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Capital Edge Consulting Group

Authority-Chain Governance Audit

When a recreational league is part of a federated ecosystem, most governance problems aren’t about “bad rules”—they’re about conflicting rules, unclear authority, and inconsistent application across levels (National → Section → District → Local). Tier 2 is a deeper governance audit that reviews your internal documents and evaluates alignment and conflicts against the higher authority chain.


This is not a “dump everything you’re missing” report. Tier 2 focuses on identified issues—misalignments, contradictions, outdated provisions, unclear decision rights, and grievance/appeals weaknesses that create repeat disputes.

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Tier 2 answers three questions league operators get trapped in:

What is the governing hierarchy for this issue?


Where do our local documents conflict or drift from higher authority?


Which specific provisions increase dispute risk or undermine defensibility?


Why Organizations Choose This Audit

Most governance blowups come from unclear decision rights and undocumented exceptions. We pinpoint policy conflicts, role ambiguity, and weak grievance mechanics—so outcomes hold up under scrutiny.

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What We Review

Bylaws and board policies Committee and Authority

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League rules, local rules, and player/captain codes

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Grievance, discipline, and appeals procedures

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Eligibility, scheduling, scoring, defaults, and exception handling

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What you Receive

Tier 2 provides a targeted audit package designed for leadership decision-making

Authority-chain map for your governance environment (what govern what)

Issue register prioritized by operational and dispute-risk impact

Conflict annotations: where the misalignment occurs and why it matters

Recommended resolution approaches (options, not mandates), aligned to the chain

Evidence references pointing to the exact sections in your documents

Thorough External Exposure - complete landscape of public surface and external risks