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WKCR
Constitution I. Name The name of the organization shall be WKCR Radio. II. Purpose The purpose of the organization shall be to operate radio stations WKCR and WKCR-FM, III. Membership 1. Membership shall not be denied to any person on account of race, color, creed, national origin or sex. 2. The Executive Board of WKCR Radio shall maintain and make public at intervals not to exceed four months a list of' all current members. 3. Membership, and concomitant voting rights, shall be limited to undergraduates registered in Columbia College, Barnard College, the School of Engineering, the School of Nursing and the School of General Studies. Further membership shall be determined solely by the Station Manager of WKCR Radio. 4. The stations' facilities shall be restricted to members of WKCR Radio, and others approved by any member of the Executive Board of WKCR Radio. 5. Membership may be rescinded by a majority vote of the Executive Boar of WKCR Radio. Failure to comply with the Rules and Regulations of the federal Communications Commission shall constitute grounds for the suspension or revocation of membership in WKCR Radio, as shall refusal or inability to adhere to the policies of the Executive Board, and the commission of other serious offenses. Every former member who has had his membership suspended or revoked by the Executive Board shall be entitled, upon written request submitted to the Station Manager of WKCR Radio, to a periodic review of his membership status by the Executive Board of WKCR Radio. 6. A member may, at any time, tender his written resignation from WKCR Radio to the Station Manager. IV. The Executive Board 1. The composition of the Executive Board as specified directly below shall not be subject to change, except as provided for under Article VI, section 9 below. The members of the Executive Board, and their respective areas of responsibility, are as follows: a. Station Manager. The Station Manager shall be chairman of the Executive Board. He shall be responsible for the creation and implementation of station policy. He shall be the chief representative of WKCR Radio in all the organization's official dealings, negotiations and contracts with any outside organizations or individuals. Upon appointment the Station Manager shall select a Vice Chairman. b. Director of Operations and Engineering. The Director of Operations and Engineering shall implement station policy concerning day to day station operations and engineering, and shall maintain the equipment and physical plant of WKCR Radio. c. Program Director. The Program Director shall implement programming policy and, in consulation with the Station Manager, shall create programming policy. d. Director of Development and Business. The Director of Development and Business shall implement station policy concerning fund raising. development projects, audits, expenditures and other matters of finance, e. Director of Public Relations. The Director of Public Relations shall implement station policy concerning public awareness of WKCR Radio and its activities. 2. The Executive Board shall convene at least bi-weekly at which time the Station Manager shall inform the Executive Board of decisions reached. 3. Any action taken by the Station Manager can be vetoed by a majority vote of the members of the Executive Board. 4. Any member of the Executive Board shall be subject to removal from office by a two-thirds vote of the membership of WKCR Radio, upon presentation of a petition-to-remove approved by a majority of the Executive Board. 5. A member of the Executive Board may at any time tender his written resignation from office to the Station Manager. The Station Manager may at any time tender his written resignation from office to the Executive Board. 6. The Station Manager shall have the power to create administrative offices and to appoint officers. An officer may at any time tender his written resignation from office to the Station Manager. All terms of office, unless otherwise specified by the Station Manager, shall automatically expire on the first day of the next annual winter recess, as such recess is defined in the official academic calendar of Columbia College. A majority vote of the Executive Board is needed to dissolve an office or to remove an officer. 7. The members of the Executive Board, after appointment but before assuming office, must acknowledge. in writing, the following: a. Their liability for any and all expenditures made by WKCR Radio but not specifically approved by the Office of Student Activities. b. Their obligation to comply with all University regulations pertinent to student organizations. V. Committees Committees may be created and dissolved by the Station Manager, who shall have the sole power to determine their purpose and membership and to delineate their limits. Where appropriate. a committee chairman and vice-chairman shall be appointed by the Station Manager. VI. Selection of the Executive Board 1. Candidacy requirements for the Executive Board. a. All members of' the Executive Board must be current members of WKCR Radio. and must be undergraduates registered in Columbia College, Barnard College, the School of' Engineering, the School of Nursing or the School of General Studies for a program leading to a bachelor's degree. b. Except as provided for in Article VI, Section 9 and Article VII below, all members of the Executive Board of WKCR, before assuming office, must have satisfactorily completed at least four semesters in an accredited college, and have successfully completed at least one autumn or spring semester of full-time attendance in Columbia College, the School of Engineering, Barnard College, the School of General Studies or the School of Nursing. Point totals may not be substituted for actual attendance to meet the requirements of this or any other section of the constitution. 2. A majority of the members of' the Executive Board must be undergraduates registered in Columbia College or the School of Engineering. 3. The Station Manager of WKCR Radio must be an undergraduate registered in Columbia College, the School of Engineering or Barnard College. 4. An ad hoc Selection Committee shall be convened annually for the sole purpose of selecting a new Executive Board. a. The Selection Committee shall consist of any current members of WKCR Radio who are in at least their second academic year of station membership and who will receive their undergraduate degree in January or May of the academic year in which they will serve on the committee. b. The current Station Manager shall publicly solicit written applications for membership on the Selection Committee from all eligible members of WKCR Radio. c. Membership on the Selection Committee shall be determined by a majority vote of the Executive Board of WKCR Radio, pursuant to Article VI, Section 4a of this Constitution. Appeals of any decision regarding membership on the Selection Committee may be brought before the Committee itself. d. No person may serve on the Selection Committee in more than one academic year. 5. The Selection Committee shall accept written applications for appointment to the Executive Board until November 15 of each year. The Selection Committee shall publicly solicit such applications for a period of at least 15 days from eligible members of WKCR Radio as defined in Article VI, section lb. 6. The Selection Committee shall hold meetings to interview candidates for the Executive Board. Upon selection of a Station Manager, the senior committee shall solicit his recommendation for the remaining members of the Executive Board. 7. The Selection Committee shall publicly present a proposed Executive Board to the membership of WKCR Radio no later than November 30 of each year. 8. A proposed Executive Board presented by the Selection Committee shall be subject to written veto signed by at least a majority of the membership of WKCR Radio, submitted to the Selection Committee within three full days of the Selection Committee's initial decision. In the event of a veto, the Selection Committee shall again present a proposed Executive Board to the membership, and shall continue to do so until no veto is exercised. 9. The Selection Committee may not accept applications from candidates not meeting the qualifications outlined in Article VI, section 1. However, the Committee may vote by a two-thirds majority to solicit and select a candidate to fulfill the functions of any position on the Executive Board other than that of Station Manager. The candidate must be a member of WKCR Radio and must, before assuming office, have completed at least three semesters in an accredited college and at least one autumn or spring semester of full-time attendance in Columbia College, the School of Engineering, Barnard College, the School of Engineering or the School of Nursing. 10. The Executive Board shall automatically assume office on the first day of the annual winter recess, as such recess is defined in the official academic calendar of Columbia College. The terms of office of the previous Executive Board shall automatically expire with the assumption of office by their successor. VII. Vacancies. Vacancies on the Executive Board shall be filled by a majority vote of the remaining members of the Executive Board. In no case shall a vacancy on the Executive Board exist for a period of more than fifteen days. Any person selected to fill a vacancy on the Executive Board shall meet the requirements set forth in Article VI, Section la above, and must, at the time of selection, have successfully completed at least three semesters at an accredited college and at least one autumn or spring semester of full-time attendance in Columbia College, Barnard College, the School of Engineering, the School of General Studies or the School of Nursing. The appointment shall be subject to a veto signed by a majority of the membership of WKCR Radio submitted to the Station Manager within three full days. In the event of a veto, the Executive Board shall again present an appointment to the membership and shall continue to do so until no veto is exercised. VIII. Amendments. Proposed amendments to this Constitution shall be submitted to the membership of WKCR Radio by the Executive Board. Such amendments shall take effect upon ratification by a two-thirds majority of the current membership of WKCR Radio. IX. Gratification This Constitution shall take effect immediately upon ratification by a majority vote of the current membership of WKCR Radio. |