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Proposal to Amend HWFC Bylaws
RE: Conflicts of Interest and Employee-Directors | | Please click here for the text of the proposal. (This is a PDF file.) | | Comments on this proposal will be accepted until August 10, 2011. Comments may be sent to the Panel at BLP@honestweight.coop or left in an envelope addressed to the Bylaws Panel at the Service Desk in the store. Please note: This is not being offered for a vote at this time. |
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| Bylaws Panel |
Policy for
accepting bylaw proposals for the panel (PDF file)
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| Purpose |
View the current Co-op Bylaws
The purpose of the Bylaws Panel (Panel) is to evaluate the merits of
proposed Bylaws changes and to draft proposed amendments for
consideration and possible approval by the Membership.
- At the written request of the Board or
the Council, the Panel shall meet within 30 days after receiving such a
request to discuss the merits of a proposed change to the Bylaws and,
if the proposed change is deemed meritorious, the Panel shall complete
its drafting of a proposed amendment for review by the Board, Council,
and Management within 90 days after having received the request.
- The Panel shall provide reports of its
meetings to the Board, the GRC, the Membership Committee, and
Management and shall arrange to make the reports available to
Members. In particular, the Panel shall provide a report of its
response to the Board and the Council within 90 days following receipt
of a request to evaluate the merits of a proposed Bylaws change.
- The Panel shall provide to the Board, the
Council, the Membership Committee, Management, Staff, other affected
committees, and Members, an opportunity for review, discussion, and
revision of a proposed amendment. The Panel will consider these
comments in preparation for presentation of the proposal to the
Membership at a Membership Meeting, preferably the Autumn Regular
Membership Meeting.
- In the Panel’s deliberations, it shall
try to achieve consensus, but in the event that consensus is not
possible it shall present to the Membership any proposed amendment, or
argument for not adopting an amendment, which has the support of at
least three members of the Panel.
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| Structure |
- The Panel shall consist of eight Members
appointed to two-year staggered terms. The Board, the Council,
the Membership Committee, and Management shall each appoint two Members
to the Panel. The Membership Committee’s appointees may not be
members of the Board, the GRC, or Management whereas the other
appointees have no such limitation. Appointees may be
reappointed. In the event that a member cannot complete the term,
another person may be appointed by the same entity that appointed the
resigning member.
- The Panel shall select its own chair.
- Five Panel members shall constitute a
quorum.
- A Director serving on the Panel shall
have the responsibility of monitoring work hours of Panel members and
reporting those hours for credit. If no member of the Panel is a
Director, then the Panel’s Chairperson shall conduct this
function.
- The appointees of the Board shall have
responsibility for convening meetings of the Panel until a chairperson
is selected and is accountable for ensuring compliance with this
section of the Bylaws.
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