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==V.C.1. BSC HOME IMPROVEMENT (HI) POLICY==
==V.C.1. BSC HABITABILITY IMPROVEMENT (HI) PROJECTS==


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.
All members of the Berkeley Student Cooperative who reside in a room & board house shall contribute at least three hours of labor, each Fall and Spring term, dedicated to Habitability Improvement (HI) (At the discretion of the unit’s manager team, the number of HI hours owed can be increased up to 5 hours per semester); boarders shall contribute at least two hours each Fall and Spring term; apartment residents shall contribute one half-hour each Fall and Spring term. Houses may amend their bylaws if they wish to require additional HI hours for boarders.  


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.
HI shall be completed in the unit where the member lives or boards, unless there is a central-level HI project.


==V.C.2. HI PROJECTS==
==V.C.2. HABITABILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS==


HI projects are small capital improvement projects, maintenance projects, or deep cleanings that are not addressed by a unit’s regular workshift policy.
1. In order to facilitate the completion of Habitability Improvement (HI) hours, the Unit-Level Habitability Coordinator and the Central-Level Habitability Coordinator shall organize HI projects.


==V.C.3. HI PROCESS==
2. HI projects should include tasks which go beyond regular workshift, but do not involve construction or demolition. HI projects must contribute to the habitability of the unit. Some example tasks include assisting with dump runs, deep cleanings, reorganizing entire rooms, painting,  and landscaping projects.


'''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.
3. Up to 25% of a unit’s HI hours can go towards small-scale capital improvement projects and/or projects that are not habitability-related (including Community Improvement Projects). This amount may be increased up to 75% if the unit has received a B or higher on the previous two habitability inspections at the discretion of the Operations Team.


'''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.  
4. The Unit-Level Habitability Coordinator shall levy fines on members for HI hours not completed by the end of the semester. These fines shall not exceed the product of two times the workshift rate per hour not completed.


:I. CM must approve the prioritized HI project list by the end of the fourth week of the contract period.
[Last updated Spring 2020]
 
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::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]''

Latest revision as of 12:07, 3 December 2021

V.C.1. BSC HABITABILITY IMPROVEMENT (HI) PROJECTS

All members of the Berkeley Student Cooperative who reside in a room & board house shall contribute at least three hours of labor, each Fall and Spring term, dedicated to Habitability Improvement (HI) (At the discretion of the unit’s manager team, the number of HI hours owed can be increased up to 5 hours per semester); boarders shall contribute at least two hours each Fall and Spring term; apartment residents shall contribute one half-hour each Fall and Spring term. Houses may amend their bylaws if they wish to require additional HI hours for boarders.

HI shall be completed in the unit where the member lives or boards, unless there is a central-level HI project.

V.C.2. HABITABILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

1. In order to facilitate the completion of Habitability Improvement (HI) hours, the Unit-Level Habitability Coordinator and the Central-Level Habitability Coordinator shall organize HI projects.

2. HI projects should include tasks which go beyond regular workshift, but do not involve construction or demolition. HI projects must contribute to the habitability of the unit. Some example tasks include assisting with dump runs, deep cleanings, reorganizing entire rooms, painting, and landscaping projects.

3. Up to 25% of a unit’s HI hours can go towards small-scale capital improvement projects and/or projects that are not habitability-related (including Community Improvement Projects). This amount may be increased up to 75% if the unit has received a B or higher on the previous two habitability inspections at the discretion of the Operations Team.

4. The Unit-Level Habitability Coordinator shall levy fines on members for HI hours not completed by the end of the semester. These fines shall not exceed the product of two times the workshift rate per hour not completed.

[Last updated Spring 2020]