SOTTUC Draft Constitution. - Taita Taveta University College
SOTTUC Draft Constitution. - Taita Taveta University College
SOTTUC Draft Constitution. - Taita Taveta University College
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7.0 NORMAL DISSOLUTION<br />
ARTICLE VIII: DISSOLUTION<br />
(i)<br />
(ii)<br />
The Student Governing Council and <strong>College</strong> Council shall be dissolved<br />
automatically as soon as the election date for the next year’s Student<br />
Governing Council or <strong>College</strong> Council is announced. However, the Council<br />
members will continue to perform their day to day activities in a caretaker<br />
capacity.<br />
New elections shall be held as provided for in this <strong>Constitution</strong>.<br />
7.1 DISSOLUTION THROUGH VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE<br />
i. An elected official’s constituents shall have the right to recall an official. A voteof-no<br />
confidence may be initiated through a precisely stated petition bearing the<br />
names, class year, and the signatures of at least two thirds (2/3) of the members<br />
of the Organization.<br />
ii. The petition shall be handed to the Dean of Students within a period of two (2)<br />
weeks of intended date of oust. The Dean of Students shall investigate the<br />
allegations and may call a General Meeting of the students to discuss the<br />
petition.<br />
iii. At the meeting, the points of view of both the electorate and the Student<br />
Governing Council or Campus Council member concerned shall be held before a<br />
vote of no confidence is taken.<br />
iv. The electorate shall then vote on the petition.<br />
v. The Student Governing Council or Campus Council shall then be dissolved by a<br />
resolution passed at a general meeting of members by a vote of two-thirds (2/3)<br />
of the members present<br />
vi. The quorum at the meeting shall be as for a General Meeting. If no quorum is<br />
obtained, the proposal to dissolve the Council shall be resubmitted, to a further<br />
General Meeting which shall be held three weeks later. Notice of this meeting<br />
shall be given to all members of the Organization at least fourteen (14) days<br />
before the date of the meeting.<br />
vii. The quorum for this second meeting shall be not less than a third of all the<br />
members. If the quorum is not realized, the matter shall be resubmitted to a<br />
further General Meeting which shall be held three weeks later. Notice of this<br />
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