Officers

All officers shall begin their terms on the first day of the contract period after they have been trained following the semester during which they were elected whichever comes later.

Contents

President

1. Responsible to the House and the ICC.
2. Upholds House Constitution and ideals of the ICC.
3. Coordinates communication between officers, ICC staff and Escher staff.
4. Represents the House in relations with other co-op houses, all ICC staff, Escher staff and the community at large.
5. Has overall responsibility for House operations. Sees that officers and committees perform their functions.
6. Provides Vice Presidents with agenda for House forums.
7. Presides at Officer Meetings and ensures that tasks are properly delegated and executed. Presides over all joint House Council-Officer Meetings.
8. Facilitates Judiciary Committee meetings.
9. Gives reports to Board Representatives prior to Board meetings regarding House operations.
10. Attends new member orientation at the beginning of each contract period.

Vice President of Suites

1. Responsible to President and House.
2. Coordinates monthly meetings of Suite Managers.
3. Provides an agenda to Suite Managers for each suite meeting.
4. Oversees all Suite Managers. Vice President of Suites shall fine any Suite Manager not performing adequately according to section 4.2.
5. Each Vice President shall chair one of the two House forums.
6. Vice Presidents shall alternate which kitchen forum they chair.
7. Sits on the Judiciary Committee and chairs the Judiciary Committee for any case in 5.4.1.A that concerns the President.

Vice President of Relations

1. Responsible to President and House.
2. Coordinates rooming and member rosters with the ICC front desk.
3. Oversees move-in/move-out for non-standard contracts or contract releases.
4. Each Vice President shall chair one of two consecutive House forums.
5. Vice Presidents shall alternate which kitchen forum they chair.
6. Sits on the Judiciary Committee and chairs the Judiciary Committee for any case in 5.4.1.A that concerns the President.
7. Ensures that all occupancy changes are forwarded to the President, Treasurer, Suite Managers and Work Manager.
8. Oversees check-in and check-out procedures for standard contracts in conjunction with the Interim Managers.

Board Representative

As a merger of three (3) houses (O’Keeffe, Renaissance, and Escher, 2014) Escher maintains three (3) Board Representatives, as understood from ICC Bylaw 3.114.

1. Responsible to the ICC.
2. Serves as a voting member on the ICC Board of Directors as determined by the ICC Standing Rules.
3. Reports on the activities of the Board and ICC to the House.
4. Informs the Board of any member concerns.

Treasurer

1. Responsible to President and House.
2. Prepares the House budget in consultation with the ICC, any House staff, and the House.
3. Presents the House budget for member consideration by September 20th for the Fall/Winter contract period and May 20th for the Spring/Summer contract period.
4. Assists ICC Finance Office in maintaining House financial records.
5. Reviews rent rolls sent by the ICC.
6. Maintains a document of charges, fines and credits.
7. Keeps accounts receivable journal of House revenue.
8. Tracks and manages cash, check, credit card, and incoming receipts.
9. Pays House bills as needed and maintains the House checkbook.
10. Reconciles bank statements to the ledger each month.
11. Organizes annual review meeting for any staff member of the House.

Work Manager

1. Responsible to President and House.
2. Prepares temporary work schedule for the first two weeks of the semester and for the last week of the semester.
3. Distributes work surveys to members and schedules them (so far as possible) to their preferred jobs. Makes up the permanent work schedule for the rest of the semester.
4. Responsible for setting up a procedure for trading work shifts and replacing a crew member who has not shown up for work.
5. Fines according to Section 4.2.

Kitchen Manager

1. Responsible to President and House.
2. Arranges a schedule in the beginning of the semester to train kitchen crews. Shows them their responsibilities, including how to operate the kitchen equipment and how to properly perform their jobs.
3. Designates a crew leader for each cleaning crew to ensure that that cleaning crew has done its job properly.
4. Fines delinquent kitchen crews according to section 4.2.
5. Works with the chef to prepare for inspection by the Health Department. Makes sure the kitchen passes inspection.
6. Works with the chef in regards to improving the quality of the food and the performance of cooking crews. Seeks member input on kitchen operations.
7. Manages and supervises work holiday in the kitchen.
8. Coordinates all kitchen maintenance related jobs with the Maintenance Manager.
9. Presents the evaluation of the paid chef to the House at the end of the semester.

Maintenance Manager

1. Responsible to President and House.
2. Responds to any member requests for assistance that are not related to technology.
3. Oversees Escher maintenance crew and tasks.
4. Checks that the conditions around the House are not detrimental to the recruitment of new members.
5. Fines delinquent maintenance crews according to section 4.2.
6. Assists the ICC staff and the City of Ann Arbor in conducting building inspections. Makes sure the House passes building inspections.
7. Attends monthly meetings with the ICC Director of Annual Maintenance.
8. Brings proposals to the ICC Maintenance Committee seeking funds on behalf of the House.

Social Chair

1. Responsible to President and House.
2. Organizes large House social events, at least two per semester.
3. Organizes small weekly social events (discussion group, cookie nights, movie nights, etc.).
4. Organizes House community service projects, at least one per semester (e.g. an afternoon serving Habitat for Humanity, Food Gatherers, Food Bank, etc.)
5. Communicates with other ICC Houses in the planning of social events.
6. Actively encourages and facilitates activities by interested groups to plan activities and invite other members to participate.
7. Works with Education Chair to encourage members to gain as much as possible from their unique international/cultural community with activities and education.
8. Works with Education Chair in reaching out to any Escher alumni.

Education Chair

1. Responsible to President and House.
2. Organizes House educational events, at least two per semester.
3. Responsible for educating the House about cultural awareness.
4. Provides informational packet for all incoming members.
5. Actively identify areas of improvement for member knowledge of governance and house logistics and report to the Educational Committee, House and Officers.
6. Works with Social Chair in reaching out to any Escher alumni.
7. Serves as a contact with Educational Committee.

Secretary

1. Responsible to President and House.
2. Takes minutes at each House meeting and publicizes them to the House within 48 hours.
3. Responsible for the ICC office labor provided by the House to the ICC.
4. Makes sure information is received and posted in correct places.
5. Responsible for organizing office cleaning during Work Holiday.
6. Addresses any member concerns regarding parking space or the parking lot. If there is a shortage of parking spaces for members, a lottery will be administered by the Secretary. They shall oversee all members currently using the parking lot.

Sustainability Steward

1. Responsible to President and House.
2. Works on new ideas for sustainability in the House.
3. Educates members on sustainability issues.
4. Coordinates with Maintenance Manager on issues of water, energy and material waste.
5. Coordinates a composting system in the House.
6. Manages all returnables.

Technology Advisor

1. Responsible to President and House.
2. Supervises Escher Tech Team, prioritizes tasks and fulfills technology related Requests for Assistance (RFAs).
3. Innovates new ideas for technology related improvements in the House.
4. Fines Escher Tech Team members for not performing assigned tasks or performing them poorly according to section 4.2.
5. Responsible for maintenance and documentation of House technology infrastructure.
6. Sits on the ICC Tech Team with ICC approval.