# The Member requests a release by communication (usually e-mail) to emailing the [[Officers#President|House President]]. If it is a release due to travel, it may qualify for automatic approval as a [[Release Requests#Food Release|food release]]. # The Member appears before the [[Judiciary Committee]], where the JC votes to recommend or not recommend the release.

## The JCTreasurer's decision on whether or not the release is recommended.Financial Impact Evaluation (if applicable)## The vote tally of the JCWork Manager's decision.Labor Impact Evaluation (if applicable)# The Release Request is voted on at via a Google form ballot following the House Meeting, with the vote being the final decision. Note: If you will be out of the house for 14 or more consecutive days, you qualify for an automatic [[Release Requests#Food Release|Food Release]]. Please see below for more info.

===[[Food Release]]===A Food Release releases a Member from their obligation to pay food-related House Charges for the release period. As specified in noted above, if you will be out of the house for 14 or more consecutive days, you qualify for an automatic [[Release Requests#Work Food Release|Work Food Release]]. ''To receive it, release requests due to a period you must notify the [[Treasurer]] via email with your dates of absence from travel beforehand.'' All monetary releases on the house (> 14 consecutive days) will automatically include a food release for the same period of time-level are given in half-month increments. Anyone can request a Food Release, but they are generally given utilized in the following cases:

* A Member has a dietary restriction [[Food Release|that cannot be accommodated by House Meals]].After a Member receives a food release, they may not use any GUFF food in the basement kitchens.

If a member informs the treasurer Note: A food release is <bu>in writingnot</bu> before they leave the same as a house for 14 consecutive <b>meal-providing</b> days - days dinner is served - they will qualify for an automatic charges release. House charges include food releaseand other expenses.

If ===House Charges Release===House charges include amenities like paper products, soap, water, AND food, but are still separate from ICC Charges, which include mortgages, maintenance, administration, etc. A House Charges Release releases a Member requests a food release due from their obligation to dietary restrictions, it is recommended pay House Charges in half-month increments that the align with their period of absence. After a Member communicate this with Chef Lynn prior is released from House Charges, they are expected to vacate their room by the start of the release request processperiod.

After a Member receives a food release, they may not use any guff food at the House. A food release is <u>not</u> the same as a house charges release. House charges include food and other expenses. ===House Charges Release===House charges include amenities and food, but are still separate from ICC Charges, which include mortgages, maintenance, administration, etc. A House Charges Release releases a Member from their obligation to pay any House Charges for the release period. This is generally requested if the Member will be leaving the House. After a Member gets released from House Charges, they are expected to vacate their room by the start of the release period. Note: <b> A House Charges Release does ''not'' release a Member from ICC Charges </b>, and releases from ICC Charges can only be granted through the ICC [https://icc.coop/housing/icc-contract-release-information/ Contract Release Process] or one of the [https://icc.coop/my-membership/icc-finances/financial-aid-info/ scholarship options].

2. '''You are going on vacation for 3 weeks.''' Since you will not be using most house resources this time, you would prefer to not pay for things like food & amenities (like paper products, soap, water, etc). Though you'd also prefer not to do chores, it is unlikely that a Work Release will be approved for this reason (and it is uncooperative to ask for one in your case since it really short-staffs the house). First, worry about finding shift swaps or otherwise getting your hours done in advance. [[Work|Remember, if you do not do this, you WILL be fined for missing your labor]]! Next, you will want submit a House Charges Release. If approved, you will pay $150 less on RentManager for the month in which you will be gone. This is because all monetary releases on the house-level are given in half-month increments. Even if your vacation is 3 1/2 weeks, you will still only receive a $150 discount. To get approved, you must submit this request to be an item on the next House Meeting's agenda by emailing escher.president@icc.coop with a statement that includes all relevant details (namely, when you will be departing and returning). Make sure to CC the [[Treasurer]] so that you receive an automatic Food Release. This is to say that, regardless the result of your vote, you will receive $50 for food since you informed the Treasurer that you will be gone for 2 or more consecutive weeks. If you can, you should attend those two meeting forums so you can make your case and answer any questions your fellow members may have for you. Once the ballot results come back, if your request is approved, there is nothing more you must do. If you have questions about which month you will be credited (maybe your vacation is split over two months), email escher.treasurer@icc.coop.