Governance
Proposals, decisions, and participation in your co-op
Q3 budget allocation: cold storage build-out
Draft proposal — operations team is gathering vendor quotes for a small chest freezer to extend the bulk-meat program. Will move to voting once costs are firm.
Vendor decision: switch from Vendor A to Vendor B for olive oil
Taste test results inside. Vendor B scored higher on quality (4.6 vs 3.9) but is 12% more expensive. Recommend approve.
Add household items category to regular orders
Expand our regular group buy schedule to include household items (paper goods, cleaning supplies) alongside food orders. This would require a new vendor relationship.
Set monthly membership fee at $5
Introduce a $5/month membership fee to cover logistics costs (storage, coordination). Fee waived for first 3 months for new members.
Adopt ranked-choice voting for vendor selection
When the co-op has multiple vendor options for the same product, use ranked-choice voting to let members express nuanced preferences instead of simple majority.