Cohousing-L Mailing List: categoring decisions

[Lynn Nadeau (welcome]

>>Lynn at RoseWind wrote:
>We also spell out certain categories of decisions which we call "Class
>One",...
> Diane Simpson wrote: I assume if you have "Class One" 
>decisions you must also have "Class Two" decisions "Class Three" 
>decisions and perhaps even "Class Four" decisions. Can you tell us a 
>little bit about how you decide which decisions fall into which 
>category?

RoseWind's decision categories are either One or Two. 
Class One is defined; all other decisions are Class Two by default.
Here is a clip from our Bylaws:
"Classes of Issues to be Discussed and Decided. The decision-making 
process for amending the Documents or Dissolution of the Association is 
covered separately in Articles X and XI.   All other issues to be 
discussed and decided are of two classes.  
Class I - Fiscal and Governance issues:
annual budget; assessments; entering into a dispute procedure between the 
Association and a Member; decisions to buy, sell or encumber real estate, 
or to incur debt; election or removal of Officers and other elected 
positions; financial decisions involving more than an agreed-on amount 
[currently pegged at $1000]; delegation of Class I issues; any other 
matter determined to be appropriate by half of the Members present at a 
regular or special meeting. 
Class II issues are all other issues."
Decisions on Class I issues require ten days advance notification to the 
Membership, and the presence in person of 51% of the households at the 
meeting.

Similar to Class One, but defined separately in the Bylaws, are Amending 
the Documents, and Dissolution of the Association (however unlikely, it 
is necessary to define it).


Lynn Nadeau, RoseWind Cohousing
Port Townsend Washington (Victorian seaport, music, art, nature)
http://www.rosewind.org
http://www.ptguide.com
http://www.ptforpeace.info (very active peace movement here- see our 
photo)

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