House meetings are for the purpose of keeping the general body of the house informed of the house status, facilitating social interaction, and having the group vote on how to operate the co-op. Meeting minutes are emailed out to all on the email list, so if you are a current member, you will have access to them.

All North Campus [[Inter-Cooperative Council (ICC)|Inter-Cooperative]] Houses are governed by the [[httphttps://www.icc.coop/livemy-membership/governance/policiesstanding-rules/|ICC Standing Rules ]] and the [[Constitution and ]] & [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jDMF9yDc_RRIKP4mNqlXKZHvgLX307uxrvUTnzw9KYE/edit?usp=sharing Standing Rules ] of the House. These documents can be found online and are often posted around the building. All citations given are to the House Constitution unless otherwise stated.

# * [[Meeting Minutes]] approval (ask Members to request changes, 2 min) # * [[Officers|House Officer]] Announcements (~15 min) # * [[Board Representative|Board Rep]] Time (5 min) # * Topical House Discussions (i.e. [[Work Holiday]] discussion, usually 15++ min each) # * House [[Proposal|House Proposals]] (~10 min ea.) # * [[Release Requests]] (5 min ea.) , including Food Release, Work Release, and House Charges Release# * [[Non-Student Approvals]] (5 min ea.) # * [[Pet Approvals]] (5 min ea.)* [[Member Time]] (10 min) # * [[Pinecones]] (5 min) # * Meeting Adjourned.

The specific order of the House Meeting agenda can vary (this is from the Fall/Winter 2016 - 2017 agendas). More recently, [[Member Time]] has been moved up to happen right after Board Rep Time.

The [[Vice President of Suites]] leads and keeps order at meetings and allows members to speak, giving each member a fair chance to speak. The [[Vice President of Suites]] and [[President ]] may participate in discussion but should relinquish the chair temporarily when doing so in order to remain impartial.

[[proposal|Proposals]] for consideration at House meetings must be emailed to the President to be added to the next House meeting’s agenda. See the current President's emails for the deadline for submissions. Only proposals on the meeting agenda, or secondary motions made to these proposals (like amendments), may be debated at the House meeting. During a meeting, any member may request to add a proposal to the agenda, but the House must unanimously consent to adding it. Any other member can object to adding it (III.A.4).

** Any member may move to close debate and vote immediately, but this motion must be passed by a ⅔ majority rather than a simple majority ("half-“half plus-one"one”).* Though unconstitutional, Escher has chosen to continue Google form ballots since House Meetings were virtual during the [[COVID-19]] pandemic. The [[President either:]] sends out this ballot following each House Meeting and emails results 24 hours later. All votes are cross-checked for duplicates and email addresses that correspond with current residents.** Asks Proposals pass if a majority of members voting vote “yes”. ====Release Requests====[[release requests|Release requests]] for objections consideration at House meetings must be emailed to the proposal. Any member may object or ask for more time President to be added to consider the proposalnext House meeting’s agenda. If this happens, See the current President must put 's emails for the question (see below)deadline for submissions. Otherwise,  Release requests are debated in the proposal is adopted.following way:** Puts the question. The President states member requesting the proposal to be voted on. This is done if anyone objects to the proposal (as above) release either gives a verbal statement, reads their written statement, or if the [[Vice President feels that of Suites]] reads it is too controversial to be considered without a votein their absence.** Any member may call The floor is opened for questions for a ballot vote on the proposal. This is then conducted according to the House Constitution (III.C.3). All members, including the President, may cast member requesting a ballotrelease.** Assuming no The member calls for a ballot vote, requesting the release leaves the President, at his or her discretion, conducts a voice vote or hand vote, asking room for supporters and then opponents of a proposal (but not abstentions)private discussion. If the results of a voice vote are not clear, a hand vote must be held. If the result of a hand vote * When private discussion is not clear, closed an officer goes to bring back the hands must be countedrequesting member. * The [[President only votes to break a tie in order not to influence members’ votes]] sends out this ballot following each House Meeting and emails results 24 hours later.

===Majority voteTraditional House Meeting Etiquette=======Hitchhiking====Since attendance is not taken Three types of things happen at House meetings: announcements and reports, open discussion, it is assumed and proposals. Members who wish to speak raise their hand and are added to a queue (though not explicitly defined in often called the Constitutionstack) that business is conducted by majority vote of all the President. ICC tradition allows “hitchhiking”, whereby members choosing “jump the queue” by putting out their thumb to indicate that they wish to vote on add a particular proposalshort comment to the previous statement. ====Straw Poll====Sometimes, not of all members present at during the meeting (or course of the whole House membership). Thereforediscussion, proposals pass if a majority member asks for a straw poll of members voting . This is a non-binding vote “yes”that helps members determine the group opinion.

* Email the President a statement to be read during the meeting.* Authorize a proxy vote on a for your proposal or another person's proposal on the agenda. This is done in one of two ways:** Authorize another member has become more commonplace to do even if members are planning to cast a vote on your behalf. You must inform the President of your designation by email.** Inform the President of your views directly so that he or she be present because it can add your vote give more context in support or opposition of the proposalagenda and minutes to members who are unable to attend.* Ask another member to call for a ballot vote on Read the issue of concern to you so that you can have a meeting minutes and then vote on the issue. If a ballot vote is called and you are out of town, you can vote by email by sending your vote sent to the president (III.C.3.f)house via email.