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== Process ==
 
== Process ==
 
If a member believes that none of Escher's food options can meet their basic needs, they should do the following:
 
If a member believes that none of Escher's food options can meet their basic needs, they should do the following:
# Talk to Chef Lynn and explain their situation. Chef Lynn has extensive experience in accommodating dietary needs, and will quickly make an assessment.
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# Talk to Chef Giselle and explain their situation. Chef Giselle has extensive experience in accommodating dietary needs, and will quickly make an assessment.
# If Chef Lynn cannot accommodate their dietary needs, the member must then email a statement to the [[President]] explaining their situation, preferably with proof of their medical condition or dietary situation. This can be a doctor's note, or statements from other members that can vouch for them.
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# If Chef Giselle cannot accommodate their dietary needs, the member must then email a statement to the [[President]] explaining their situation, preferably with proof of their medical condition or dietary situation. This can be a doctor's note, or statements from other members that can vouch for them.
# The President calls a [[Judiciary Committee]] meeting, where the committee considers the statement and decides whether or not to recommend it to the house. The committee recommendation may be accompanied by a brief explanation.
 
 
# The house must then vote on this release at a [[House Meetings|House Meeting]]. The house is free to disagree with the Judiciary Committee's recommendation. Ideally, the member requesting food release should be present to give a brief statement (private details and doctor's notes are not required here) and answer house questions.
 
# The house must then vote on this release at a [[House Meetings|House Meeting]]. The house is free to disagree with the Judiciary Committee's recommendation. Ideally, the member requesting food release should be present to give a brief statement (private details and doctor's notes are not required here) and answer house questions.
  
 
A member that has been granted food charges release must not eat any house food.
 
A member that has been granted food charges release must not eat any house food.

Revision as of 20:03, 15 January 2023

Food Release grants a member exemption from the food portion of Escher's house charges. Co-opers share the cost of eating together, but this arrangement is unlike the meal plan you might find at a dorm. When everyone shares the burden for everything, we all benefit from the lower prices we get when we buy as a group. For this reason, the same house charges are expected of all members (based on room size as per the contract), regardless of what resources they use. Food charges are a bit special, because there are some members with severe allergies or conditions like celiac disease. In some cases, the house may vote to grant food release to a member who demonstrates they cannot have their basic food needs met by Escher.

Process

If a member believes that none of Escher's food options can meet their basic needs, they should do the following:

  1. Talk to Chef Giselle and explain their situation. Chef Giselle has extensive experience in accommodating dietary needs, and will quickly make an assessment.
  2. If Chef Giselle cannot accommodate their dietary needs, the member must then email a statement to the President explaining their situation, preferably with proof of their medical condition or dietary situation. This can be a doctor's note, or statements from other members that can vouch for them.
  3. The house must then vote on this release at a House Meeting. The house is free to disagree with the Judiciary Committee's recommendation. Ideally, the member requesting food release should be present to give a brief statement (private details and doctor's notes are not required here) and answer house questions.

A member that has been granted food charges release must not eat any house food.