The constitution of the Inter Club Council (ICC) of Seaver College has recently implemented some practical and cosmetic changes. The ICC met last week to amend their constitution.
“We hope that through the changes we’ve made, we can remain accountable to the student body while improving our ability to serve student organizations in an effective and efficient manner,” the president of the Inter Club Council, Geoffrey Plourde, wrote in an email.
As stated in the newly ratified constitution, the purpose of ICC is to serve as the “governing body, coordinating hub, funding and leadership resource for accredited student organizations at Seaver College … while meeting the highest standards of transparency, fiscal efficiency and accessibility.” A preamble and governing authorities were added, making the Council accountable to laws on a federal, state, local and university level.
Article V, Section 3 adds three standing ICC committees: Administrative, Finance (formally the funding committee) and Programming and Publicity. Members of the Administrative and Finance Committees “shall be selected to ensure class diversity and accurately represent the student body.”
The newly installed administrative committee was created to serve as a check on the Executive Board and “to provide a rational forum for the consideration of changes and improvements to the Council,” Plourde said.
The ICC is continuing torenovate the Finance Committee by putting an emphasis on diversity and accurately representing the student body.
The Internal Programming and Publicity Committee was also added this year to aid the ICC in creating events that are “more relevant” and to connect with the student body “in a transparent manner.”
Article V, Section 5 states that the Administrative Committee shall have oversight over ICC Presidential elections, combined with the vote of the general council. This is different from last year’s election process where the Executive Board presided over the election. This created a conflict of interest when members of the Executive Board applied for positions. With the Administrative Committee now in control of elections, this conflict is eliminated.
The vice president of each committee shall be appointed by the incoming president in consultation with the ICC advisor and each corresponding committee.
The ICC’s proposed master budget for 2012-2013 allocates $195,000 total for student activity fees. These fees are broken down into three different funds: $160,000 for grant funding, $24,000 for internal funding and $11,000 for discretionary funding.
The student development fund has increased to $35,000 and the service and social action grant has decreased to $5,000. Last year, the ICC recognized significant growth in student organizations that focused on both personal and professional development. As a result, the student development fund was increased to allow the ICC to fund more opportunities for students to acquire skills that benefit their organization, which will make them more effective at what they do. Conversely, the service and social action grant funds were reduced because they were not utilized.
