2008 R - 102 - ADOPTING THE GORDON COLLEGE’S BOT RESOLUTION NO. 50, SERIES OF 2008

EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF OLONGAPO, HELD ON JULY 09, 2008 AT THE CITY HALL.

PRESENT:

Hon. Cynthia G. Cajudo - - - - - - - - - City Vice-Mayor & Presiding Officer
Hon. Gina Gulanes-Perez - - - - - - - - - - - City Councilor
Hon. John Carlos G. Delos Reyes- - - - - - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Rodel S. Cerezo- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Sarah Lugerna Lipumano-Garcia - - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Edwin J. Piano- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Angelito W. Baloy- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Aquilino Y. Cortez, Jr. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Anselmo A. Aquino - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Elena C. Dabu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - “ “
Hon. Carlito A. Baloy- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - President, Liga ng mga Barangay
Hon. Cheenee F. Hoya - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SK Federation President

ABSENT:

None.


RESOLUTION NO. 102
(Series of 2008)

A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE GORDON COLLEGE’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES RESOLUTION NO. 50, SERIES Of 2008 ENTITLED “A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THE COLLECTION OF SUPREME STUDENT COUNCIL (SSC) FEE, AMOUNTING TO PHP50.00 PER STUDENT, BY THE GORDON COLLEGE SUPREME STUDENT COUNCIL (GC SSC) AND THE APPROVAL OF THE SSC CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS”

WHEREAS, City Council Ordinance No. 36, Series of 2004, entitled: “An Ordinance Adopting The Revisions On The Legal Basis For The Creation And Operation Of The Olongapo City Colleges Now Named As Gordon College” defines the powers and functions of the Board of Trustees of the Gordon College;

WHEREAS, City Council passed Resolution No. 25, Series of 2007 which adopts Gordon College’s Board of Trustees Resolution No. 6, Series of 2006 establishing the Gordon College Supreme Student Council;

WHEREAS, the Gordon College Board of Trustees thru the recommendation of the Gordon College Supreme Student Council passed Resolution No. 50 Series of 2008, recommending the collection of Supreme Student Council (SSC) fee, amounting to PhP50.00 per student per semester, moreso the approval of the SSC Constitution and By-laws;

NOW, THEREFORE, on motion of Councilor Edwin J. Piano with the majority decision of the Members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod present;

RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod in session assembled to adopt, as it hereby adopts the Gordon College’s Board Of Trustees Resolution No. 50, Series Of 2008 Entitled “A Resolution Recommending The Collection Of Supreme Student Council (SSC) Fee, Amounting To PhP50.00 Per Student Per

Semester, By The Gordon College Supreme Student Council (GC SSC) And The Approval Of The SSC Constitution And By-Laws.”

RESOLVED FURTHER, AS IT IS HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVED, that copy of the Gordon College Board of Trustees Resolution No. 50, Series of 2008 and the SSC Constitution And By-Laws be made as integral part of this Resolution.

APPROVED, July 09, 2008.


CYNTHIA G. CAJUDO
City Vice-Mayor & Presiding Officer


GINA GULANES - PEREZ JOHN CARLOS G. DELOS REYES
City Councilor City Councilor


RODEL S. CEREZO SARAH LUGERNA LIPUMANO-GARCIA
City Councilor City Councilor

EDWIN J. PIANO ANGELITO W. BALOY
City Councilor City Councilor


AQUILINO Y. CORTEZ, JR ANSELMO A. AQUINO
City Councilor City Councilor
(Opposed)


ELENA C. DABU CARLITO A. BALOY
City Councilor President, Liga ng mga Barangay


CHEENEE F. HOYA
SK Federation President

ATTEST:

ELFLIDA S. SALMON
Council Secretary

APPROVED BY HIS HONOR, THE CITY MAYOR ON______________________.


JAMES GORDON, JR.
City Mayor

ATTEST:

DELFIN A. JUICO, JR.
Secretary to the City Mayor

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CONSTITUTION OF THE GC-SUPREME STUDENT COUNCIL
GORDON COLLEGE

PREAMBLE

We, the students of Gordon College (GC), desirous of establishing a supreme student council that will unite the whole studentry, of promoting and protecting students’ rights and welfare, and fostering a closer relationship among the students and the other sectors of the society in order to instill national consciousness for the advancement of the Filipino people, do hereby ordain and promulgate this constitution.

Article I- GENERAL PROVISION

Sec. 1 This Constitution shall be known as the “Constitution of the Students Council in Gordon College .”

Sec. 2 This constitution shall govern the Supreme Student Council in GC.

Sec. 3 For the purpose of this constitution, unless the context indicates otherwise.
a. “GC” refers to Gordon College
b. “Student Council” or “Council” refers to the Supreme Student Council min GC.
c. “Chairman”, “Vice Chairman”, “Executive Secretary”, “Treasurer”, “Auditor”, “Public Relations Officer”, and “College Councilors” refer to the Officers of GC Student Council so designated.
d. “Council Officers” or “Officers of the Council” means the member of the GC Student Council.
e. ““College Councilors” or “Councilors” means a representative of the constituents of a college to the Student Council.
f. “Permanent Vacancy” exists when the office of a council member has been vacated by reason of death, designation, impeachment, expulsion from the GC program, or a permanent illness preventing him/her from performing the functions of his/her office.
g. “Temporary Vacancy” exists when the office of a Council member has been vacated by reason of temporary mental or physical incapacity, detention, or any other reason that leaves the possibility of his/her resuming his/her term.

Article II- DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVES

Sec. 1 The GC-Student Council believes in the following:
a. Access to education should be afforded to everyone;
b. Education should develop man’s physical, mental, social, cultural and spiritual potential to the full, in order to realize a human and humane existence for all;
c. Education should enhance critical thought and ability to make informed judgment, free of dogma and myths;
Sec. 2 The GC-Student Council shall, at all times, strive to:
a. Defend and promote the rights and general welfare of the GC studentry and the Filipino people;
b.. Serve as an active forum for the students’ ideas and sentiments;
c. Develop a College spirit among the ranks of the students;
d. Uphold the ideas of GC, geared towards ensuring a well-rounded intellectual, social, cultural and physical development for every student;
e. Unite with various sectors of society in the pursuit of common interests, particularly in the establishment of a just and humane society;
f. Develop a responsible studentry who will put educational opportunity to optimal use and look after the unity and welfare of the whole studentry and the people.
g. Develop a sense of service, a responsibility among the student for the welfare of society.
h. Seek and engender educational reform among nationalist, humanistic and scientific methods, for the full development of the human potential to respond and to social realities;









Article III – Powers and Duties of the Council

Sec. 1 The GC – Student Council shall:
a. Adopt its own internal rules of the government;
b. Organize, Coordinate and directs student activities designed to improve their general welfare subject to the provision of the Article XI;
c. Represent the students in all major policy – making bodies of the college when so provided by laws, rules and regulations promulgated by competent authority.
d. Advise and make recommendations to the College President on students matters, affairs and activities;
e. Represent GC in external student activities;
f. Draft the GC student election code that shall govern the rules and regulations of the general election of the GC – Student Council;
g. Have such additional powers and duties as the college authorities may, from time, grant or delegate to it, consistent with its stated powers, responsibilities and objective;
h. Assist the electoral board in the preparation in orderly conduct the student council election, except members who are running for re – election.



Article IV – Bill of Rights of Students

Sec. 1 Every student shall have the right to:
a. Enjoy freedom of expression
b. Exercise freedom of religious worship and spiritual practice;
c. Have his transcripts of record and clearances speedily processed and the confidentiality of his records maintained;
Sec 2 Students shall individually or collectively be entitled to;
a. have their grievances heard and speedily readdressed
b. Organize and assemble for purposes not contrary to law and regulation;



c. Present their views to appropriate bodies before any policy or decision affecting their rights, interest and welfare is adopted.
Sec 3 No students shall be subjected to exploitation, involuntary servitude, or cruel or unusual punishment.

Sec 4 No student shall be subjected to disciplinary action without due process of law.
Article IV – Duties and Obligations of students
Sec. 1 It is the obligation of every student to:
a. Observe at all times, the laws of the Philippines and the rules and regulation of Gordon College ;
b. Assist the school authorities in disseminating among the students, and educating them, on the rules and regulations on student conduct and discipline;
c. Help engender an academic atmosphere conducive to harmony among the various constituencies of Gordon College ;
d. Exercise his or her rights responsibly

Article V Composition of the Gordon College Student Council
Sec. 1 The Gordon College Student Council shall be composed of its members, The member shall be composed of the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Executive Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor, Public Relation Officer, and College Councilors all elected at large.

Sec. 2 The members of the Council shall be elected every academic year in accordance with the rules promulgated by the Gordon College Electoral Board and the provisions of the GC election code.

Sec. 3
a. Any permanent vacancy in the Office of the Chairman shall be filled by the Vice Chairman
b. In all other permanent vacancies, a qualified candidate, preferably another member, through a majority vote of the Council on quorum, shall filled the vacant position in an acting capacity;
c. If the remaining members of the council can no longer constitute a quorum, a special election may be held after 2/3 vote of the remaining council members, In no case shall the council be dissolved or rendered inoperative.
Sec 4 Every Candidate for membership in the GC – Student Council must:
a. Have at least completed one semester in GC;
b. Be currently enrolled and must have no failing and incomplete grades preceding the election;
c. Have not been found guilty in any disciplinary action of any act involving moral turpitude.
Sec.5 Every Council member shall hold office for one academic year or until his/her predecessor has been duly elected, qualified, and assumed office, provided that council members who filed vacant seats shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term only.
Sec.6 The induction of council members shall take place within a week after their proclamation of the GC Electoral board, the oath to be administered by the College President or his/her duly authorized representative.

Article VII – QUORUM

Sec.1 At least one – half plus one of the members of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of its business and every decision of at least majority of the elected members present at a meeting at which there is a quorum shall a valid as an act of the council..

Article VIII – POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS

Sec.1 The chairman shall be the chief executive officer of the council. It shall be his/her duty;
a. Represent the students to the Board of Trustees;
b. Sign all resolutions, communications and papers of the council;
c. Preside over and take part in all meetings of the council;
d. Create ad hoc committees and appoint the chairpersons;
e. Represent the council in his/her official capacity as chairman on the occasions and events where the Organization needs representation;
f. Head the executive committee;
g. Perform such duties as maybe necessary or incidental to the discharge and performance of the functions of his/her office.

Sec. 2 The Vice-Chairman shall:
a. Assist the chairman in matter of academic nature where his or her assistance is required:
b. Take over the functions of the chairman whenever his/her office is vacant by reason of his/her death, resignation, removal, suspension, illness, absence, physical or mental incapacity or failure to qualify for office;
c. Head the academic affairs committee;
d. Assist the chairman on all matters of non academic nature where his/her assistance is required;
e. Supervise all social and fund raising activities of the council in coordination with the treasurer;
f. Head the Ways and Means Committee.

Sec. 3 It shall be the duty of the Executive Secretary to:
a. Keep a journal of the proceedings of the council
b. Keep all papers and correspondence of the same;
c. Certify all official acts of the same;
d. Perform other duties as the council or chairman may from time to time assign him/her;
e. Head the Secretariat committee.

Sec. 4 The Treasurer shall:
a. Acts as a custodian of the funds of the council deposited in the bank;
b. Keep the record of the funds of the council
c. Disburse the same in accordance with the appropriation of the council;
d. Submit a financial report at the end of each semester to the council, which shall be published or posted in GC.
e. Perform other duties as the council of the president may, from time to time assign him/her;
f. Head of the Finance Committee.
Sec. 5 The auditor shall:
a. Keep an inventory and take charge of all council properties;
b. Monitor all Business-related and fund-raising activities of the council;
c. Head the Audit committee

Sec. 6 The Public Relations Officer shall:
a. Release news items regarding council activities to all media;
b. Promote good relations with the press and the public;
c. Answer inquiries about the council;

Sec. 7 The College Councilors shall:
a. Represent the constituency of his or her college;
b. Be members of the Executive Committee.


Article IX- COMMITTEES

Sec.1 As a general rule, only council members shall head the committees of the council. Should this not be practicable, committee heads maybe appointed from the stud entry.

Sec. 2 Standing Committees other that specified in this constitution maybe created from time to time by the council.

Sec.. 3 Ad hoc Committees maybe created by the chairman.

Sec. 4 The heads of committees shall have the power to choose the respective committee members, who not necessarily be members of the council.

Sec. 5 The executive committee shack be composed of the chairman, the heads of all standing or ad hoc committees, and the college councilors..


Article X-EXPULSION AND DISCIPLINE OF THE COUNCIL OFFICERS

Sec. 1 a. if a council officer fails to attend four regular council sessions without informing the body of his/her status or present valid why h/she has not been attending or working, he/she shall automatically be dropped from the roll. He/she shall henceforth ease to be a member of the council. A Regular Council Session is one in which it has at least a five day prior to the session.

b. if the dropped council member wishes to return, he/she should explain and justify his/her side five days after being expelled. With the affirmative vote of 2/3 of all the council members, he/she can be reinstated in the council.

Sec. 2 Any officer of the council may be expelled or suspended, as may be determined by the council, for any of the following causes:

a. Willful Violation of this Constitution;
b. Gross Neglect of duty:
c. Any disorderly behavior during any council session;
d. Any other form of misconduct, which undermines the integrity of the council.

Sec. 3 For the purposed of Expulsion, an affirmative vote of at least 2/3 of all the council officer shall be required.

Sec. 4 for purposes of suspension an affirmative vote of at least 2/3 of those present in the disciplinary proceedings at which the penalty is being determined, shall be required ,provided that :


a. The members in attendance constitute a quorum and
b. The period of suspension shall not exceed thirty(30) days.

Sec. 5 the respondent (s) shall have no right to vote in any of the disciplinary proceedings.




Article XI-FUNDS OF THE CONCIL

Sec. 1 a. the council shall formulate and adapt a budget, which shall embody a work plan of programs and projects together with estimated expenditures fort the term of office.
b. No money shall be paid out of funds of the council except in pursuance of an appropriation authorized by the same.
c. all expenditures of the council shall be audited by the financial officers shall be the ex-officio auditor of the council.

Sec. 2 The balance of the student council for a specific term shall be returned as the funds for the next or succeeding term.



Article XII-FACULTY ADVISER

SEC. 1 The officer of the council shall nominate and choose among the members of the faculty for the position of council adviser.


Article XIII-AMMENDMENTS

Sec. 1 a. The GC-student Council Constitution maybe amended only by an affirmative vote of two thirds of all council members, provided that the proposed amendment must be presented in writing at the previous meeting of the council and copies thereof be sent to all council officers at least two(2) prior to its consideration.

b. any amendment to or revision of this constitution shall be valid when approved buy the board of trustees and ratify in the same manner as the adoption of this constitution provided in the next succeeding section.

Article XIV-EFFECTIVITY

Sec.1 This constitution shall take effect upon the approval if the board of trustees and its ratification in a college-wide plebiscite called for this purpose by a majority vote for all votes cast by students qualified to vote under the GC Election Code, it shall take precedence over all other constitutions, if any, in GC.