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Article III: The Cabinet

The Cabinet is the primary decision making body of the Earlham Student Government, and it is composed of the Co-Presidents of the Student Body, the Vice President of Nominations, the Vice President of Communications, the three (3) at large Student Delegates to the Committee on Campus Life, the Student Organizations Council (Co-) Convenor(s), the Secretary of Finance, the Recording Clerk, and the Student Activities Board (Co-) Convenor(s). They are all elected members of the ESG who hold the responsibility of participating in the consensus process of the Cabinet.

The Cabinet functions to bring elected members from the various branches of the Earlham Student Government together to communicate, hold each other mutually accountable for the activities taken by their specific branches, and make decisions that affect the processes of the Earlham Student Government. The Cabinet, on occasion, also makes decisions on issues and policy recommendations that affect the student body and the Earlham community as a whole, but only when delegated such authority by college committees. When a community issue or policy recommendation comes before the Cabinet, the Cabinet can take one of two decision-making actions. The first and more common action is to gather the necessary student opinion and use it to make a consensus decision within the Cabinet. The second action occurs only when the Cabinet encounters an issue or policy recommendation where the approval of the student body seems more appropriate than the Cabinet making the decision alone. In such cases, a Decision Making All Student Meeting, as described in article XXVII, is in order.

Along with a weekly meeting where all members are present, frequent and full communication between members of the Earlham Student Government Cabinet is a necessity.

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