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News at a Glanceby Nancy Ellegate The HWFC Board of
Directors met on Tuesday, May 22. New Board Business This was the first Board
meeting after the election of new
members. Terms of office needed to be decided since there were both
two- and
three-year slots open. Ray Ratte and Anna Dawson will serve twoyear
terms; Jim
Monsonis, Lenore Gensburg and Carolyn Maroney will serve three-year
terms. Board officers were
decided at the Board’s retreat the Saturday
before the first formal meeting. Officers are: President – Lynn
Lekakis; Vice
President – Sue Weinrich; Treasurer – John Godfrey; Secretary – Jim
Monsonis. The Board liaisons to
Co-op committees are: Nominations – Sue
Weinrich; Membership – Lenore Gensburg; Governance – Jim Monsonis and
Carolyn
Moroney; Personnel – Ray Ratte; Finance – John Godfrey; Strategic
Planning –
Lynne Lekakis;
Nutrition
and
Education – Louise Maher- Johnson and Anna Dawson; Marketing and
Communications
– John Godfrey. Theft There was a question
about theft at the Co-op. The operations
and administrative coordinator answered that theft is most significant
in the
Health and Body Aids department, since it stocks many small high-cost
items. On
balance, though, the staff does not consider theft a major problem. Wind Energy There was a question
about the use of wind energy at the Co-op
and about letting a sales person for a wind energy company table at the
store.
There was some question about whether this fit with the current
guidelines on
tabling. The Board asked the Collective Management Team to look into
the issue.
Once this is done, the Board will revisit this matter. Finance Sales, expenses and cash
flow were discussed. Banked Hours The Board had previously
asked for an opinion on the high number
of banked hours, since there could conceivably be a problem if many
members
used banked hours at the same time, leading to a labor shortage. The
membership
coordinator has been consulted and he feels this is not really an
issue. Most
of the banked hours are held by a relatively small number of people, so
there is
no danger of many workers using banked hours at the same time. Policy Review The Board has been
reviewing existing Co-op policies to make
sure they conform to current practice. However, going over several at
each
Board meeting does not seem to be all that expedient since there are a
large
number of policies to consider. A sub-committee of three Board members
will
meet and look at alternative ways of handling policy review. Physical Plant An air curtain has been
installed. A dishwasher has been
installed in the café. Upcoming Membership
Meeting Preparations for the June
membership meeting were discussed. Executive Session The Board met in
executive session at the end of the meeting. 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 website
on obtaining a password. (See the Meetings section and go to “Board Meetings.”) Upcoming Meetings Board meetings are, with
some exceptions, held on the fourth
Tuesday of the month. The next meetings are scheduled for July 24,
August 28,
September 25 and October 30. Meetings are held in the Coop’s Community
Room and
begin at 5:30 pm. Date, time and location can change, however, so
anyone
planning to attend a meeting should confirm these beforehand. |
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