1. Preamble
We, the
members of Student Television, organized on the campus of the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and established for the purpose of assembling a
maximum number of college students in the production and viewing of university
programming, do adopt this Constitution and the By-Laws which govern Student
Television.
2. Purpose
and Policy
This
organization shall always conduct its activities under the guiding principle
with which it was established: that there was a need for student access to
television production on a regular, extra-curricular basis. The activities and
affairs of Student Television shall be managed under the direction of its
governing body, which is herein referred to as the Board of Directors.
3. Membership
Open
Membership:
Membership
in this organization of Student Television shall be open to UNC-CH students of
every gender, race, age, color, disability, religion, sexual preference or national origin,
irrespective of their course of study, veteran status or other University
affiliation.
Active
Membership:
Active
Membership shall be conferred upon enrolled students- undergraduates and
graduates- of this educational institution who are in agreement with the
principles of Student Television and who are active in one or more of the
committees or staffs. Active membership shall carry with it voting rights and
responsibilities in this organization. Active membership shall continue so long
as the member remains in good standing in this organization and continues
enrollment in this University.
Honorary
Membership:
This
organization may confer honorary membership upon persons who have contributed
significantly to the ideals of Student Television. Persons so honored shall
have all rights and privileges of active membership except those of voting or
holding office. Honorary membership shall not be bestowed upon any
undergraduate student. The approval by a vote of at least three-fourths the
vote of those in a General Body meeting, fulfilling the attendance requirements
outlined in the By-Laws (Article V, Section B), shall be required for the
conferring of honorary membership.
Alumni
Membership:
Upon
leaving this organization in good standing, those who have served as Active
Members shall be recognized as Alumni Members.
UNIVERSITY
OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL STUDENT TELEVISION
BY-LAWS
Amended
January 2000
The rules
contained in these By-Laws shall govern the Board of Directors, Executive
Board, staffs, committees and subcommittees of Student Television, hereafter
referred to as STV, all cases, to which they are applicable and in which they
are not inconsistent with the rules and regulations of the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
ARTICLE
I
1) The review and evaluation of STV finances
including approval of all capital expenditures exceeding $500 and all stipends,
as proposed by the Executive Board;
2) Selecting the Station Manager of STV with
the recommendations of the Screening Committee;
3) Advising and assisting the Station
Manager or Executive Board with any matters of STV policy;
4) Responding to a mandate or the STV
General Body as outlined in Article IV.
B. The membership of the Board of
Directors, not to exceed sixteen voting members plus one vote per show, shall
be as follows, with no individual receiving more than one vote regardless of
the number of voting positions held:
1)
The
officers of STV being:
a.
The
Faculty Advisor of STV, as selected by the STV General Body Membership;
b.
The
Station Manager of STV, as selected by the Board of Directors;
c.
The
Business Manager of STV, as appointed by the Station Manager and approved by
the Board of Directors;
d.
The
Station Engineer of STV, as appointed by the Station Manager and approved by
the Board of Directors;
e.
Two
Members-At-Large, as selected by the General Body Membership;
f.
One
vote per show, provided that the show has been produced for at least one year
and will continue to be produced in the current year;
g.
The
Advertising Manager of STV, as appointed by the Station Manager and approved by
the Board of Directors;
h.
The
Publicity Manager of STV, as appointed by the Station Manager and approved by
the Board of Directors.
2)
One
University of North Carolina faculty or staff member selected by the incumbent
student members of the Board, at the last scheduled meeting of the year, for
two-year terms.
3)
Students
representing the following ex-officio positions:
a. The UNC Student Body President;
b. The Carolina Union Activities Board
President;
c. The Speaker of Student Congress;
d. The Residence Hall Association President;
e. The Carolina Athletic Association
President.
Each
ex-officio member may serve on, or appoint one designate to act on his or her
behalf at the meetings of the Board of Directors. The designations must be
submitted in writing to the Secretary of the Board.
4) Two Community Representatives being
permanent residents of the Chapel Hill or Carrboro community to serve three-year
terms, rotating in that one such member is elected every year by the outgoing
board.
5) One representative of the local Chapel
Hill cable company to serve a three-year term, without vote.
6) All members of the Executive Board not
forementioned and the Station-Manager elect shall be members of the Board of
Directors without vote.
C. Quorum
At all
meetings of the Board, the presence of a simple majority of voting members,
which includes either the Secretary of the Chairperson, shall be necessary to constitute
a quorum. Any act of a majority present at a meeting at which there is a quorum
shall be the act of the Board, except as may be otherwise provided by these
By-Laws.
D. Meetings
The Board of
Directors shall hold meetings at least once a month during regular school
sessions. The Board may, at any meeting, cancel the meeting for the next month.
Meetings may be called by the Chairperson or upon written request of four
members of the Board submitted to the secretary. All members will be duly
notified of the time and place of meetings.
E.
Attendance
The members of the Board are not allowed
to vote without being present at the Board of Directors meeting. A Board member
may be removed by the appointing authority for non-attendance or termination of
his or her status as a student. The Secretary of the Board will notify the
appointing authority when a member misses one meeting of the Board. A member
who misses two consecutive meetings will automatically be considered for
removal from the Board. Following such a removal by the Board, the appointing
authority will be requested to make a replacement appointment before the next
regular meeting of the Board. In the event that an ex-officio member misses two
consecutive meetings, they will be requested by the Secretary to designate a
representative to permanently replace them.
F.
Term of office of Board members
All
members of the Board shall serve from the close of the Changeover Meeting
(Article V, Section C), or the time of their appointments, if later, until the
close of the Changeover Meeting one to three years hence as applicable.
Vacancies occurring for reasons other than expiration of term shall be filled
without delay in the same manner of the original appointment. Faculty members
may succeed themselves if nominated by the incumbent student members.
G.
Positions of Chair and Secretary to the Board
The
Chairperson shall be elected from and by the members of the Board at the first
regular meeting of each year. The secretary will be selected by the members of
the Board, and if not already a member of the Board, and if not already a
member of the Board shall not hold a vote.
H.
Station Manager Selection
The Board of Directors will select the
Station Manager-elect each year prior to March 31st and the Station Manager
will select Producers prior to April 15th. Candidates that hold a voting
position on the Board of Directors must abstain from all voting and selection
committees that pertain to the position for which they are running.
Applications for Station Manager shall be required to present an application to
a screening committee appointed by the Board of Directors. The committee will
screen all applicants for the position unless three or fewer people apply. The
committee of five will include the incumbent Station Manager, two Executive
Board members as selected by the Executive Board, and two voting members of the
Board of Directors. The Screening Committee will advise applicants whom they
feel are not qualified that they cannot be recommended by the committee, but
applicants so notified may appear before the Board if they so desire. At least
seven days prior to the Board of Directors screening process, all completed
applications will be posted in an area commonly accessible to all STV members.
Any regularly enrolled student of the University may apply for consideration.
All applicants found capable will appear before the Board, who will vote by
written ballot; a simple majority shall be required for the selection. If the
Screening Committee cannot recommend any qualified candidates, they may
automatically suspend this By-Law for up to two weeks to seek and screen
further candidates. The Station Manager-elect shall assume the duties of the
Station Manager at the close of the Changeover meeting (Article V, Section C).
The
incumbent Station Manger will author the annual “Report from the STV Station
Manager to the Station Manager-Elect and the Board of Directors”. Copies of the
Report will be made available to all outgoing Board members by their last
scheduled Spring meeting and, by the succeeding Station Manager, to all new
Board members in the Fall. The Informal report will address the pending
business, issues and concerns of the outgoing Station Manager, Board of
Directors and Executive Board, and highlight the significant accomplishments of
the year.
ARTICLE
II
The
Chairperson of the STV Board of Directors, the Faculty Advisor, the STV Member
at Large, Station Manager, Business Manager, Station Engineer, Publicity
Manager, Advertising Manager, and all Producers shall be officers of Student
Television.
In
his or her capacity as an officer of STV:
A.
The Station Manager shall have among his or her duties the responsibility for:
1)
Implementing
the policies of the Constitution and By-Laws of STV;
2)
Chairing
the Executive Board;
3)
The
management of STV facilities;
4)
Providing
encouragement and assistance to individual programming efforts;
5)
General
promotion of STV;
6)
The
implementation of STV affairs and general station policies, the scope and
application of which are not inconsistent with the powers of the Board of
Directors;
7)
Selecting
the Station Engineer, Business Manager, and all standing committee chairs and
producers pending the approval of the Board of Directors;
8)
Ensuring
an equipment training program;
9)
Ensuring
that the equipment and facilities of STV are used strictly toward the benefit
of STV.
B.
The Business Manager shall have among his or her duties the responsibility to:
1)
Serve
as treasurer of STV;
2)
Present
to the Board of Directors quarterly reports of STV finances;
3)
Coordinate
and project with the incumbent Executive Board proposed budget requests for the
proceeding academic year.
C.
The Station Engineer shall have among his or her duties the responsibility to:
1)
Establish
station equipment usage policies for Executive Board implementation;
2)
Establish
preventative maintenance schedules;
3)
Maintain,
to the best of his or her ability, the highest standards of equipment upkeep
and repair ensuring the most economical long-term expense with prudence and
timeliness;
4)
Maintain
documentation of repairs to, expenses for and user hours of each major piece of
equipment.
ARTICLE
III
The
functions of the Executive Board shall be to correlate work of the staffs and
committees, discuss common problems, study the techniques of effective group
work and service, and formulate entertaining, cultural and educational
programs. The Executive Board will always attempt to work by consensus. The
respective committees and their members shall plan, produce and execute these
programs with the approval of the Executive Board. The Executive Board shall
resolve questions and problems concerning STV programming policy. The Executive
Board has the responsibility to develop and coordinate a prioritized/forecasted
listing of equipment needs. The use of any funds raised by or student fees
allocated to STV shall be the business of the Executive Board in accordance
with these By-Laws. The Executive Board will approve any STV expenditures over
$100.00, except maintenance expenditures on capitalized equipment that are
below $250.00.
A.
Membership
The
Chairpersons of all standing committees, Producers of regularly scheduled
shows, the Station Engineer, the Business Manager, the Station Manager, and
others deemed by these members shall comprise the Executive Board. The Station
Manager shall serve as Chairperson.
B.
Selection
The
Chairpersons of all standing committees shall be appointed by the Station
Manager-Elect, subject to approved by the incumbent Executive Board with final
confirmation by the incumbent Board of Directors. Special appointments may be
made at the discretion of the Station Manager or by the Station Manager-Elect
with the assistance of the outgoing Station Manager, an officer of the Board of
Directors, the faculty advisor or a designated representative in making these
selections.
C.
Term of Office
The
Station Manager-Elect and Chairperson-Elect shall meet and plan program
activities which take place during the academic year in which they will serve.
They shall take office at the close of the Changeover Meeting. Chairpersons are
subject to recall by the Station Manager.
D.
Qualifications
The
members of the Executive Board must be regularly enrolled students at the
University of North Carolina. However, at the discretion of the Board of
Directors, a non-student may be appointed by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE
IV
The
Station Manager and Station Manager-Elect shall be subject to recall by the
Board of Directors. A recall vote by the Board may be mandated by the General
Body of STV by submitting to the Board a petition signed by no less than forty
(40) active STV members.
Any
member of the Executive Board shall be subject to recall by the Station Manager
with the final approval of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE
V
A.
Membership
Active
members of this organization, as outlined in the Constitution, shall constitute
the General Body Membership.
B.
Meetings
There
is a minimum of one General Body meeting per academic semester, preferably
within the first two weeks of classes. The meeting shall be called by the
Station Manager with all reasonable effort to notify all members and potential
members of the General Body by at least one week prior to the scheduled date.
The type of meeting shall be decided by the Executive Board.
C.
Changeover Meeting
The
annual end-of-the-year meeting shall be the Changeover Meeting of STV which
will be held prior to final examinations during the spring semester. This will
be the occasion of recognizing outgoing members of the Board of Directors, the
Executive Board and the General Body of STV.
ARTICLE
VI
The
Constitution and these By-Laws of Student Television may be amended at any
regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors by a vote of
three-quarters of the members present in quorum and voting, provided that the
amendment is submitted in writing at least one week prior, at either a regular
or special meeting.
Enacting
Clauses
The
Constitution and these By-Laws shall become effective upon adoption by the
Student Television Board of Directors.