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A new House Council is formed at the beginning of each Fall and Spring/Summer contract period. Each suite elects one of its members to the House Council during the first suite meeting of the period. If this member moves out or is otherwise unable to sit on the House Council, the suite must elect another member to take their place.
Once each suite has elected a House Council member, the [[Officers#Education Chair|Education Chair]] schedules and facilitates the first House Council meeting. At this meeting, the Education Chair provides an overview of the House Council's duties, then holds an election for House Council Chair. Any House Council member may run for this position, and only House Council members may vote. Once the House Council has elected a chair, the Education Chair leaves the meeting. The House Council operates independently of the officers from then on.
== Duties ==
=== Information gathering ===
While some officer tasks are apparent to the whole house, others are less visible. Examples of unseen work include the [[Officers#Treasurer|Treasurer]]'s financial duties, long-term projects the [[Tech Team]] may be working on, and sensitive issues being addressed by the [[Officers#Vice President of Relations|Vice President of Relations]]. The House Council can track this behind-the-scenes officer work, ensuring both that officers cannot hide idleness in the obscurity of their work, and that officers are recognized for going above and beyond even if the house cannot directly see it.
To accomplish this purpose, House Council members gather information from officers. They assess written officer reports and attend the officer report portion of officer meetings. After the officers give their reports, House Council members ask the officers about their progress on specific tasks. This information becomes the basis for the monthly House Council report to the house.