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6.1 The Other Publications Society
shall be governed by a Board of
Directors known as the Other Publi-
cations Society Board of Directors,
hereinafter called the Board, which
shall consist of:

a) two members of the official,
autonomous Student newspaper of
Douglas College.

b) one member from each of the
other member publications.

c) two members from the society at
large.

d) one member from the honorary
membership to act as chairperson.

r

e) the business manager of the
society.

6.2 The Business Manager shall not
have a vote and the chairperson shall
only have a vote in the event of a tie.

6.3 The Board shall be the only official
medium of communication in admini-
stration matters between the Society,
its projects, and:

a) the Douglas College Administra-
tion

b) the Douglas College Faculty

c) the Douglas College Student
Society

d) the Student Body
e) the Public

f) any official organization wishing
to make a formal representation

6.4 The Board shall administer the

Society, and have powers to secure
revenue for its publications and to
borrow funds for its publications, as it
sees fit except for the issue of
debentures, which shall be-sanctioned
by a special resolution of the Society.

6.5 The Board shall, as an integral
part of its function;

a) guarantee the freedom and
democracy of the student press as
outlined by the Charter and Code of
Ethics of the Canadian University
Press.

b) have the power to suspend any
staff member from its projects who
acts in contempt of the by-laws
herewithin.

c) act as a Board of Appeal on all
staff appointments and dismissals.

d) appoint all managerial staff other
than in the editorial department of
all the Society’s publications.

e) define the terms of reference for
all full-time salaried employees of
the Society.

f) insure that where the operations
are carried out in premises put at
the disposal of the Society by a third
party, all damages whether willful
or accidental, shall be repaired
immediately.

g) in the event that the chairperson
cannot fulfill her/his term for the
full year she/he shall appoint a
member of the Board to ensure that
a replacement be appointed within
three weeks of notification of the
vacancy, and that the appointment
be conducted adhering to the by-
laws herein.

h) in the event that a member of the
Board cannot fulfillher/his term for
the full year, the Board shall ensure
that a by-election is held within
three weeks of receipt of notification
of the vacancy.

6.6 As an integral part of sitting as a
representative from member _publi-
cations on the Board, the represent-
atives are required to attend all
regularly scheduled staff meetings of
the publications they represent.

6.7 Any policy or operative decision by
a general meeting is binding upon the
Board.

6.8 The Board shall meet at least
every two weeks during the academic
year (September - April) and at least
once per month during the summer
(May - August).

BY-LAW 7 Elections and Appoint-
ments of Members to the Board

7.1 Candidates for office on the Board
must be members of the Society.
Elective candidates must not hold any
position on the Douglas College Stu-
dent Council or any other student body
government.

7.2 Candidates’ nominations must be
signed by not less than 10 members of
the Society in good standing.

7.3 a) Elected members of the Board
shall hold office for one year starting
on the first day of October.

b)smembers of the Board elected
in a byelection shall sit until the
subsequent general election.

7.4 By-elections shall be given notice
in the official, autonomous student
newspaper of Douglas College, or a

broadsheet at least two weeks prior to
the by-election date, along with the
posting of at least three election
notices in conspicuous places on each
campus of Douglas College.

7.5 Upon the death, resignation or
impeachment of an elected Board
member, the chairperson of the Board
shall cause a by-election to be called at
which time a candidate shall be elected
to assume the vacant office for the
remainder of the unexpired term. Such
by-elections are to be governed by the
by-laws governing election.

7.6 In the event of the death,
resignation or the impeachment of
sufficient numbers of Board members,
the remaining members shall appoint
an interim chairperson who shall cause
the necessary by-election to be held
and who shall be a signing officer until
a regular chairperson is appointed.

7.7 Appointment of a chairperson of
the Board must be ratified by the staff
of member publications before taking
effect.

7.8 Nominations shall be open from
the date at which the elections are
announced until 24 hours before
commencement of the balloting.

7.9 Balloting shall take place on each
campus. Ballot boxes shall remain
open for at least six hours on each of
two consecutive days.

7.10 Eligible voters shall be all
members of the Society who have
signed the official registry up to 24
hours preceding the day on which the
election is announced.

BY-LAW 8 Impeachment

8.1. Any Board member, including
chairperson, may be impeached by a

continued on page 14

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6.1 The Other Publications Society
shall be governed by a Board of
Directors known as the Other Publi-
cations Society Board of Directors,
hereinafter called the Board, which
shall consist of:

a) two members of the official,
autonomous Student newspaper of
Douglas College.

b) one member from each of the
other member publications.

c) two members from the society at
large.

d) one member from the honorary
membership to act as chairperson.

r

e) the business manager of the
society.

6.2 The Business Manager shall not
have a vote and the chairperson shall
only have a vote in the event of a tie.

6.3 The Board shall be the only official
medium of communication in admini-
stration matters between the Society,
its projects, and:

a) the Douglas College Administra-
tion

b) the Douglas College Faculty

c) the Douglas College Student
Society

d) the Student Body
e) the Public

f) any official organization wishing
to make a formal representation

6.4 The Board shall administer the

Society, and have powers to secure
revenue for its publications and to
borrow funds for its publications, as it
sees fit except for the issue of
debentures, which shall be-sanctioned
by a special resolution of the Society.

6.5 The Board shall, as an integral
part of its function;

a) guarantee the freedom and
democracy of the student press as
outlined by the Charter and Code of
Ethics of the Canadian University
Press.

b) have the power to suspend any
staff member from its projects who
acts in contempt of the by-laws
herewithin.

c) act as a Board of Appeal on all
staff appointments and dismissals.

d) appoint all managerial staff other
than in the editorial department of
all the Society’s publications.

e) define the terms of reference for
all full-time salaried employees of
the Society.

f) insure that where the operations
are carried out in premises put at
the disposal of the Society by a third
party, all damages whether willful
or accidental, shall be repaired
immediately.

g) in the event that the chairperson
cannot fulfill her/his term for the
full year she/he shall appoint a
member of the Board to ensure that
a replacement be appointed within
three weeks of notification of the
vacancy, and that the appointment
be conducted adhering to the by-
laws herein.

h) in the event that a member of the
Board cannot fulfillher/his term for
the full year, the Board shall ensure
that a by-election is held within
three weeks of receipt of notification
of the vacancy.

6.6 As an integral part of sitting as a
representative from member _publi-
cations on the Board, the represent-
atives are required to attend all
regularly scheduled staff meetings of
the publications they represent.

6.7 Any policy or operative decision by
a general meeting is binding upon the
Board.

6.8 The Board shall meet at least
every two weeks during the academic
year (September - April) and at least
once per month during the summer
(May - August).

BY-LAW 7 Elections and Appoint-
ments of Members to the Board

7.1 Candidates for office on the Board
must be members of the Society.
Elective candidates must not hold any
position on the Douglas College Stu-
dent Council or any other student body
government.

7.2 Candidates’ nominations must be
signed by not less than 10 members of
the Society in good standing.

7.3 a) Elected members of the Board
shall hold office for one year starting
on the first day of October.

b)smembers of the Board elected
in a byelection shall sit until the
subsequent general election.

7.4 By-elections shall be given notice
in the official, autonomous student
newspaper of Douglas College, or a

broadsheet at least two weeks prior to
the by-election date, along with the
posting of at least three election
notices in conspicuous places on each
campus of Douglas College.

7.5 Upon the death, resignation or
impeachment of an elected Board
member, the chairperson of the Board
shall cause a by-election to be called at
which time a candidate shall be elected
to assume the vacant office for the
remainder of the unexpired term. Such
by-elections are to be governed by the
by-laws governing election.

7.6 In the event of the death,
resignation or the impeachment of
sufficient numbers of Board members,
the remaining members shall appoint
an interim chairperson who shall cause
the necessary by-election to be held
and who shall be a signing officer until
a regular chairperson is appointed.

7.7 Appointment of a chairperson of
the Board must be ratified by the staff
of member publications before taking
effect.

7.8 Nominations shall be open from
the date at which the elections are
announced until 24 hours before
commencement of the balloting.

7.9 Balloting shall take place on each
campus. Ballot boxes shall remain
open for at least six hours on each of
two consecutive days.

7.10 Eligible voters shall be all
members of the Society who have
signed the official registry up to 24
hours preceding the day on which the
election is announced.

BY-LAW 8 Impeachment

8.1. Any Board member, including
chairperson, may be impeached by a

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6.1 The Other Publications Society
shall be governed by a Board of
Directors known as the Other Publi-
cations Society Board of Directors,
hereinafter called the Board, which
shall consist of:

a) two members of the official,
autonomous Student newspaper of
Douglas College.

b) one member from each of the
other member publications.

c) two members from the society at
large.

d) one member from the honorary
membership to act as chairperson.

r

e) the business manager of the
society.

6.2 The Business Manager shall not
have a vote and the chairperson shall
only have a vote in the event of a tie.

6.3 The Board shall be the only official
medium of communication in admini-
stration matters between the Society,
its projects, and:

a) the Douglas College Administra-
tion

b) the Douglas College Faculty

c) the Douglas College Student
Society

d) the Student Body
e) the Public

f) any official organization wishing
to make a formal representation

6.4 The Board shall administer the

Society, and have powers to secure
revenue for its publications and to
borrow funds for its publications, as it
sees fit except for the issue of
debentures, which shall be-sanctioned
by a special resolution of the Society.

6.5 The Board shall, as an integral
part of its function;

a) guarantee the freedom and
democracy of the student press as
outlined by the Charter and Code of
Ethics of the Canadian University
Press.

b) have the power to suspend any
staff member from its projects who
acts in contempt of the by-laws
herewithin.

c) act as a Board of Appeal on all
staff appointments and dismissals.

d) appoint all managerial staff other
than in the editorial department of
all the Society’s publications.

e) define the terms of reference for
all full-time salaried employees of
the Society.

f) insure that where the operations
are carried out in premises put at
the disposal of the Society by a third
party, all damages whether willful
or accidental, shall be repaired
immediately.

g) in the event that the chairperson
cannot fulfill her/his term for the
full year she/he shall appoint a
member of the Board to ensure that
a replacement be appointed within
three weeks of notification of the
vacancy, and that the appointment
be conducted adhering to the by-
laws herein.

h) in the event that a member of the
Board cannot fulfillher/his term for
the full year, the Board shall ensure
that a by-election is held within
three weeks of receipt of notification
of the vacancy.

6.6 As an integral part of sitting as a
representative from member _publi-
cations on the Board, the represent-
atives are required to attend all
regularly scheduled staff meetings of
the publications they represent.

6.7 Any policy or operative decision by
a general meeting is binding upon the
Board.

6.8 The Board shall meet at least
every two weeks during the academic
year (September - April) and at least
once per month during the summer
(May - August).

BY-LAW 7 Elections and Appoint-
ments of Members to the Board

7.1 Candidates for office on the Board
must be members of the Society.
Elective candidates must not hold any
position on the Douglas College Stu-
dent Council or any other student body
government.

7.2 Candidates’ nominations must be
signed by not less than 10 members of
the Society in good standing.

7.3 a) Elected members of the Board
shall hold office for one year starting
on the first day of October.

b)smembers of the Board elected
in a byelection shall sit until the
subsequent general election.

7.4 By-elections shall be given notice
in the official, autonomous student
newspaper of Douglas College, or a

broadsheet at least two weeks prior to
the by-election date, along with the
posting of at least three election
notices in conspicuous places on each
campus of Douglas College.

7.5 Upon the death, resignation or
impeachment of an elected Board
member, the chairperson of the Board
shall cause a by-election to be called at
which time a candidate shall be elected
to assume the vacant office for the
remainder of the unexpired term. Such
by-elections are to be governed by the
by-laws governing election.

7.6 In the event of the death,
resignation or the impeachment of
sufficient numbers of Board members,
the remaining members shall appoint
an interim chairperson who shall cause
the necessary by-election to be held
and who shall be a signing officer until
a regular chairperson is appointed.

7.7 Appointment of a chairperson of
the Board must be ratified by the staff
of member publications before taking
effect.

7.8 Nominations shall be open from
the date at which the elections are
announced until 24 hours before
commencement of the balloting.

7.9 Balloting shall take place on each
campus. Ballot boxes shall remain
open for at least six hours on each of
two consecutive days.

7.10 Eligible voters shall be all
members of the Society who have
signed the official registry up to 24
hours preceding the day on which the
election is announced.

BY-LAW 8 Impeachment

8.1. Any Board member, including
chairperson, may be impeached by a

continued on page 14

Edited Text
Se emeetiied anteedinn te aie

Seat

Mardi 1, 1985 ‘PAGE 11 °°

from page 10

6.1 The Other Publications Society
shall be governed by a Board of
Directors known as the Other Publi-
cations Society Board of Directors,
hereinafter called the Board, which
shall consist of:

a) two members of the official,
autonomous Student newspaper of
Douglas College.

b) one member from each of the
other member publications.

c) two members from the society at
large.

d) one member from the honorary
membership to act as chairperson.

r

e) the business manager of the
society.

6.2 The Business Manager shall not
have a vote and the chairperson shall
only have a vote in the event of a tie.

6.3 The Board shall be the only official
medium of communication in admini-
stration matters between the Society,
its projects, and:

a) the Douglas College Administra-
tion

b) the Douglas College Faculty

c) the Douglas College Student
Society

d) the Student Body
e) the Public

f) any official organization wishing
to make a formal representation

6.4 The Board shall administer the

Society, and have powers to secure
revenue for its publications and to
borrow funds for its publications, as it
sees fit except for the issue of
debentures, which shall be-sanctioned
by a special resolution of the Society.

6.5 The Board shall, as an integral
part of its function;

a) guarantee the freedom and
democracy of the student press as
outlined by the Charter and Code of
Ethics of the Canadian University
Press.

b) have the power to suspend any
staff member from its projects who
acts in contempt of the by-laws
herewithin.

c) act as a Board of Appeal on all
staff appointments and dismissals.

d) appoint all managerial staff other
than in the editorial department of
all the Society’s publications.

e) define the terms of reference for
all full-time salaried employees of
the Society.

f) insure that where the operations
are carried out in premises put at
the disposal of the Society by a third
party, all damages whether willful
or accidental, shall be repaired
immediately.

g) in the event that the chairperson
cannot fulfill her/his term for the
full year she/he shall appoint a
member of the Board to ensure that
a replacement be appointed within
three weeks of notification of the
vacancy, and that the appointment
be conducted adhering to the by-
laws herein.

h) in the event that a member of the
Board cannot fulfillher/his term for
the full year, the Board shall ensure
that a by-election is held within
three weeks of receipt of notification
of the vacancy.

6.6 As an integral part of sitting as a
representative from member _publi-
cations on the Board, the represent-
atives are required to attend all
regularly scheduled staff meetings of
the publications they represent.

6.7 Any policy or operative decision by
a general meeting is binding upon the
Board.

6.8 The Board shall meet at least
every two weeks during the academic
year (September - April) and at least
once per month during the summer
(May - August).

BY-LAW 7 Elections and Appoint-
ments of Members to the Board

7.1 Candidates for office on the Board
must be members of the Society.
Elective candidates must not hold any
position on the Douglas College Stu-
dent Council or any other student body
government.

7.2 Candidates’ nominations must be
signed by not less than 10 members of
the Society in good standing.

7.3 a) Elected members of the Board
shall hold office for one year starting
on the first day of October.

b)smembers of the Board elected
in a byelection shall sit until the
subsequent general election.

7.4 By-elections shall be given notice
in the official, autonomous student
newspaper of Douglas College, or a

broadsheet at least two weeks prior to
the by-election date, along with the
posting of at least three election
notices in conspicuous places on each
campus of Douglas College.

7.5 Upon the death, resignation or
impeachment of an elected Board
member, the chairperson of the Board
shall cause a by-election to be called at
which time a candidate shall be elected
to assume the vacant office for the
remainder of the unexpired term. Such
by-elections are to be governed by the
by-laws governing election.

7.6 In the event of the death,
resignation or the impeachment of
sufficient numbers of Board members,
the remaining members shall appoint
an interim chairperson who shall cause
the necessary by-election to be held
and who shall be a signing officer until
a regular chairperson is appointed.

7.7 Appointment of a chairperson of
the Board must be ratified by the staff
of member publications before taking
effect.

7.8 Nominations shall be open from
the date at which the elections are
announced until 24 hours before
commencement of the balloting.

7.9 Balloting shall take place on each
campus. Ballot boxes shall remain
open for at least six hours on each of
two consecutive days.

7.10 Eligible voters shall be all
members of the Society who have
signed the official registry up to 24
hours preceding the day on which the
election is announced.

BY-LAW 8 Impeachment

8.1. Any Board member, including
chairperson, may be impeached by a

continued on page 14

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Mardi 1, 1985 ‘PAGE 11 °°

from page 10

6.1 The Other Publications Society
shall be governed by a Board of
Directors known as the Other Publi-
cations Society Board of Directors,
hereinafter called the Board, which
shall consist of:

a) two members of the official,
autonomous Student newspaper of
Douglas College.

b) one member from each of the
other member publications.

c) two members from the society at
large.

d) one member from the honorary
membership to act as chairperson.

r

e) the business manager of the
society.

6.2 The Business Manager shall not
have a vote and the chairperson shall
only have a vote in the event of a tie.

6.3 The Board shall be the only official
medium of communication in admini-
stration matters between the Society,
its projects, and:

a) the Douglas College Administra-
tion

b) the Douglas College Faculty

c) the Douglas College Student
Society

d) the Student Body
e) the Public

f) any official organization wishing
to make a formal representation

6.4 The Board shall administer the

Society, and have powers to secure
revenue for its publications and to
borrow funds for its publications, as it
sees fit except for the issue of
debentures, which shall be-sanctioned
by a special resolution of the Society.

6.5 The Board shall, as an integral
part of its function;

a) guarantee the freedom and
democracy of the student press as
outlined by the Charter and Code of
Ethics of the Canadian University
Press.

b) have the power to suspend any
staff member from its projects who
acts in contempt of the by-laws
herewithin.

c) act as a Board of Appeal on all
staff appointments and dismissals.

d) appoint all managerial staff other
than in the editorial department of
all the Society’s publications.

e) define the terms of reference for
all full-time salaried employees of
the Society.

f) insure that where the operations
are carried out in premises put at
the disposal of the Society by a third
party, all damages whether willful
or accidental, shall be repaired
immediately.

g) in the event that the chairperson
cannot fulfill her/his term for the
full year she/he shall appoint a
member of the Board to ensure that
a replacement be appointed within
three weeks of notification of the
vacancy, and that the appointment
be conducted adhering to the by-
laws herein.

h) in the event that a member of the
Board cannot fulfillher/his term for
the full year, the Board shall ensure
that a by-election is held within
three weeks of receipt of notification
of the vacancy.

6.6 As an integral part of sitting as a
representative from member _publi-
cations on the Board, the represent-
atives are required to attend all
regularly scheduled staff meetings of
the publications they represent.

6.7 Any policy or operative decision by
a general meeting is binding upon the
Board.

6.8 The Board shall meet at least
every two weeks during the academic
year (September - April) and at least
once per month during the summer
(May - August).

BY-LAW 7 Elections and Appoint-
ments of Members to the Board

7.1 Candidates for office on the Board
must be members of the Society.
Elective candidates must not hold any
position on the Douglas College Stu-
dent Council or any other student body
government.

7.2 Candidates’ nominations must be
signed by not less than 10 members of
the Society in good standing.

7.3 a) Elected members of the Board
shall hold office for one year starting
on the first day of October.

b)smembers of the Board elected
in a byelection shall sit until the
subsequent general election.

7.4 By-elections shall be given notice
in the official, autonomous student
newspaper of Douglas College, or a

broadsheet at least two weeks prior to
the by-election date, along with the
posting of at least three election
notices in conspicuous places on each
campus of Douglas College.

7.5 Upon the death, resignation or
impeachment of an elected Board
member, the chairperson of the Board
shall cause a by-election to be called at
which time a candidate shall be elected
to assume the vacant office for the
remainder of the unexpired term. Such
by-elections are to be governed by the
by-laws governing election.

7.6 In the event of the death,
resignation or the impeachment of
sufficient numbers of Board members,
the remaining members shall appoint
an interim chairperson who shall cause
the necessary by-election to be held
and who shall be a signing officer until
a regular chairperson is appointed.

7.7 Appointment of a chairperson of
the Board must be ratified by the staff
of member publications before taking
effect.

7.8 Nominations shall be open from
the date at which the elections are
announced until 24 hours before
commencement of the balloting.

7.9 Balloting shall take place on each
campus. Ballot boxes shall remain
open for at least six hours on each of
two consecutive days.

7.10 Eligible voters shall be all
members of the Society who have
signed the official registry up to 24
hours preceding the day on which the
election is announced.

BY-LAW 8 Impeachment

8.1. Any Board member, including
chairperson, may be impeached by a

continued on page 14

Edited Text
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Mardi 1, 1985 ‘PAGE 11 °°

from page 10

6.1 The Other Publications Society
shall be governed by a Board of
Directors known as the Other Publi-
cations Society Board of Directors,
hereinafter called the Board, which
shall consist of:

a) two members of the official,
autonomous Student newspaper of
Douglas College.

b) one member from each of the
other member publications.

c) two members from the society at
large.

d) one member from the honorary
membership to act as chairperson.

r

e) the business manager of the
society.

6.2 The Business Manager shall not
have a vote and the chairperson shall
only have a vote in the event of a tie.

6.3 The Board shall be the only official
medium of communication in admini-
stration matters between the Society,
its projects, and:

a) the Douglas College Administra-
tion

b) the Douglas College Faculty

c) the Douglas College Student
Society

d) the Student Body
e) the Public

f) any official organization wishing
to make a formal representation

6.4 The Board shall administer the

Society, and have powers to secure
revenue for its publications and to
borrow funds for its publications, as it
sees fit except for the issue of
debentures, which shall be-sanctioned
by a special resolution of the Society.

6.5 The Board shall, as an integral
part of its function;

a) guarantee the freedom and
democracy of the student press as
outlined by the Charter and Code of
Ethics of the Canadian University
Press.

b) have the power to suspend any
staff member from its projects who
acts in contempt of the by-laws
herewithin.

c) act as a Board of Appeal on all
staff appointments and dismissals.

d) appoint all managerial staff other
than in the editorial department of
all the Society’s publications.

e) define the terms of reference for
all full-time salaried employees of
the Society.

f) insure that where the operations
are carried out in premises put at
the disposal of the Society by a third
party, all damages whether willful
or accidental, shall be repaired
immediately.

g) in the event that the chairperson
cannot fulfill her/his term for the
full year she/he shall appoint a
member of the Board to ensure that
a replacement be appointed within
three weeks of notification of the
vacancy, and that the appointment
be conducted adhering to the by-
laws herein.

h) in the event that a member of the
Board cannot fulfillher/his term for
the full year, the Board shall ensure
that a by-election is held within
three weeks of receipt of notification
of the vacancy.

6.6 As an integral part of sitting as a
representative from member _publi-
cations on the Board, the represent-
atives are required to attend all
regularly scheduled staff meetings of
the publications they represent.

6.7 Any policy or operative decision by
a general meeting is binding upon the
Board.

6.8 The Board shall meet at least
every two weeks during the academic
year (September - April) and at least
once per month during the summer
(May - August).

BY-LAW 7 Elections and Appoint-
ments of Members to the Board

7.1 Candidates for office on the Board
must be members of the Society.
Elective candidates must not hold any
position on the Douglas College Stu-
dent Council or any other student body
government.

7.2 Candidates’ nominations must be
signed by not less than 10 members of
the Society in good standing.

7.3 a) Elected members of the Board
shall hold office for one year starting
on the first day of October.

b)smembers of the Board elected
in a byelection shall sit until the
subsequent general election.

7.4 By-elections shall be given notice
in the official, autonomous student
newspaper of Douglas College, or a

broadsheet at least two weeks prior to
the by-election date, along with the
posting of at least three election
notices in conspicuous places on each
campus of Douglas College.

7.5 Upon the death, resignation or
impeachment of an elected Board
member, the chairperson of the Board
shall cause a by-election to be called at
which time a candidate shall be elected
to assume the vacant office for the
remainder of the unexpired term. Such
by-elections are to be governed by the
by-laws governing election.

7.6 In the event of the death,
resignation or the impeachment of
sufficient numbers of Board members,
the remaining members shall appoint
an interim chairperson who shall cause
the necessary by-election to be held
and who shall be a signing officer until
a regular chairperson is appointed.

7.7 Appointment of a chairperson of
the Board must be ratified by the staff
of member publications before taking
effect.

7.8 Nominations shall be open from
the date at which the elections are
announced until 24 hours before
commencement of the balloting.

7.9 Balloting shall take place on each
campus. Ballot boxes shall remain
open for at least six hours on each of
two consecutive days.

7.10 Eligible voters shall be all
members of the Society who have
signed the official registry up to 24
hours preceding the day on which the
election is announced.

BY-LAW 8 Impeachment

8.1. Any Board member, including
chairperson, may be impeached by a

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6.1 The Other Publications Society
shall be governed by a Board of
Directors known as the Other Publi-
cations Society Board of Directors,
hereinafter called the Board, which
shall consist of:

a) two members of the official,
autonomous Student newspaper of
Douglas College.

b) one member from each of the
other member publications.

c) two members from the society at
large.

d) one member from the honorary
membership to act as chairperson.

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e) the business manager of the
society.

6.2 The Business Manager shall not
have a vote and the chairperson shall
only have a vote in the event of a tie.

6.3 The Board shall be the only official
medium of communication in admini-
stration matters between the Society,
its projects, and:

a) the Douglas College Administra-
tion

b) the Douglas College Faculty

c) the Douglas College Student
Society

d) the Student Body
e) the Public

f) any official organization wishing
to make a formal representation

6.4 The Board shall administer the

Society, and have powers to secure
revenue for its publications and to
borrow funds for its publications, as it
sees fit except for the issue of
debentures, which shall be-sanctioned
by a special resolution of the Society.

6.5 The Board shall, as an integral
part of its function;

a) guarantee the freedom and
democracy of the student press as
outlined by the Charter and Code of
Ethics of the Canadian University
Press.

b) have the power to suspend any
staff member from its projects who
acts in contempt of the by-laws
herewithin.

c) act as a Board of Appeal on all
staff appointments and dismissals.

d) appoint all managerial staff other
than in the editorial department of
all the Society’s publications.

e) define the terms of reference for
all full-time salaried employees of
the Society.

f) insure that where the operations
are carried out in premises put at
the disposal of the Society by a third
party, all damages whether willful
or accidental, shall be repaired
immediately.

g) in the event that the chairperson
cannot fulfill her/his term for the
full year she/he shall appoint a
member of the Board to ensure that
a replacement be appointed within
three weeks of notification of the
vacancy, and that the appointment
be conducted adhering to the by-
laws herein.

h) in the event that a member of the
Board cannot fulfillher/his term for
the full year, the Board shall ensure
that a by-election is held within
three weeks of receipt of notification
of the vacancy.

6.6 As an integral part of sitting as a
representative from member _publi-
cations on the Board, the represent-
atives are required to attend all
regularly scheduled staff meetings of
the publications they represent.

6.7 Any policy or operative decision by
a general meeting is binding upon the
Board.

6.8 The Board shall meet at least
every two weeks during the academic
year (September - April) and at least
once per month during the summer
(May - August).

BY-LAW 7 Elections and Appoint-
ments of Members to the Board

7.1 Candidates for office on the Board
must be members of the Society.
Elective candidates must not hold any
position on the Douglas College Stu-
dent Council or any other student body
government.

7.2 Candidates’ nominations must be
signed by not less than 10 members of
the Society in good standing.

7.3 a) Elected members of the Board
shall hold office for one year starting
on the first day of October.

b)smembers of the Board elected
in a byelection shall sit until the
subsequent general election.

7.4 By-elections shall be given notice
in the official, autonomous student
newspaper of Douglas College, or a

broadsheet at least two weeks prior to
the by-election date, along with the
posting of at least three election
notices in conspicuous places on each
campus of Douglas College.

7.5 Upon the death, resignation or
impeachment of an elected Board
member, the chairperson of the Board
shall cause a by-election to be called at
which time a candidate shall be elected
to assume the vacant office for the
remainder of the unexpired term. Such
by-elections are to be governed by the
by-laws governing election.

7.6 In the event of the death,
resignation or the impeachment of
sufficient numbers of Board members,
the remaining members shall appoint
an interim chairperson who shall cause
the necessary by-election to be held
and who shall be a signing officer until
a regular chairperson is appointed.

7.7 Appointment of a chairperson of
the Board must be ratified by the staff
of member publications before taking
effect.

7.8 Nominations shall be open from
the date at which the elections are
announced until 24 hours before
commencement of the balloting.

7.9 Balloting shall take place on each
campus. Ballot boxes shall remain
open for at least six hours on each of
two consecutive days.

7.10 Eligible voters shall be all
members of the Society who have
signed the official registry up to 24
hours preceding the day on which the
election is announced.

BY-LAW 8 Impeachment

8.1. Any Board member, including
chairperson, may be impeached by a

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6.1 The Other Publications Society
shall be governed by a Board of
Directors known as the Other Publi-
cations Society Board of Directors,
hereinafter called the Board, which
shall consist of:

a) two members of the official,
autonomous Student newspaper of
Douglas College.

b) one member from each of the
other member publications.

c) two members from the society at
large.

d) one member from the honorary
membership to act as chairperson.

r

e) the business manager of the
society.

6.2 The Business Manager shall not
have a vote and the chairperson shall
only have a vote in the event of a tie.

6.3 The Board shall be the only official
medium of communication in admini-
stration matters between the Society,
its projects, and:

a) the Douglas College Administra-
tion

b) the Douglas College Faculty

c) the Douglas College Student
Society

d) the Student Body
e) the Public

f) any official organization wishing
to make a formal representation

6.4 The Board shall administer the

Society, and have powers to secure
revenue for its publications and to
borrow funds for its publications, as it
sees fit except for the issue of
debentures, which shall be-sanctioned
by a special resolution of the Society.

6.5 The Board shall, as an integral
part of its function;

a) guarantee the freedom and
democracy of the student press as
outlined by the Charter and Code of
Ethics of the Canadian University
Press.

b) have the power to suspend any
staff member from its projects who
acts in contempt of the by-laws
herewithin.

c) act as a Board of Appeal on all
staff appointments and dismissals.

d) appoint all managerial staff other
than in the editorial department of
all the Society’s publications.

e) define the terms of reference for
all full-time salaried employees of
the Society.

f) insure that where the operations
are carried out in premises put at
the disposal of the Society by a third
party, all damages whether willful
or accidental, shall be repaired
immediately.

g) in the event that the chairperson
cannot fulfill her/his term for the
full year she/he shall appoint a
member of the Board to ensure that
a replacement be appointed within
three weeks of notification of the
vacancy, and that the appointment
be conducted adhering to the by-
laws herein.

h) in the event that a member of the
Board cannot fulfillher/his term for
the full year, the Board shall ensure
that a by-election is held within
three weeks of receipt of notification
of the vacancy.

6.6 As an integral part of sitting as a
representative from member _publi-
cations on the Board, the represent-
atives are required to attend all
regularly scheduled staff meetings of
the publications they represent.

6.7 Any policy or operative decision by
a general meeting is binding upon the
Board.

6.8 The Board shall meet at least
every two weeks during the academic
year (September - April) and at least
once per month during the summer
(May - August).

BY-LAW 7 Elections and Appoint-
ments of Members to the Board

7.1 Candidates for office on the Board
must be members of the Society.
Elective candidates must not hold any
position on the Douglas College Stu-
dent Council or any other student body
government.

7.2 Candidates’ nominations must be
signed by not less than 10 members of
the Society in good standing.

7.3 a) Elected members of the Board
shall hold office for one year starting
on the first day of October.

b)smembers of the Board elected
in a byelection shall sit until the
subsequent general election.

7.4 By-elections shall be given notice
in the official, autonomous student
newspaper of Douglas College, or a

broadsheet at least two weeks prior to
the by-election date, along with the
posting of at least three election
notices in conspicuous places on each
campus of Douglas College.

7.5 Upon the death, resignation or
impeachment of an elected Board
member, the chairperson of the Board
shall cause a by-election to be called at
which time a candidate shall be elected
to assume the vacant office for the
remainder of the unexpired term. Such
by-elections are to be governed by the
by-laws governing election.

7.6 In the event of the death,
resignation or the impeachment of
sufficient numbers of Board members,
the remaining members shall appoint
an interim chairperson who shall cause
the necessary by-election to be held
and who shall be a signing officer until
a regular chairperson is appointed.

7.7 Appointment of a chairperson of
the Board must be ratified by the staff
of member publications before taking
effect.

7.8 Nominations shall be open from
the date at which the elections are
announced until 24 hours before
commencement of the balloting.

7.9 Balloting shall take place on each
campus. Ballot boxes shall remain
open for at least six hours on each of
two consecutive days.

7.10 Eligible voters shall be all
members of the Society who have
signed the official registry up to 24
hours preceding the day on which the
election is announced.

BY-LAW 8 Impeachment

8.1. Any Board member, including
chairperson, may be impeached by a

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