JCR Constitution June 2009

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St Peters College

Junior Common Room

Constitution


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CONTENTS

Section 1: NAME AND OBJECTS

Section 2: MEMBERSHIPSection 3: THE JCR COMMITTEE

Section 4: JCR ELECTIONS AND REFERENDA

Section 5: MEETINGS

Section 6: FINANCE

Section 7: CHARITIES

Section 8: CONSTITUTION

Section 9: AFFILIATIONS TO ORGANISATIONS

Section 10: GRIEVANCES

Section 11: DEFINITIONS


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SECTION 1: Name and Objects

NAME

1.1 The name of the organisation is St Peters College Junior Common Room, (JCR)

OBJECTS

1.2 The Objects of the JCR are:

i. to protect the interests of the members;

ii. to promote the general welfare of the members;

iii.to provide general amenities and recreational facilities for all members;

iv. to provide a channel of communication between the JCR and other members of StPeters College, of the University of Oxford and of any other body whose activitiesaffect the interests of its members, and in particular to represent members'opinions and interests to the Governing Body through the agency of membersnominated by the JCR Committee.

v. To operate within the interests of the JCR

1.3 The JCR must operate in accordance with the provisions of the Education Act 1994.

1.4 The JCR shall seek to eliminate discrimination against JCR members on the groundsof gender, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, age or educational

background. As such the JCR will work to create an atmosphere within College thatpromotes mutual respect. This policy extends to JCR funded societies, the JCRnewsletter, and the JCR web site.

1.5 In addition to the Constitution a set of Standing Orders will be produced. To be validthe Standing Orders must be previously ratified by a simple majority either at aGeneral Meeting or in a Referendum. Standing Orders shall be consistent with thisConstitution.


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SECTION 2: Membership

2.1 Membership is open to all matriculated undergraduates, Visiting Students andhonorary members of St. Peters College JCR.

2.2 Members of the St Peters College MCR shall be entitled to use of JCR facilities,membership of JCR societies and participation in JCR-organised events.

2.3 Voting membership is open to matriculated undergraduates in statu pupillari andVisiting Students in statu pupillari only.

2.4 All JCR members shall be entitled to the use of JCR facilities, membership of JCRclubs and societies, and participation in JCR-organised events.

2.5 At the discretion of the JCR Executive, other benefits may be restricted only to thevoting membership.

2.6 Membership of the JCR ceases at the end of the final term of the members course ofstudy unless he or she is made an honorary member.

2.7 Honorary membership can be given by a majority in a JCR motion and ceases afterone year unless renewed by a subsequent JCR motion.

2.8 Members have the right to resign their membership.

2.9 A member of the Collegewho exercises the right not to be a member of the JCR mustnot be unfairly disadvantaged with regard to the provision of services or otherwise.


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SECTION 3: The JCR Committee

3.1 There shall be no sabbatical or paid elected office in the JCR

APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS

3.2 Only voting members may be allowed to stand for any Committee position.

3.3 Final-year students may not hold committee positions, except for that of FinalistsRepresentative.

3.4 Voting is to be conducted by secret ballot.

3.5 Subject to the provisions of the College Statutes and Law, all elected Officers mustabide by and comply with any directions, decisions and mandates arrived at by the JCRmembers and the JCR Executive in any officially constituted meetings and Referenda.

3.6 No JCR Committee member may hold more than one JCR Committee postsimultaneously.

3.7 If any JCR Committee member wishes to resign s/he must tender a writtenresignation to the JCR President. This should be tendered a week in advance ofrelinquishing their post. If the JCR President wishes to resign s/he must tender awritten resignation to the JCR Vice President a week in advance of relinquishinghis/her post.

THE COMMITTEE

3.8 The Committee shall consist of:PresidentVice PresidentTreasurerSecretaryFood, Housing & Amenities OfficerFemale Welfare OfficerMale Welfare OfficerAcademic Affairs OfficerEntertainment Officer (Entz)Charities OfficerBar Manager

Bar TreasurerFirst Year Representative (Rep)Finalists Representative (Rep)IT OfficerOUSU Representative (Rep)First Year Entertainments Officer (2 positions)Environment and Ethics OfficerArts Officer


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Sports OfficerLGBT Representative (Rep)Overseas Students Representative (Rep)Access Representative (Rep)

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary roles and responsibilities of each Committee member shall be as follows.Further details of each role are set out in the Standing Orders.

3.9The President shall convene Committee and General Meetings of the JCR. S/he willbe primarily responsible for the promotion for the rights, welfare and developmentof JCR members and provide representation of the JCR to the College and otherbodies, both within and outside of college.

The President shall live in college, unless they are elected in a second round due tothe first round being Re - Opened for Nominations.

3.10 The Vice President shall deputise for the President in her/his absence or at her/hisrequest. S/he shall take on delegated projects and tasks as the President sees fit andassist the President in his/her job.

3.11 The Treasurer shall be responsible for the daily management of the JCR finances, asdescribed in Section 6.

3.12 The Secretary shall be responsible for taking and publishing minutes of Committeeand General Meetings, assist with other administrative duties, and will be theReturning Officer for JCR elections under normal circumstances. The Secretary

shall also maintain the JCR Policy Book.

3.13 The Food, Housing and AmenitiesOfficer shall be responsible for liaising withcollege to ensure JCR members interests are considered in matters relating to food,housing and amenities, and seek to advance the provision of such entities orservices.

3.14 The Female Welfare Officer shall be responsible for making available such welfareprovisions as are deemed appropriate for JCR members, particularly taking intoaccount the needs of female JCR members

3.15 The Male Welfare Officer shall be responsible for making available such welfareprovisions as are deemed appropriate for JCR members, particularly taking intoaccount the needs of male JCR members

3.16 The Academic Affairs Officer shall be responsible for advancing the academicinterests of students and liaising with the College and other appropriate bodies andthe JCR on matters pertaining to academic affairs and careers.


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3.17 The Entertainments Officer shall be responsible for ensuring the provision ofsuitable entertainment for JCR members and for obtaining decanal permissionwhere necessary.

3.18 The Charities Officer shall be responsible for organising and promoting charityevents and campaigns within the JCR. S/he shall administer the Charity budget andbe a signatory of the Charity Account.

3.19 TheJCRBar Manager shall be responsible for supervising the day-to-day runningof the college bar and its long-term development in accordance with the JCR BarConstitution.

3.20 TheJCRBar Treasurer shall be responsible for daily management of the collegebar finances in accordance with the JCR Bar Constitution.

3.21 The First Year Representative shall be responsible for representing the interests offirst year JCR members and communicating relevant information to them.

3.22 The Finalists Representative shall be responsible for representing the interests ofJCR members in their final year of study and communicating relevant informationto them

3.23 The IT Officer shall be responsible for designing, maintaining and updating theJCR website in accordance with the wishes of the JCR, and shall liaise with theCollege IT Officer

3.24 The OUSU Representative shall be responsible for representing the JCR to theOxford University Student Union and for bringing relevant issues to the attention

of the JCR

3.25 The First Year Entertainments Officer shall be responsible for assisting theEntertainments Officer in organising suitable entertainment for JCR members,particularly those relevant to first year members of the JCR.

3.26 The Environment and Ethics Officer shall be responsible for recycling in college,lobbying the college authorities about environmental and ethical issues and raisingawareness of green and relevant ethical issues within the JCR.

3.27 The Arts Officer shall be responsible for organising arts related events, including

St. Peters Arts Week and promoting arts in the JCR.

3.28 The Sports Officer shall be responsible for facilitating sports activities in college,including representing team captains to the JCR Committee and sitting on thesports fund committee. S/he shall be responsible for encouraging involvement inboth college and university sports clubs.


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3.29 The LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) Rep shall be responsiblefor providing LGBT specific welfare provision and representing particular LGBTviews to the Committee.

3.30 The Overseas Representative shall be responsible for providing support tooverseas students and representing their views to the JCR Committee.

3.31 The Access Rep shall be responsible for managing, maintaining and expanding thecollege Access Scheme.

THE JCR EXECUTIVE

3.32 The JCR Executive shall consist of: President, Vice President, Treasurer andSecretary.

PETER THE SQUIRREL

3.33 A JCR member shall be elected as college mascot, Peter the Squirrel. Peter theSquirrel will not sit on the JCR Committee. S/he shall be responsible for welfare of

all squirrels within the college grounds and shall wear the mascot outfit at all events

where the JCR Committee deems it necessary for the upkeep of college morale.

FRESHERS COMMITTEE

3.34 A Freshers Committee shall be created at the beginning of a new Committees termin office, in 7th week of Trinity term. This Committee shall consist of the incomingJCR Executive, Bar Manager, Female and Male Welfare Officers and Entz Officer,and up to five (but no less than seven) appointed JCR Members. The Freshers

Committee shall be appointed in accordance with the procedure in the StandingOrders, and shall fulfil the responsibilities detailed therein.

BALL COMMITTEE

3.35 The Ball Committee shall be activated by a formal resolution of the JCR Committeeto oversee the organisation of the St Peters College Bi-annual Ball.

3.36 The Ball Committee Executive shall be elected in 3rd week of Trinity term and shallconsist of one or two Ball Presidents, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. Theelection of the Ball Executive shall be done in accordance with the Standing Order

Procedure for JCR Committee Elections.

3.37 The remainder of the Ball Committee shall be appointed by the Ball Executivethrough a process of nomination and interview, as detailed in the Standing Orders.

3.38 The JCR shall underwrite the Ball only in the case that a motion to underwrite it issubmitted to and passed by a JCR General Meeting. If such a motion is passed, theJCR will absorb any losses except where these losses have been incurred throughthe dishonesty or negligence of the Ball Committee Executive in which case they


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shall be liable, and they shall sign a declaration to this effect. This must be done inaccordance with Constitution 6.8.

3.39 In the case that the JCR decides to underwrite the ball, the following shall apply:i. The Ball Committee Treasurer shall present regular reports to the JCR

Committee. The interval for these is to be set with the agreement of theJCR Treasurer, or a report is to be provided whenever requested by theJCR Committee. The JCR Treasurer shall reserve the right to examinethe Ball Committee accounts at any time.

ii. The JCR Committee shall reserve the right to remove members of theBall Committee subject to the decision of a JCR General Meeting

iii. The JCR Committee shall have the right to send an observer to attendany meeting of the Ball Committee.

iv. The Ball Committee may be dissolved at any time by a two-thirdsmajority decision of a JCR General Meeting.


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SECTION 4: JCR Elections and Referenda including by-elections

4.1. All elections shall be democratic and conducted by secret ballot.

4.2. In the following section, where JCR members is written, this refers only to voting

members.

RIGHTS TO VOTE

4.3. Subject to the restrictions in this clause, all full JCR members have the right to votein JCR elections.

i. Only female members of the JCR may vote for Female Welfare Officerii. Only male members of the JCR may vote for the Male Welfare Officer

iii. Only JCR members in their penultimate year of study may vote for Finalistsrepresentative

iv. Only JCR members in their first year of study may vote for First YearRepresentative

.RIGHTS TO STAND

4.4. Subject to the restrictions in this clause, all full JCR members shall have the right tostand for any JCR Committee post.

i. Only JCR members in their penultimate year of study are eligible to stand forFinalists Rep except in the event of a by-election for this position during the termof office, where only members in their final year are eligible to stand.

ii. Only women may stand for the position of Female Welfare Officeriii. Only men may stand for the position of Male Welfare Officeriv. Only JCR members in their first year of study may stand for the positions of First

Year Representative and First Year Entertainments Officer

4.5 See Constitution 3.6

4.6 Re-open nominations (RON) shall stand in every election

TIMING OF ELECTIONS

4.7 The JCR President shall be elected during 5th week of Hilary term.

4.8 The Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Male and Female Welfare Officers andLGBT Rep, shall be elected during 7th week of Hilary term.

4.9 The JCR Committee positions of Academic Affairs Officer, Bar Treasurer, BarManager, Ents. Officer, Environment and Ethics rep, Arts Officer, Charities Officer,Sports Officer, OUSU Rep, Finalists Rep, Access Rep, Food, Housing & AmenitiesOfficer, Overseas Rep and IT Officer shall be elected during 3rd week of Trinity term.


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4.10 The JCR Committee positions of First Year Representative and First Year EntzOfficer and shall be elected in 6th week of Michaelmas term.

4.11 The non-Committee position of Peter the Squirrel shall be elected in 6th week ofMichaelmas term.

4.12 In the event of a vacancy for a Committee position being created, a by-election shallbe held within 3 full term weeks of the vacancys being created, in accordance withelection procedure. This will happen unless such a vacancy occurs within three weeksprior to the designated election period for that post. In the period between thecreation of a vacancy and a by-election, the JCR Committee will co-opt a JCRmember to fill the vacant position.

4.13Only members who were qualified to vote at the time of the most recent annualelections for the Finalists Rep may vote in a by-election for the Finalists Rep.

4.14Election procedure shall be as detailed in the Standing Orders.

REFERENDA

4.16.Outcomes of referenda shall be binding unless overturned by subsequent referenda.

4.17 The JCR Committee may call a Referendum at its own discretion.

4.18 A referendum must be held if requested in writing by at least 50 JCR members.

4.19 Referenda shall be run according to the procedure outlined in the Standing Orders

4.20 A simple majority is required for a motion to pass in a referendum, except for:

i. motions amending the Constitution and Standing Ordersii. motions to wind up the JCR

iii. motions to remove a Committee member from officewhich shall require a two-thirds majority of those members who vote in thereferendum.

4.21 No referendum on a similar issue shall be held more than once in the same academic

year except at the discretion of a General Meeting. It is at the discretion of thePresident whether or not the proposed referendum topic differs from referenda heldin the same year.

4.22 If further review is called for after an initial review, this must be in accordance withthe St. Peters College complaints procedure.


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ST. PETERS SOCIETY AWARD

4.22 The JCR will select the recipient of the St Peters Society Award in Hilary term eachyear, the procedure for which shall be detailed in the Standing Orders.


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SECTION 5: Meetings

GENERAL MEETINGS

5.1 General Meetings must be conducted according to the Standing Orders.

5.2 Three General Meetings which are quorate must be held by the JCR Committee ineach full term.

5.3 A General Meeting is quorate if at least thirty-five JCR members are present. Nodecision taken while the meeting is inquorate shall be binding on the JCR. Anannouncement must be made as soon as a meeting becomes inquorate, but themeeting may still continue.

5.4 At the written request of at least 20 voting JCR members, who are eligible to vote,the JCR Committee must call a General Meeting, or Emergency General Meeting.

5.5 Decisions made by a General Meeting shall require a simple majority of thosemembers present and voting except for

i. decisions amending the Constitution and Standing Ordersii. decisions to wind up the JCR.

iii. decisions to remove a Committee member from officeiv. a vote of no confidence in the Chair

These decisions require a two-thirds majority of those present and voting.

5.6 Non-members of the JCR may apply for speaking rights to the chair of the meeting

(including Emergency General Meetings) at which they wish to speak; they willthen be considered visiting speakers.

5.7 The General Meeting shall be the sovereign body of the JCR, except that it shall bebound by outcomes of Referenda.

EMERGENCY GENERAL MEETINGS

5.7 The President or the JCR Committee may call an Emergency General Meeting.S/he must give at least 48 hours notice of such a meeting.

5.8 An emergency General Meeting is quorate if at least thirty members are present. Anannouncement must be made as soon as a meeting becomes inquorate, but themeeting may still continue.

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i. any business that could not be discussed at the previous General Meetingbecause that meeting was inquorate.

ii. any emergency motions.iii. any matters of urgency.

5.10 A matter of urgency is a matter that is so pressing that discussion of it cannot bedelayed until the next General Meeting. A matter of urgency shall be included onthe Agenda at the discretion of the President or the JCR Committee.

5. 11 An Emergency General meeting shall in all other respects be equivalent to aGeneral Meeting and shall be governed by the same Standing Orders.

JCR COMMITTEE MEETINGS

5.12 The JCR Committee shall meet at the Presidents discretion and shall be chaired bythe President.

5.13 There must be at least 3 Committee Meetings held each term.

5.14 Meetings shall be minuted and these minutes must be made available to allmembers of the JCR upon request.

5.15 All Committee members are obliged to attend unless they offer apologies. In thecase that the JCR President does not feel that the attendance of the entirecommittee is necessary, those whose presence is optional are freed from thisobligation and therefore 5.16 will not apply in this case.

5.16 If a Committee member fails, without apology, to attend 3 Committee meetings ina term, s/he will be deemed to have resigned.

5.17 The JCR Committee meeting is quorate if at least 9 committee members arepresent. If the meeting is not quorate no motions can be passed.

5.18 Non-Committee members of the JCR can attend the Committee meeting butcannot speak without the permission of the Chair of the meeting.

REVOKING OR CHANGING DECISIONS MADE BY REFERENDA, GENERALMEETINGS AND EMERGENCY GENERAL MEETINGS

5.18 When a decision has been made through General Meeting, Emergency General

Meeting or Referendum, the JCR Committee must not adopt that decision for 24hours except in circumstances where motions are passed with the express requestfor immediate adoption.

5.19 If within that time any voting JCR members take the steps necessary for the callingof a General Meeting, Emergency General Meeting or Referendum to review thatdecision, then that decision shall be subject to review. The outcome of the reviewwill be adopted immediately.


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5.20 Decisions that overrule, circumvent or vitiate any decision previously made by aGeneral Meeting or Emergency General Meeting shall require a simple majorityto pass.

5.21 Decisions made through a Referendum can only be overturned through anotherReferendum and not at a General Meeting.


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SECTION 6: Finance

6.1 The JCR Executive is accountable for the legality of all financial transactions. Theday to day running of the accounts shall be delegated to the Treasurer.

6.2 No acquisition of items, services, loans or financial transactions are to take place

prior approval by a JCR Committee or General Meeting motion.6.3 The JCR Committee may only pass expenditure of up to or equal to 100. Total

expenditure passed in this manner must not exceed 800 per term.6.4 All expenditure over 100 must be agreed in a JCR General Meeting by a majority

vote.

6.5 The Treasurer shall negotiate a budget for each terms entertainments with theEntertainments Officer. This budget must be ratified by a majority vote at the firstJCR General Meeting of the term for which the budget applies.

6.6 The Treasurer shall negotiate a budget for each terms welfare provisions with theWelfare Officers. This budget must be ratified by a majority vote at the first JCRGeneral Meeting of the term for which the budget applies.

6.7 The JCR should not make it their policy to make loans to any person ororganisation. However, if by a 2/3 majority vote in a General Meeting, the JCRagrees to make a loan to a person or organisation then the following must apply:

i) The loan must be formalised by a contract to be signed by all partiesconcerned and by the Treasurer and President before financialtransactions commence.

ii) There will be no underwriting the loan; it must be repaid in full and by aset date.

iii) The loan may not exceed 250. This value is a maximum.iv) The Treasurer must be able to inspect the accounts of the person or

organisation before the application and at any time after the loan hasbeen granted.

6.8 The JCR should not make it their policy to underwrite the losses of anyorganisation. However, if by a two thirds majority vote in a General Meeting, theJCR feels it wishes to underwrite the losses of an organisation then the followingmust apply:

i) The Executive must be able to inspect the accounts of the organisationbefore the application and at any time after the agreement has been made.

ii) The Treasurer, at the General Meeting, must raise the issue of thedistribution of the profits of the organisation before the underwriting isagreed.


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6.9 Financial propriety:

i) The JCR balance must not fall below 25% of the total income of theprevious financial year.

ii) The incoming Treasurer shall write a financial report with reference tothe previous years accounts. This financial report shall be written withthe assistance of the outgoing Treasurer and shall be made available tothe JCR before the first General Meeting of Michaelmas term. It shall bewritten in accordance with 22 (2) (h) of the Education Act 1994 and shallcontain a list of external organisations with which the JCR is affiliated,and details of donations made to them.

iii) The Treasurer shall present a summary of the Michaelmas term accountsat the first General Meeting of Hilary term and shall present a summaryof the Hilary term accounts at the first General Meeting of Trinity term.The incoming Treasurer shall present the Trinity term accounts at thefirst General Meeting of Michaelmas term.

iv) All accounts must be made available to the Governing body as requiredby 22(2)(h) of the Education Act 1994.

v) The accounts of the JCR must be audited by the College Accountanttermly before their presentation.

vi) A paper copy and an electronic copy of the JCR accounts must be madeand stored in the JCR account file immediately after auditing.

vii)All receipts for purchases made by the JCR must be kept for seven years.viii)The signatories of the JCR Account(s) shall be the Treasurer and the

President and Vice-President.

ix)The transferral of these signatures must be by Trinity term 10th week.

x) All cheques made out by the JCR must be counter-signed by thePresident, or Vice President.

xi)The JCR should endeavour to have total control over its finances suchthat it can continue supplying all existing services to its members withease, be able to obtain new items or services throughout a Committeesperiod in office, and allow future Committees to do the same.

xii) The amalgamated sports budget should be administrated by theTreasurer in consultation with the JCR Executive. S/he shall work withthe Sports Officer to publicise the amalgamated sports budget.


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Section 7: CHARITIES

7.1 There shall be a separate JCR Charity budget, funded by a opt-out termly battelsdonation and other voluntary donations.

7.2 The Charity Budget shall be managed by the Treasurer and the Charities Officer, whoshall be the signatories, along with the President, on the separate Charity account.

7.3 All motions for donation to charitable causes from the Charity Account, regardless ofthe sum, must be passed at a JCR General Meeting.

7.4 No financial donations to charitable causes shall be made from any budget other thanthe charity budget.

7.5 The JCR shall choose a Nominated Charity to support throughout each academic year.This shall be chosen according to procedures detailed in the Standing Orders. TheNominated Charity must be a registered with the UK Charity Commission.

CHARITABLE DONATIONS

7.6 Charitable donations shall be dealt with in accordance with the Standing Orders.


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SECTION 8: The JCR Constitution

8.1 This Constitution must be submitted in its entirety to the Governing Body for approvaland for review at five year intervals. In addition, any amendments to this Constitutionmust be submitted to Governing Body for approval.

8.2 Insofar as any provision in the previous St Peters College Junior Common RoomConstitution (or in any appendices of the previous constitution) conflicts with thisdocument or is additional to the provisions in this document, that provision shall beinvalid: the former St Peters College Junior Common Room Constitution (and anyappendices) is rescinded in its entirety and replaced by this Constitution.

8.3 JCR Policy not incorporated in the Constitution or Standing Orders, agreed by GeneralMeeting or Referendum, and not subsequently overruled, circumvented or vitiated byGeneral Meeting or Referendum, shall remain active for a period of not less than threeyears from the date of its adoption. The policy will lapse at the conclusion of the firstquorate General Meeting following the three-year span, unless renewed at that

General Meeting. A Policy Book shall be maintained by the JCR Secretary.

All policy adopted before Hilary term 2006 is hereby revoked.

8.4 Before the three year policy is over, the Committee must review the policy that is dueto lapse, and may decide to submit a motion for the renewal of that policy to the nextGeneral Meeting. If it does not so decide, the Committee must issue details of thatpolicy by email to all JCR Members before the next General Meeting, to give othermembers a chance to submit a renewal motion.

8.5 This constitution may only be amended by a constitutional amendment supported by a

two-thirds majority of those present and voting at a General Meeting or a two-thirdsmajority of a Referendum. The rules for General Meetings and Referenda shall applyto constitutional amendments except that no constitutional amendment shall be takenby way of an emergency motion. Any amendment must then be submitted toGoverning Body for approval.

8.6 A copy of the current Standing Orders will be provided to the Master and GoverningBody of the college. The Master must be notified of any amendments to the StandingOrders


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SECTION 9: Affiliations to Organisations

9.1 The JCR must review its affiliation to any external organisations once a year via amotion in the first General Meeting of every year, proposed by the President.

9.2 The JCR may affiliate with any organisation, except insofar as this affiliation conflictswith the objects of the JCR (see 1.2). If the JCR decides to become affiliated with anyexternal organisation, it shall publish to all students of the College, and to theGoverning Body, a notice of this decision stating the name of the organisation and thedetails of any subscription or similar fee paid, or proposed to be paid, and of anydonation made or proposed to be made, to the organisation.

9.3 The JCR shall publish to all students of the College, and to the Governing Body of theCollege, a report containing a list of all the external organisations to which the JCR iscurrently affiliated to and the details of any subscription or similar fee paid, ordonations made, to such organisations in the past year. This report will be published inTrinity term of every year.

9.4 Any member of the JCR may request a list of the organisations to which the JCR isaffiliated at any time. At intervals of not more than one year, if at least five percent ofmembers so require, the question of continued affiliation to any particular organisationshall be decided upon by open ballot at a General Meeting


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SECTION 11: Definitions

11.1 Unless explicitly defined otherwise, all days on which JCR business shall be heldare to be days in full term.

i) In any commitment of the JCR Committee to hold a meeting or execute anaction within a set number of days the timeframe shall be considered within fullterm only.

ii) The provisions of this clause shall not prevent the JCR Committee frommeeting outside full term but such meetings shall not be reckoned towards therequired number of JCR Committee meetings per term.

11.2 Where JCR has been written, this term is taken to mean all JCR members arerepresented by the elected JCR Committee.

11.3 Where MCR has been written, this is taken to mean all Middle Common Roommembers of St Peters College.

11.4 Where notice has been written, this term is taken to mean at least an email sent toall JCR members.

This Constitution was last ratified by the Governing Body in its entirety in Hilary 2009

Last updated on 7th Week Trinity 2009

JCR Constitution June 2009

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