Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: meeting minutes

[R Philip Dowds (rpdowds]

Good format and process.

RPD

> On Sep 10, 2015, at 3:50 PM, Lynn Nadeau / Maraiah <welcome [at] olympus.net> 
> wrote:
> 
> 
> A couple more points:
> 
> I use a standard format for items about which we reached consensus. 
> *Agreed: That Robin and George will be authorized to purchase a propane 
> barbeque, for not more than $600, with funding coming from the Common House 
> furnishings budget. 
> 
> This would be for items which have been through our consensus process, with 
> discussion, concerns, strategies to address concerns, and ultimately 
> agreement. 
> Lesser de facto decisions often fall within the mandate of a committee, and 
> they simply get our input, or report to us what they have done or are 
> planning to do. 
> 
> The *Agreed: ______ format is easily searched, and appears identically in the 
> up-top summary and in the body of the minutes where more detail is included 
> re background, discussion, etc. 
> 
> ALSO before publishing the minutes (of the monthly business meeting, or of a 
> committee or  circle where I take notes) I run the draft by several who were 
> in attendance, typically including the facilitator (s) and presenter(s) of 
> key issues. Getting edits or corrections from them, first, has resulted in 
> almost no later corrections or amendments being brought forward. 
> 
> Maraiah Lynn Nadeau
> almost-forever Secretary of RoseWind Cohousing, Port Townsend WA
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