January 2023 Constitution Changes #534

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SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS:

  • Added more information pertaining to the Systems Committee.
  • Increased some quorum numbers.
  • Changed some details pertaining to special meetings.
  • Changed some capitalization/punctuation/grammar to be more consistent, and changed some phrasing to be more clear.
**SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS:** - Added more information pertaining to the Systems Committee. - Increased some quorum numbers. - Changed some details pertaining to special meetings. - Changed some capitalization/punctuation/grammar to be more consistent, and changed some phrasing to be more clear.
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We're waiting for people to vote at the elections first before we do these changes.

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3. Members should only be appointed to the Systems Committee if they show interest and some existing ability in systems administration.
4. Members should only be removed from the Systems Committee with cause, or when they no longer show interest in systems administration.
1. The Systems Committee (syscom) shall be a standing committee, chaired by the Systems Administrator (sysadmin).
2. New members to syscom shall be appointed at the Systems Administrator’s discretion. Members should only be appointed to the Systems Committee if they show interest and some existing ability in systems administration.

syscom -> Systems Committee: Just to be consistent with how "Systems Committee" is used in the rest of the section

`syscom` -> `Systems Committee`: Just to be consistent with how "Systems Committee" is used in the rest of the section
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1. maintain and upgrade the software on equipment that is operated by the Club.
1. facilitate the use of equipment that is operated by the Club.
6. Members of the Systems Committee shall have root access to the machines operated by the Club.
7. As an acknowledgement of their service to the Club, memberships for members of the Systems Committee who are not current Undergraduate students at the University of Waterloo shall have all membership fees waived.

Delete memberships for: It should be "members...shall have all membership fees waived"
Undergraduate -> undergraduate: Consistency
University of Waterloo -> University: Consistency

Delete `memberships for`: It should be "members...shall have all membership fees waived" `Undergraduate` -> `undergraduate`: Consistency `University of Waterloo` -> `University`: Consistency
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## Website Committee
1. The Website Committee (webcom) will be a standing committee, chaired by the Webmaster.
2. The webmaster shall appoint and remove members to and from webcom as needed.

webmaster -> Webmaster: Consistency

`webmaster` -> `Webmaster`: Consistency
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1. to care for all Club correspondence; and
1. manage any persons appointed to internal positions by the Executive.
1. The duties of the Treasurer shall be:
1. to collect dues and maintain all financial and membership records;

Add and at the end

Add `and` at the end
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1. The duties of the Assistant Vice-President shall be:
1. to keep minutes of all Club meetings;
1. to care for all Club correspondence; and
1. manage any persons appointed to internal positions by the Executive.

Add to at the beginning

Add `to` at the beginning
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4. The Executive Council can act by consensus achieved on their mailing list.
5. Minutes of the Executive Council meetings shall be available for inspection by any member of the Club and shall be filed with the Club records. On request, a member shall be shown the archive of any thread on the Executive Council mailing list which resulted in a decision being made.
3. The Executive Council can act by consensus achieved on their mailing list.
4. Minutes of the Executive Council meetings shall be available for inspection by any member of the Club and shall be filed with the Club records. On request, a member shall be shown the archive of any thread on the Executive Council mailing list which resulted in a decision being made.

shall be available -> shall be made available: Improve phrasing

`shall be available` -> `shall be made available`: Improve phrasing
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1. A regular meeting of the Club shall be held each term. This meeting shall be called by the CRO and shall be the election meeting for that term.
2. Special meetings may be called at any time deemed necessary by the Executive Council, by the Faculty Advisor, or by any ten (10) members.
2. A special meeting for a motion to remove an executive from office may be called at any time deemed necessary by the Executive Council, by the Faculty Advisor, or by any ten (10) members.

at any time deemed necessary -> at any time as deemed necessary: Improve phrasing

`at any time deemed necessary` -> `at any time as deemed necessary`: Improve phrasing
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I think this one is fine.

I think this one is fine.
a258wang added 2 commits 2 months ago
2f61c2f2b1 Phrasing nitpicks
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