(a) Voting shall last for 48 hours following the posting of the motion, or for however long it takes all sitting councillors not currently on leave of absence to vote, whichever is shorter.
(b) The Chairperson shall be responsible for tallying votes.
(c) Any vote cast past the end of the voting period shall be invalid.
(d) A valid vote may only be an aye, a nay, or an abstain, unless otherwise specified by BAR policy or the BAR Act.
(4) A Councillor may motion anything onto the floor, provided that it falls under the purview of the BAR as defined by the BAR Act.
(5) If information in a motion is confidential or, if posted publicly, would result in a breach of the Privacy Act, it may be moved onto a private floor at the discretion of either the sponsor Councilor or the Chairperson, or for any other reason authorised by BAR Act Part IV §2(7)(a).
(a) The private floor and all motions and votes within it shall be hidden to everyone save for BAR Councillors and the Chairperson.
(6) All motions shall be designated with a number with the format: BAR [council #] - [motion number]. As an example, the fourth motion made in the first BAR Council elected under the current BAR Act would be labeled “BAR 1 - 04”.
(7) Once a motion passes by vote in discord, either the Chairperson or the Councillor who made the initial motion shall post the motion onto the forums within 48 hours of the votes being registered by the Chairperson. A motion may be posted onto the forums before it is voted on, but it shall not be required. The Chairperson shall then reply to that post with the final vote tally, alongside a screenshot of the votes of each councillor in the voting thread created on the discord. That reply shall have its ownership changed to the Bar Association of Redmont afterwards.
2. Investigative Process
(1) A Councillor may create a private motion to investigate a lawyer if there is reasonable suspicion of the individual breaching the Legal Code of Conduct or engaging in unlawful conduct.
(2) An investigation shall proceed as follows:
(a) Preliminary Inquiry. This stage shall establish whether or not a full investigation is merited, by examining whatever evidence the council has received. This shall occur in #council-chat, and all existing accusations shall be shown to the council. This step shall be conducted in private, and shall not require a vote to begin.
(i) After all accusations and/or evidence has been presented to the council, a simple majority vote shall be held, either formally on the private floor, or informally in council chat, to decide whether or not a full investigation will be launched. All voting rules, requirements, and quorum will be the same as those for any other decision as stated in the BAR Act.
(b) Inquiry. The inquiry shall consist of two parts, a full investigation, and a hearing.
(c) Full Investigation. There shall be a period during which the council or an appointed investigator shall conduct a formal investigation and collection of evidence in order to determine the facts of the incident or incidents. A formal report will be prepared and submitted to the entire council before any further steps are taken.
(d) Hearing. After a report has been reviewed by the entire council, excepting those on leave of absence, there shall be an opportunity for the accused lawyer to defend themselves against accusations.
(i) This stage shall be conducted privately, either through a discord Direct Message or a specially created channel in the BAR discord server.
(ii) The accused individual shall be provided the full report presented to the council, which may only be changed or redacted for the purposes of whistleblower protection or to remove any information protected by the Privacy Act or Classified Materials Act.
(e) Conclusion. After the hearing has taken place, the investigative process shall be considered concluded. The council shall make any changes necessary after the hearing. Alternatively, at any point in the investigative process, any councillor may make a private motion to end the investigation.
(f) After the conclusion of the investigation, any councillor may make a motion for a disciplinary action authorized by the BAR Act. All proposed actions other than a private warning require a public motion, with the rationale for the proposed action attached. A document containing all evidence able to be shared publicly that was collected during the investigation shall be attached to the motion. The evidence and the rationale may be contained in the same document.
3. Amendments
(1) Any Councilor may move to amend this policy with a motion to amend, passed with a simple majority as with all other decisions.
The policy shall be as following, and shall be posted under “Information and Policy”.
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RULES FOR MOTIONS WITHIN THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF REDMONT COUNCIL
Authored by Councillor NoMoreUno
1. General Guidelines
(1) All motions shall be clear and concise in what they aim to achieve.
(2) Any Councillor may move a motion onto the floor by making a post in #council-floor, following the below format:
(3) After a motion is moved, the presiding Chairperson shall put it up for a vote in #council-voting, and make a thread in which all Councillors may cast their votes.
(a) Voting shall last for 48 hours following the posting of the motion, or for however long it takes all sitting councillors not currently on leave of absence to vote, whichever is shorter.
(b) The Chairperson shall be responsible for tallying votes.
(c) Any vote cast past the end of the voting period shall be invalid.
(d) A valid vote may only be an aye, a nay, or an abstain, unless otherwise specified by BAR policy or the BAR Act.
(4) A Councillor may motion anything onto the floor, provided that it falls under the purview of the BAR as defined by the BAR Act.
(5) If information in a motion is confidential or, if posted publicly, would result in a breach of the Privacy Act, it may be moved onto a private floor at the discretion of either the sponsor Councilor or the Chairperson, or for any other reason authorised by BAR Act Part IV §2(7)(a).
(a) The private floor and all motions and votes within it shall be hidden to everyone save for BAR Councillors and the Chairperson.
(6) All motions shall be designated with a number with the format: BAR [council #] - [motion number]. As an example, the fourth motion made in the first BAR Council elected under the current BAR Act would be labeled “BAR 1 - 04”.
(7) Once a motion passes by vote in discord, either the Chairperson or the Councillor who made the initial motion shall post the motion onto the forums within 48 hours of the votes being registered by the Chairperson. A motion may be posted onto the forums before it is voted on, but it shall not be required. The Chairperson shall then reply to that post with the final vote tally, alongside a screenshot of the votes of each councillor in the voting thread created on the discord. That reply shall have its ownership changed to the Bar Association of Redmont afterwards.
2. Investigative Process
(1) A Councillor may create a private motion to investigate a lawyer if there is reasonable suspicion of the individual breaching the Legal Code of Conduct or engaging in unlawful conduct.
(2) An investigation shall proceed as follows:
(a) Preliminary Inquiry. This stage shall establish whether or not a full investigation is merited, by examining whatever evidence the council has received. This shall occur in #council-chat, and all existing accusations shall be shown to the council. This step shall be conducted in private, and shall not require a vote to begin.
(i) After all accusations and/or evidence has been presented to the council, a simple majority vote shall be held, either formally on the private floor, or informally in council chat, to decide whether or not a full investigation will be launched. All voting rules, requirements, and quorum will be the same as those for any other decision as stated in the BAR Act.
(b) Inquiry. The inquiry shall consist of two parts, a full investigation, and a hearing.
(c) Full Investigation. There shall be a period during which the council or an appointed investigator shall conduct a formal investigation and collection of evidence in order to determine the facts of the incident or incidents. A formal report will be prepared and submitted to the entire council before any further steps are taken.
(d) Hearing. After a report has been reviewed by the entire council, excepting those on leave of absence, there shall be an opportunity for the accused lawyer to defend themselves against accusations.
(i) This stage shall be conducted privately, either through a discord Direct Message or a specially created channel in the BAR discord server.
(ii) The accused individual shall be provided the full report presented to the council, which may only be changed or redacted for the purposes of whistleblower protection or to remove any information protected by the Privacy Act or Classified Materials Act.
(e) Conclusion. After the hearing has taken place, the investigative process shall be considered concluded. The council shall make any changes necessary after the hearing. Alternatively, at any point in the investigative process, any councillor may make a private motion to end the investigation.
(f) After the conclusion of the investigation, any councillor may make a motion for a disciplinary action authorized by the BAR Act. All proposed actions other than a private warning require a public motion, with the rationale for the proposed action attached. A document containing all evidence able to be shared publicly that was collected during the investigation shall be attached to the motion. The evidence and the rationale may be contained in the same document.
3. Amendments
(1) Any Councilor may move to amend this policy with a motion to amend, passed with a simple majority as with all other decisions.