Understanding Our Elections Process
Every year the cooperative's Worker-Owner Members get together (virtually) to participate in the democratic process of electing our Board of Directors.
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Every year the cooperative's Worker-Owner Members get together (virtually) to participate in the democratic process of electing our Board of Directors.
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All Obran Members are eligible to run for the Board of Directors of the cooperative. In order to run, they must first be nominated by another Member. From time to time, Members will also appoint an outside or "independent" representative meant to bring additional expertise or capacity to the Board.
At the beginning of the 4th quarter of every year (beginning in October) the Governance Committee will solicit nominations from all Members for candidates for open Board positions. The nomination process will go on for 2 months until the final ballot is confirmed in December.
Board terms (both at the Cooperative and at each of our businesses) are generally set for 2 years. They rotate so that there will always be an odd number of Board members.
Yes. All Worker-Owner Board members are paid a solidarity rate of $20/hour.