1st Order of business: Read and approve minutes of June 2001 board meeting.
Read and approved.
2nd order of business: Board vacancies
Maryellen nominated Connie for Vice President. Connie accepted the term for a period of one year.
3rd order of business: Manager’s report
Report distributed and read. Helen states:
- Sales for August are $50 per day above same time last year.
- The co-op is still understaffed but managing.
- Noel Habib has been paid for the fixing the door entrance and painting.
- 5 Points has received the grant money but the co-op has not been paid it’s share yet.
- Second cash register will be purchased soon.
- Lynn Jacquot has volunteered to run for the board of directors. September 20th is the Organic Harvest Dinner.
4th order of business: Personnel Committee Report
- Personnel Committee met August 17.
- Recommendation was made to change Warren Singletary’s job description from Financial Officer to Bookkeeper and reduce his hours from 40 per week to 25 per week as of September 8, 2001.
5th order of business: Finance Committee Report
- Finance committee needs to be more solid.
- Recommendation made to cut Warren Singletary’s job hours from 40 to 30 per week on September 8, 2001 and then again to no less than 20 hours at a later, but unspecified, time.
- Cut Warren’s pay to half salary (his hours to fluctuate between 20-30 per week depending on workload.
- It was recommended and agreed to that new accounting software be purchased at the cost of $179 from Dennis Lindsey with additional costs of training, for said software, to be charged at $90 and hour unless it is done per bono.
6th order of business: Re-naming of Newsletter Committee
Maryellen proposed that the Newsletter Committee be re-named the Media Committee. Amjad seconded. All for, none against. Motion passed.
Remaining agenda items not discussed because meeting ended will carry on to next meeting.
The next meeting is Tuesday, September 25, 2001, 7:00 PM at the Co-op.
Meeting adjourned at 9:00pm