Constitution changes #66
1 changed files with 12 additions and 6 deletions
|
@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Current students should account for at least 75% of the listed membership of the
|
|||
|
||||
#### 3.1.1 Full Members
|
||||
##### 3.1.1.1
|
||||
All students currently attending a course a the University of Limerick and all current staff \[permanent and part-time\] and alumni of the University of Limerick and UL Students' Union are eligible to be Full Members of the Society.
|
||||
All students currently attending a course at the University of Limerick and all current staff \[permanent and part-time\] and alumni of the University of Limerick and UL Students' Union are eligible to be Full Members of the Society.
|
||||
Attending a course for the purpose of the Constitution means pursuing any degree (undergraduate or postgraduate), full-time or part-time and includes time spent on teaching practice, co-operative education, Erasmus and link-in modules.
|
||||
|
||||
##### 3.1.1.2
|
||||
|
@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ A member of the public who is aged eighteen years or over is eligible to be an A
|
|||
Associate Members shall have no voting rights at any meeting the Society and may not hold a Core Committee Position in the Society.
|
||||
|
||||
##### 3.1.2.3
|
||||
Associate Members shall be entitled to hold other committee positions in accordance with the provisions of section 4.2 or may be requested by the Society to serve in an advisory position to a committee.
|
||||
Associate Members shall be entitled to hold other committee positions in accordance with the provisions of section 4.2 or may be requested by the Society to serve in an advisory position to the committee.
|
||||
|
||||
#### 3.1.3 Honorary Members
|
||||
##### 3.1.3.1
|
||||
|
@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ There are three categories of Membership Fees as follows:
|
|||
|
||||
#### 3.2.3
|
||||
The base amount shall be determined by the Society Committee annually, taking into consideration the University's Student Capitation.
|
||||
The base amount is at the discretion of the Society Committee and shall be allocated annually.
|
||||
The base amount is at the discretion of the Society Committee and shall be determined annually.
|
||||
|
||||
#### 3.2.4
|
||||
The term of membership shall be from the date that the member signs the membership book or completes the electronic form until the Monday of Week One of Semester One of the following academic year.
|
||||
|
@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ The Committee shall be composed of the following officers:
|
|||
Of whom the Chairperson, the Secretary and the Treasurer are Core Committee Positions and two of the officers holding a Core Committee Position shall be the Society's representatives on the Clubs' and Societies' Council ("**CSC**").
|
||||
|
||||
#### 4.1.1 The Chairperson
|
||||
The chairperson shall hold the highest authority within the committee, and has the power to veto any decisions made by any other committee members, with sufficient reason.
|
||||
They shall also hold final say on any decisions that affect the whole society.
|
||||
The chairperson's vote is worth double on during committee votes.
|
||||
The Chairperson's duties shall include the day-to-day management of the Society.
|
||||
|
||||
#### 4.1.2 The Secretary
|
||||
|
@ -162,13 +165,14 @@ The Secretary's duties shall include the maintenance of all necessary documentat
|
|||
The Secretary shall be responsible for routine communications within the Committee and the Society.
|
||||
|
||||
#### 4.1.3 The Treasurer
|
||||
The treasurer have shall authority over any and all use of the societies funds, surpassed only by the chairperson's authority.
|
||||
The Treasurer's duties shall include the maintenance of the Society's accounts and the Society's budget submission.
|
||||
|
||||
#### 4.1.4 The Safety Officer
|
||||
The Safety Officer's duties shall be to ensure that the Society's Safety Statement is relevant and achievable, that the Society ensures good safety records are kept and that the Society complies with its Safety Statement.
|
||||
|
||||
#### 4.1.5 The Public Relations Officers
|
||||
There shall be two Public Relations Officers (PRO). One shall be tasked primarily with PR roles to students in computing and related courses while the second shall be responsible for general PR.
|
||||
There shall be at least two Public Relations Officers (PRO). One shall be tasked primarily with PR roles to students in computing and related courses while the second shall be responsible for general PR.
|
||||
The PROs shall be responsible for the advertising and organising of all events and functions of the society through all means possible.
|
||||
The publicising of events shall be aimed at the university community as well as the wider community.
|
||||
It is incumbent upon the PROs to report to the Students' Union newspaper, to local and, where appropriate, national press.
|
||||
|
@ -188,12 +192,14 @@ Subject to section 4.5, officers shall be elected at the relevant AGM(Annual Gen
|
|||
|
||||
### 4.3 Resignation of Officers
|
||||
Officers may resign by giving one week's written notice to the Secretary, or in the case of the Secretary, to the Chairperson.
|
||||
The resignation from the position of Officer is not the same as resignation from the society, and shall be treated as a separate matter.
|
||||
If an officer wishes to resign from the Society they must still follow all rules outlined in section 3.3.
|
||||
|
||||
### 4.4 Retirement of Officers
|
||||
All officers shall retire at the AGM immediately prior to the election of the new Committee and that Committee for the following year shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of section 5.2.
|
||||
|
||||
### 4.5 Vacancies on the Committee
|
||||
In the case of a vacancy on the Committee due to resignation or expulsion as per section 7 of an officer or for any other reason, the Committee shall have the power to co-opt any Member to the Committee until the next general meeting (be it an EGM or an AGM), at which a new officer will be appointed in accordance with section 5.2.
|
||||
In the case of a vacancy on the Committee, due to resignation or expulsion of an officer, as per section 7, or for any other reason, the Committee shall have the power to co-opt any Member to the Committee until the next general meeting (be it an EGM or an AGM), at which a new officer will be appointed in accordance with section 5.2.
|
||||
|
||||
### 4.6 Sub-Committees
|
||||
The Committee may appoint and dismiss sub-committees from the Society membership and prescribe rules for those sub-committees as appropriate.
|
||||
|
@ -210,7 +216,7 @@ Each outgoing officer of the Committee must present Handover Documents at the en
|
|||
The Committee shall give fourteen (14) days' notice of any general meeting to all members along with a call for any submissions and motions to be submitted to the Committee in writing six (6) days in advance of the general meeting.
|
||||
|
||||
#### 5.1.2
|
||||
Members shall be notified of general meetings in writing through at least two media (text, email, and/or posters).
|
||||
Members shall be notified of general meetings in writing through at least two media (Social Media, email, and/or posters).
|
||||
|
||||
#### 5.1.3
|
||||
The agenda for the general meeting including submissions and motions is to be circulated to Full Members five (5) days in advance of the meeting.
|
||||
|
|
Loading…
Reference in a new issue