January 2019 BOD Meeting

December 29, 2018 Tashina O

Hello everyone,

With the New Year just around the corner, I want to take a moment to remind everyone that the next Board of Director's meeting is coming up soon. The next meeting is on Sunday, January 13th, 2019 at 1PM, located at the Pittsfield Township Building Department.

If you have something that you would like to submit to make it on the meeting agenda, please send your submissions to either bod@kanar.org or secretary@kanar.org at least seven days prior to the next meeting, this deadline being January 6th, 2019.

In addition to the upcoming Board of Directors meeting, the annual Winter Feast is also just around the corner. Winter Feast will be held on Saturday, February 2nd, 2019 at Cobblestone Farms in Ann Arbor. Doors will be opening at 2 PM. For additional details, please see the Event page.

The first KANAR event of the 2019 season will be on March 8th, 2019. The new season's Annual Registration Forms will open for submission in the coming weeks, so keep an eye out for those. We will announce when the new registration form is available.

Thank you and happy New Year,

Jacob Smith
Corporate Secretary

Coming Soon: Meeting Files

Below you will find the Agenda and minutes for the 2019 January Board of Directors meeting.

2019 January Agenda

2019 January Minutes

Learn more About the Updated Rulebook

Change List 19.01

Revised Point Costs 19.01

Rulebook 19.01

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CBD Staff Position Open

December 28, 2018 Tashina O

Good afternoon everyone,

Your Corporate Secretary is here to announce the availability of a K1 Game Staff position that has been opened. The following position will be opened for application and appointment, effective immediately, and will close January 12th, 2019 to be discussed and voted upon at the Board of Directors meeting the following day:

Character Book Marshal 1st

Applications for this position should be sent to the Secretary or Board of Directors email addresses, secretary@kanar.org and bod@kanar.org respectively. Applications will then be reviewed and the President will schedule interviews with the applicants. Approved applicants will then be motioned for discussion and approval at the Board of Directors meeting. Members desiring to apply for this position must meet the following general requirements:

Currently hold Veteran KGE Membership Status and be a KGE member in Good Standing.
Not have been released from any other KGE position due to disciplinary action in the last five years.
Have a current and working telephone number.
Have a working e-mail address with access on a daily basis.
Have a current and valid mailing address.

We would like to take a moment to thank Amanda Reyes-Aquino for her tireless work as CBM 1st over the last year, and to thank her for her service to the game and its operation.

Corporate Secretary,
Jacob Smith

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Recreational/Medical Marijuana Use

December 18, 2018 Tashina O

Hello and good morning everyone,

Your KGE Corporate Secretary is here to clear some things up about KGE's currently standing policies regarding the use of recreational marijuana in regards to Knights, and Nobles, and Rogues (KANAR) and other LARP games and groups that make use of the KGE lands for their games.

At current, the Safety Staff has decided to use our currently existing policy of "8 Hours, Bottle to Blade (8HB2B)" as a base policy for handling how members should conduct themselves in regards to the use of recreational marijuana. This means that from the moment of the last method of intake you must wait eight hours before picking up a weapon and engaging in combat. This will be our policy regarding the use of marijuana until a policy change is presented to the Board of Directors and approved at a meeting.

Furthermore, the use of marijuana on the field of play is prohibited during KGE sanctioned events. This includes KANAR and any other games which may rent the grounds for their endeavors. We have a number of members who have voiced concerns over this issue, as many of whom have allergies that respond to the inhalation or contact of marijuana smoke.

If the use of marijuana is medically necessary, we ask that you, please do so in your vehicle and at least fifty (50) feet from the front staffing area. If you are prescribed marijuana for medical purposes, please do not share your prescribed medication with others. The sharing/distribution of prescription medications is strictly prohibited and will result in the removal of all involved parties from the field.

The policies regarding the use of tobacco products remain unchanged. Cigarettes and other forms of tobacco smoking are limited to the direct area around a Building and Land approved fire pit, and the waste produced must be disposed of properly.

These policies are subject to change at the Board of Director’s discretion. If you would like to submit a policy change, please send your proposals to secretary@kanar.club or bod@kanar.club at least seven days prior to the next board of directors meeting.

The next Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for Sunday, January 13th, 2019. Agenda submissions are due seven days prior on Sunday, January 6th, 2019.

Thank you and have a good day,

Jacob Smith
Corporate Secretary

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