BOD Meeting Agenda: October 2022

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Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors Meeting Agenda

Shareholders are welcome and encouraged to participate.

Monday, October 3, 2022 (5:00 pm – 7:30 pm)

MEETING LOCATION: 

This board meeting will be a hybrid meeting — You are invited to join in-person at the Co-op or choose to attend virtually via Zoom.

If you are planning to attend virtually, please contact the Board Administrator by phone at 802-246-2820 or 802-257-0236, ext. 820, or by email at board @ BFC.coop, for the Zoom link.

NOTE: Next Board Meeting: Monday, November 7, 2022

AGENDA
Allotted Time Topic Board Action/ Outcome Leader
5:00

(15 min.)

Soft start – How’s it going?  Chat All
5:15

(5 min.)

Official Start of Board meeting

Welcome/ID roles AND Acknowledge Communication Norms

Read Facilitator
5:20

(10 min.)

Shareholder Input

Shareholder guests intro and input

Listen Facilitator
5:30

(5 min.)

Approve Board meeting minutes

From September 12, 2022

Motion; Vote Facilitator
5:35

(10 min.)

GM Monitoring Reports

B.7 Communication to Board

Motion; Vote Facilitator
5:45

(15 min.)

FYI Board Items & Board Monitoring Reports

• Adding a provision to the B.3 – Relationship with Employees policy that will address how employees can report misconduct without fear of retaliation

• D.3 Board Member Code of Conduct AND D.11 Board Audit Requirements

Motion; Vote Facilitator
6:00

(15 min.)

2022 Patronage Dividend

Consider options for patronage dividend for the November decision

Listen/Understand GM
6:15

(15 min.)

GM Updates – FYI

What is happening in the Co-op that the Board needs to know?

Listen/Understand GM
6:30

(20 min.)

Strategic Conversation:

How do you know you are in a Co-op?

Participate Facilitator
6:50

(15 min.)

Board Committees

• Board Member Recruitment

• Community/Shareholder Engagement

Participate  

Judy

Jerelyn

7:05

(5 min.)

Tell a shareholder

• What would you tell a shareholder about this meeting?

Few minutes of silence

Put in chat/write on paper

All
7:10

(10 min.)

Executive Session

Consider appointing Pamela C. to a one-year open seat

7:20

(10 min.)

Executive Session

Consider GM Compensation Proposal

7:30

(10 min.)

Closing

For you – what went well or not so well?  What is one thing you’re taking away from our meeting?

Share Board members & GM
For your calendar

• Board Cafe: Sept 28; 4-5 pm Jerelyn & John and Oct TBD

Gallery Walk Tabling  Oct 7; 5:30-6:30 pm  Jerelyn & Michele

Annual meeting: November 9; 5:30-8 pm (Via Zoom)

• Board Retreat: Saturday, December 10th; 9:30-3:30