Government Organization

"GO"

President Sarah Hemenway

Revision History
Revision 2 13 October 2009

Based on Edict Robinson #84

Revision 1 1 April 2007

Based on Edict Hemenway #33


Table of Contents

Supersedence of previous edicts
Government appointments
Chain of command
Presidential Succession
Exception

Supersedence of previous edicts

Edicts Dipper #7 and Hemenway #33 are hereby rescinded and superseded by this Edict.

Government appointments

There shall be three general types of governmental appointment made by the President of STF:

Fleet Commander

The Fleet Commander of each Fleet shall be appointed by the President, who shall name his own Assistant Fleet Commander. The Fleet Commander is considered a member of the Cabinet.

Executive Departments

An Executive Department is a governmental department responsible for overseeing some aspect of STF's administration that is established in that department's charter. A Department may set internal policy as well as general policy for those matters relating to its sphere of influence, with the consultation of the President. An Executive Department is headed by a Departmental Director, appointed by the President, who shall name his own Assistant Director and, if needed, any other internal departmental positions. The Departmental Director is considered a member of the Cabinet. Further details of Departmental activity can be found elsewhere in other edicts.

Executive Assistant

An Executive Assistant is a governmental "at large" officer responsible for some stated activity as defined by Edict. An Executive Assistant may set internal policy relating to his responsibilities, but is not empowered to set policy for the club at large. An Executive Assistant is appointed by the President, but is not required to appoint an assistant unless explicitly stated by Edict and is not considered a member of the Cabinet.

As of the date of this Edict, the following Executive Departments exist, per their chartering Edicts: Personnel Department, Internet Department, Engineering Department, Gamemaster Department, and Starfleet Academy and the Cabinet is comprised of the Engineering Director, the Gamemaster Director, the Personnel Director, the Internet Director, the Academy Commandant, the Fleet Commander of Fleet 1, the Fleet Commander of Fleet 2, the Fleet Commander of Fleet 3, the Fleet Commander of Fleet 4, the Fleet Commander of Fleet 5, and the Fleet Commander of Fleet 6, as well as the Vice President. The Librarian, the Marketing and Advertising Coordinator, the Election Coordinator and the Coder exist as Executive Assistant positions, per their chartering Edicts.

Chain of command

An Out Of Character Chain of Command exists within STF. As of the issuance of this document, it stands thus:

  • President

  • Vice President

  • Cabinet members by order of rank

  • Club members by order of rank

The members of Executive Government Oversight (Egotists) exist outside of the Chain of Command for the purposes of discharging their duties as Egotists.

Presidential Succession

Should the Presidency become vacant through AWOL, resignation or impeachment, succession falls to the next available member in the Chain of Command, who shall serve until the next Presidential election.

Exception

Any member in the Chain of Command who simultaneously serves on Executive Government Oversight at the time of the Presidency becoming vacant may not be considered for succession to the Presidency under any circumstances and succession instead falls to the next available member in the Chain of Command.

Should two members in the Chain of Command hold the same rank, time served in that rank (minus any eLOA or iLOA) shall be the determining factor in Presidential Succession or acting Presidential or Vice Presidential status.