SA R7 (2024-2025): Executive Governance Reform, Part 2

Conveyed to the President

• Resolution:
  SA R7 (2024-2025): Executive Governance Reform, Part 2
• Day:
  January 27, 2025
• Action:
  Conveyed to the President
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  Hello President Kotlikoff,

  I am pleased to share with you SA Resolution 7: Executive Governance Reform, Part 2, which was approved by unanimous consent of 25 members of the Student Assembly on December 5, 2024. This resolution was sponsored by the Officers as a follow-up to Resolution 2 and workshopped extensively over the Fall 2024 semester. Resolution 7 entails changes to the Charter, Bylaws, and Standing Rules of the Assembly.

  Edits to the Charter include: 

  - Clarifying the presidential succession process

  - Adjusting Charter language to replace the abbreviation of "Student Assembly" from "SA" to "Assembly"

  - Minor housekeeping (such as grammar and formatting) edits to the Charter

  Edits to the Bylaws include:

  - Adding the Chief of Staff position to aid the President and Officers in internal operations, such as attendance tracking and new member training sessions

  - Adding the Vice President for Policy position to coordinate Assembly initiatives and advise members through the policy-development process

  - Establishing executive departments which will house existing committees to encourage communication between similar committees and create a clear internal reporting structure

  Edits to the Standing Rules have been made either to follow edits made in the R7 Charter and Bylaws or make more efficient week-by-week Assembly operations.

  Thank you in advance for your review of Resolution 7. Please reach out with any questions that I may help to clarify.

  All the best,

  Zora de Rham