BOD Meeting Agenda: February 2023

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We encourage Shareholders to join us at the monthly Board meetings (live or via Zoom).

BRATTLEBORO FOOD CO-OP BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

Monday, February 6, 2023 (5:00 – 7:40 pm)

MEETING LOCATION: This board meeting will be hybrid with the choice of in-person in the Co-op Conference Room or via Zoom. Shareholders are welcome to participate.

Please get in touch with Board Administrator (phone below) or Board@BFC.coop for a link to join.

Board Administrator: 802-246-2820 or 802-257-0236, ext. 820

The next Board meeting is scheduled for March 6, 2023.

AGENDA

Time
Allotted
Topic Board
Action/ Outcome
Leader
5:00
(15 min.)
Soft start – Serve ourselves some dinner and chat. Eat and connect All
5:15
(10 min)
Official Start of Board meeting Review Facilitator
Welcome/Acknowledge Communication Norms/ID Roles/Management Team members introduce themselves.
5:25
(15 min.)
Shareholder Input Listen/Share Facilitator
Shareholder guests intro and input/Other Shareholder input PLUS Shopper Feedback and Shareholder Stats (FYI)
5:40
(5 min.)
Approval of minutes From 1/2/23 Motion; Vote Facilitator
5:45
(10 min)
Memo re: C4.5 – Monitoring Management Performance Consider/Vote Facilitator
Consider proposal for updated text of policy
5:55
(15 min.)
GM Monitoring Reports Motion; Vote Facilitator
B.2 Financial Condition & Activities (Q2 Oct/Nov/Dec)
6:10
(10 min)
Board Monitoring Reports Motion; Vote Facilitator
C.3 GM Job Contribution and C.4 Monitoring Management Performance
6:20
(10 min)
March policies to be monitored: GM: B.6 Shareholders AND B.7 Communication to Board AND A.1 End 7 Reasonable access to participation in the Co-op  BOARD: D.10 Board Committees Ask questions Facilitator
Review monitoring process and content of the policies
6:30
(15 min.)
GM Updates – FYI Listen/Understand Facilitator
What is happening in the Co-op that the Board needs to know?
6:45
(30 min.)
Addressing climate change and economic disparity Listen/Participate Facilitator
Revising our Ends: How might the Four Capitals help us to articulate a revised set of Ends Policies?
7:15
(20 min)
Board Committees – Approve charters Understand/Vote
  • Board Member Recruitment: Description of recruitment needs
  • Community/Shareholder Engagement
Judy, Calvin, Michele
Jerelyn
7:35
(10 min)
Tell a shareholder Few minutes of silence
What would you tell a shareholder about this meeting? Put in chat/write on paper All
7:45
(10 min)
Closing Share Board members & GM
For you – what went well or not so well?  What is one thing you’re taking away from our meeting?
For your calendar Store Tours: Denise/Lee to schedule
FFT schedule and contributors
BFC Annual Meeting:
Saturday, September 23 (?10-12:30?)