1.  Michael Schilling, hereinafter referred to as "The Commissioner"  has accepted the responsibility and privilege of serving the league members of 440 & Friends and to oversee and administer League activities.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein, the Participants agree to abide by the rules and regulations established by the Commissioner for the orderly and fair conduct of the League.

This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions governing the Participants' involvement in the League under the leadership of the Commissioner.

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2. The functions of the Commissioner shall include:         

(a) To serve as the Chief Administrative, Dispute Resolution and Financial Officer of 440 & Friends.         

(b) To appoint such persons to assist in the execution of the duties of the Commissioner as may be necessary in the Commissioner’s exclusive discretion.

(c) To make decisions, or to appoint persons to make decisions, in respect of rule interpretations, administrative functions, financial transactions or disciplinary action, as may be necessary.

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3. In the case of conduct deemed by the Commissioner not to be in the best interests of 440 & Friends, disciplinary actions against team managers may include any one or more of the following:

(a) A reprimand;

(b) A formal warning;

(c) A forfeit of a specified draft pick;

(d) Suspension or removal of a Manager from 440 & Friends;

(e) Cash Penalty determined by the commissioner and approved by a majority league vote; or such other actions as the Commissioner may deem appropriate.     

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4. The commissioner does not have autonomous rule over the league and may be removed from office through a unanimous vote by league members.

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PROCEDURE TO REVIEW AND/OR VACATE COMMISSIONER'S DECISION

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5. Any action of the Commissioner taken pursuant to this Article, regardless of whether or not it is specifically designated as “reviewable”, may be overturned under the following process:

(a) Team managers interested in the outcome of the Commissioner’s decision (i.e., the team that would receive the direct benefit of an overturned vote and any other team(s) directly involved in the challenged transaction and/or act) are deemed interested parties and are not eligible to participate in a vote to overturn that decision.

i. For further clarity, each team’s interest in the general competitiveness of each other team shall not constitute an “interest” in the outcome of a decision for the purposes of subsection (a).

(b) One-third of team managers eligible to cast a vote to overturn must agree to a petition for reconsideration or a vote upon the challenged decision. That petition must be made within one week of the formal posting of the challenged decision on the update section of the website. 

i. For further clarity, without such a petition being made, there shall be no review of a Commissioner’s decision. 

(c) If the Commissioner does not reconsider the decision, a vote shall be held.

(d) The Commissioner and all interested parties may make such representations to the team managers as they may wish in support of their preferred outcome.

(e) The decision of the Commissioner may be overturned only upon a two-thirds majority vote of eligible team managers.

(f) If such a majority is not achieved, the decision of the Commissioner stands.

(g) If such a majority is achieved, the decision of the Commissioner is vacated.

i. For further clarity, this shall not preclude further action by the Commissioner upon the same challenged act.