General Membership Meeting- April 18th, 2010
Members elected five board members at this meeting, and voted on a change to the bylaws.
Meeting Agenda.
General Membership Meeting- January 24th, 2010
The agenda for this General Membership Meeting included voting on the co-op's 2010 budget.
Meeting minutes.
General Membership Meeting - October 25, 2009
The agenda for this meeting included a governance review council election and updates on the new store. Also on the agenda was a vote on two additions to the HWFC Food & Product Manual: Proposed Deli Guidelines and Proposed Wellness Department Guidelines   Click here for the membership approved guidelines in the Food and Product Manual:  Additional Deli Guidelines and Additional Wellness Guidelines

Both candidates for the Governance Review Council, Ginny McEwan and Matt Smalls, were elected to office with each candidate receiving 101 votes.

The Deli Guidelines passed 99 to 1 and the Wellness Department Guidelines passed 97 to 4.  

Click here to read the minutes.
General Membership Meeting - June 7, 2009
Meeting announcement and minutes
General Membership Meeting - April 5th, 2009

Agenda summary: review annual report, elect Board members, meat stocking proposal.
For more information see the agenda (Word document).

Meeting Report from the May 2009 Coop Scoop

General Membership Meeting - January 25th, 2009
Minutes

Members approve the design of the new building.

Voting results:

On the proposed 2009 Budget:
Yes 193       No    11

On the proposed new store design:
Yes 185       No 17

On GRC Candidacies:
Bill Frye  84   Dan Nerenberg 82
Elected to the GRC:  Bill Frye; Dan Nerenberg

On proposed By-law Amendments:
Number 1   Yes 92  No 11
Number 2   Yes 101  No 0
Number 3   Yes 101  No 0

Mailings:
Meeting announcment
Proposed bylaws changes (Word document)
Powerpoint Presentation (PDF version)
General Membership Meeting - October 5th, 2008
Meeting announcement (Word) and PDF version

Accompanying documents:

Food and Product Manual: Deli Section

Food and Product Manual: Body Aids Section

Hiatus Requirement: Formal By-law Proposal from GRC

Recommendation for By-laws Document Format
 
Number of Signatures Required to Initiate the Petition Process Decision

General Membership Meeting - June 1st, 2008
After a lively meeting, Honest Weight members voted 123 to 11, with one abstention, to pursue a design for the new store that presumes building to suit on the 100 Watervliet Avenue site.

PDF version of the presentation

Meeting minutes

Annual Meeting - April 27, 2008
Meeting minutes

General Membership Meeting - February 24, 2008
Meeting Agenda

Accompanying documents:

Proposed Creating Change Procedures, Feb. 2008

Proposed Referenda Voting Rules

General Membership Meeting - Oct. 21, 2007

Co-op members voted 189-13 to purchase property at 100 Watervliet Ave. in Albany as a future site for the Co-op. The closing was scheduled for Oct. 31. For more information:

Meeting Announcement and meeting minutes

Slideshow that lays out the considerations for the co-op's new space at 100 Watervliet Ave. Download a PDF version.

General Membership Meeting - September 23, 2007
A discussion of bylaw changes to clarify our structure and help our organization run smoothly. These items were discussed at the last meeting, but were unable to be voted upon due to a rule about bylaw and incorporation changes.
Meeting Annoucement 

Proposed Bylaw Changes

Kent Street Proposal

Jared King's Alternative Bylaws Proposed Provision

Proposed Membership Manual Update

Membership Meeting - June, 2007
Meeting minutes

Annual Meeting - April, 2007
Meeting announcement

Membership Meeting - January, 2006
Meeting announcement

Budget Narrative

Proposed Budget

Membership Meeting - June, 2005
Proposed by-laws changes

Annual Membership Meeting - April, 2005
Meeting announcement

Membership Meeting - October, 2004
Meeting Agenda

Stragegic Planning Draft

Food Policy Draft

Financial Planning and Forecasting

Governance Organizational Chart

ASP Report

Site Prospectus & Tracking

New Store Site Slideshow

New Store Site Grid
Membership Meeting - April, 2003
Meeting announcement
Annual Budget Meeting - February, 2003
Meeting announcement
Special Election- Board of Directors - Sept., 2002
Meeting announcement

Membership Meeting - September, 2000
Meeting announcement
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