The Treasurer Council — who serves, what they do, why it matters.

Seven currently-serving Treasurers elected by Single Transferable Vote of eligible Treasurer-electors. Staggered two-year terms (three or four seats fill each cycle so the Council is never fully replaced). Geographic + tier balance discipline — at least one Member from each operating jurisdiction and each Treasurer tier (Community Organiser → Circl Ambassador). Independent of Circlworld staff. Decisions are taken by majority vote with quorum requirements per Charter §4.2. Substantive deliberations are confidential per §11; the annual review reports aggregate work.

1. Routine compliance review

   Quarterly check that Treasurers are meeting their Code of Conduct obligations — record-keeping, notice timing, contribution-rate consultation discipline. Aggregate counts are publicly reported; individual interventions are mentor-style, not sanctions. Material conduct breaches escalate to the Selection Committee, not the Council.

2. Tier progression review (aggregate)

   The Council reviews aggregate patterns in tier progression — pass rates, demotion patterns, scholarship awards — and flags discontinuities that the algorithm should examine. The Council does not decide individual tier moves; the algorithm does, with Selection Committee review for material cases.

3. Programme parameter consultation

   When the platform considers changing a parameter that affects Treasurers materially — TEP fee schedule, certification curriculum, qualification thresholds — the Council is consulted. The Council gives a recorded recommendation. The platform may agree or disagree, but the consultation is public.

4. Mentor scheme oversight

   New Treasurers (and those advancing tiers) pair with a mentor for 3–6 months. The Council oversees mentor pairings — that pairings exist, that they meet, that they conclude with a written reflection. Aggregate outcomes are published in the annual review.

5. Selection Committee nominations

   When a Selection Committee proceeding is constituted, the Council nominates the two senior-Treasurer panellists per Committee Charter §2.2. The Council does not decide proceedings — it nominates panellists, who then deliberate independently and are bound by Committee confidentiality.

6. Code of Conduct amendment proposals

   Proposes amendments to the Treasurer Code of Conduct, reasoned in writing, with proposed text. Accepted, declined, or in-progress amendments are reported in the annual review with reasoning. The platform retains the final amendment authority.

7. Pedagogy Council representation

   Two Council members rotate as Pedagogy Council representatives — bringing the practising-Treasurer perspective to certification curriculum, MCQ-bank refresh discipline, and case-study calibration. The rotation is one-year, recorded.

8. Annual review report

   Published each cycle. Meetings held, compliance reviews undertaken, parameter consultations contributed to, Selection Committee nominations made, mentor pairings overseen, Code of Conduct amendments proposed, Council membership changes. Substantive deliberations remain confidential per Charter §11.

• No individual tier decisions

  The Council does not promote or demote individual Treasurers. The tier algorithm + Selection Committee handle individual cases. The Council reads aggregate patterns.

• No individual conduct sanctions

  Conduct breaches route to the Selection Committee, which deliberates per its own Charter with procedural protections. The Council nominates panellists; it does not decide outcomes.

• No fund movement

  The Custody Framework + Treasurers + multi-signature governance handle funds. The Council does not approve, deny, or move money. Per the non-custodial principle, Circlworld never holds Member funds either.

• No dispute mediation

  Disputes route to the Dispute Settlement Centre. The Council does not mediate Member-to-Member or Member-to-Treasurer disputes.

• No platform governance

  The platform retains authority over its own architecture, pricing, Bylaws, and product direction. The Council consults on parameters that affect Treasurers; it does not govern the platform.

1. 1

   Candidate registration window

   Eligible Treasurers register through the dashboard — eligibility check (5 criteria per Charter §2.2), 300-word statement, 100-word endorsement from another Treasurer. Per Charter §3.2.

2. 2

   Public candidate register opens

   Confirmed candidates appear on the public register so the wider membership can read who is standing. Statements + endorsements are visible; eligibility-check details remain candidate + Secretariat. Per Charter §3.6.

3. 3

   Voting opens — Single Transferable Vote

   Eligible Treasurer-electors cast a ranked-preference ballot. Voters rank as many candidates as they wish; unranked candidates are treated as no-preference. One ballot per elector; ballots are secret. Per Charter §3.4.

4. 4

   Geographic + tier balance check

   The Council aims for at least one Member from each operating jurisdiction and each tier (Community Organiser → Ambassador). Per Charter §2.5 the STV result may be adjusted to honour this; the Council remains representative of where its members serve.

5. 5

   Results announced

   Elected members take seats per the published timetable, joining staggered two-year terms. Council membership changes are reported in the next annual review. The seated Council convenes its first meeting within 30 days.

Members who are not Treasurers do not vote in Council elections — the electorate is the profession voting for its own peer body — but the Council’s work shapes the Treasurers serving your Circles.

• Read the candidate register during each cycle. Even if you cannot vote, knowing who is standing for an elected body that affects your Circles is part of being a Member of an institution.
• Read the annual review. What the Council actually did in the prior cycle — meetings held, parameter consultations contributed to, mentor pairings overseen — surfaces aggregate-only.
• Become a Treasurer. If you want a vote in Council elections, the qualification path is the same path that opens Treasurer practice — see the qualification guide. The Council is elected by, and from, the profession.
• Raise concerns about Treasurer practice. If you have a concern about how a Treasurer is acting, the Dispute Settlement Centre is the appropriate route — not the Council. The Council reviews aggregate patterns; the DSC mediates individual matters.