MARIST COLLEGE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION BYLAWS

MARIST COLLEGE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION BYLAWS
Article I
Name
The name of this organization shall be known as the Marist College Student Government
Association.
Article II
Purpose
Marist College must be dedicated to the fulfillment of student needs, to raising expectations, and
to committing members with both practical skills and the moral direction with which they might
someday, somehow, change the world for the better. Marist students must be believers in
themselves, open to others, and above all practical active pursuers to their own good of the
College. To these principles, we pledge ourselves, and we establish this Student Government, that
it might remind us of the College’s obligations, and of our own duties. May it direct our course,
animate our spoken words, give meaning to our fights and battles, and guide us in resolute pursuit
of our ends.
Article III
Executive Branch
Section 1
Section 2
General
A. The Executive Board is responsible for advising the Student Body President on topics that
may affect campus issues and Student Government Association operations.
B. The Executive Board shall act as the cabinet to the Student Body President and report to
him/her on issues concerning their respective positions.
C. The Executive Board can only advise on issues and has no official voting power.
D. The Student Body President may call for a vote of record of the Executive Board, but has no
obligations to follow the decision of the board in the vote.
E. No member of the Executive Branch or the Student Government Association as a whole may
hold any other positions of any other board in the Student Government Association.
F. Presidential committees may be formed by the Student Body President to investigate matters
of student interest.
Office hours
A. All members of the Executive Branch are required to hold at least six office hours per
working week. Members must be available and present in the Student Government
Association office during these hours.
1. If a member cannot hold their office hours for that day, they will notify a Student
Government Association Assistant (SGAA) or Student Government Association member
in the office at that time.
2. The SGAA or Student Government Association member will post a note saying the
member is not available at that time.
3. The SGAA or Student Government Association member will write a memo to the
Executive Vice-President explaining the situation.
B. Office hours should not be scheduled during Executive Board or Senate meetings, or
individual board meetings.
C. Office hours will be submitted to the Executive Vice-President before the end of the second
full week of the semester.
D. Office hours may be changed with notice to the Executive Vice-President.
E. A copy of the office hours will be posted near each individual member’s area.
F. Failure to honor posted office hours on a continuous basis may result in impeachment and
removal from office.
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