CSS Minutes October 18th
Oct 21, 2008 8:42:01 GMT
Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2008 8:42:01 GMT
Command Staff of Section 47
Monthly Meeting Minutes for Stardate 94.10.18 – October 18 2008
Voting Members Present
Section Admiral Paul Drew – Section Admiral and Chief of Communications
Admiral Magellan Lin – Personnel Officer
Commodore Sonak Reckus – Biographies Officer
Commodore Steven Smith – Trivia Officer
Commander First Class Carl Torek – Ranks Officer
Non Voting Members Present
Commander First Class Megan Garrett – Notetaker
Apologies
Fleet Admiral Karynn McCormick – Section Executive Officer
Captain Matthew Reynolds – Commendations Officer
Commander First Class Daniel Biers – Fleet Representative
The meeting was called to order by Section Admiral Drew at 14:11PM EST/19:11PM GMT.
Commander Torek left at 14:29PM EST/19:29PM GMT and reentered at 14:37PM EST/19:37PM GMT.
Commodore Smith left at 15:34PM EST/20:34PM GMT and reentered at 15:54PM EST/20:54PM GMT.
Commander Torek left at 17:00PM EST/22:00PM GMT and reentered at 17:06PM EST/22:06PM GMT.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
None
OLD BUSINESS
1. Review of the New SMS Personnel System (Lin)
The new system was reported as up and running and the bio format edited to follow S47 format. Some concerns were raised with transferring the bios and potential and past mistakes, but it was generally agreed that although there had been some transfer issues, they were being remedied as quickly as was possible, and that the initial problems in the transfer were not enough to derail the entire system. It was suggested that once the initial transfer was made, people needed to check their own bios and point out any mistakes. The matter was then brought to a vote.
Motion to Confirm the New SMS System
Ayes – 5
Nays – 0
Abstentions – 0
Motion Passed
NEW BUSINESS
2. Plans of the Section Admiral (Drew)
With the election of the new Section Admiral, he understandably had some new ideas and plans he wanted to present. Admiral Drew assured CSS that he wasn't going to jump in and make sweeping changes, but to present new ideas over the next few months and get input from both CSS and the membership regarding what they thought of the ideas and present any additional suggestions as well. There was some discussion regarding initial ideas and suggestions, but nothing was presented for a vote as it was reiterated that this is a long term project that would require a great deal of discussion and time before decisions and changes would be made. It was then decided that the easiest way to accomplish this was to have all new ideas sent to the CSS mailing list, and they would then become agenda items for the next meeting.
No Motion was held.
As this was more of a matter of announcement and discussion, no vote was held.
3. Introducing New Types of Simming (Drew)
Following a member's suggestion for the possibility of introducing an Intelligence specific vessel the matter was discussed and it was generally agreed that the comments made on the boards regarding the suggestion made good points, and it was decided that it was probably best not to introduce that specific type of simming on a wide scale basis. The discussion then proceeded to the current status of Romulan simming, and with that going well the introduction of Klingon simming was presented. It was announced that the preparations are mostly ready for Klingon simming and all that was needed was to find a Captain to get started. It was suggested that hopefully around Christmas, Klingon simming would be able to officially begin. In regards to another suggestion about including a Temporal Cold War type of story, the topic proceeded to eventually conducting a Fleet mission, which would include aspects of the Temporal Cold War. It was decided to begin discussions about how to implement a Fleet Mission with a pre-suggested storyline.
No Motion was held.
As this was once again more a matter of discussion, no vote was held.
4. New Promotion Guidelines (Drew)
Following a circulated proposal for guidelines on awarding meritorious promotions past Captain, the merits of the new system were discussed at length, including the types of situations that these guidelines would be used in, problems and solutions for situations the system would create, and an additional time requirement to prevent over-promotion. The matter was then brought to a vote.
Motion to Approve the New Meritorious Promotion Guidelines
Ayes – 5
Nays – 0
Abstentions – 0
Motion Passed
5. Resolution of Problems Related to Bios and LOS (Drew)
This item was marked “confidential” for the public meeting minutes.
6. Suggestions for Improving the Wiki System (Lin)
With recent member suggestions for improving and incorporating the Wiki, they were discussed point by point. The first suggestion was to keep the first ten trivia questions as is, and have the final five trivia questions coming from the Wiki. It was decided including Wiki questions was a good idea, but requiring five was too many and should be at the discretion of the trivia officer, including at least one. The second suggestion was to include a link in each biography to the corresponding Wiki page. It was decided that making a link for every person was too much and that if a member wanted a link to their Wiki included they could request it but it wasn't required. It was then suggested to include a link for CSS members and a few others. The next suggestion was to place a link on the ship's pages to the corresponding Wiki page, and this was reported as already done on SMS, with Admiral Drew volunteering to update the next suggestion, the boards. The next suggestion was to move the guides and the DCLN over to the Wiki. It was agreed moving the guides was a good idea but DCLN should remain. The matter was then brought to a vote.
Motion to Incorporate Wiki Suggestions as Discussed
Ayes – 5
Nays – 0
Abstentions – 0
Motion Passed
PROMOTIONS, MEDALS, AWARDS AND COMMAND ASSIGNMENTS
7. Selection of New Fleet CO (Drew)
With the reworking of the fleet structure, it was decided the duties of the three Fleet COs needed to be reworked to better fit with the new organization. The Personnel Fleet CO, formerly the First Fleet CO, would take over the previous job of the Third Fleet CO. The Main Fleet CO, formerly the Second Fleet CO, would take over the job of the First Fleet CO. The Alliance Fleet CO, formerly the Third Fleet CO, would take over the job of the Second Fleet CO. Once straightened out, it was agreed that Admiral Lin would move from Personnel Fleet CO to Alliance Fleet CO and the candidates for the Personnel Fleet CO were presented. It was generally agreed that Vice Admiral Mc7_of_9 was the best choice for the job. The matter was then brought to a vote.
Motion to Appoint Vice Admiral Mc 7 of 9 as the Personnel Fleet CO
Ayes – 5
Nays – 0
Abstentions – 0
Motion Passed
8. Selection of New Site Second Officer (Drew)
With Admiral Drew becoming the Section Admiral, finding a new Site Second Officer was discussed. It was decided it would be best to rotate the duties of Site Second Officer between members of CSS at three month intervals starting with the highest in rank, which would cover the position for the next fifteen months. This would mean Admiral Magellan Lin would be assigned as the first Site Second Officer under the new system. The matter was then brought to a vote.
Motion to Approve a Rotational Assignment for Site Second Officer
Ayes – 5
Nays – 0
Abstentions – 0
Motion Passed
The agreed rotation is: Admiral Magellan Lin (Oct’08 to Jan’09), Commodore Sonak Reckus (Jan’09 to April’09), Commodore Steven Smith (April’09 to July’09), Captain Mathew Reyolds (July’09 to Oct’09), Commander 1st Class Carl Torek (Oct’09 to Jan’10). The switch over point will be the CSS meeting in the last month of service.
9. Confirmation of Carl Torek as CO of the USS Raven and promotion to Captain (Lin)
With the three month trial period at an end, Commander Torek's term as Acting CO of the Raven and the pros and cons of his service were discussed. The matter was then brought to a vote.
Motion to Appoint Carl Torek as the CO of the Raven and Promote Him to Captain
Ayes – 5
Nays – 0
Abstentions – 0
Motion Passed
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
None
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by Section Admiral Drew at 16:12PM EST/22:12PM GMT.
Minutes written and submitted by Commander First Class Megan Garrett - Notetaker