I'd like to examine the laws governing the administration team in the region and amend them for better transparency and accountability.

Other than Tsunamy, the members of the administration do not form an apolitical body and indeed have taken many political responsibilities for themselves. Members of the administration team have run for political positions, campaigned during the recent elections for and against candidates, have held advisory positions for ministries and have made or are making political treaties or attempted to end treaties with allies.

This has created some dangerous situations and precedents which must be addressed. In addition, the concentration of power that only has to answer to itself (considering the court system has two admin on it as well so there really is no check anymore) is anathema to the principles of the original charter and to our democratic region.

Quote:XII. THE ADMINISTRATION TEAM

Creating an independent, apolitical body to manage the forums

1. The Forum Administration Team will be responsible for the technical maintenance of the forums and the integrity of the database. Administrators will not be given responsibilities of a political nature.

2. The Forum Administration Team will be responsible for the appointment and removal of its own members, except when an administrator is removed from the position following a guilty verdict in a fair trial for abuse of administrative powers. Additionally, new administrators must be approved by a majority of the Assembly before being granted administrator permissions.

3. The Forum Administration Team must create standard administration and moderation policies. These policies will be submitted to the Assembly for a one-week review and comment period before going into effect.

4. While the Forum Administration Team may appoint global moderators if needed, individual Ministers and the Chair of the Assembly primarily will be responsible for the moderation of their dedicated forums. 

I'd like to hold the forum administration team to the same standards as any official of the region and therefore propose the following:

Quote:2. The Forum Administration Team will be responsible for the selection of new members and must make a public application available to legislators along with clear standards of what is expected of administration members. Additionally, new administrators must be approved by a majority of the Assembly before being granted administrator permissions.

Any member of the Administration team may be recalled by an Assembly resolution passed with two-thirds majority of those voting.
a. Recalls should only be initiated for dereliction of duty, abuse of authority, or violations of the law, and not for purposes of political rivalry.
b. Upon initiation, recall resolutions must be debated for three days and receive a motion and second before being put to vote.
c. Upon passage, the recalled administration team member will immediately be removed from the team.

Perhaps we can make the threshold higher for a recall but considering the highly politicized actions of our admin team members, and their overlap in almost every institution of power - we need a better way to make sure we stay fair, open, and democratic.