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¶2: Eligibility of Members to Serve as Jurors
• Members become eligible to enter the Jury Pool when they have been registered members for three months and have a post count of 100 posts.
• It is the responsibility of the Mayor to keep record of join dates and notify members when they become eligible. Eligible members will also be asked if they have an interest in serving as Mediators for the Bike Racks. Entry into the Jury Pool for service as a juror or mediator is voluntary.
• The list of members who are in the Jury Pool will be posted prominently in the Jury Room in the order in which they entered the pool. When a member has served on a particular jury, the date that the Hearing ended will be posted beside their name, with Served xx/xx/xx replacing their date of entry into the pool, and their name will be moved to the bottom of the list. The mayor is responsible for maintaining these records and ensuring that the Admins update the list of eligible jury members accurately.
• The list of those members who have also agreed to serve as Mediators will be posted prominantly in the Bike Racks. Full names will be used so that PMs can be sent with ease. Dates of entry and served dates do not have to be posted for Mediators.
• A member of the Jury Pool may not be selected as a potential juror for a particular case if:
•• they are currently involved in another hearing in any capacity
•• if they have been inactive on the board for a period of three months or more
•• if they are currently under a ban, under probation for a ban, or if their posting rights have been temporarily suspended in any forum
•• if they are under the age of 18 and the hearing concerns the age-restricted forum
It is the responsibility of the Mayor to maintain a record of outstanding penalties, and the responsibility of the Administrator(s) convening a hearing to confirm the specific eligibility of the potential jurors they draw from the pool.
• Penalties that have expired do not affect a member's eligibility to be selected as juror for a particular case.
• There are no restrictions on a member's service as Mediator beyond the requirement that parties to a dispute must agree on the Mediator, and no restrictions on the number of times a member may serve as a Mediator.