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--- house_documents:constitutions:vesta [2025/06/30 07:26] – eo_vesta
+++ house_documents:constitutions:vesta [2026/10/12 18:47] (current) – eo_vesta
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 ====Article V: House Meetings====
 Vesta Cooperative shall have house meetings on a regular basis to ensure house wellness and to keep members thoroughly educated. Members shall decide regularity and meeting times during the first house meeting of the year. Guests, excluding prospective house members, should not be present at house meetings.
-  - **1.** All house members are required to attend house meetings. Quorum shall be defined as half of the house's current total membership plus one member in attendance.
+  - **1.** All house members are required to attend house meetings. Quorum shall be defined as half of the house's current total membership plus one member in attendance.** ****//All house members are required to be physically present for house meetings; Zoom-ins to house meetings are not acceptable.//**
   - **2.** If unable to attend, the member must notify the facilitator in writing at least one hour prior to the meeting, with their reason for absence.
     - **a.** Valid excuses for missing a meeting include work, other mandatory meetings, being out of town, emergency circumstances, family stuff, and contagious illnesses and/or hospitalization. Homework and not feeling like it is not a valid excuse for missing a meeting.
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     - **d.** Be respectful should a disagreement arise between members.
     - **e.** Participate in votes and discussions pertaining to matters of the house.
+**8.**  Homework during house meetings is permissible **//__in emergency circumstances__//**, but should be avoided.
 ====Article VI: House Parties====
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     - **b.** These chores will be worth a certain number of points (depending on time expected to complete the chore).
     - **c.** Members who do not complete their assigned chores will be fined double - 10 dollars per point.
+  - **6.** Sober Monitor, Bands Person, and Performers:
+    - **a.** The sober monitor (party chore) will help support bands/performers during events/parties. They will work with the bands person (party chore) to manage performer needs (such as parking, sound equipment, and set-up/tear down). This person shall communicate clearly with both the performers and the house regarding all relevant issues with performers and the house.
+    - **b.** Performers for house parties and events shall communicate with the bands person and the sober monitor about parking, including a description of their car, where they will be parking in the Vesta parking lot, and how long they will leave their car in the parking lot. Any performer that does not communicate with the bands person and sober monitor is subject to having their car towed, as outlined in the parking and towing policy of article IX. Neither the bands person nor sober monitor nor any Vesta member is responsible for parking fines or damages a performer incurs if they do not communicate their parking situation/needs with them.
 ====Article VII: Culture of Consent====
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     - **a.** 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.
     - **b.** 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.
+====Article IX: Parking and Towing Policy====
+Vesta reserves the right to tow any unidentified car in the Vesta parking lot, including cars parked in Orion’s and Bower’s parking spots. If an unidentified car is in any of Vesta’s parking lot spots and a member needs to use their spot, they should ask if anybody from nearby houses (Orion, Beal) has parked there. They should also ask in the MAC Familiars and Cooperative Members group chats on Snapchat. If nobody responds within an hour, the unidentified car is getting towed. If this issue arises with Orion or Bower’s parking spots, the membership officer from Vesta should reach out to those houses. If the affected member from Orion/Bower wants Vesta to handle the matter, then the membership officer from Vesta shall follow the procedures listed above on the affected member’s behalf. If the affected member wants to handle the matter, they will follow their house constitution’s policies for towing cars and handle the matter.
 *While it seems odd that we give Bower one of our parking spots, (considering we do not live close to Bower) it’s because each house is required to have a certain number of parking spots.
+==== Article X: Pet Policy ====
+  - **1.** Deciding if a pet can move in must be a quorum decision at an in-person meeting.
+  - **2.** Free-roaming pets must remain in the owner's bedroom at all times.
+  - **3.** Pets (not including service animals) may not be in common space unless unanimously consented by those present.
+  - **4.** Litterboxes must be kept in bedrooms and regularly cleaned by their pet's owner
+  - **5.** Uncaged pets must be removed from the house before house parties or other excessively loud events.