Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors meeting minutes from July 10, 2023
Directors Present: Calvin Dame, Judy Fink, John Hatton, Anneka Kindler, Michele Meulendyk (Zoom), Vanessa Vadim, Jerelyn Wilson, and Johanna Zalneraitis.
[Staff Director Denise Glover stepped down from the Board in June when she was unable to work sufficient hours to qualify as a sub. See Board Policy D.8.5, which states that when a staff director is no longer employed by the Co-op, that person must vacate their Board seat].
Staff, Shareholders, and Others Present: General Manager Lee Bradford, Board Administrator Sarah Brennan, and shareholders Sheila Adams, Amanda Kenyon, and Naima Wade (all guests via Zoom).
President Jerelyn Wilson called the meeting to order at 5:15 pm.
She also asked whether, in light of bylaw 5.2 [which states that at least one, and no more than two, Board members shall be staff members], outreach was occurring to identify a staff member to run (or be appointed) for the Board to replace Denise Glover. Jerelyn responded that outreach has indeed been happening and that the Board would be entering Executive Session at the close of the meeting to address this very question].
There was no discussion. The motion carried unanimously.
Board members shared what they would tell a shareholder about this meeting. These comments are shared in the staff newsletter and in Food for Thought.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Sarah Brennan, Board Administrator