Re: Bylaws, Policies & Agreements | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Ken Winter (kensunward.org) | |
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 16:30:35 -0800 (PST) |
What we have that I think is in the spirit of what you call "policies" is empowered committees. Each committee has a charter (established in the Bylaws or, more often, the Book of Agreements). Each charter empowers that committee to take specified actions and decisions on its own, without requiring the approval of the community. We also have established conflict resolution processes, whereby people who think a committee has overstepped its empowerment or made a bad decision can appeal the committee's action. When a conflict can't be settled by communication, mediation, and negotiation, the ultimate court of appeal is the whole community - but most issues are resolved before they get that far. That's what we do - theoretically. The reality is, of course, messier than that. But to a considerable (and increasing) extent, as we learn from our messy experience and get better at it, the model does work. ~ Ken, from Sunward Cohousing On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 6:43 PM, Kathy Icenogle <kathy.icenogle [at] gmail.com> wrote: > > Do any cohousing communities have anything called Policies? > > It doesn't seem like a community should have to amend Bylaws or get > consensus on an Agreement every time there's a need to formalize something > like a business policy. > > Our Condo Declaration (CC&R's) gives our Steering Team the power to adopt > Policies, with due notice and comment of the community at large... So, I'm > wondering where policies fit into the cohousing picture... > > If you have Policies in your governance, how they are different from > Agreements? ( Given the difference in how they're created, it's important > to be clear on the difference. ) > > Thanks, > Kathy > Washington Village (washington-village.com) > Boulder, CO > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > > >
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Bylaws, Policies & Agreements Kathy Icenogle, November 10 2014
- Re: Bylaws, Policies & Agreements Ken Winter, November 10 2014
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Re: Bylaws, Policies & Agreements R Philip Dowds, November 10 2014
- Re: Bylaws, Policies & Agreements Sharon Villines, November 11 2014
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Re: Bylaws, Policies & Agreements Sharon Villines, November 11 2014
- Re: Bylaws, Policies & Agreements R Philip Dowds, November 11 2014
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