[SBU Board] Fwd: DINO - Standing Discipline Committee

Mon Jun 14 07:50:06 PDT 2021

I'm no expert but happy to help out if needed.
thanks, Gene

On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 7:47 AM Jeff Ford <jeff.ford at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>> __
>> 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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