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News at a Glanceby
Nancy Ellegate The
HWFC Board of Directors met on Wednesday, October 18. Donation
Policy A
draft of the proposed donation policy was
reviewed. The Collective Management Team (CMT) generally likes the
policy. The
Governance committee has concerns that it gives too much veto power to
the
Board and will discuss this at their next meeting. The Board’s
president was
concerned about the means of choosing recipients of larger donations.
She
suggested that the Coop might want to work with the Community
Foundation of the
Capital District on such donations, perhaps
setting up a fund with them. A meeting
with the foundation is planned and this issue will be put on hold until
after that
meeting. Raising
the limit of small donations to $200 was discussed. What percentage of
the
donation budget should be small donations was another question. One
suggestion was
to limit small gifts to onethird of donations, since larger donations
to fewer
groups make more impact. However, it was also noted that these modest
donations
can be very helpful to smaller groups that don’t generally get
donations from
large donors like the Community Foundation. The
Board will continue work on the policy. Tabling There
was a discussion of the Coop’s tabling policy due to the conflicts that
arose
while some members were tabling regarding meat and fish sales. There
was concern
over whether staff can intervene if they feel the Coop’s policies are
being misrepresented.
After discussion, it was agreed that such action is a management
prerogative
and not the Board’s. It was requested that the CMT revise the policy
that
people wishing to table agree to, so that it is clear that
misrepresentation
will not be permitted. The CMT will bring any proposed changes back to
the
Board for their review. Store
News The
CMT requested that the back portion of our current building be leased.
This section
needs a number of improvements to be usable. After discussion, the
Board agreed
to lease the space provided necessary changes are made. The
fire sprinkler system has been inspected. Committees The
Board was to have a special meeting in November to discuss committees. Training Several
Board members have expressed interest in a training session on Survey A
survey was requested on why members don’t fulfill their work
requirements. The Membership
committee will conduct the survey and aim to report back to the Board
in March. Referendum Preparations
were made for the end-of- October referendum on the product manual,
second
site, and meat/fish sales. Who should count ballots and how to announce
the
results were discussed. It was noted that work on general guidelines
for future
referenda will wait until we see how this one went. Minutes Minutes
of all meetings are available at the Coop. Minutes of the most recent
meeting are
posted on the bulletin board. Upcoming
Meetings A
Board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 20. Meetings are held
at 5:30
pm at the Coop. Date, time, and location can change, though, so anyone
planning
to attend should confirm these closer to the date. Note:
News
at a Glance is a summary of the meetings of the HWFC Board
of Directors. |
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