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| News at a Glance |
| by Nancy Ellegate |
The
HWFC Board of Directors met on Tuesday, April 7.
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| New Board and Officers |
This was the first meeting
of the Board of Directors after elections for open seats. The Board's
officers have been elected.
They are:
• President: John Godfrey
• Vice President: Greg Pedrick
• Secretary: Lorrie Graham
• Treasurer: Kyle Lawrence.
The Board will hold the customary start-of-term retreat in early May. |
| Collective Management Team
Evaluation |
| The annual evaluation of
the Collective Management Team is being conducted. The difficulties of
evaluating a group were discussed. One Board member volunteered to take
the leading role in this process. |
| Donations |
The operations and
administrative coordinator noted that the staff plans to create a
permanent drop-off basket for food pantry donations.
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| Conference |
| The annual meeting of the
Consumer Cooperative Management Association will be held in Pittsburgh
in June. The Co-op has reserved several rooms for interested staff and
board members. Directors were asked to let the staff contact know if
they wish to attend. |
| Membership Meeting
Procedures |
Several issues regarding
membership meetings were clarified. It was agreed that the Board's
administrative assistant will coordinate the notification of members
and attend to related duties. The Membership committee will discuss
whether Roberts' Rules of Order should be used for conducting meetings.
It was noted that a term in the current bylaws on meetings is being
used incorrectly. The bylaws panel will be notified and asked to change
this.
Instances where members wish to vote and leave without staying for
discussion were discussed. It was agreed that votes cannot be counted
until a quorum has been called. After that, members can vote and leave,
although this is not a desirable situation. The Board will see how many
people wish to do this at meetings to determine how much of an issue
this is.
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| Wording in Documents |
| The use of the terms
"shareholder" and "member" needs to be consistent in Co-op information.
The Board agreed that instead of "shareholder" and "member" in some
places, we need to designate "member" and "working member." If
"shareholder" is being used in conformance with legal language, that
can be covered in explanatory footnotes in the appropriate documents. |
| 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 next meetings are
scheduled for Tuesday, May 5 and Tuesday, June 2 for 5:45pm in the
Co-op's Community Room. Since the Board has been newly elected,
meetings beyond this date have not been scheduled. The newly
constituted Board will set its schedule and meeting times for the
upcoming year shortly.
All dates and the regular time will be posted on the Co-op's website.
Anyone planning to attend a meeting should confirm date, time, and
location.
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