Bioengineering Undergraduate Student Society Constitution: Difference between revisions

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=TITLE I – THE SOCIETY =

:Article I.1.1 : The official name of the Society shall be the Bioengineering Undergraduate Student Society (BUSS).  

:Article I.2.1 : The Regular Members of BUSS shall be all students currently registered at McGill University in an undergraduate program of the Faculty of Engineering, majoring in Bioengineering.  

:Article I.3.1 : A student-run student society to protect and promote the interests of the members of BUSS exists in the form of a council officially referred to as the BUSS Council.  

:Article I.3.2 : The BUSS Council has obligations to Regular Members of BUSS and the EUS. These obligations include but are not limited to:

::iii. to engage in other such activities and undertakings as may seem appropriate to the Society.

::iv. Act as a liaison between the Members and the department.  

:Article I.4.1 : the right to vote in the general elections for BUSS Council positions.  

:Article I.4.2 : the right to attend BUSS Council meetings.  

:Article I.4.3 : the right to speak for or against any Motion at BUSS Council meeting.  

:Article I.4.4 : the right to nominate candidates in the BUSS elections.  

:Article I.5.1 : A petition presented to BUSS Council with a minimum of 10% of undergraduate student signatures requires a formal response agreed upon by the Council within 7 days. This must take place by the President or acting President in 2 forms:

::i. A personal class announcement response to all 4 years of undergraduate bioeng by the Ureps.

::ii. A formally written email by the President regarding the position of the Council in response to the petition.  

:Article I.5.2 : A petition presented to BUSS Council with a minimum of 20% of the undergraduate student signatures warrants an immediate response by the council.  

:Article I.7.1 : There shall be no additional membership fees aside from those already deducted from student fees and remitted to the BUSS by the EUS.  

=TITLE II – BUSS COUNCIL OUTLINE (EXECUTIVE BRANCH) =

:Article II.1.1 : Executive branch positions

::i. : President

::iv. : U1 Class Representative  

:Article II.1.3 : The candidates for positions on the BUSS Council must be Regular Members of BUSS and remain Regular Members for the entire duration of their mandate.  

:Article II.2.1 : No member of the BUSS Council shall receive financial remuneration or any action taken as such.  

:Article II.2.2 : Coordinate and administer the policies, activities and other day-to-day affairs of the BUSS Council.  

:Article II.2.10 : Any Council member may delegate part of their mandate to another consenting Councillor.  

:Article II.2.11 : All councillors must support the decisions passed at BUSS Council.  

:Article II.3.1 : Duties of the president include but are not limited to:

::i. The general management and supervision of the affairs of BUSS

:Article II.3.3 : President needs to be a U2 student during his/her mandate.  

:Article II.3.5 : All undergraduate bioengineering students are eligible to vote for the President.  

:Article II.5.1 : Duties of the VP External include but are not limited to:

::i. Represent the BUSS Council and its regular members in communication with professional, government and industry bodies as well as the other departmental bodies at McGill University

:Article II.5.4 : The VP External is to be democratically elected by a majority vote during the winter term preceding the beginning of their mandate May 1st.  

:Article II.5.5 : All undergraduate bioengineering students are eligible to vote for the VP External.  

:Article II.6.1 : The Vice-President Internal shall be responsible for the organization of events that are internal to the bioengineering department. Such events include but are not limited to:

::i. Host welcome events for U0 and U1.

:Article II.6.4 : The VP Internal is to be democratically elected by a majority vote during the winter term preceding the beginning of their mandate May 1st.  

:Article II.6.5 : All undergraduate bioengineering students are eligible to vote for the VP Internal.  

:Article II.7.1 : The Vice-President Finance shall be responsible for the financial matters within the bioengineering department. Such tasks include but are not limited to:

::i. Conform and follow to all E.U.S. Financial By-Laws

:Article II.7.4 : The VP Finance is to be democratically elected by a majority vote during the winter term preceding the beginning of their mandate May 1st.  

:Article II.7.5 : All undergraduate bioengineering students are eligible to vote for the VP Finance.  

:Article II.8.1 : The Vice-President Engagement shall be primarily responsible for the organization and creation of small events and initiatives to promote spirit within the bioengineering department, which include but are not limited to:

::i. Organizing bioengineering sporting events and/or tournaments

:Article II.8.4 : The VP Engagement is to be democratically elected by a majority vote during the winter term preceding the beginning of their mandate, May 1 st .  

:Article II.8.5 : All undergraduate bioengineering students are eligible to vote for the VP Engagement.  

:Article II.9.1 : The Vice-President (VP) Academic shall be responsible for the organization of departmental academic related activities including but not limited to:

::i. Academic forums

:Article II.11.5 : All undergraduate bioengineering students are eligible to vote for the VP Communications.  

=TITLE III – THE BUSS COUNCIL (REPRESENTATIVE BRANCH)=  

:Article III.1.1 : The main responsibility of the class representatives is to serve as a liaison between their constituency in that particular year with the EUS and BUSS councils. Representatives are responsible for the following tasks including but not limited to:

::i. Informing their constituents on matters of the BUSS Council.

:Article III.1.6 : The U1 representative is to be elected by the classmates of a U1 class with a majority show of hands before September 30 th . Refer to EUS constitution for further details.  

=TITLE IV – MEETINGS , TERMS OF OFFICE , AND VACANCIES =

:Article IV.1.1 : The BUSS council shall meet at least once every 2 week while classes are in session during the Academic Year.  

:Article IV.2.1 : Refer to EUS constitution for the terms of office of the all elected councillors.  

:Article IV.3.1 : Shall any Council position (except President) become vacant due to resignation, disappearance or impeachment, a replacement will be sought by the Council by selection.  

:Article IV.3.2 : In the case of a vacancy in the position of President, VP internal shall assume the responsibilities of President of the BUSS Council until a selection is made for a new President by the council.  

:Article IV.4.1 : Any member of the BUSS Council may be removed from office for impropriety, violation of the provisions of the BUSS constitution, violation of BUSS Bylaws, or delinquency of duties.  

:Article IV.4.2 : A Motion to impeach an BUSS Council member may be presented to Council in the two following manners:

:Article V.1.1 : All take out documents attached to the BUSS Council shall be public documents, except for minutes of a confidential session.  

:Article V.1.2 : The President of the BUSS Council shall not be obliged to release information, or documents concerning ideas, actions, or motions which were not acted upon.  

:Article V.2.1 : This Constitution supersedes all previous BUSS constitutions that may have existed.  

:Article V.2.3 : The EUS shall take precedence over BUSS. In the case of conflict between the EUS Constitution and the BUSS Constitution, the EUS Constitution shall prevail.  

:Article V.3.1 : The amount of money contributed from Council funds, must not exceed 3 times the percentage of students attending the event.

::i. Objective of this Article is to prevent careless spending on events that do not fully represent the student body  

:Article V.3.4 : Only the President, and Vice-President Finance shall ever hold the key, or know the combination, for accessing the safe. All other Council members are encouraged to deposit money in a timely manner to the safe.

:Article V.4.1 : The Academic Year shall be defined to begin the first day of class in the Fall semester and end the last day of final examinations of the Winter semester as defined by the McGill calendar.  

:Article V.4.2 : A Bylaw shall be any of a set of rules adopted by the BUSS Council for governing its own meetings or affairs.