Word: ficom
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Burton was absent from four council meetings and six meetings of the Finance Committee (FiCom). Members are expelled from the council after missing five council or committee meetings, according to the council's constitution...
...Kyle D. Hawkins '02, FiCom chair and Darling supporter, said he felt Burton's frequent absences called into question his competency to serve as vice president...
...committed enough that he missed six FiCom meetings in addition to four council meetings, how can he be committed enough to be vice president?" asked Hawkins, who is also a Crimson editor...
...Burton wrote in an e-mail message that he had a section that conflicted unavoidably with FiCom meetings, and said his truancy should not affect his bid for the vice presidency...
...reps should attend meetings and when they can't there is a system that evaluates their performance," said Burton, who emphasized that he has surpassed the requirements of a FiCom member. "The UC would be at a serious loss if it let a conflict with section prevent me from working for students...