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| News at a Glance |
| by Nancy Ellegate |
TheThe
HWFC Board of Directors met on Tuesday, June 3.
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| Board Retreat Follow-up |
| Board members noted that
this year’s retreat, which is held shortly after elections, had been
very productive. The Board has decided to hold retreats quarterly and
has scheduled the next one for early September. |
| Improving Communication |
| Based on discussion at the
recent membership meeting, Board members felt there needs to be
increased effort to get information on the new store to members and
shareholders. To this end, the Facilities committee is planning a July
meeting to discuss financial issues related to the new site. Also,
there will be weekly or bi-weekly updates on the new store’s progress.
These could be posted on the website, circulated as an email message,
and available in written form at the service desk. |
| Membership Meetings |
| Suggestions for improving
membership meetings, such as being very specifi c about what is being
voted on and making clearer presentations, were discussed. There was
also a discussion of the problem of meetings being held while the store
is open. When this happens some staff members and member workers cannot
attend; compounding this problem, when some workers leave early for the
meeting, this results in the store being understaffed. One suggestion
was to close the store a little early on meeting nights. The staff will
discuss this and provide feedback, and the Board will consider the
issue further. |
| Product Manuals |
Three product manuals are
to be completed: one for health and body aids (HaBA), one for the Deli,
and one for Cleaning Supplies. The Collective Management Team and the
Nutrition and Education committee were to meet in June and make plans
for the completion of these documents.
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| Personnel Manual |
| The Personnel Manual will
be completed as soon as the section on employee rights and
responsibilities is finished. The policy part is fine, but the
Personnel committee is clarifying some of the language and terms used.
Current Store Reorganization The final reorganization of space in the
current store should be completed in July. |
| Governance Review/Bylaws |
The Governance Review
committee had wondered if they should look at procedures for running
membership meetings. The Board clarified that this is a policy issue,
handled by the Board, not a bylaws issue. It was also noted that the
Membership committee is currently drafting a policy on membership
meetings.
The committee will provide Board members with a list of all suggestions
being considered by the bylaws panel and will provide recommendations
for bylaws changes for the September membership meeting. |
| Additional Committee
Liaisons |
At its May meeting, the
Board began designating which directors will work with which
committees. They completed this task with the following assignments:
Accountability: Greg Pedrick; Communications: Greg Pedrick and Bruce
Huttner; Facilities: Ted Mousseau; Board representative to the
Governance Review committee: Bruce Huttner; Personnel: Ray Ratte and
Lorrie Graham. Previously announced committee liaisons were: Bylaws:
Carolyn Maroney; Finance: John Godfrey; Nutrition and Education: Ted
Mousseau; Membership: Lenore Gensburg. Jim Monsonis, as the Board
president, will work with the Finance and Facilities committees, as
well as the Governance Review committee.
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| Other Committee Notes |
| Marketing has become the
responsibility of the Collective Management Team; there is no committee
charged with this. The Energy Task Force seems to have concluded its
work. |
| 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 |
| Meetings begin at 5:45 pm
at the Community Room at the Co-op. Date, time and location can change,
however, so it is recommended that anyone planning to attend confirm
these. |
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