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News at a Glanceby
Nancy Ellegate Note: News at a Glance is a summary the meetings of the HWFC Board of Directors. The HWFC
Board of Directors met on Wednesday, August 24. Upcoming
Referendum Plans for
the upcoming referendum on selling meat or fish in the store were
discussed, including
notification of members by postcard and the written form of the
referendum. Facility
News Rules for
use of the Community Room were reviewed and adopted. The Board added
provisos
to insure that groups using the room are responsible for cleaning it up. A Coop
member who is a designer met with the Collective Management Team to
discuss
their ideas for remodeling the Coop. He will prepare a preliminary
sketch to
share with the staff. Several improvements have been made to prevent
flooding
the parking lot. The Coop’s landlord has installed a sump pump in one
area and
constructed a speed bump-type water barrier in another. A new bicycle
rack will
be installed soon. The rug in
the Community Room has been replaced with tile. Committees Several
committees are seeking new members. These include Personnel, Membership
and
Local Products. Board
Issues The new
administrative assistant to the Board was welcomed. There has been
discussion
between the Board and the Governance committee regarding the autonomy
of the
committee and the role of the Board liaison to it. The Board noted that
the
liaison is to be regarded as full participant and a voting member of
this
committee. A Board member recently attended a board meeting of the
Onion River
Coop in Budget The process
of developing the 2006 budget is beginning. Committees need to come up
with
budget requests during September. Bylaws The bylaws
were amended in June and a draft has been prepared. The Board president
has
checked through this and corrected discrepancies between the voted
changes and
the current draft. She asked the other Board members to read through
this final
version carefully and consider whether any further action is necessary. Minutes
Posting At the
request of the Governance committee, the possibility of posting the
minutes of
Board meetings on the Coop’s website was discussed. The Coop’s attorney
had
provided a memo on legal issues related to minutes of meetings. After
discussion, it was noted that a simplified version of the minutes would
be best
for the website. The Board will discuss this issue with the Governance
committee. Minutes Minutes of
all meetings are available at the Coop. Minutes of the most recent
meeting are
posted on the bulletin board. Upcoming
Meetings Board
meetings are scheduled for the following Tuesdays: September 20,
October 18,
November 15 and December 20. Meetings are held at 5:30 pm at the Coop. Since the
date, time and location can change, anyone planning to attend should
confirm
these closer to the date. |
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