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News at a Glanceby Nancy
Ellegate The HWFC
Board of Directors met on Tuesday, January 23. Policy
for Creating Change A document
entitled “Policy for Creating Change” was presented. This addresses the
need
for rules for conducting referenda, but also puts referenda within the
context
of the multiple ways of effecting change at the Co-op. Referenda are
recommended only as a last resort. Board reaction was positive and
various
editorial changes were suggested. Once these are made, the document
will be
forwarded to the Governance committee for their consideration. A group of
people from Action
on Global Warming To address
global warming, the Nutrition and Education committee has purchased 100
DVDs of
the recent documentary An Inconvenient Truth, and is making up
packets with
additional materials and suggestions for action. These will be
distributed to
Coop members who wish to screen the film for groups. The committee will
ask
recipients to keep records of showings of the film. The committee hopes
this
initiative can be adopted by other co-ops. Follow-up
on the Budget Meeting Overall,
the Board felt the annual Budget Meeting held with the membership in
January went
well. Feedback on
the presentation of the budget was requested. It was noted that last
year,
there was little discussion. This year, the budget was presented
section-by-section and there was lots of discussion. A certain amount
of this
seemed tangential to the budget itself. Other aspects of the discussion
were
helpful in letting the Board know the membership’s concerns and allowed
members
to engage with the process. It was suggested that next year the
presentation
might be improved by discussing the process by which the budget is
constructed and
noting long-term trends. Finances The Finance
committee reported that the financial review of 2006 has been
completed. Finances
are good with few outstanding liabilities. Employment
Manual The
Personnel committee sought approval for various changes to the
employment manual.
A number were accepted. One, regarding cashing out vacation pay, was
referred to
the finance manager to see whether the procedure was in keeping with
cash flow
needs. There was an extensive discussion of the way “just cause” was
defined and
the matter was referred to the joint Board/Collective Management Team
meeting for
consideration. Additional items remain and will be discussed at a later
meeting. Membership
Manual The
Membership committee circulated a revised copy of the membership
manual. It will
be discussed at a later meeting. Annual
Meeting Preparations
for the Annual Membership Meeting in April have begun. Committee
liaisons were
asked to prepare their summaries of the year’s activities for the
Annual
Report. 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
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