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| News at a Glance |
| by Nancy Ellegate |
The
HWFC Board of Directors met on Tuesday, November 3.
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| Consultant Services
Presentation |
| A representative from
Cooperative Board Leadership Development, a consulting firm for coops,
discussed services available from this group and took questions from
Board members. |
| Collective Management Team
Evaluation |
The Board has received
staff comments on the Collective Management Team's performance. Input
from members will be solicited after the New Year.
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| Web-based Orientation |
| In the past, there had been
discussion of developing a web-based orientation for new members. There
were mixed feelings about it when the concept was presented at a
membership meeting in 2008. The Board will ask the Communications
committee to revisit this possibility. |
| Website |
| The Communications
committee is looking at a number of concerns about the Co-op's website. |
Co-op Non-profit Group
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| The non-profit group being
set up by the Co-op has been formed. Its board can now go ahead and
hold its first meeting. |
| Fundraising for New Store |
| The difficulties of tabling
to raise money for the new store were discussed. A Google calendar will
be developed to make signing up for staffing the table easier and more
space will be devoted to this purpose. Other ideas on fundraising were
also discussed. |
| Membership |
| The Board received another
request to increase the senior discount. This request needs some
further clarification before it can be more fully discussed by the
Membership committee. |
| Parking |
| The Board approved renting
30 additional parking spaces near National Supply. |
| Strategic Planning |
| The staff's strategic plan,
from the Staff Structure Work Group, was distributed to the Board. This
was an informational report and was well-received. |
| Committee Hours |
In order to develop
committee budgets and to plan for the future, it is necessary to know
how many member hours are being used by committees.
The Board will ask the membership coordinator to provide a report on
member hours used by each committee this year. The Coop's chief
financial officer will be asked to indicate the amount deducted for
each committee's work in this year's budget. |
Scheduling Executive
Sessions
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| It was noted that if the
Board knows in advance that an executive session is needed, this should
be included in the meeting's agenda. The template for the minutes will
include a section for executive session with a Yes/No prompt to improve
this. |
| 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 |
Currently, Board meetings
are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 5:45 pm in the Co-op's
Community Room. However, dates change on occasion so anyone planning to
attend a meeting should confirm date, time, and location.
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