Update: No action was taken on this Bylaw Amendment due to the lack of a quorum at the Spring General Membership Meeting and Strategic Planning Retreat. It will be brought before the Membership at the fall Annual GMM.
Co-op Bylaws Amendments for the
Spring 2016 GMM
The NNF Bylaws Committee
Amendments set forth below reflect clarifications for memberships,
dues and discounts. The Chair will also announce at the GMM that all
memberships in good standing have the right to vote so to ensure that those who
hold Student and Senior memberships are aware that they can vote and to
encourage their participation in our democratic process.
Replace: (in Section 2.3) “equity share” with “membership”.
Add: Section 2.4 Dues as moved from Article
III - CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
Add: (in Section 2.4) “A lifetime membership is $100.00.”
Delete: (in Section 2.4) "during each succeeding
calendar quarter after" and "each succeeding calendar quarter after
the schedule of physical plant fund payments have been met. The first
$10.00 will be due within the current quarter; the remaining $40.00 shall be
payable at a rate of $10.00 each succeeding calendar quarter."
Re-number: Article II such that Sections 4 - 8 become Sections 5 - 9.
Delete:
“Section 2.10 Pricing Policy The
pricing policy of the Cooperative shall be set by the Board of Stewards.
Pricing differentials for working members, non-working members, and non-members
may be based upon a discount, a rebate, or a surcharge.” This section is to be
renamed “Discount Policy” and moved to Article VIII - FISCAL
CONTROL as Section 8.2.
Delete: Article III - CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS (as moved to Section 2.4).
Re-number: Such that Articles IV - X become Articles III - IX with each
Section re-numbered in accordance with the new Article numbers.
Add: Section 8.2 Discount Policy The discount policy of the
Cooperative shall be set by the Board of Stewards. The Board shall determine
the minimum standard membership discount. Discount policy differentials may be
based upon a membership discount, a rebate, or a surcharge.” to Article VIII - FISCAL CONTROL.
Re-number: Article VIII such that Sections 2 - 9 become Sections 3 - 10.
Secretary’s Announcement
The Board of Stewards has called for a Spring General
Membership Meeting set for 9 a.m. Saturday, March 12th in
conjunction with our Strategic Planning Retreat. We are very happy to welcome back Sally
Milbury-Steen as our meeting facilitator!
Members will share in the strategic planning process and
conduct Cooperative business in the morning session. A noon-time meal will be catered
by Café 67 and the Stewards will use the afternoon session to set the strategic
goals. Pre-registration for the meeting
will be offered both online and in the store.
We hope to see you there!
Nancy Willing, Board Secretary
Strategic
Planning Retreat and General Membership Meeting
March
12, 2016 in the Co-op Community Room
Morning
Session: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Break
for Lunch
Afternoon
Session: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
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