Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Deciding on Committee Members

[Lauren (laurenlake161]

When we form a new circle, either a temporary working group or a more permanent 
circle, we describe its goals in our Community Circle meeting and ask for 
volunteers. Those volunteers figure out the aims and domains for their circle, 
and select people for the roles of leader, notetaker, and sometimes a 
facilitator. They report back regularly to the circle above them in our 
structure.

Generally people who join initially and find it not a good fit drop out 
naturally. Also, the new circle may spot a gap in skills or representation and 
go recruit someone. We try for 4-7 people, but don’t turn away extras unless it 
becomes impossible to schedule the meetings. We mostly follow the methodology 
from Sociocracy For All.

Lauren Lake
Green Grove Cohousing
Forest Grove, OR

> On Wednesday, Feb 07, 2024 at 10:36 AM, Earthlink Heidii <heidinys [at] 
> earthlink.net (mailto:heidinys [at] earthlink.net)> wrote:
> Dear CoHo Neighbors,
>
> It is a beautiful day in the Neighborhood here in The Hudson Valley. Hope 
> where you are too.
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> I had put on our community Living agenda discussing who would be a good 
> candidate for our Outreach Committee. As I recall, [in Sociocracy aka dynamic 
> Governance] there is a sensible/wise recommendation re: having a limited 
> number of people [4-6 as I recall] on a decision making body.
> And know what qualities [?] are wanted in a committee person, and decide who 
> has those qualities and invite those.
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> ????Do you actually do this and if you, PLEASE let us know how!
> It makes sense, and how does it actually work out?
>
> Many thanks,
> ruth
> Cantines Island CoHo,
> Saugerties
> Where we actually have a generous sized home available: our neighbor is 
> living her. Dream and moved to Alaska with her sons.
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