VI. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

VI.A. TERM OF OFFICE

1. There shall be at least three executives: a President, a Vice President of Internal Affairs (VPIA), a VP of Financial Affairs(VPFA).

2. The terms of office of the President shall be Spring, Summer and Fall. The term of office of the Vice-Presidents shall be from the beginning of the Fall semester until the end of the Spring semester. During the Summer term there shall be only one Vice- President, the Summer Vice-President. Spring and Summer officers shall take office at midnight of the last day of the contract period in which they were elected, and terminate at midnight of the last day of the contract period of their term of office. Fall officers shall take office at midnight on the last day of the Summer contract period.

3. All executives must be members of the BSC for the duration of their term of office.

4. Only one person may hold any single executive position at one time.

VI.B. PRESIDENT

1. The President shall be elected by the Board of Directors. The President for Spring semester shall be elected no later than the next to last meeting of the Fall Board. The Presidents for Summer term and Fall semester shall be elected no later than the next to last meeting of the Spring Board. The President shall not serve as Board Representative from any member unit concurrent with his/her term of office.

2. Duties and powers:

a. To provide student leadership for the BSC

b. To preside at all general membership meetings

c. To call meetings of the membership and Board of Directors as provided herein.

d. To appoint committees deemed necessary by the Board

e. To exercise the usual power given to the President of a non-profit organization.

f. To promote the general welfare of the corporation.

g. To attend all meetings of the Board of Directors

h. To preside over the Cabinet of the Board of Directors.

i. To abide by the Presidential Job Description, as approved by the Board of Directors and all provisions included in the Policy Directory.

3. The President shall have the privilege of casting tie-breaking or tie-making votes regardless of whether s/he holds the gavel during the vote.

4. A vacancy in the office of President shall be filled in the following manner.

a. The Cabinet of the Board of Directors shall immediately convene to elect a temporary replacement.

b. A permanent replacement shall be elected by the Board of Directors as soon as possible. The election shall be advertised to the membership for at least seven days.

VI.C. VICE PRESIDENTS

1. The Vice Presidents shall be elected by the Board of Directors in the same manner as the President. The Vice Presidents shall not serve as Board Representatives from any member unit concurrent with their terms of office.

2. Duties and powers:

a. All Vice Presidents

i. Shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and the Cabinet.

ii. Shall assist the other executives in the performance of their duties at their discretion.

iii. Shall fill in for other executives in their absence until their return or until their replacement is elected.

iv. Shall abide by the Vice Presidential Job Descriptions, as approved by the Board of Directors and included in the Policy Directory.

b. The Vice President of Financial affairs is the Treasurer of the BSC and shall perform the usual duties of that office.

3. A vacancy in an office of Vice President shall be filled in the following manner:

a. The Cabinet of the Board of Directors shall immediately convene to elect a temporary replacement.

b. In the absence of a replacement, Cabinet shall distribute the duties of the dismissed executive among the other executives.

c. A permanent replacement shall be elected by the Board of Directors as soon as possible. The election shall be advertised to the membership for at least seven days.

VI.D. COMPENSATION OF STUDENT EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

1. The Board of Directors is empowered to set compensation for all student executives in the form of hours, partial or full room and board, money or any combination thereof. Rate of compensation may only be changed effective the following semester. This applies to the rate of compensation and not the compensation of any individual officer.

2. Board shall vote on compensation at least once each semester for all student executive officers.

3. Compensation may be denied or lowered by Board on the following grounds:

a. Failure to fulfill duties as specified in their job descriptions

b. Refusal to comply with Board directives

c. Unauthorized use of BSC funds

VI.E. IMPEACHMENT

1. If the performance of any board-elected official is so unsatisfactory as to severely interfere with the efficiency of the Board or services to members, then the Board of Directors may impeach the officer.

a. Board representatives may petition to impeach the officer. Should one third of the number of Board representatives sign the petition and submit it to the President, then at the next Board meeting the Board shall elect an Impeachment committee (PeachCom).

b. Cabinet may petition to impeach the officer. Should at least half of the student executives sign the petition and submit it to the President, then at the next Board meeting the Board shall elect an Impeachment committee.

c. After the President is presented with a petition as specified in Section I.1.a or Section I.1.b, the Board shall elect an Impeachment committee. The petition must state the name and position of the accused officer, and the reasons allegedly contributing to the accused’s disservice; the petition shall also name the originator(s) of the petition. A copy shall be given to the accused.

2. Before the Board is notified of the petition, the President shall have three days to inform the accused that an Impeachment committee will be elected at the next Board meeting, unless s/he resigns.

3. PeachCom

a. PeachCom shall be elected by the Board and shall consist of four members of the Board of Directors and one student executive. No two members may be from the same house; no more than two who signed the petition can serve on the committee. The committee shall elect its own chair. Quorum shall be four.

b. The committee shall gather evidence and testimony, and investigate the validity of the accusations and allow the accused to respond to the substance of charges made. The committee shall deliberate in its recommendation to the Board; the accused and his/her representative have the right to attend all meetings, except the deliberations.

c. The committee must report to the Board of Directors at the next regularly scheduled meeting. The PeachCom chair must prepare a written report containing the committee’s findings and recommendations.

4. If PeachCom recommends impeachment, the impeachment hearings shall be conducted as follows:

a. PeachCom explains its recommendation

b. The accused and/or his/her representative shall be able to respond

c. Questions and debate

d. Closing statements made by the accused and/or his/her representative, and one member of PeachCom, chosen by the committee

e. Roll-call vote; an absolute two thirds is necessary to remove someone from office

f. The accused may be requested to leave room by the chair (if no board rep objects) or by board via a simple majority vote at appropriate times, e.g. during debate or voting.

5. Should the President be the accused, Cabinet shall choose a Vice-President to perform the duties of the President under this policy, including chairing the meeting when PeachCom is elected and when it gives its report