Cohousing-L Mailing List: Consensus and Quorum

[Sharon Villines (sharonvillines]

> An extended discussion followed...and the bylaws reviewed.  Lo and
> behold, the bylaws defined quorum as 50% of the membership plus one,
> present at the start of the business meeting.
> 
> More discussion.  Is it really consensus when only half (plus one) of the
> households are participating in the decision process?

I worried about this too because our bylaws say the same thing. Is consensus
really consensus if only 50% plus 1 are involved.

But in fact if an issue is important to them, people show up for the meeting
or ask that it be delayed if they can't make it. AND consensus is such a
long process of announcing and discussing and redrafting, that I can now
imagine that who shows up will never be an issue. We usually know that we
have consensus before it ever comes to a decision.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org


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