Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: Board of directors setting boundaries

[Sue Stigleman (tangosue]

Thank you so much for your email.  I have saved several of your emails about
decision making/consensus.  They're very helpful.  

--sue


> [Original Message]
> From: Rob Sandelin <floriferous [at] msn.com>
> To: <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
> Date: 7/26/2003 9:30:04 PM
> Subject: RE: [C-L]_Board of directors setting boundaries
>
>
> Your email title says it all. If you want boundaries to your
> responsibilities then you need to set them and communicate them clearly
and
> consistently. This means, if you say, you don't want issues brought up
> during the day which can wait for the board meeting, then all your board
> members need to ask the question, why can't this wait until the board
> meeting?  If you are united and consistent then you will achieve setting
> recognized boundaries which will be respected.
>
> So its up to you to figure out what the boundaries should be and implement
> them. I have spent 5 years on the board of my community over a 13 year
time
> span and when on the board I was approachable about issues at any time,
but
> it was always very manageable, and I am good at delegating things to the
> right people. After awhile, folks sort of figured out that I would
delegate
> their issue to someone and so they were able to find that person
themselves
> usually without my help.
>
> The board can be a big community responsibility and being available to
help
> troubleshoot is well within the boundaries we have set for our board, but
> people here also seem to be pretty reasonable about when they bring stuff
to
> board members, and often dinner is a good venue for many types of issues.
>
>
> Rob Sandelin
> South Snohomish County at the headwaters of Ricci Creek
> Sky Valley Environments  <http://www.nonprofitpages.com/nica/SVE.htm>
> Field skills training for student naturalists
> Floriferous [at] msn.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cohousing-l-admin [at] cohousing.org
> [mailto:cohousing-l-admin [at] cohousing.org]On Behalf Of Fred H Olson
> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 11:27 AM
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> Subject: [C-L]_Board of directors setting boundaries
>
>
>
> Sue Stigleman <tangosue [at] earthlink.net>
> is the author of the message below.
> It was posted by Fred the Cohousing-L list manager <fholson [at] 
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>
> Hello.
>
> This is my first time posting.  I moved into cohousing last September.  I
> am currently on the board of directors -- 5 people who are elected to
> staggered terms.  (and yes, the fact that I was asked to run for and was
> elected to the board so quickly after moving in is indicative of some
> problems with our community.)
>
> I am seeing a pattern that disturbs me, and I would like to get some input
> from others as the board prepares to discuss this issue.
>
> ---Individual members ot the board are called at home and expected to
> immediately step in and handle situations that arise over the course of
> the day.
>
> ---Issues that fall within the pervue of our teams are being sent directly
> to the board, rather than first to the relevant team, with a carbon copy
> to the board so that the board is aware of the issue but not immediately
> responsible for responding to it.  What's the point of having teams at all
> if everything goes straight to the board for action?
>
> As I think about this, I have realized that there seems to be an
> underlying assumption that members of the board are also 24/7 on-site
> property managers.
>
> If anyone else has experience or insight into this issue, I'd love to hear
> from you.
>
> --sue
>
> Sue Stigleman
> tangosue [at] earthlink.net
>
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