Students can begin voting Tuesday on the University Board’s proposed concert fee and a Student Body Constitution amendment regarding the Student City Council Liaison.

Students can vote from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at Coleman Hall, Lumpkin Hall, Carman Hall, Taylor Hall, the Student Recreation Center and the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

The ballot asks if students support the UB’s proposed $5 per semester concert fee and the proposed qualifications for the Student City Council Liaison.

Qualifications for the liaison position have never existed before. The proposed qualifications for the position state the candidate must maintain a 2.25 grade point average, complete two semesters of course work at Eastern and have demonstrated knowledge of the workings of student and city government.

Daryl Jones, student vice president for public affairs, is in charge of appointing a City Council Liaison, and the appointment must be approved by the Student Senate before it is final. Last semester, two candidates were voted down before the liaison was accepted. The appointment of a liaison this semester went more smoothly with the first candidate, Bill Davidson, a sophomore political science major, being approved.

The City Council Liaison attends City Council meetings and reports back to the student vice president for public affairs and the Student Senate, the Student Body Constitution says.

Loss of seating in Lantz Arena, increased costs of performances and a $16,000 debt have made it no longer feasible for the UB to sponsor concerts on a zero-based budget, which means all money used to pay for the show comes from ticket sales. The addition of a $5 concert fee would generate about a$50,000 budget, depending on enrollment, from which to pay for concerts and make ticket costs cheaper, said UB Vice Chair Caleb Judy.

After the concert fee is voted on, it must be approved by Shirley Stewart, interim vice president for student affairs, then interim President Lou Hencken and lastly the Board of Trustees. If it clears all these obstacles by the April BOT meeting, the new fee will be implemented next year.