VP/UCC Amendment (Passed on 12/12/13)

Justification:
As the duties of the Vice President overlap with those of an Upper Class
Committeman, it seems logical that an individual could be a UCC and then
run for Vice President. However, due to the difference in appointment
times of the two positions, this is currently a logistical nightmare.

The duties of the Vice President overlap with that of a UCC such that
the extra responsibilities would not prevent the successful execution of
both positions. Without this amendment, a new UCC may need to be
appointed for a single academic term, a process that is both difficult
and time-consuming leaving members of an alley without an official UCC
for that time.
Sophomore House Amendment (Passed on 12/12/13)

Justification:
In past years, there has been a greater number of sophomores wishing to
reside within the house than the number of beds available. This is
particularly true as sophomores are lowest in the pick order. To help
promote the continued involvement of the sophomore class, it would be
beneficial to have a residence explicitly designed for off-campus
sophomores. Additionally, we believe that designating sophomores’
priority for an off-campus location will help ease the transition
between on and off-campus and help foster a more vibrant off-campus
community.
Non-Voting RA Amendment (Passed on 12/12/13)

Justification:
This seems like a generally good idea, and the RA’s told us to do it
like last year and many times before and after then too. Basically, they
don’t wanna be voting members so let’s not make them be.
Off Campus Rep Amendment (Passed on 12/12/13)

Justification:

The GovComm amendment created a new position called the Off-Campus
Representative. Currently, this officer is elected during the 2nd term
election cycle and serves during the following full academic year,
during which time he must live off campus.

This position is designed to bring the concerns and opinions of
off-campus members to the attention of ExComm and create more unity
between on-campus and off-campus Ruddock. It was also to be held by a
sophomore or junior to create balance in the class-distribution of
ExComm.

We believe that there are improvements to be made to the Off-Campus
Representative position. First of all, this amendment aligns the term
of the Off-Campus Representative with the term of the other elected
positions. Secondly, he would not be required to live off campus but
has to have lived off for at least one term.

This first change is important for several procedural reasons. As it
currently stands, any member elected to the position of Off-Campus
Representative would not be able to run for any other position in the
following year without vacating their current office. This amendment
would also avoid a complication of having two different compositions
of ExComm between the spring term of one year and the fall term of
the following year as this position turns over. In addition, the
previous Off-Campus Representative will still be attending Caltech
for the first half of the new Off-Campus Representative’s term, a
benefit that could not exist in the current system if a junior were
elected.

The second change is more philosophical. We believe the Off-Campus
Representative should not have to reside off-campus as long as
they already have in the past. This will encourage more members to
run for a position that doesn’t forbid them from living in
Ruddock.

It is essential for the Off-Campus Representative to understand
the difference between residing in Ruddock and residing
off-campus; however, anyone who has experienced this for at least
a single term will have a sufficient understanding. Therefore, we
believe anyone who has lived off-campus in the past, even if they
now reside in the house or will during part of their term, will
have the skills and understanding to hold this position.
Small formatting updates

- Move footnote clarifying off-campus to Page 3, since that is where the
  Off-Campus Representative is described. The content itself is unchanged.
- Add a space before "House Historians" on the bottom of Page 9.

This was discussed and approved by UCCs on December 17, 2013.
Merge pull request #4 from RuddockHouse/new_amendments

New amendments