Cohousing-L Mailing List: Handling emergency decisions

[JSA (JSA]

Hello.  My name is Judy Adler and I've recently become an associate 
member of the Cornerstone cohousing group in the Boston area.  My 
committee is interested in finding out about what procedures other groups 
have come up with for making emergency decisions, even down to the level 
of what constitutes an emergency decision.  We use group concensus to 
make decisions, but it has occured to us that we may at some point need 
to make a speedy decision in less time than it takes to convene a general 
meeting.  One example that came up was the need to make a bid on a site 
within a very short period of time in order not to lose the property.  

All suggestions are welcome.

jsa [at] laspau.mhs.harvard.edu