Council Meeting
Times
Pentland @ 8-9pm
PH Foxhole
A-I @ 9-10pm
AI Residential Restaurant
Lothian @ 10-11pm
Lothian Galley
University of California, Riverside
Residence Halls Association
Constitution
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Preamble TOP
Our mission as the Residence Halls Association at the University of California, Riverside is to aid in the development and maintenance of a strong, diverse, and academically successful residential community within the University of California, Riverside Residence Halls. We believe that in order to accomplish this we must do the following:
- Maximize opportunities for residents to become leaders and explore their unique leadership styles
- Be a voice for residents needs and concerns on a local, regional and national level
- Create and support initiatives that focus on diversity awareness, tolerance, and celebration
- Develop effective educational and social programs
- Encourage academic excellence through role modeling and the development of academic initiatives
- Recognize residential leaders for their service to the residence hall community
- Find and direct residents to appropriate resources and leadership opportunities in Housing Services, on-campus, and in the surrounding community
- Find ways to increase communication and positive working relationships with residential life staff
Article I- Name TOP
Section I
The name of this organization shall be Residence Halls Association of the University of California, Riverside (UCR), hereinafter referred to as RHA.
Article II-Membership TOP
Section I
All residents living in UCR on-campus housing, as specified in the By-Laws (page 6), are members of RHA at UCR as a non-voting member. All UCR Residence Halls shall be represented within RHA.
Section II
Each hall in the UCR Residence Halls are entitled to one vote as determined by the hall senators.
Section III
Senators must reside on the hall they
represent and may be members of any class, undergraduate or graduate
student. Senators are to be elected by the members of the hall at the
beginning of each academic year. Persons may serve as a Senator for
successive quarters, with the approvals of their Vice President and RA.
A re-election may take place upon decision by the Vice President and the
RA, with the discretion of the residents on that particular hall.
Section IV
Those halls that do not elect senators
or do not have any persons willing to act as RHA senators, shall be
considered unrepresented.
Section V
All RHA meetings are open for all
residents and staff to attend.
Section VI
All residents serving in RHA will commit themselves to the attendance of weekly meetings, with the exclusion of holidays and finals week. All senators will disclose their room number, telephone number, e-mail address, and mailbox number to RHA, to maximize communication.
Section VII
All residents and staff of UCR Housing are ex-officio members of RHA.
Article III- Officers TOP
Section I
- The Executive Cabinet shall be comprised of the President, NCC, Vice President of Finance, VP of Technology and Marketing, and building Vice Presidents.
- The Cabinet shall be comprised of the Executive Cabinet and the Board of Directors.
- The Board of Directors shall be comprised of three (3) Directors of Programming, three (3) Directors of Publicity and Finance, and three (3) Directors of Facilities.
Section II
Position Compensation
President 100% off Room and Board
Building Vice Presidents 75% off Room and Board
Vice Presidents and NCC 55% off Room and Board
Directors 20% off Room and Board
Article IV- Meeting Procedures TOP
Section I
During the course of the meeting, the Vice President is responsible for, in this sequence:
- Calling the meeting to order:
- Approving minutes;
- Liaison reports
- Weekly
updates
- Going over Old Business
- Introducing New Business
- Committee time
- Receiving Officer Reports
- Receiving Hall Reports
- Open Forum
- Adjourning meeting
Section II
Any meeting procedure may be altered,
when necessary, by the request of any RHA Senator. It should be approved
by the Vice President or by the discretion of the Vice President
him/herself.
Section III
RHA Council meetings will be held every week, except in the case of academic holidays and finals week. The particular place, date and time for these meetings will be determined by the council at the beginning of the academic school year and shall remain the same for the entire year.
Section IV
Robert’s Rules of Order will be
adhered to during all meetings.
Article V - Agenda TOP
Section I
The President shall determine main agenda items upon discussion and approval by the Executive Cabinet.
Section II
Any RHA member can introduce additional agenda items at each meeting following Roberts Rules of Order.
Article VI - Voting TOP
Section I
Those Agenda items or businesses, which require the approval of RHA, shall be voted upon.
Section II
Voting shall not occur until it has been established by the facilitators that debate on that specific topic has been exhausted when a motion has been called.
* Section III
A quorum must be present at the meeting for any voting to take place. Action and Policy items require a fifty-percent plus one (50% + 1) quorum of eligible halls. Elections will require a three-fifths (3/5) of eligible halls for quorum.
* Section IV
Voting shall be initiated by a motion. Votes shall be taken by a show of hands. Any item shall pass by a majority vote.
Section V
The National Residence Halls Honorary (NRHH) President shall serve as the liaison between the Highlander Chapter of NRHH and RHA. The NRHH President is an ex-officio member of the RHA Cabinet and is the Sergeant of Arms at elections.
Section VI
Ex-officio members do not vote, although they may bring up topics to be voted upon and participate in discussion on any agenda item.
Section VII
The NRHH President shall have the right to vote only in the case of voting in the Executive Cabinet.
Section VIII
The President shall vote only in the event of a tie after senators, directors and Executive Cabinet have already voted at any RHA meeting. The Vice Presidents shall vote only in the event of a tie at their RHA Council meetings.
Article VII - Duties TOP
Section I
RHA shall serve as a
forum for debate reflecting the concerns and needs of the residents.
Section II
RHA shall appoint committees representing current concerns.
Section III
RHA may initiate Residence Hall projects for the entertainment or benefit of the residents.
Section IV
RHA has the final approval over quarterly activity budget. RHA shall advise the Associate Director of Housing on the distribution of vending revenue.
Section V
RHA shall consider opinions or suggestions as presented by any resident, staff member, or liaison, attending an RHA meeting.
Section VI
RHA Senators must attend all RHA council and full council meetings and are expected to help with all aspects of programs at all RHA sponsored events. RHA Senators are also encouraged to attend all staff sponsored events.
Section VII
If any RHA voting Senator who has missed more than two RHA weekly meetings during an academic quarter the Building Vice President will recommend that a second Senator assume as the voting Senator.
Article VIII- Amendments TOP
Section I
Amendments to this constitution shall be presented by a written petition.
Section II
A vote upon the proposed amendment must occur by the first meeting following its introduction and shall be conducted by the voting procedures so stated in this constitution.
Section III
In the case of amendments, a two-thirds (2/3) majority approval is necessary for the proposed amendment to pass.
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