As a result of the recent passage of the "Executive Amendment Bill", creating position of Chancellor, I have revised the proposal for Treasurer and Estate Owner.
Although I have performed both these roles since the formation of the private sim, there are in reality two separate and distinct jobs. Under the newly formed Chancellor system, it may be quite appropriate that the Treasurer become a member of the Chancellor's team (subject to certain constraints). This would not be appropriate for the Estate Owner.
I have therefore revised the proposal to create a separate proposal for each role. The Treasurer function is still in progress. Here is the job description for the Estate Owner.
Sudane....
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ESTATE OWNER
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The Estate Owner (EO) is a function defined both by Linden Lab policies and by the system of governance of the sims comprising the CDS.
In the eyes of LL, that person (it must be a single RL person) "owns" the sim (meaning they have bought the right to authority over the sim) and must pay monthly tax on the sim. In addition, they are the sole holder of the right of "Reclaim", the ultimate authority exercizable in a private island sim.
In the eyes of the governance of a CDS sim, the EO receives the funds needed to satisfy the monthly fee to LL. In addition, the EO must duly execute actions within his/her sole ability to perform, resulting from decisions of the various authorized entities of the governing system. These shall be primarily any actions required to be performed on the "Estate" menu, and shall also include "Reclaim" parcels. Many of these roles can be delegated to various Estate Managers. Paying the monthly fee, and reclainming land, cannot be delegated.
To ensure the performance of these necessary functions, the following is proposed for the office of EO.
1). The EO shall be a citizen of a sim within the CDS and shall be appointed by a majority vote of the SC. An EO may serve for one sim or multiple sims.
2). The EO shall serve for life, or until they resign, or until they are removed for cause by a 2/3 vote of the SC.
3). The EO shall be replaced for any of these reasons only with a three month transition period to allow for transfer of sim ownership. The position may NEVER be vacant.
4). In the event of an unanticipated or unexplained absence of the Estate Owner, provision will be made for the sharing of sufficient personal information with a member of the SC so that the account can be accessed and sim ownership transferred on an emergency basis. Should this happen, LL shall be requested to perform an immediate transfer.
5). The EO shall receive funds each month to pay the monthly LL fee and to retain a balance of one month's monthly fee in reserve. The payment shall be made by the sim authority (the Treasurer) in a form and fashion specified by the EO, which may include conversion fees, Paypal charges and the LL transfer fee when required. Each month, the EO will report all receipts and disbursements, as well as the balance of their account with the sim, to the Treasurer. The EO is not considered to be an "account" of the sim; the sim does not own all funds contained within the EO's avatar. Rather, the EO functions as disbursement agent.
6). When circumstances require it, the EO will receive instructions from various of the duly constituted authorities of sim governance to perform necessary actions. In some cases, the EO will appoint Estate Managers, on the instruction of the appropriate authorities, to carry out these responsibilities. An example would be "Marshalls of the Peace" designated to ban as needed recalcitrant avatars. In other cases, such as "reclaiming" land, the EO themself will be called upon to perform this duty. All requests for such services will be logged by the EO, including the name of the requestor entity, and published monthly.
7). The EO will receive no compensation for the office. In addition, the EO will be prohibited from holding any elected or appointed office in the sim government. The only compensation provided will be the ceremonial title "Owner of the Sim".