PAGE 14 FEBRUARY 9, 1983 The proposed By-Law amendments will be presented to the student body on Thurs- day, February 24, 1983 at the | Douglas College Student So- ciety Annual General Meet- ing. The meeting will be held in the lower cafeteria from 12 noon until 2:00 p.m. This is a free class block. Be there and express your right to vote. It is your constitution. All present have the right to vote, provid- ing that you have a currently validated student I.D. card. AMMENDMENTS The following terms shall be changed hereinafter: CAMPUS changes to SITE CAMPUS COUNCIL changes {to STUDENT REPRESENTA- TIVE COUNCIL MULTI CAMPUS COUNCIL changes to SENATE EXECUTIVES changes to |STUDENT ADMINISTRA- TIVE COUNCIL BY-LAW PROPOSED CHANGES ARE AS _ FOL- LOWS: | By-Law 1.4 - Addition | MEMBERSHIP | Honorary members are those who, in the minds of the Stu- dent Society, have performed in an extraordinary manner to the benefit of the students and/or the Student Society. By-Law 1.5 - Delete By-Law 2.3 - THE SENATE Change The Senate shall consist of: (a) President (b) Vice-President (c) Secretary (d) Treasurer (e) Speaker of the House, (f) Member at Large (Maple Ridge) (g) Members of the Student Representative Councils By-Law 2.4 - All new The representation for the Student Society shall consist of six (6) houses of representa- tion, hereinafter referred to as {the Student Representative Councils. Each Council shall have an equal number of rep- resentatives. The Councils shall consist of a grouping to- gether of similar programs and studies, as follows: (1) Business Representative Council: to include the Ac- counting, Electronic Data Pro- cessing, Marketing and Per- sonnel programs. (2) Health/Dental Representa- tive Council: to include all pro- grams which would fall under the heading of Health/Dental. (3) University Transfer Repre- sentative Council: to include all programs which would fall under the heading of Univer- sity Transfer, which are not specified as falling under other Student Representative Councils. (4) Social Sciences Represent- ative Council: to include Crim- inology, Philosophy and Psy- chology programs. (5) Music/Art Representative Council: to include Music, Art and Theatre programs. (6) Social Services Represent- ative Council: to include Early Childhood Education, Child Care Worker, Therapuetic Recreation, Long Term Care and Adult Basic Education programs. By-Law 2.5 - All new The number of representa- tives at large per Represent- ative Council shall be four (4) until such time as the Senate may determine a larger num- ber is necessary. By-Lay 2.6 - All new Each Student Representative Council shall have two (2) votes at meetings of the Sen- ate. By-Law 2.7 - All New In the event that less than fifty (50) percent of the Student Representative Councils posi- tions are filled, at anytime, each Representative Council member shall have a single vote at meetings of the Sen- ate. By-Law, 3.6 Changed POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE SENATE A Student Representative Council shall not be allocated fees until such time as that Council has, in accordance with By-Law 2.5, obtained four (4) representatiyes for their Council, and until such time as By-Law 2.5 has been complied with, the fees shall remain with and be disbursed at the direction of the Senate. By-Law 4.1 - Changed DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT The President of the Student Society shall preside at meet- ings of the Student Admini- strative Council. She/He shall have the power to convene the Student Administrative Coun- cil at any time. He/She shall represent the Society on all formal occasions and shall un- dertake all other duties usu- ally falling to the office of a President of a Society. By-Law 4.3 - Amended The President shall be an ex- officio member of all commit- tees created by the Senate and the Student Administrative Council shall have the right and power to be present at any meeting of all subsidiary or- ganizations of the Senate and of the Student Representative Council meetings. By-Law 4.4 - Amended The President shall vote to break a tie at Student Admini- strative Council meetings. By-Law 4.5 - Amended The President shall chair Sen- ate meetings until such time _as a Speaker of the House has been elected. Should the Speaker of the House be un- able to chair meetings, the President shall undertake the duties of the Speaker of th House. : By-Law 5.1 - Amended (some deletions of duties and some additions) VICE PRESIDENT During the absence, or inabil- ity to act, of the President, her/his duties and power may be exercised by the Vice Presi- dent. By-Law 5.2 - as above The Vice President shall be a signing officer of the Society. By-Law 5.3 - as above The Vice President shall be the Public Relations Officer off site. By-Law 5.4 - as above The Vice President shall com- municate and co-ordinate Sen- ate and other Student Govern- ments: as between the Senate and Regional, Provincial and National Student organiza- tions and as between the Sen- ate and Provincial, Federal and Global Governments, Tra- vel Associations and other ex- ternal bodies. By-Law 5.5 - as above The Vice President shall have a vote at meetings of the Stu- dent Administrative Council and the Senate. By-Law 5.6 - as above ’ The Vice President shall as- sume the duties of Secretary, should that position remain vacant. By-Law 6.1 - All new SECRETARY The Secretary shall act as liai- son with the paid staff mem- bers of the Society, unless the Senate wishes another member of the Senate for this purpose. By-Law 6.2 - All new$ The Secretary shall be respon- D:C:S:S: Constitution Coulcil Chairperson shall con- vene regular meetings with their respective councils in or- der to establish a method of casting their votes at Senate meetings. The regular meet- ings of the Student Represen- tative Councils will deal with other decisions and situations to appoint that need to be attended to. Such decisions shall be made by majority vote of the delega- tion. By-Law 10.1 - All new DUTIES OF THE SPEAKER sible for ensuring that proper OF THE HOUSE minutes of the Senate meet- ings are prepared and distri- The Speaker of the House buted to all members of the shall be a responsible, trusted Senate and made available up- and knowledgable individual. on request to members of the He/She shall have full know- Society. By-Law 6.3 - All new The Secretary shall be respon- sible for ensuring copies of the Agenda for all Society meet- ings are posted and provided to members of the Society op- on request. = By-Law 6.4 - All new The Secretary shall be respon- sible for ensuring the main- _ tenance of committees, both within the Senate and the Col- lege. He/She shall bring such problems as appointments to committees to the attention of the Senate. By-Law 6.5 - All new The Secretary shall be respon- sible for dealing with internal matters between clubs and as- sociations and other groups within the college. The Secre- tary is to be responsible for internal social activities. By-Law 6.6 - All new The Secretary shall have a vote at meetings of the Senate and of the Student Admini- strative Council. By-Law 7.11 - Amended TREASURER The Treasurer shall have a vote at meetings of the Senate and the Student Administra-- tive Council. By-Law 9.1 - Amended STUDENT REPRESENTA- TIVE COUNCIL CHAIRPER- SON The Student Representative Council Chairperson shall co- ordinate the activities of his/ her Student Representative Council. By-Law 9.2 - Amended The Student Representative ledge of parliamentary proce- dures and understand Roberts Rules of Order (latest edition) thoroughly. By-law 10.2 - All new The Speaker of the House shall chair Senate meetings and make ruling concerning the meeting procedures. By-Law 10.3 - All new The Speaker of the House shall vote to break a tie in Senate meetings. By-Law 10.4 - All new The Speaker of the House shall have a vote at Student Administrative Council Meet- ings. By-Law 11.1 - All new MEMBER A LARGE A Member at Large shall es- sentially be referred to as an executive member of the Stu- dent Administrative Council, representing Maple Ridge. By-Law 11.2 - All new The Member at Large shall represent the concerns and rights of the students regis- tered at the Maple Ridge Site. By-Law 11.3 - All new The Member at Large shall have a vote at Senate and at Student Administrative Coun- cil meetings. By-Law 12.1 - All new OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY The executive of the Society shall be the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasur- er, Speaker of the House and Member at Large (Maple Ridge). The Executive shall hereinafter be referred to as the Student Administrative Council.