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 Zolton Ferency Cooperative House operates on a system of precedent, as decided at house meetings and maintained through the house meeting minutes. Zolton Ferency Cooperative House shall hold all-member house meetings at least once every two weeks, where quorum shall be required to take any action. Quorum shall be defined as at least two-thirds of the membership of the house. Any action that complies with the Zolton Ferency Cooperative House mission statement and that is not forbidden by the MSU Student Housing Cooperative may be made with a simple majority vote—that is, half plus one—of the membership during a regularly scheduled meeting, with two exceptions: any uncaged pet requires two-thirds approval by the membership, and the Zolton Ferency Cooperative House annual budget requires unanimous approval by the membership.
-Minutes will be taken at all house meetings and sent to the entire membership within twenty-four hours of the meeting. Any rule made during a house meeting shall be considered a standing rule of the Zolton Ferency Cooperative House and will remain in effect until such a time that it is overturned by some later decision of the membership. Maintaining a list of standing rules shall be a job assigned to a member of Zolton Ferency Cooperative House.
+Minutes, as defined by the house, will be taken at all house meetings and shared to the entire membership within twenty-four hours of the meeting. Any rule made during a house meeting shall be considered a standing rule of the Zolton Ferency Cooperative House and will remain in effect until such a time that it is overturned by some later decision of the membership. Once every year, all members of Zolton Ferency Cooperative House shall review and update a list of standing rules. When a change to the rules is made, it must be added to the house constitution within one week.
-Standing rules may be overturned by a simple majority vote, but in an effort to maintain an historical record of the standing rules of Zolton Ferency Cooperative House, standing rules can only be redacted from the list of standing rules through a unanimous decision of the membership. At the end of each Michigan State University academic semester, a member will be assigned the task of archiving any overturned standing rules and creating a new list of all standing rules still in effect.
+Standing rules may be overturned by a simple majority vote, but in an effort to maintain a historical record of the standing rules of Zolton Ferency Cooperative House, standing rules can only be redacted through a unanimous decision of the membership.
 The Zolton Ferency Cooperative House constitution, list of standing rules, and archival list of overturned standing rules shall be kept publicly available to the membership of the house.
 **ROOM PICKS**\\
 Room assignments in Zolton Ferency Cooperative House will be decided based on seniority, with the following factors determining seniority (in descending order of importance):
-  - 1. Semesters lived in Zolton Ferency Cooperative House in the past two years at the time of the room picks meeting. No future semesters shall be considered in the room picks procedure. No member who has not lived in Zolton Ferency Cooperative House can attain a higher room pick than a member who has lived in Zolton Ferency Cooperative House within the past two years. Semesters lived in Zolton Ferency Cooperative House more than two years ago do not count toward seniority.
+  -1. Semesters lived in Zolton Ferency Cooperative House in the past two years at the time of the room picks meeting. No future semesters shall be considered in the room picks procedure. No member who has not lived in Zolton Ferency Cooperative House can attain a higher room pick than a member who has lived in Zolton Ferency Cooperative House within the past two years. Semesters lived in Zolton Ferency Cooperative House more than two years ago do not count toward seniority.
-  - 2. Semesters lived in other MSU Student Housing Cooperative houses at the time of the room picks meeting. No future semesters shall be considered in the room picks procedure.
+  -2. Semesters lived in other MSU Student Housing Cooperative houses at the time of the room picks meeting do not count towards seniority.
-  - 3. Contract signing date for the upcoming term's contract. First contract signing date does not affect seniority except in the case that a member's first contract and contract for the upcoming term are the same contract (i.e., first-year residents).
+  -3. First contract signing date does not affect seniority except in the case that a member's first contract and contract for the upcoming term are the same contract (i.e., first-year residents).
-At the time of room picks, a member may lay claim to the room that member occupies at the time of the room picks meeting for the following contract period. Any member who decides to remain in the same room may do so, regardless of seniority, and that room shall not be available to any other member during the room picks proceedings. A member may not lay claim to a room that the member will begin to occupy following the room picks meeting (i.e., for the summer months).
+At the time of room picks, a member may lay claim to the room that member occupies at the time of the room picks meeting for the following contract period. Any member who decides to remain in the same room may do so, regardless of seniority, and that room shall not be available to any other member during the room picks proceedings. A member may not lay claim to a room that the member will begin to occupy following the room picks meeting (i.e., for the summer months). If a member subleases their room, that member is responsible for telling the subletter that they do not have seniority over those who have already signed, so they may have to change rooms if they choose to sign for the next contract period.
 If a member obtains a contract release for the entire contract period after room picks have taken place but before the beginning of the contract period, the room that member chose may be re-picked by the remaining members in order of seniority. The person who fills the release does not keep the former member’s seniority.
 If a member obtains a contract release for part of the contract period or after the beginning of the contract period, the room that member has chosen will stand, and they may offer it to the person who fills the release. The person who fills the release does not keep the former member’s seniority.
 **AMENDMENT PROCEDURE**\\
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 **Procedures and Fines**
-. Receive a verbal reminder about chores being checked before they are due.
+  - **1.** Receive a verbal reminder about chores being checked before they are due.
-. Receive written notice that your chore was not completed by its due date.
+  - **2.** Receive written notice that your chore was not completed by its due date.
-. Complete your chore within 24 hours OR receive a fine and and have an additional 24 hours to complete it*.
+  - **3.** Complete your chore within 24 hours OR receive a fine and and have an additional 24 hours to complete it*.
 * This repeats every 24 hours until the chore is done, and the fine will increase by $3 for each 24 hour period.
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 **Meeting Guidelines**
-. Don’t complain about being at the meetings or about the length of a house meeting. They are an infrequent opportunity to come together as a house, and each issue deserves thorough deliberation.
+**1.** Don’t complain about being at the meetings or about the length of a house meeting. They are an infrequent opportunity to come together as a house, and each issue deserves thorough deliberation.
-. Refrain from passive-aggression in the comment box.
+**2.** Refrain from passive-aggression in the comment box.
-. Do not edit or add to suggestions already in the comment box. Start a new one if necessary.
+**3.** Do not edit or add to suggestions already in the comment box. Start a new one if necessary.
-. Respect the anonymity of the comment box. Any member may give an anonymous comment directly to the Facilitator.
+**4.** Respect the anonymity of the comment box. Any member may give an anonymous comment directly to the Facilitator.
 **House Dinners**