Bill: Vote Willow Standing Orders for the 1st Commission

[Daiseeyy]

A
BILL
To
Set Standing Orders for the 1st Willow Commission
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The residents of Willow, through their elected representatives in the Council and the force of law ordained to that Council by the people through the Willow Constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:


1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the Setting the Willow Commission Standing Orders Act
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Daiseeyy.

2 - Reasons
(1) To instate the Standing Orders for the Willow Commission.
(2) We currently don't have any

3 - The Standing Orders

I. Legislative Process

(1) Proposal of Bills:
(a) Any Commissioner may propose a Bill.
(i) This Bill shall be posted within the Willow Commission forum.
(ii) This Bill shall follow the format for Bills as provided by the Speaker.
(iii) This Bill shall have at least one sponsor.
(iv) Additional individuals may sponsor a Bill.
(b) The posting sponsor may inform the Speaker of their intent to table the Bill.
(i) This must occur within the channel "#commission-floor".
(c) Once the Speaker has been informed of the posting sponsor's intent to table a bill, they shall put the Bill up for voting within 24 hours of the request.
(ii) Voting shall happen within the #commission-voting channel, within a thread.
(iii) The Speaker of the Commission shall create this thread.
(iv) This thread shall be named following this format: “[Name of Bill]"
(iii) Commissioners may vote:

• In Favour of a Bill;
• Against a Bill;
• Abstain on a Bill.

(c) After 24 hours, or if the required majority for it to pass and a quorum have been reached, the following shall happen:
(i) If the Bill has met the required majority and quorum to pass, it shall be presented to the Mayor, who may give Assent to, or Veto the Bill. If assented to by the Mayor, it shall be moved to the Acts of Commission forum and shall be given the “Act of Commission” tag.
(ii) If the Bill has failed to meet the required majority for it to pass, and a quorum, it shall be moved to the Archive forum and shall be given the “Bill: Rejected” tag.

(2) Proposal of Motions:
(a) Any Commissioner may move for a motion.
(i) This Motion shall be posted within the “#commission-floor” channel.
(ii) This Motion shall follow the format for Motions as provided by the Speaker.
(b) The Speaker shall put the Motion up for voting within 24 hours.
(i) Voting shall happen within the "#commission-voting" channel, inside a thread.
(ii) The Speaker of the Commission shall create this thread.
(iii) This thread shall be named following this format: “WL[COMMISSION NUMBER].[MOTION NUMBER]”
(iv) Commissioners may vote:

• In Favour of a Motion;
• Against a Motion;
• Abstain on a Motion.

(iv) Any Commissioner who has a perceived Conflict of Interest may not vote on a Motion.
(c) After 24 hours, or if the required majority for it to pass and a quorum have been reached, the following shall happen:
(i) If the Motion has met the required majority and quorum to pass, it shall pass.
(ii) If the Motion has failed to meet the required majority for it to pass, and/or has failed to meet a quorum, it shall fail.

(3) Alternative Voting Methods and Proxy Voting
(a) Alternative Voting Methods
(i) A Commissioner may submit their vote to the Speaker through forum messages, in-game messages, or any other written communication.
(ii) The Speaker shall record the vote in the appropriate voting thread and note that it was submitted via alternative method.
(iii) Alternative votes have the same validity as Discord votes.
(b) Proxy Voting
(i) A Commissioner may designate another Commissioner as their proxy to vote on their behalf.
(ii) To establish a proxy, the Commissioner must submit written authorisation to the Speaker specifying the name of the proxy holder.
(iii) A proxy remains active until revoked by the Commissioner or until the proxy holder ceases to be a Commissioner.
(iv) A Commissioner may revoke their proxy at any time by notifying the Speaker in writing.
(v) The proxy holder must clearly indicate when voting by proxy on behalf of another Commissioner.
(vi) The Speaker shall maintain a public record of all active proxies.
(c) Limitations
(i) A Commissioner may not hold more than one proxy at any given time.
(ii) A Commissioner may not vote by proxy on matters where the proxy holder has a conflict of interest.
(iii) If a Commissioner votes via an alternative method on a specific matter, their direct vote shall override and supersede any proxy vote already recorded on that matter.

II. The Speaker

(1) Maintaining Order:
(a) The Speaker may order the removal of any person from Commission proceedings for disruptive behaviour.
(b) Sergeant-at-Arms shall execute such removal.
(c) Removal is temporary and limited to the session or until compliance is ensured.

(2) Authority Over Procedure:
(a) The Speaker may enforce parliamentary procedure impartially, including issuing warnings, issuing warrants to compel attendance, directing the Sergeant-at-Arms, and maintaining order in hearings or sessions.
(b) Where there is ambiguity within these Standing Orders, the Speaker’s interpretation shall prevail.
(c) The Speaker may set certain precedents to govern the Commission of Willow.
(i) All Commissioners will be required to follow these precedents.
(ii) The Commission may, through a simple majority vote, override a precedent set by the Speaker.
(iii) Future Speakers may override precedents set by prior Speakers.

(3) Election of the Speaker:
(a) The current Mayor will delegate the role of speaker to a member of the Commission.

(4) Term of the Speaker:
(a) The Speaker shall hold their office during good behaviour and shall serve until:
(i) Resignation;
(ii) Removal through a Vote of No Confidence; or
(iii) When the current Commission term ends.

(5) Clerk of the Commission:
(a) The Clerk shall serve as the senior assistant to the Speaker of the Commission of Willow.
(i) The Clerk shall advise the Speaker on matters of parliamentary procedure.
(ii) The Speaker may delegate certain powers to the Clerk.
(b) The Clerk shall be nominated by the Speaker and confirmed by the Commission of Willow through a simple majority vote.
(c) The Clerk shall serve at the pleasure of the Commission of Willow.