[SBU Board] Fwd: DINO - Standing Discipline Committee

[Jeff Ford]

I’ve done this before and willing to stay on.

Jeff

On Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 10:33 PM JC Chupack <jc.chupack at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Please see below and send any ideas for candidates my way. You're also
> welcome to let me know if you yourself are willing to serve.
>
> Thanks,
> JC
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> JC Chupack (she/her)
> * Seattle ACBL Unit 446 <http://www.bridgeinseattle.org> President &
> Web/Email Admin
> * Associate Director, Product Management at Chewy <https://www.chewy.com>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: John Weinberg <judgejohn at msn.com>
> Date: Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 9:59 AM
> Subject: DINO - Standing Discipline Committee
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>
> Dear Friends -
>
> I am serving as the Disciplinary Chair for ACBL District 19 ("DINO"), and
> am writing to you as the Presidents of the ACBL units in our district.  (If
> you are not the current President of your unit, please forward this to the
> proper person, with a copy to me, so I can correct my records).
>
> It is crucial to our game of competitive bridge that our players behave
> properly at the table.  When another player or a director complains about a
> player's conduct, the ACBL's Code of Disciplinary Regulations (CDR)
> establishes a procedure for assembling a committee , and then holding a
> hearing in appropriate cases.  The objectives of the hearing include
> affording all parties a chance to be heard, and fairness in all other
> respects; an unbiased decision as to what happened; and (when appropriate)
> the imposition of discipline.
>
> When this system operates properly, the ACBL's Zero Tolerance Policy has
> real meaning.  All participants in our tournaments will know that improper
> conduct will carry disciplinary consequences.  This serves to deter
> misconduct, and to result in consequences when it does occur.
>
> But this process does not just happen.  It requires the time and
> conscientious effort of local bridge players.  Enlisting that help is the
> purpose of this message.
>
> DINO is responsible for resolving disciplinary issues which arise at DINO
> regionals and at sectionals within our region, and at some other events.
> (It does not cover conduct at privately owned bridge clubs).   When a
> player alleges misconduct, our District Recorder investigates the matter,
> and reports the result to the DINO President. who then decides whether to
> file a "Complaint" against one or more players.  We then must assemble a
> committee of bridge players (usually about five) to hear and decide the
> case.  A prompt resolution is highly desirable.  We can only accomplish
> this if we are able promptly to select qualified and willing committee
> members.  Under the CDR, the preferred procedure is for each district to
> have a standing committee of players who are qualified and willing to serve
> occasionally on a committee.  DINO needs your help in forming such a
> standing committee.
>
> The CDR prescribes that committee members should be well-respected members
> of the bridge-playing community.  The committee as a whole should represent
> the diverse makeup of the District.  Members need not be expert bridge
> players.  However it is important that each member have a reputation for
> integrity, honesty and unimpeachable ethics.  Members should come from
> different geographical areas when possible.
>
> When a committee is needed to serve in a specific case, the Disciplinary
> Chair, in consultation with others, will look first to the members of the
> standing committee.  He/she will discuss any issues of possible bias with
> each proposed committee member.
>
> On behalf of the DINO President and Board, I therefore respectfully
> request that you nominate members from your unit to serve on the District's
> standing disciplinary committee.  The units with the most ACBL members
> should nominate at least the following number of candidates: Vancouver and
> Seattle seven each, Okanogan and Victoria four each, and Tacoma and Spokane
> three each.  All other units should nominate at least two candidates.
>
> How you select your nominees is up to you; but please consider the
> qualifications set forth in the CDR, as summarized above.  Please contact
> each person you propose to nominate, to be sure he/she understands the
> task, and will serve on a committee when requested, unless there is a
> schedule conflict, facts that suggest bias or an appearance of bias,
> hardship relating to distance, or other good reasons.  Feel free to assure
> candidates  that nobody will be required to serve on a committee if he/she
> does not wish to do so.
>
> The DINO Board will make or approve the final selection of members of the
> standing committee.  There is no set term of membership on the committee.
> A member may resign rom it at any time.  The DINO Board may also make
> changes in the membership and procedures of the committee.
>
> Membership on the standing committee itself will impose very minimal time
> demands upon its members.  I do not anticipate there will be any meetings
> of the standing committee.  The time required of a committee member in a
> specific case are hard to predict precisely.  But we have conducted only
> four hearings in the past four years, in part because tournaments have been
> suspended for a portion of that period.  Typically, committee members read
> a small number of documents prior to the hearing.  The hearing itself,
> including the deliberations and decision, have typically required about
> four hours.
>
> You might be aware of the fact that, perhaps twenty years ago, DINO
> assembled a partial list of persons who might be called upon to serve on
> disciplinary committees.  That list is so outdated that we decided to
> assemble a new list, "from scratch."  But feel free to consider at this
> time any person in your unit who was on that prior list.
>
> We would appreciate it if you would advise us by August 31 of the nominees
> from your unit, ideally with an email address and a phone number for each.
> We will follow up with each of the nominees.  I would also appreciate it if
> you could acknowledge you have received this message.  And of course I
> would be pleased to respond to any questions or comments.  My contact info
> is judgejohn at msn.com, (206) 236-0668.
>
> On behalf of the DINO President and Board, our thanks to you and your unit
> members for assisting in this important task.
>
>
> John L. Weinberg
> DINO Disciplinary Chair
>
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Jeff Ford
Redmond, WA
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