The HWFC Board of Directors met on Wednesday, May 26.

The Board has elected the following officers: President – Lynne Lekakis; Vice-President – Howard Brent; Secretary – Jim Monsonis; Treasurer – Virginia McEwen.

Board members will serve as liaisons to the Coop’s committees as follows: Governance – Howard Brent; Finance – Virginia McEwen; Strategic Planning – David Seaman and Lynne Lekakis; Nutrition – George Broeckx; Personnel – Lenore Gensburg; Membership – Jim Monsonis; Special Events – Desiree Krueger; Alternative Supply and Products – Raymond Ratte; Communications – Lynne Lekakis.

The Board President circulated a list of possible Board goals for the coming year. Board members were to review these and plan further at a June potluck meeting separate from formal Board meetings. Plans were also made for several meetings between the Board and the Collective Management Team to discuss goals, areas of responsibility, and marketing, advertising, and merchandising.

A Board manual is being prepared.

Plans are being made for a manual outlining policies accepted by the Board. The Board member working on this reported that there would be two ways to do this: either (1) as an index to the minutes; or (2) as a "stand alone" manual with policies fully described and also containing an index to minutes, which would take longer to complete. The Board requested the stand-alone manual.

Lines and logos have been painted for two parking spaces designated for persons with disabilities. These are to the north of the front door. Parking lines for the whole lot will be painted in the coming weeks.

A new compressor for one of the retail freezers was purchased for about $3,500. The old compressor was 22 years old and could not be salvaged.

Staff is looking into getting a better bike rack for the store.

The Site Development Group of the Strategic Planning committee requested permission to make an agreement with a realtor, and the Board agreed.

The Governance committee will clarify the eligibility requirements for candidates for the Board. The current wording in the bylaws regarding whether share payments need to be up-to-date is ambiguous. At the recent Board election, one director was elected without having a share payment up-to-date. There was a discussion of this and all people appeared to have acted in good faith. The director elected did not realize they were not paid up and there had also been a different precedent in previous years. The Governance committee recommended that the election stand for one year and that it be reconsidered at next year’s election. The Board agreed that all people standing for election must be paid up and that the language on this in the bylaws be made specific.

Minutes of all meetings are available at the Coop. Minutes of the most recent meeting are posted on the bulletin board.