Friday 12/4 Officially Hoofer Constitution Day!

Following Union Council's APPROVAL on 12/3 of our recently amended and then approved in whole Constitution TODAY is Hoofer Constitution Day! Join us for Free Coffee in the Hoofer Lounge and enjoy a break before Resale!

Here are the sparknotes of the changes:

• Only allowing Union Members in good standing to be eligible for Hoofer Membership
• Renaming Hoofer Council Chairs from technically "Officers" to officially Chairpersons
• Having Chairs selected by Hoofer Council Executives
• Allowing non-standing committees to be formed without modifying the Bylaws
• Hoofer Clubs encourage, but not required to be Registered Student Organizations
• Regardless of RSO standing Hoofer Clubs have the same privileges as RSO's & WUD Committees in the Union, Room Reservation, and Catering Discounts

Complete Updated Constitution

This follows the recent unanimous approval by Hoofer Council on 11/16 to add three Bylaws:

Article VIII – Hoofer Open Meeting Requirements

Hoofers is encouraged to loosely follow Wisconsin open meetings law; however, in accordance with the Wisconsin Attorney General Office, Hoofers is not required to follow Wisconsin open meetings law.

Article IX – Paid Hoofer Leaders

In recognition of the fact that many Hoofer leaders also hold paid positions within their club, it is expressly allowed that paid Hoofer Leaders may serve on club governing boards and committees and enjoy full voting privileges, except if their specific paid position comes up for vote, in which case they must abstain. It is to be made known at the beginning of each new governing board term which Hoofer leaders hold paid positions in that club and as their position(s) change. Upon request of voting members, paid positions will be declared.

Article X - Electronic Votes

At the discretion of the chair, Hoofer voting bodies can vote electronically for all matters, excluding all Hoofer position matters, and votes requiring 2/3rds, as long as:

1. Equal effort is made to contact all voting members.
2. The vote ends either after a time designated by the chair in the call to vote, with a minimum of 24 hours, or once the vote has reached a clear majority of voting members (whichever comes first).
1. Quorum is the same as a regular meeting.
3. Official minutes are kept, either as an addendum to subsequent meeting minutes or as separate minutes.

Complete Bylaws