Student Sustainability Task Force Bylaws

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These bylaws are being discussed and decided upon. Please only make changes that reflect consensus. 

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Contents

[edit] Article I: Name

The name of this organization shall be the Student Sustainability Task Force, referred to herein as the Task Force.

[edit] Article II: Membership

The Task Force shall be composed primarily of students, but shall include faculty, staff, administrators, and, at the Task Force’s discretion, community members.

  1. Any student, faculty, administration, or staff member of the Rensselaer community may become a member of the Task Force by attending two consecutive meetings.
  2. Community members will be considered non-voting members of the task force after approval by a two thirds majority of voting members.

[edit] Article III: Voting

  1. Only student members of the Task Force may vote. Voting status is given to students who have attended two consecutive meetings.
  2. Voting status is maintained by attending a minimum of 3 of the last 5 meetings (where the current meeting date is the fifth meeting date). If voting status is lost, it can be reattained by attending two consecutive meetings.
  3. All votes shall be by a show of hands and counted by the Chairperson of the Task Force.
  4. Quorum shall be composed of a two-thirds majority of the total voting membership to be present.
  5. Any vote shall require a majority of votes to pass.

[edit] Article IV: Officers

Elections for the Chairperson will be held in February or March each year. At this time, any other appointed members must be approved by two-thirds majority of voting membership.

  1. A Chairperson shall be elected by the Task Force membership. They may be removed for cause at any time by a two-thirds majority of the total voting membership. They shall be responsible for:
    1. Scheduling meeting times and locations.
    2. Publicizing meetings and distributing an agenda.
    3. Conducting all Task Force votes.
    4. Acting as the public representative of the Task Force.
    5. Meeting regularly with administrators to further the goals of the Task Force.
    6. Maintaining an orderly meeting and abiding by rules of decorum.
  2. A Vice Chairperson shall be appointed by the Chairperson and shall serve at the Chairperson’s discretion. It shall be their responsibility to:
    1. Act as the substitute for the Chairperson at any meeting the Chairperson cannot attend.
    2. Assist the chairperson in any administrative or organizational tasks as needed.
  3. A Secretary shall be appointed by the Chairperson and serve at the Chairperson’s discretion. They shall be responsible for:
    1. Taking attendance and minutes at all meetings.
    2. Communicating all minutes taken to the Task Force membership and a Student Senate representative.
    3. Recording the results of all Task Force votes.
    4. Communicating the result of all major Task Force votes to a Student Senate representative.
    5. Maintaining all Task Force records for continuity.

[edit] Article V: Meetings

  1. The Task Force shall meet at least twice a month during normal academic periods.
  2. All meetings of the Task Force shall be open to students, staff, faculty, and members of the community.
  3. Rules of parliamentary procedure of any kind are not in order at meetings. However, the Chairperson may choose to use procedures such as a queue to maintain order and decorum.
  4. Any procedural ruling by the Chairperson may be overridden by a two-thirds vote of the membership present.

[edit] Article VI: Liaisons

  1. In order to accomplish its mission, the Task Force must be closely connected and allied with organizations across campus. To this end, the Task Force shall make a good-faith effort to draw representatives from all student organizations that consider sustainability a part of their core mission.
  2. The Task Force shall make a good-faith effort to have one or more members of the Student Senate among its membership.
  3. At the Chairperson’s discretion, the Task Force will maintain a liaison to administrators and staff members of as many of the Institute’s portfolios as seems appropriate and useful to the work of the Task Force. The Chairperson shall appoint any official Task Force liaisons.
  4. Each liaison, in communicating with their appointed administrator or staff member, is understood to generally be speaking for the entire Task Force.
  5. Each liaison shall be responsible for reporting to the Chairperson and the task force on any discussions had or programs pursued with their appointed administrator or staff member.

[edit] Article VII: Amending the By-Laws

  1. The Task Force Bylaws may be modified by a two-thirds vote of the Task Force’s total voting membership. To become effective, those modifications must be confirmed by a majority vote of the Student Senate.
  2. These bylaws are currently on a public wiki, so anyone can amend them! SSTF should really think about making these bylaws not publicly editable.
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