Currently, Amalgamated cooperators are preparing to elect new directors and vote on proposed bylaw amendments on May 8. One of the amendments is quite simple. It adds to the bylaws that “regular meetings of the Board of Directors are open to all shareholders.” That amendment would help encourage more cooperators to participate in co-op affairs. Sadly, a board member will oppose that amendment at the informational meeting on April 17 and no board member nor current candidate for the board has endorsed it. Should not Amalgamated Board members be happy to encourage more observers at their meetings?
Jay Hauben
The writer is a cooperator at Amalgamated Houses.
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