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News at a Glanceby Nancy Ellegate The HWFC Board of
Directors met on Tuesday, April 24. Fund Raising from Members The Board has been
looking at the possibility of borrowing money
from members for Co-op expansion. A proposal outlining possible terms
of loans
was presented. One Co-op member noted concerns over this plan, in
particular that
the minimum loan would be $1,000, which would prevent many members from
participating. He suggested an alternative that might allow for greater
participation and that could be used in tandem with the original plan.
The
Board asked him to develop a full proposal and bring it back for
discussion. The
Board went on to discuss fund raising in general and voted to create an
ad hoc
committee charged with developing a fund raising plan. Personnel The Personnel committee
discussed the goal of using alternative
dispute resolution as a means of settling conflicts at the Co-op. This
represents a culture shift away from win-lose situations. The committee
also
presented their latest revision of the Grievance Procedure for staff.
The
committee is still working on this, but the Board approved the
direction taken
in the current draft. On-going Policy Review The Board has been
reviewing the written policies of the Co-op.
At this meeting, they looked at the policy for use of the Coop’s
community
room. The policy was approved as written. Board Business This was the last Board
meeting before the April Membership
Meeting where new Board members will be elected. The three Board
members
finishing their terms, George Broeckx, Howard Brent
and Ray Ratte, were thanked for their service. Plans for the Board
retreat for new and returning directors were
discussed. The retreat allows Board members to look at what needs to be
done in
the upcoming year. The Board will
participate in an upcoming sexual harassment
training being organized by the Collective Management Team. Policy for Creating Change Members of the Governance
committee and the Board member working
on this will be reviewing the proposed policy together. (Committee
members had been
in contact to clear up a misunderstanding at the last Board meeting
about the
extent to which they had been involved or “in the loop” on this matter
before
suggesting a number of changes.) Upcoming Membership
Meetings Plans for the April and
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 (www.hwfc.com)
on obtaining a password. (See
the Meetings section and go to “Board
Meetings.”) Upcoming
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