I suggest a very minor tweak in our new-member process. Currently we have had a set policy of waiting 48 hours before new members can be admitted to the co-op. This seems fairly pointless in most cases. On the other hand, it could be valuable in an as-yet-to-happen case where one of our members has reason to know that someone should not be a member of our co-op for one reason or another.
So what I propose is that in cases where someone is referred by a current member or any current member can personally vouch for an applicant, that the application be *provisionally* accepted as soon as two board members vote to approve, and a new account can then be created immediately (or rather, immediately on receipt of initial payment if it has not already been made). If new information comes to light at any time during the 48 hours from application, directors can change their votes to revoke the acceptance, and the account can then be deleted. Otherwise, the applicant would automatically become a full member at the end of the normal 48-hour period. Voting and ownership rights would vest at that point. This would streamline most of our applications where someone is coming in on referral while preserving the potential benefits of allowing members to review applications. I will talk to the other directors in a few days about formally adopting this as policy, so if you have any feelings on this issue please discuss. -ntk _______________________________________________ Hcoop-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://hcoop.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hcoop-discuss
