Duck Soup Coop

Board of Directors Meeting

April 26, 2010

 

 

Amanda Montgomery, Mary Helen Polensky, Cynthia Nelson, Leo Kurylo, Peggy James, and Patty Ruback were present. 

Ruth Peterson and Mary Petruchius were absent.  

 

Leo called meeting to order at 6:43pm. 

 

Minutes of the previous meeting were approved by consensus. 

 

Manager’s Report: 

Peggy is currently finishing up financial statements.  She reported that sales have been very good this past month and we have seen an increase in non-member shoppers.  Loreen is increasing our inventory in anticipation for our sales dip during the summer break.  Peggy has also set up electronic filing for taxes, as a result of some issues she was experiencing with the manual tax filings.  Peggy also reported that Kathy Clark, one of our part-time employees, will be leaving us this summer to pursue a graduate degree in Nutrition.  Peggy will be looking for a replacement clerk to fill the vacant position.     

 

Old Business: 

None reported

 

New Business: 

Cynthia has a scheduling conflict starting in the fall that will prevent her from attending board meetings.  She suggested that the Board look for a replacement for her position, since her term will also be up this year. 

 

Committee Reports: 

The Outreach committee discussed ways to increase volunteer involvement, because they are having difficulty staffing some events.  Cynthia suggested creating a member-worker slot for outreach events.  Outreach is also working on creating some in-store flyers on various subjects (i.e. cooking with grains) and a nutritional-related curriculum for area schools.  The “Spring-A-Ma-Jig” is scheduled for May 15th and will include music, seedling exchanges, children activities, in-store specials, and free lunch for members.     

 

The “Standing Rules” ad hoc committee will continue working on the “Standing Rules” draft.  They are trying to resolve a conflict regarding the voting power of the president based on their understanding of Robert’s Rules. 

 

Leo adjourned meeting at 7:21pm and the next meeting is scheduled for May 24th at 6:30pm

 

Submitted by: 

Patty Ruback, acting secretary

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