Our Workshare Policy [WAS: List of tasks considered to be "work?"] | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Ayala Sherbow (asherbow![]() |
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Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 19:07:51 -0700 (PDT) |
Here is the Workshare Program Proposal that Catoctin Creek Village [formerly Proximity Cohousing] recently adopted. Catoctin Creek Village WorkShare Accountability: Workshare accountability begins this month: April 2005. Amount: Workshare will continue at 4 hours minimum per household member (12 and older) per month. Buy-out remains at $25 per hour. Coordinator: An Overall Workshare Point Person is responsible for workshare coordination. Sue volunteered. The job includes: (a) Maintaining a list of jobs that need to be done and posting it (electronically and on CH bulletin board). This list is not intended to be exhaustive but to help people figure out how they can best contribute their time and talents. (b) Maintaining a list of work done by individuals and posting it, (c) Reporting to the Board. Jobs: Sue will get updates to the job list from the point person for each committee: currently Greg for the Grounds Committee (which includes CH and Barn maintenance/repair); Ayala and Lauranne for the Outreach Committee; Lauranne for Events Support (including CH cleaning). If you need clarification about job specifics (e.g., what areas need weed whacking?; where do I find gas for the lawnmower?; where does the garbage go? what does meeting set-up include?) you should contact the appropriate committee point person (not Sue!). Similarly, tell the committee point person when you've completed a job so they can adjust their job list for Sue accordingly. "What counts" as workshare is as previously decided (with one addition): 1. Workdays planned by a workteam 2. Jobs on the master list [generated by workteams] 3. Action items assigned in plenary 4. Anything you truly believe benefits the community as whole and you could pay someone to do**, and 5. Not meetings -- except that active participation on the Facilitation Team is credited at 45 minutes per month. Exchanging: Workshare hours can be traded. In other words, you can do workshare for someone else who may be in need. Reciprocity in such arrangements is the responsibility of the members involved. You can also pay someone to do your workshare. Accrual: Workshare hours can be accumulated ("paid forward") for up to 6 months to account for the seasonal nature of some jobs and for people's variable availability. Accrued hours over 6 months old do not carry forward. Reporting: Toward the end of each month, when Chris [our treasurer] sends the HOA dues friendly reminder, each household will also be reminded to report their workshare activities for the month ending (to include a list of activities and number of hours worked on each) to Sue by the 10th of the following month. It will be each household's responsibility to report their workshare. Sue will not follow up; if she doesn't hear from you she'll assume that you didn't participate in workshare for that month. If, as an individual or household, you choose to opt out of workshare, you can pay the corresponding buy-out amount with your dues. Quarterly Accounting: Each household is responsible for reporting workshare accomplishments to Sue monthly. However, workshare is accounted for quarterly. That is, each member 12 and over is expected to contribute a minimum of 12 hours during each 3-month quarter or to buy out. At the end of each quarter, any household that has contributed neither the minimum workshare nor the buy-out funds will receive a bill from the Treasurer. Board Oversight: The Board receives reports from the Overall Workshare Point Person and considers special cases. It can make any special workshare arrangements it considers appropriate on a case by case basis. Existing decisions by the Board relating to workshare remain in effect. Review: Plenary will review these agreements in six months (early October, 2005). ** A note on this criterion. The filter, "things you could pay someone to do" is meant to help identify the kinds of work. For example: the community could hire someone outside the community to do a website or mow the fields. So that kind of work that saves the HOA money definitely counts as workshare. Hope this helps -- Ayala www.catoctincreekvillage.com
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List of tasks considered to be "work?" Maggi Rohde, April 14 2005
- Re: List of tasks considered to be "work?" Sharon Villines, April 14 2005
- Re: List of tasks considered to be "work?" Robert Heinich, April 14 2005
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Re: List of tasks considered to be "work?" David Demaree, April 15 2005
- Our Workshare Policy [WAS: List of tasks considered to be "work?"] Ayala Sherbow, April 16 2005
- Re: Our Workshare Policy [WAS: List of tasks considered to be "work?"] Mary Garrard, April 17 2005
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