Conversio Virium

Article VI: Executive Board

Section 1

The Executive Board shall be composed of three people. Each committee member shall have an equal voice and vote.

Section 2

The term of an Executive Board member shall be one year. No individual may serve more than four terms. The Executive Board shall be elected in April, in order to work with the incumbents for the remainder of the academic year, and shall take office at the start of the summer semester.

Section 3

Because membership in Conversio Virium is confidential, a spokesperson shall be empowered to represent and speak for the group in public settings (i.e., university administrative meetings, newspaper interviews, etc.) but shall not be empowered to make decisions for the group without the consent of the Executive Board or full membership, as appropriate. The spokesperson must be a member of the Executive Board.

Section 4

One member of the Executive Board shall be designated as treasurer and made responsible for the organization’s finances. Except in extraordinary circumstances, no one person should serve as both treasurer and spokesperson during the same term of office.

Section 5: Additional Criteria for Officers

1. During his or her term, the treasurer must be an undergraduate student at Barnard College, Columbia College, or the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
2. At least one of the two remaining Executive Board members must be an undergraduate student at Barnard College, Columbia College, or the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences during his or her term.
3. If only one of the two remaining Executive Board members is an undergraduate at one of those schools, that person will be designated President, and given the additional duties of reporting to the ABC and SGA, and keeping the Executive Board and membership abreast of ABC and SGA policy and events. If both of the remaining Executive Board members are undergraduates and both want the additional title of President, the question of which shall be President shall be put to a vote of the full membership.

Section 6

Members of the Executive Board may be impeached and removed by the membership for

• violation of the rules set out by ABC and/or SGA
• misappropriation of funds
• failure to perform the duties specific in Sections 1 through 4, above.

Section 7

A motion to impeach an Executive Board member may be brought by anyone at any regular meetings. A two-thirds majority of the full membership is required to impeach and remove an Executive Board member.

Section 8

In the event of a mid-term vacancy of an elected office, a mid-term election will be held, following normal procedure, to fill the vacancy. The replacement officer will serve out the remainder of the term.

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