Welcome to newly elected Board members Francisca Drexel, Mary Gill and Tam Stewart. May thanks to Leslie Blow, Barry King and Kira Winslow from the entire Board for their fine work over many years of service.
A board of directors elected by the members governs the MNFC. The 11-member Board is directly accountable to the membership for the activities and accomplishments of the store. The Board does not micromanage the Co-op or the General Manager, but sets policies by which the store and the Board are run. Specifically, the Board is responsible for:
- Developing, monitoring, and revising policies that guide the store to achieve outcomes that are consistent with the members’ values and vision.
- Ensuring through consistent monitoring that management achieves goals set by the Board and that the Board operates according to its established processes.
- Acting as a representative for the members.
Contact the Board board@middleburycoop.com
Below is list of all present MNFC Board committees. At the June board meeting board members have the opportunity to join or retire from committees.
The MNFC has four standing committees: the Executive Committee, the Board Development Committee, the Buying Criteria Committee, and the Long-Range Planning Committee. All other committees are created to address a specific need and are terminated when the need is met.
The Executive Committee exists to provide Board leadership, and to be available to support the GM and President. The Executive Committee is responsible for carrying out the GM evaluation.
The BDC exists to support the continuing improvement and perpetuation of the MNFC Board of Directors. The committee is responsible for recruiting and training new board members, organizing and running the annual election, aiding in the development of the present board, implementing and collating an annual board assessment, and planning for executive member succession.
- The purpose of the Linkage Committee is
- to inform member-owners about participating in the democratic control of the Co-op, and about issues important to their participation
- to promote, invite and engage in conversation with member-owners about the Ends, in order to mutually shape those Ends
- to learn from member-owners about their needs and values regarding the Co-op, as well as their knowledge and wisdom, regarding the Ends. Hence, MNFC members would benefit from
- better representation of their needs and values and a better understanding of how the Co-op is already meeting their needs and values
- increased awareness of how to get their needs met through the Co-op
- greater understanding of how to participate in this organization as a model of democracy and what benefits come from that participation a heightened sense of belonging and connection to the MNFC.
- The Linkage Committee is responsible for organizing MNFC’s Annual Meeting.
MNFC Ends
MNFC member owners, customers, and the community benefit from:
- Healthy foods
- Vibrant local economy
- Environmentally sustainable and energy-efficient practices
- Cooperative democratic ownership
Co-op members are welcome to attend Board of Directors’ meetings, scheduled to begin at 6:30pm on one Wednesday a month in the MNFC meeting room on the second floor of 1 Washington Street. The yearly calendar of board meetings is posted below. Time is set aside at the beginning of each meeting for members to express concerns or suggestions.
August 26, 2009
September 23, 2009
October 28, 2009
November 11, 2009
December 9, 2009
January 27, 2010
February 10, 2010
March 24, 2010
April 28, 2010
May 26, 2010
May 29, 2010 Annual Meeting
June 23, 2010
Monthly Meeting Minutes
Click here to download a PDF of the By-Laws.
Click here to download a PDF of "Board - General Manager Relationship."
Click here to download a PDF of "Executive Limitations."
