At the last RA meeting, the subject of affirming / revising / repealing the Responsible Estate Management Act was discussed and the RA decided to create a committee to review the issue and open up this discussion on the forums.
This post is to open up the discussion, please put your thoughts in this thread.
Summary of the discussion so far (found here: https://forums.slcds.info/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8377)
New business: review of CDSL 24-01 Responsible Estate Management Act
Coop said it would be good to keep a formal process to sell underperforming Sims in place.
Bagheera recommended to change the role of the Chancellor and extend the time frame for selling a Sim. She suggested an amended text.
Ranma wanted to have the role of the Chancellor changed as well and the CDS evaluated as a whole in the process. She suggested to repeal CDSL 24-01
Bagheera responded it would be better to refine the existing law instead of repealing it. She presented a second amended suggestion of the text.
Coop mentioned the reserves and stressed the point the option of getting rid of a sim should stay in place.
Bagheera proposed to create a committee to amend CDSL 24-01.
Rosie agreed the responsibility should be shifted away from the Chancellor.
Gaius remarked the decision was a political one and could not be regulated by law beforehand, but should be made by the RA as the final deciding organ. He moved to form the committee Bagheera had suggested. Bagheera seconded, motion carried unanimously at 10:34.Bagheera, Ranma, Gaius and Tanoujin joined the committee at once. It was decided the work should continue on the forums and invite Citizens to join.
I made some suggested rewrites during the RA meeting but they are incomplete/being done on the fly, (which can be viewed in the transcript: https://forums.slcds.info/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8375)
[10:02] Bagheera Kristan: Based on what Tan just said, I have amended my suggested changes to the following or similar (the percentages could be adjusted if they are not appropriate). This addresses the feeling that CDS as a whole should be considered and also extends the timeline....
[10:02] Bagheera Kristan: 1. If a region in the CDS fails to generate more than 75% of its monthly tier expense for more than three consecutive months AND if the CDS sims as a whole have fallen below 90% of covering monthly expenses for more than three consecutive months AND the Chancellor deems it in the best financial interests of the CDS, the Chancellor is to make a forum post immediately to alert the citizenry that this is an issue and this will be included on the agenda of the next RA meeting. The RA and Chancellor will review the situation at the RA meeting and if they determine it is in the best interests to divest CDS of the sim, the follow steps will be taken.2. The Chancellor must give 90 days notice to all CDS citizens of the intention to sell a region both on the CDS forum and in an in-world CDS group notice.
3. The Chancellor must give 90 days notice of the sale to all citizens of the region via notecard. In the case of group owned land, the Chancellor will provide notice via notecard to the group owner.
[10:03] Bagheera Kristan: it changes 30 days to 90 days and addresses that this only gets triggered if the whole community - all six sims are falling below a certain percentage.
I am going to also refine my thoughts on them and post here, but please feel free to begin this discussion immediately (no need to wait on me).