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====Article II: Nondiscrimination Policy==== | ====Article II: Nondiscrimination Policy==== | ||
- | The membership shall be open to people of all colors and creeds, and persons of all national and political affiliations, | + | |
- | + | The membership shall be open to people of all colors and creeds, and persons of all national and political affiliations, | |
====Article III: House Processes==== | ====Article III: House Processes==== | ||
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- **Part A** | - **Part A** | ||
- | - Elections shall be held at the first house meeting of each academic term. Each member wishing to hold office shall make a statement explaining why they should be considered for the position. All members shall have an opportunity to question each candidate' | + | - Elections shall be held at the first house meeting of each academic term (i.e., fall semester, spring semester, and summer). Each member wishing to hold office shall make a statement explaining why they should be considered for the position. All members shall have an opportunity to question each candidate' |
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- **Part B** | - **Part B** | ||
- | - A plurality | + | - A majority |
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- **Part C** | - **Part C** | ||
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**Section 2: Terms of Office**\\ | **Section 2: Terms of Office**\\ | ||
- | All Officers will be elected on a term to term basis. | + | All Officers will be elected on a term to term basis, as defined in Part A. |
**Section 3: Impeachment**\\ | **Section 3: Impeachment**\\ | ||
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- **Part C** | - **Part C** | ||
- | - Fines may be removed by a vote of the majority (half + 1) of the membership at a house meeting. | + | - Fines may be removed by a vote of the majority (i.e., 50 percent |
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- **Part D** | - **Part D** | ||
- | * The purpose of collecting fines is to hold members responsible for their participation in running and maintaining the house and paying their rent on time. | + | - The purpose of collecting fines is to hold members responsible for their participation in running and maintaining the house and paying their rent on time. |
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- **Part E** | - **Part E** | ||
- | - The fine shall be $5 per point (e.g., the fine for a 2 point job would be $10). | + | - The fine shall be $10 per point (e.g., the fine for a 2 point job would be $20). |
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- **Part F** | - **Part F** | ||
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**Section 6: Meal Plan** | **Section 6: Meal Plan** | ||
- | | + | * The school year meal plan is mandatory for all members. |
- | * All members contribute to the meal plan by paying an equal amount to the food budget and participating in an equal number of job points. | + | * All members contribute to the meal plan by paying an equal amount to the food budget and participating in an equal number of job points. |
- | * The Raft Hill meal plan is vegetarian. Meat, however, is not banned from the house. | + | * The Raft Hill meal plan is vegetarian. Meat, however, is not banned from the house. |
- | * The meal plan shall be automatically suspended on university holidays and during university break periods, unless a majority vote is made in favor running the meal plan during any of those periods. | + | * The meal plan shall be automatically suspended on university holidays and during university break periods, unless a majority vote is made in favor of running the meal plan during any of those periods. |
====Article IV: Seniority and Processes Determined by Seniority==== | ====Article IV: Seniority and Processes Determined by Seniority==== | ||
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- **Part B** | - **Part B** | ||
- Seniority is decided by the terms as follows: | - Seniority is decided by the terms as follows: | ||
- | * The person with the highest points has the highest seniority | + | - The person with the highest points has the highest seniority. |
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+ | - Full seniority points for the relevant semester are awarded to members who have spent more than half of that semester living in the house, with exceptions made at house discretion. | ||
+ | - Each semester a member is not in the house, they lose the number of points associated with that semester (e.g. if a member is gone for the fall, they would lose 5 pts). | ||
- **Part C** | - **Part C** | ||
- | - Time spent away from the house for any purpose shall count as time lived in the house so long as a contract with SHC and Raft Hill is maintained (i.e. rent is paid) and that person’s space is not held by a third party for a total of more than | + | - Time spent away from the house for any purpose shall count as time lived in the house so long as a contract with SHC and Raft Hill is maintained (i.e. rent is paid) and that person’s space is not held by a third party for a total of more than thirty days (sub-leasing). |
- **Part D** | - **Part D** | ||
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- **Part B** | - **Part B** | ||
- | - Rooms are chosen by Seniority at a house meeting. The person with the highest seniority has first choice, second highest has second choice, and so on. The room pick meeting for the following school year and summer shall not take place prior to all the spots being filled (with contracts signed), or April 1st. | + | - Rooms are chosen by Seniority at a house meeting. The person with the highest seniority has first choice, second highest has second choice, and so on. The room pick meeting for the following school year and summer shall not take place prior to all the spots being filled (with contracts signed), or April 1st, whichever comes first. |
- **Part C** | - **Part C** | ||
- | - Any member that holds a room for three or more consecutive semesters (fall, spring, and summer each count as 1 semester) will gain squatting rights to that room. While a member has squatting | + | - Any member that holds a room for three or more consecutive semesters (fall, spring, and summer each count as 1 semester) will gain squatting rights to that room. While a member has squatting |
- **Part D: Doubles by Default** | - **Part D: Doubles by Default** | ||
- | - Under this article, no person shall be required to share a double with the member of the opposite sex, unless both parties consent. In the event that all the members who should be involuntarily placed in doubles cannot because of this rule, the person whose seniority is next above those people, shall switch room pick order with the person with the next lowest seniority that will result | + | - No person shall be required to share a double with the member of the opposite sex, unless both parties consent. In the event that all the members who should be involuntarily placed in doubles cannot because of this rule, the person whose seniority is next above those people, shall switch room pick order with the person with the next lowest seniority that will result |
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**Section 1: First House Meeting**\\ | **Section 1: First House Meeting**\\ | ||
The “First House Meeting” shall take place within a week of the beginning of each semester or contract period after all members have established residency and at a time when all members can be present. The following takes place at the first house meeting: | The “First House Meeting” shall take place within a week of the beginning of each semester or contract period after all members have established residency and at a time when all members can be present. The following takes place at the first house meeting: | ||
- | * Election of officers | + | * Electing |
- | * Job picks | + | * Picking jobs |
- | * Voting | + | * Voting |
* Orientation of new members | * Orientation of new members | ||
- | * Set the timeframes in which jobs are to be completed and inspected and the amount of fines for failing to perform each job. | + | * Establishing |
**Section 2: Special House Meeting**\\ | **Section 2: Special House Meeting**\\ |
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