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The house is named for Arthur Howland, a former MSU extension specialist who from 1927–57 played a major role in revitalizing Michigan' | The house is named for Arthur Howland, a former MSU extension specialist who from 1927–57 played a major role in revitalizing Michigan' | ||
- | Howland House Cooperative was founded in 19XX. As part of its members’ agreement when joining the MSU Student Housing Cooperative, | + | Howland House Cooperative was founded in 1948. As part of its members’ agreement when joining the MSU Student Housing Cooperative, |
* The name shall remain “Howland House Cooperative.” | * The name shall remain “Howland House Cooperative.” | ||
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- | ====Article I: Purpose==== | + | ====Purpose==== |
- | - **Section I.I:** The primary purpose of this organization is to provide sustainable low cost housing for its members. | + | - **The primary purpose** of this organization is to provide sustainable low cost housing for its members. |
- | - **Section I.II:** The Secondary purposes | + | - **The Secondary purpose** of this organization shall be promoting the social and educational goals of its members. |
- | - **Section I.II:** The Third purpose of this organization is to be inclusive of the underrepresented and provide security for all that live in Howland Cooperative House. | + | - **The Third purpose** of this organization is to be inclusive of the underrepresented and provide security for all that live in Howland Cooperative House. |
- | ====Article | + | |
+ | ====Article | ||
- | - **Section II.I: Membership Requirements** | + | - **Section |
- | - **1.** Members of Howland House Cooperative shall fulfill the requirements | + | - **Section I.II:** Members have the right to determine a budget and financial officer as long as it is in compliance with the Spartan Housing Cooperative Bylaws. |
- | - **2.** No person shall be granted membership | + | - **Section |
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+ | - Sleep in the bedroom at any given time. | ||
+ | - Feel comfortable and safe in their bedroom. | ||
+ | - Any person sharing a bedroom that would like to have an overnight guest must obtain clear, explicit, non-coerced permission from their roommate; and must be upfront with how long the guest will be staying. | ||
+ | - Any persons sharing a bedroom must obtain clear, explicit, non-coerced permission from their roommate to smoke or do related activities in the bedroom. | ||
+ | - Any persons sharing a bedroom must agree to live cooperatively and communicate when issues arise. | ||
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+ | ====Article II: Member Requirements==== | ||
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+ | - **Section II.II:** No person shall take over a current member spot without | ||
+ | - **Section II.III:** Friendship Clause: If any prospective member is friends with a current | ||
====Article III: Member Labor Contribution==== | ====Article III: Member Labor Contribution==== | ||
- | - **Section III.I:** Each member of Howland House Cooperative | + | - **Section III.I:** Each member of Howland House shall be required to fulfill an approximately equal share of the labor required to maintain the house on a weekly basis |
- | - **Section III.II: | + | - **Section III.II: |
+ | - Weekly Chores are subject to a fine of 10 dollars | ||
+ | - Work Day chores are subject to a fine of 50 dollars | ||
+ | - Party Chores are subject to a fine of 30 dollars | ||
+ | - **Section III.III:** If a member has accumulated more than 80 dollars in fines, they are subject to eviction, and can be voted out by the majority of the current house members | ||
+ | - **Section III.IV:** Typical member labor (chores) can be subsidized if a member takes upon an officer role. Officer roles have been established by the Spartan Housing Cooperative. They are as follows; Board Representative, | ||
+ | - **Section III.V:** Any officer may be recalled by a majority vote if the issue is announced on a meeting agenda. At the meeting, members must express their grievances regarding the performance of the officer in question. The officer in question may not facilitate the meeting. All recall votes shall be anonymous. | ||
====Article IV: House Meetings==== | ====Article IV: House Meetings==== | ||
- | The members are empowered, through house meetings, to make decisions about the functioning | + | The members are empowered, through house meetings, to make decisions about the function |
- **Section IV.I: Requirements for a House Meeting** | - **Section IV.I: Requirements for a House Meeting** | ||
- | - **1.** For a house meeting to be valid, the meeting must be announced | + | - **1.** For a house meeting to be valid, the meeting must be announced 24 hours in advance, |
- | - **2.** Quorum, required to take any action at a house meeting, shall be defined as half-plus-one of the number of members. | + | - **2.** Quorum, required to take any action at a house meeting |
- | - **3.** A simple majority | + | - **3.** A simple majority shall be required to take any action at the house meeting unless the code of operations |
- | - **4.** “Emergency | + | - **4.** |
- | - **5.** Meeting topics | + | - **5.** |
- | - **Section IV.II: | + | - **Section IV.II: ** Attendance |
- | - **1.** Attendance | + | |
- | - **2.** Members shall be subject to fines for missing meetings, at a rate determined by the members. | + | |
- | - **Section IV.III:** Members | + | - **Section IV.III:** Members |
- | - **Section IV.IV:** The membership may recall elected officers by a two-thirds vote at any house meeting. | ||
- | ====Article V: Seniority | + | ====Article V: Determining |
- | - **Section V.I:** Room assignments and right to a parking | + | - **Section V.I: |
- | - **1.** 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. | + | - **1.**Semesters lived in Howland House in the past three years at the time of the room picks meeting. No future semesters shall be considered in the room picks. No member who has not lived in Howland House can attain a higher room pick than someone |
- | - **2.** A signed release request transfers the right of the released room to the new member, unless there is an agreement between two current members of the house. Such an agreement must be ratified and noted during a meeting. Seniority regarding parking spaces, or other house matters, does not transfer with a release request.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). | + | - **2.** For members who have lived in Howland House for the same number of semesters, |
- | - **1.** Semesters lived in Howland House Cooperative | + | - **3.** For members |
- | - **a.** For members who have lived in Howland House Cooperative | + | - **Section V.II: |
- | - **1.** For members | + | |
- | - **a.** For members who have lived in MSU Student Housing Cooperative houses other than Howland House Cooperative for the same number of semesters, contract signing date for the upcoming term’s contract | + | ====Article VI: Room Picks==== |
- | - **1.** Contract signing date for the upcoming term' | + | |
+ | - **Section VI.II:** Residents are eligible | ||
+ | - **Section VI.III:** A signed release request transfers the right of a room to a new member unless there is an agreement between two housemates. Such agreement must be ratified and noted during a meeting. | ||
+ | - **Section VI.IV:** A member may not lay claim to a room that they will be occupying following a room picks meeting. IE summer months. | ||
+ | - **Section VI.V: | ||
- | - **Section V.II:** 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 or get the former member’s chosen room. | ||
- | - **Section V.III:** 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. | ||
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- | - **Section X.I:** The current members of Howland House Cooperative may amend this constitution with a three-fourths majority vote of the entire membership of the House. | + | Howland House has a parking lot of 16 designated spaces. An additional 17th spot is available in the southwest corner that will be kept as an “emergency spot.” This spot will be given out to a member in times when a car is necessary, such as injury or family emergencies. The member who uses this spot shall be made aware that the spot is not recognized by the Police Department and they may be subject |
- | - **Section X.II:** Amendments must be proposed | + | |
- | - **Section X.III:** When the constitution | + | |
- | ====Appendix | + | - **Section VII.I:** At the start of the contract period, parking will be decided for the remainder of the contract period. The members who get cars will be determined by seniority, as defined by ARTICLE V. In order, Members with the highest seniority will claim the spot they wish to have for the contract period until there are no spots remaining. |
+ | - **Section VII.II: | ||
+ | - **Section VII.III:** If a member no longer needs their parking spot, the membership officer will announce the opening of the spot at a meeting. Members wanting to claim this spot must announce their interest at the same meeting. The parking spot will be awarded to the person who has the highest seniority and is interested in claiming the spot. | ||
+ | - **Section VII.IV:** It is the responsibility of a member who wants to claim a parking spot to inform the membership officer. They must inform the officer when their car is coming, or when the member wants the spot. If they currently do not own a car, they must own a car in one month in order to lay claim to a spot. Should the member fail and the process is repeated with the next highest seniority. | ||
+ | - **Section VII.V:** If a member is designated a parking spot, then they are guaranteed that spot for the rest of the contract period, and will not be pushed out of the lot by a more senior member. | ||
- | Howland House Cooperative, | + | ====Article VIII: Uncaged Pets==== |
- | - **Appendix A.I** In the case that the House wishes to remove a member before the end of the current contract period, members should follow the guidelines in the Code of Operations titled Expulsions. | + | |
- | - **Appendix A.II** In the case that the House wishes to prevent a member from living in the House in future contract periods, | + | - **Section VIII.II:** All Animals are subject to reapproval by the house and can be voted out by a 3/4ths majority. |
+ | - **Section VIII.IV:** Grounds for pet removal are; bullying, unmanageable mess, biting housemates maliciously, | ||
+ | - **Section VIII.V:** Per SHC policy, Houses can only have 1 uncaged pet per 7 members. Dogs are not allowed in SHC houses. Howland House has a limit of 4 cats. However, the current members can apply to the Vice President of Facilities after a unanimous vote to have a 5th cat. | ||
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+ | ====Article IX: Amendments==== | ||
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+ | - **Section IX.I:** The current members of Howland House may amend this constitution with a three/ | ||
+ | - **Section IX.II:** Amendments must be proposed to the entire membership at least one week before being voted on | ||
+ | - **Section IX.III:** When the constitution is amended, the new constitution shall be provided to the Spartan Housing Cooperative. | ||
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+ | ====Appendix A: SHC policies ==== | ||
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+ | Howland House Cooperative, | ||
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+ | - **Appendix A.II** In the case that the House wishes to prevent a member from living in the House in future contract periods, members should follow the guidelines in the Code of Operations titled Member Referral Process. | ||
- **Appendix A.III** Smoking cigarettes, parties, guests, pets, member room damages, lofts, and PACE violations are all addressed in the House Operations title. | - **Appendix A.III** Smoking cigarettes, parties, guests, pets, member room damages, lofts, and PACE violations are all addressed in the House Operations title. | ||
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