Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Long-term treasurer? was Re: Hardship funds/resources

[Kelly Bachman (happyvalleykelly]

Unlike other committee members who are self-selected, our Finance team
members are appointed by the board based on skills and experience. 3 of the
4 of us have been on the team more than 15 years.
That stability has helped us develop our internal controls.

Kelly
Bellingham Cohousing


On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 5:12 AM Marjorie Kamine <mkamine [at] gmail.com> wrote:

> To dovetail with this question, what is the typical term length for
> finance team members in different cohousing situations, and how did you
> come up with this? Are team members elected? We're looking at this here.
> Thanks!
> Marjie
> RiverSong Coho
>
> > On Mar 25, 2024, at 10:41 AM, Mabel Liang <mabel [at] twomeeps.com> wrote:
> >
> > Kelly, something in your description caught my eye.  Have you been the
> treasurer since 2010?!?  Have the other members of this 3-person team
> turned over?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > -- Mabel :-)
> >
> > mabel [at] twomeeps.com
> > Mabel Liang
> > Software Engineer turned Gardener
> >
> >> On 2024-03-21 18:08, Kelly Bachman wrote:
> >>
> >> We have had a hardship fund since 2010...
> >> <snip>
> >> It is administered
> >> confidentially by a 3-person team of the treasurer, President, and one
> >> member appointed by the president who does not have a financial
> interest in
> >> the community. It has been used 4 times and each time, I (the treasurer)
> >> was so glad we could help.
> >> Kelly
> >> Bellingham Cohousing
> >> <snip>
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