The Second Cooperative Principle — listed high on the wall at Green Fields Market — is “Democratic Member Control”. The most direct way we exert that control is by choosing who we wish to represent us on the Board of Directors, which serves the member-owners by overseeing the functioning of the organization through supervision of the general manager.
There are 11 seats on the Franklin Community Co-op Board, and three will be up for election this coming year. Voting starts mid-February and culminates at the Annual Meeting on March 2. Having more candidates than seats to fill — a contested election — gives member-owners true choice about their representation.
Would you consider running?
Is there another member-owner you’d like to encourage to run?
What leads one to become a Board candidate?
Read the whole article by Board Member George Touloumtzis in The New Beet.