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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.
All North Campus Cooperative Houses are governed by the [https[http://www.icc.coop/my-membership/governancelive/standing-rulespolicies/ |ICC Standing Rules]] and the Constitution and [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzfIIXgFbHwNa1BNUW9NRk5ZYlk/view?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 [https://icc.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Escher-House-Constitution.pdf House Constitution] unless otherwise stated.
====Structure====
House Meetings generally use the following structure:
# {{Ordered list |[[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) # [[Proposal|House Proposals]] (~10 min ea.) # [[|Release Requests]] (5 min ea.) # |[[Non-Student 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 President allows members to discuss the proposal. By tradition, if the proposal concerns a specific member, that member leaves the room during the discussion.
** Any member may propose an amendment to the proposal under discussion. This secondary motion must be discussed and voted on before returning to consideration of the original proposal. By house tradition, a member may amend his or her own proposal by “friendly amendment” without a vote to do so.
** 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”).
* The President either:
** Asks for objections to the proposal. Any member may object or ask for more time to consider the proposal. If this happens, the President must put the question (see below). Otherwise, the proposal is adopted.
** Puts the question. The President states the proposal to be voted on. This is done if anyone objects to the proposal (as above) or if the President feels that it is too controversial to be considered without a vote.
*** Any member may call 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 a ballot.*** Assuming no member calls for a ballot vote, the President, at his or her discretion, conducts a voice vote or hand vote, asking for supporters and then opponents of a proposal (but not abstentions). If the results of a voice vote are not clear, a hand vote must be held. If the result of a hand vote is not clear, the hands must be counted. The President only votes to break a tie in order not to influence members’ votes.
===Majority vote===