Citizen’s Equity Review Board ( C.E.R.B. )

2092 Revision

Table of Contents

Objective
Policy
Qualifications
Authority
Pay / Experience

Objective

1. C.E.R.B. will provide mediation and judgment for conflicts and offences, whereby affording all Citizens the right to appeal.
   Ø  Generally speaking, the C.E.R.B. will mediate a wide variety of appeals for criminal and civil cases, rendering a final judgment on the case.  C.E.R.B. will also provide administrative assistance to the Citizen's Input Teams and assist in the operation of the Mall Review Board.


2. Conflicts between two or more citizens will be classified as civil cases.
   Ø  The objective in civil cases is to find a solution agreeable to all parties. If a solution cannot be agreed upon, C.E.R.B. will make a final decision as to the resolution of the dispute.
   Ø  If one or more parties initially agrees to a resolution and then change their mind(s) – i.e. if someone agrees to apologize and fails to do so, the findings of the case will be passed to the Mayor’s office for a ruling.
3. An appeal of  a Ban issued by Security or a City official will be classified as a criminal case.  In the case of a criminal review, C.E.R.B. will only handle bans resulting in an exclusion of fourteen (14) days or longer unless said ban has been revised to permanent status.  In the event of a permanent ban, the Cybertown Evidentiary Tribunal has jurisdiction and C.E.R.B. will not review the case.
   Ø  Permanent bans issued against inappropriate nicknames will be discussed between C.E.R.B. and Security only if the banned name is borderline or questionable. If C.E.R.B. and Security fail to come to an agreement, the case will be passed to the Mayor’s office or Founder for a ruling.
4. C.E.R.B. will administer the volunteer program for the Cybertown Input Teams (C.I.T.) and will assemble and  assist the teams.  In addition, C.E.R.B. will serve as liaison between the C.I.T. and the City Council and will present the results of the C.I.T. findings.
5. C.E.R.B. will provide a member to participate in the Mall Review Board (M.R.B.)  The Mall Review Board is the appeals board for the mall, and operates under the guidelines of that group's charter.
6. Areas of appeal / mediation excluded:
   Ø  Missing or stolen objects from homes or backpacks
   Ø  Employment
   Ø  Copyright Infringement
   Ø  Slander or defamation of character
   Ø  Cases deemed to pose a security threat
   Ø  Any illegal activity
    

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Policy  

1. C.E.R.B. will utilize the Cybertown Constitution and current Unified Ban Policy (UBP) to base their mediation decisions upon. It will use the Senior Participation Guidelines, City Council Guidelines and Security Guidelines to assist them in making a fair and equitable decision.
   
2. C.E.R.B. will work from within currently established policies and mandates and is not a policy-making committee. In the course of their work however, should inconsistencies in policies be found, C.E.R.B. would immediately inform the relevant department. An amendment to any policy must be submitted, approved and placed into affect by a majority vote of City Council prior to any decision that is not covered by any of the above guidelines.
   
3. Citizens may not use the filing of a C.E.R.B. case to avoid a ban, which will remain in effect until such time as a decision to the contrary has been made.
   
4. C.E.R.B. will not have jurisdiction over the “no fault termination” clause. The clause states: “A Colony Leader or City Chief, at their discretion may, at times, exercise a “no fault” termination, demotion or reassignment of any staff member. “No fault” modifications of employment would not be open to C.E.R.B. review.
   
5. Any discussion of cases between C.E.R.B. and the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Colony Leaders, Founder and / or city advisors will be deemed as private and confidential. Disclosure of these private conversations to third parties will result in a fine of not less than 5,000 cc’s, a ban of not less than 30 days, and the loss of tools and C.E.R.B. position. Citizens that currently have a case of any nature before C.E.R.B. should be included on the penalties of disclosing confidential information and case will be immediately dismissed.
6. One member of C.E.R.B. will be elected Chief by the C.E.R.B. representatives. with confirmation by the Mayor, Founder or City Council. In certain rare instances, such as but not limited to no candidates qualified or representatives wishing the position, the Chief may be appointed by the Mayor or Founder. The Chief must have at least 6 months experience as a C.E.R.B. Representative prior to election to this position.  The function of the Chief will be to provide administrative support to C.E.R.B. members in the performance of their duties.    Under normal circumstances, the Chief will not vote in appeals unless such vote is required to decide a vote otherwise ending in a tie.  The term of service for the Chief is one year and there may be one re-election.  The term of service will not include any time served as a C.E.R.B. representative at large.
   

Qualifications

1. To be considered for a position as a C.E.R.B. representative, candidates must have achieved or be eligible for Elder status and be able to provide a minimum list of ten (10) supporters, five of which must have also achieved or be eligible for Elder status.
2. Candidates may not be connected to or working with any other department or group, or must be willing to resign from all other positions if elected to C.E.R.B. This will assure an unbiased and objective viewpoint.
   
3. Candidates must have full knowledge of the Cybertown Constitution, Founders Guidelines, City Council Guidelines, Security Guidelines, Colony Guidelines and Unified Ban Policy.
   
4. Must be at least 18 years of age.
   
5. Must pass a thorough security background check and interview prior to being accepted as a candidate for election. The result of the check will be presented to the Founder and the Mayor’s Office. The check will also act as a final verification that the candidate meets all requirements.
   
6. C.E.R.B. will consist of five (5) representatives, elected at large from the City.  In the event of an open position(s) in C.E.R.B., applications for participating in an election will be accepted.  Following determination that the candidate satisfies the qualifications to serve, the candidate will be informed and may begin campaigning.  Campaigning may be city wide and may consist of advertising posts on appropriate message boards and/or debates with other candidates.  For more information on elections, please see How to run for a C.E.R.B election.
7. The election for a candidate will be run under the auspices of the C.E.R.B. Chief, which will provide a secure ballot.
8. In the event there are fewer candidates than openings for C.E.R.B. representatives, the C.E.R.B. Chief may be authorized to hire the candidates, following successful completion of the qualification procedure, including the security background check.
   
9. The term of service of each C.E.R.B. member will be one (1) year.  A member may run for re-election one time.