AGM: Annual General Meeting

The Management Committee

Members are encouraged to have direct input into co-op policy such as what products are stocked and what services are offered. One way to get involved is through the Management Committee (MC). The board of directors, which is elected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) each spring.

The AGM and any Special General Meeting (held at the request of members proposing changes to the co-op that require wide membership approval) is open to any member to attend and vote.

The MC, which comprises seven members, oversees the co-op's financial management and general policy-making.

Members are welcome to come to the monthly MC meetings and raise proposals and speak to them, although only MC members can vote.

The MC meets the fourth Monday of the month from 7.30pm at the Black Rose Bookshop, 22 Enmore Road, Newtown. (Attending committee meetings is counted towards work for extra discounts.)
Meeting dates can change; so always check the NEWS page.

A typical MC meeting agenda would include

1. Attendance, Apologies

2. Confirmation of and business arising from the previous minutes

3. Membership:

   new members, cancellations

4. Staffing

5. OH+S

6. Reports: Finance, Co-op Coordinator, Stock, Staff meeting

7. Current Matters

8. Correspondence

9. Other Matters

Previous MC Minutes