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V.C.1. BSC HOME IMPROVEMENT (HI) POLICY

As a member of the Berkeley Student Cooperative, each member -- resident or boarder -- owes a certain amount of time to habitability improvement in the organization. In the houses, each member owes a minimum of 4 hours per contract period, though individual houses can vote to require a larger number of HI hours in their bylaws. Each member at the apartments owes half an hour of HI per contract period.

Unless there is a central-level HI project, HI is to be done at the unit where a member lives. Boarders contribute their HI at the house where they board. In the case of a central-level HI project, individual members can apply through their maintenance managers to take part in those projects and satisfy their HI requirement.

V.C.2. HI PROJECTS

HI projects are small capital improvement projects, maintenance projects, or deep cleanings that are not addressed by a unit’s regular workshift policy.

V.C.3. HI PROCESS

1. Maintenance Managers (MM) meet with the senior Central Maintenance (CM) crew member assigned to their respective units within the first two weeks of the contract period for a full tour of their respective properties.The purpose of this tour is to find opportunities for HI projects, in addition to informing the maintenance manager about ongoing maintenance issues.

2. The MM must submit a list of at least 5 prioritized HI projects to CM before the fourth week of the contract period. This list should include the expected number of HI hours it would take to complete each project.

I. CM must approve the prioritized HI project list by the end of the fourth week of the contract period.
A. If CM does not approve of the list, the MM will create a new list and submit it within a week of the notice of disapproval.
II. Should a disabled member not be able to complete any of the projects on the approved list, the MM must make arrangements to allow them the opportunity to complete HI.

3. The first five projects on the approved list must be completed before the end of the semester.

4. At the end of the semester, CM reviews the HI projects that have been completed at each unit.

I. If any of the first five HI projects from the initial list are not completed, the unit will be fined at the central level equal to the number of HI hours (as delineated in the HI list) forfeited for the missed project . Each hour of HI is worth double the workshift rate.
A. It is at CM discretion to decide whether a project was not completed for a legitimate reason. If CM deems the reason legitimate, the fine can be waived.

5. Members will be fined at the unit-level for incomplete HI at double the workshift rate per every missed hour.

[Approved by Board 12/12/2013]