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| News at a Glance |
| by Nancy Ellegate |
The
HWFC Board of Directors met on Tuesday, February 3.
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| Strategic Planning |
| This committee will be
developing a new strategic plan for the Co-op. Current directions will
be reviewed to see which goals should be carried forward, and new goals
for the next five years will be identified. The possibility of engaging
a consultant was mentioned and there is one organization that has
worked with co-ops that have similarities to HWFC. A committee member
will do some more research and this will be discussed further. |
| Membership |
| The membership coordinator
requested that a bank of emergency work hours be established. After
discussion, it was agreed that members who are giving up their Co-op
membership can donate up to twenty unused work hours. These are to be
used by members who are unable to fulfill their work commitments. The
Board agreed with suggestions from the Membership committee that
members who elect to space out a share payment should not be charged
interest. In addition, it was agreed that in some instances members may
space out share payments over a longer period of time. These
suggestions will be presented to the membership for a vote. |
| Non-Profit Organization |
| Plans for the Co-op to set
up a nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization were discussed. A local group
working under the auspices of the Council of Community Services can
provide assistance on both start-up and administration. They charge a
reasonable fee for this. Several Co-op representatives will meet with
them to discuss their services. |
| Collective Management Team
Evaluation |
| The upcoming evaluation of
the Collective Management Team (CMT) was discussed at the Board’s
recent retreat. Board members are thinking of working on the evaluation
criteria through a shared electronic document on gmail. The March
meeting between Board and CMT members will focus on plans for this
evaluation. |
| Nutrition and Education |
| Approximately 80–100 people
attended the School Food Conference the committee held in January. The
committee will provide a fuller report to the Board at a later time. |
| Shopper’s Service |
| Two people are interested
in starting a personal shopping and delivery service for Co-op
shoppers. They would develop a website and charge a fee. The Board
asked them to develop a more detailed business plan and return to
discuss it. |
| Board Elections |
| There will one empty seat
and two Directors running for re-election at the April General
Membership Meeting. Several Board members will convene a nominating
committee for potential candidates, and they plan to find several Co-op
members outside the Board to assist in this. |
| Meetings Discussed |
| With the January membership
meeting just past and another meeting coming up, the Board evaluated
how the most recent meeting had gone. Whether meeting facilitators need
to be people who are not on the Board was discussed. On another point,
Board members felt there needed to be more check-in tables at future
meetings so that the start time is not delayed. |
| Sales |
| It was noted that sales are
good right now. |
| New Store |
| Work on financing the new
store was discussed. |
| 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 |
| The Board meets on the
first Tuesday of each month at 5:45 pm (with some exceptions depending
on holidays, etc.). Meetings are scheduled for March 3 and April 7. All
dates are posted on the Co-op’s website. Meetings are held in the
Co-op’s Community Room. Anyone planning to attend a meeting should
confirm date, time and location. |
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