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| News at a Glance |
| by Nancy Ellegate |
The
HWFC Board of Directors met on Tuesday, November 4.
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| Possible Satellite Store |
| The Co-op has been invited
to open a satellite store in an Arbor Hill development district. A task
force is being formed to consider this opportunity. |
| Meat |
| The Collective Management
Team (CMT) had sent a written proposal to Board members several weeks
before the meeting requesting that meat offerings be expanded. This
would be a change in policy and will need to go before the member-
ship. Upcoming membership meeting agendas are already full, so it was
decided that this will considered at the April membership meeting. |
| Board/CMT Discussions |
| The next meeting between
Board and CMT members will include a discussion of issues relating to
the current economic crisis and devising procedures to insure that
meeting times and store hours are adjusted so that working members and
staff can attend Co-op meetings and events. |
| Plastics |
| A study group of interested
members will be established to look at the use of plastic in the store
and how to reduce it. |
| Finances |
| Sales have been increasing
during 2008. There has also been an increase in expenses, much of it in
utility costs related to the current store’s expansion or reset.
Committee budgets for the coming year were due in November. |
| Disaster Response |
| The CMT will be asked to
come up with a disaster response plan included a designated decision
maker for such situations when the store is open. |
| Bylaws |
| Proposed bylaws revisions
from the Governance Review committee were discussed and will be
presented to the membership. |
| Member Dinner |
| The 50/50 raffle at the
November Membership Dinner earned $240, which was used to help offset
the costs of this event. |
| Upcoming Membership Meeting |
| Plans for the upcoming
December membership meeting were discussed. |
| Minutes |
| Minutes of all meetings are
available at the Co-op. Minutes of the most recent meeting are posted
on the bulletin board. They are also available on the Co-op's website,
as password protected files. See instructions on the Board Meetings page. |
| Upcoming Meetings |
| The Board meets on the
first Tuesday of each month at 5:45 pm (with
some exceptions depending on holidays, etc.). Meetings are scheduled
for December 2, January 6, and February 3. All dates are posted on the
Co-op’s website. Meetings are held in the Co-op’s Community Room.
Anyone planning to attend a meeting should confirm date, time, and
location. |
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