Policy Changes By Semester
Fall 2024
Summer 2024
Spring 2024
Fall 2023
Summer 2023
Spring 2023
Fall 2022
Summer 2022
Spring 2022
Fall 2021
Summer 2021
Spring 2021
Fall 2020
Spring 2020
Fall 2019
Summer 2019
Spring 2019
Fall 2018
Spring 2018
Fall 2017
Spring 2017
Fall 2016
Spring 2016
Fall 2015
Summer 2015
Spring 2015
Fall 2014
Summer 2014
Spring 2014
Fall 2013
Summer 2013
06/20/13
- No changes to policy.
07/18/13
- No changes to policy.
Spring 2013
2/2/2013
- No changes to policy.
3/7/2013
- expanded priority given to "underrepresented or economically disadvantaged students" under A. 4
- changes in V: Assignment of Reservations
3/21/2013
- No changes to policy.
4/11/2013
- changed "staff hiring policy"
- changes in Employee Handbook
4/25/2013
- changes to manager training policy
- changes in III.A. UNIT OPERATIONS
- changed personnel code
- changes in Personnel Code (PerCode)
- changed "hiring committee" description
- changes in I.B. Committees
- changed "personnel appeals committee" description
5/7/2013
- changed "manager hiring policy"
- changes in Employee Handbook
- changed "credit card policy"
- changes in IV.O. Staff Credit Card Policy
- changed "investment management committee" description
- changes in IV.K. Investment Management
5/9/2013
- created "network manager training policy"
- changes in III.A. UNIT OPERATIONS
- changed "manager oversight policy"
- changes in III.A. UNIT OPERATIONS
Fall 2012
9/20/2012
- changed advisory committee descriptions
- changes in I.B. Committees section 15.
- updated “executive director job description”
- changes in Executive Director
- simplified "voting on committees" policy
- changes in I.B. Committees section 21.
- created “services review” policy
10/11/2012
- No changes to policy.
10/25/2012
- No changes to policy.
11/15/2012
- created “hiring committee” policy
- changes in I.B. Committees section 24.
11/29/2012
- updated and moved "Berkeley City Liaison" position to job descriptions.
- changes in Berkeley City Liaison
- changed "BSC-NASCO relationship" policy
- changes in III.C. NORTH AMERICAN COOPERATIVE COMMUNITY section 1.
- updated "House Manager Oversight Policy" and changed to include president responsibilities.
- changes in III.A. UNIT OPERATIONS
- created a Mental Health Consultant position.
- created Costing Agent and Purchasing Agent job positions.
- updated "parking policy"
- changes in III.D. PARKING SPACES
- updated advertising policies in "party policy"
- changes in VII.J. BSC Party Policy
12/6/2012
- added "Afro Boarder" policy to housing assignment section
- changes in V: Assignment of Reservations
- updated the Employee Handbook
- changes in Employee Handbook
- created permanent Operations Assistant position
- created a "goods review" policy
Summer 2012
6/14/2012
- graduate studies on filing fee are now eligible members
- changes in Section I: BSC Membership of the AdCode
- overhauled non-appointee voting on committees.
- changes in I.B. Committees section 21.
7/12/2012
- No changes to policy.
8/12/2012
- No changes to policy.
Spring 2012
2/16/12
- updated "guidelines for sending e-mails"
- changes in VI.C. Guidelines for Sending E-mails
- updated "energy conservation fund" policy.
- changes in IV.G. Energy Conservation Fund (ECF)
- added changes to grievance procedure following creation of Conduct Investigator.
- changes in VII.E. BSC Grievance Procedure
3/8/12
- removed member advocate from "board-elected positions"
- changes in I.A.11. MEMBER ADVOCATE
- added single fractional transferable voting for multiple winner elections.
- changes in I.C. Board of Directors Procedures
3/22/12
- eliminated ASUC liaison position, created city liaison position.
- revised President and Vice President job descriptions to reflect summer duties.
04/12/12
- created Assault Policy.
- changes in VII.E. BSC Assault Policy
- revisions and updates to ConCom and AdCom descriptions.
- changes in XXVI: Conduct Committee and XVII: The Administrative Committee
- set deadline for submission of summer VOCs to bookkeeping.
- changes in III.A. UNIT OPERATIONS
- Revision of Personnel Code to produce a document specifically addressed to the needs
of student employees.
- changes in Personnel Code (PerCode) (the whole thing!)
- Moved the Personnel Appeals Committee from the PerCode to the Policy Directory.
- changes in Personnel Code (PerCode) and I.B. Committees
04/26/12
- Eliminated III.B.9. "Central Kitchen Policies"(III.B.9. CENTRAL KITCHEN POLICIES
9.01 Central Kitchen offers only fair trade, organic, or shade grown coffee.)
- changes in III.B. CENTRAL LEVEL OPERATION
- Added Committee Members at Large Description
- changes in I.B. Committees, section 23.
- Added Owner's Manual Program
- changes in VI.G. BSC Owner's Manual Program
- Revised Cabinet-Member-at-Large Description
- Revised Hiring Section of hte Personnel Code
- changes in Personnel Code (PerCode)
05/03/12
- Added Central-Level Procurement Policy
- changes in IV.A. Central Level Procurement Policy
- Revised ETCom Grants Policy.
- changes in I.B. Committees section 20.
- Revisions to the Apartment Assignment Procedure in the Administrative Code.
- changes in XXII: Apartment Assignment Procedure
Fall 2011
9/22/11
- Modified executive session policy
- changes in I.C. Board of Directors Procedures
10/13/11
- Passed Employee Handbook
- [will create new section for this]
- Created Termination Appeals Body
- changes in XXVII: PNGS AND Terminations#XXVII.C. APPEALS PROCEDURE for TERMINATIONS and small changes in XXVII: PNGS AND Terminations#XXVII.B.5 Screening Requirements and XXVI: Conduct Committee
- Changed name of "Dwight Way Feasibility Committee" to "Barrington Hall Feasibility Committee"
10/27/11
- Created AdCom Appeals Screening Committee and changed the AdCom Appeal Process
- changes in XVIII: Appeals
11/17/11
- Changed date by which executive elections must take place
- Passed new BSC Injury and Illness Prevention Policy
- Added cooperative movement party steering committee
- Amended Party Policy
12/1/11
- Manager transition process
- Changes to III.A. UNIT OPERATIONS in III.A.10
- Added requirement to attend transition meetings in III.A.3.C
- Added section 5 to III.A.1
- EA funding policy
- Renamed and expanded section IV.A.4 IV.A. BUDGETS
12/8/11
- Added capitalization policy
- Created the new section: IV.L Capitalization Policy
- Added new Sexual Harassment policy
- Replaced all of VII.E. Residential Sexual Harassment Policy and changed the name slightly
- Grievance Procedure
- Deleted old grievance procedures, added new section VII.E. BSC Grievance Procedure
- Whistleblower policy
- Created VII.F. BSC Whistleblower Policy
Summer 2011
- - Uploaded Evacuation Drill policy onto V.K. Disaster Readiness Policy.
- - Added 7.D. of the BSC Party Policy.
Unit-level IT Coordinator Job position (8/4)
Executive Votes of Confidence (8/4)
Conflict of Interest Policy (8/4)
- -Added to Section XXVI of the AdCode Policy. Approved at Board 8-4-2011.
Capital Campaign Committee (8/4)
- - Added Section I.B.17 to Committee Descriptions. Approved at Board 8-4-2011.
Peer Support Group Network Coordinator Position (8/4)
- - Added the volunteer job to job descriptions. Approved at Board 8-4-2011.
[| Dwight Way Committee (8/4) ]
- - Added to section I.B.16 to committee descriptions. Approved at Board 8-4-2011.
Fundraising Consultant Job Description (7/14)
Member Events Coordinator job description (7/14)
Advisory Committee Project Proposal (6/23)
Spring 2011
Conduct Committee Size Changes
IB5 Audit Committee Description changes
Updated XXVC1 Appeals Procedure from 4/28/11
2011 Summer Board of Directors Description
section XXIV Trial Policy Exception, approved at 4/28/11 meeting
Personnel Code IVB on late applications from 4/7 Board Meeting
Added section, approved 4-7-2011 at Board
Section IB12 ITCom description approved at Board 4-28-11
Added Investment Management Committee, approved at Board 2/10/11
Personnel Appeals Committee Size Changes, passed 4/7 Board
Updated section VII.G. Substance Abuse Policy, approved at 4/28 Board
III.A.4 House level VOC Policy, 4-28-11
Council of WRM and Social Managers, 5-5-2011
Added Section III.A.1.4, Summer house officer training requirements
Added III.A.2, Minor manager training reqs
Fall 2010
Substance Abuse & Distribution Policy-12/9-11 *
- Completely deleted and replaced section VII.G
- Deleted old section VII.H "BSC Substance Abuse Procedure" and created new section VII.H. Distribution/Manufacturing/Cultivation Policy
- Deleted but did not get rid of section VII.J.
Host Policy-12/9-11 *
- Added new section VII.M. Host Policy
Revised Workshift Termination Policy *
- AdCode XVIII and XXVII.B.2
Construction Approval Policy-11/18
- Added new section IV.I. Construction Approval Process
Organizational PNG Policy-11/18 *
- Added section VII.L BSC PNG
Staff-Issued Conditional Contracts Policy-11/18 *
- Added section VII.K Staff-Issued Conditional Contracts
Unit Retrofit Closure Policy-11/4
- Renamed Section V.D to V.D. Unit Retrofit Closure Policy and added V.D.1-3
- old section V.D became V.D.4
Use of Unit Common Spaces by Third Parties (aka Venue) Policy-11/4
- Updated section III.A.9. EXTERNAL ENTITIES
5-Year Disabled Access Plan-11/4
- Added section V.L Disabled Priority Access Plan
Minimum Meeting Minutes Policy-11/4 *
- Added section IV.H Minimum Meeting Minutes Policy
Missing Persons Policy-10/21 *
- XXI of adcode
Investment Management Committee Description
- Added to section I.B. Committees
