2020-08-26 Hypha Worker Co-op: Governance & Operations

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Time: 9:30-11:00pm ET
Location: https://link.hypha.coop/calls
Attending: bl, dc
Cultivator: bl
Notetaker: dc

Agenda

Item	Time (min)
Personal Checkins	5
Announcements	5
Task Board Review	15
Discussions	30
Co-work	50
Process Checkout	5

Notes

Personal Checkins

• skipped

Announcements

• skipped.

Task Board Review

• skipped

Discussions

• Bylaws as relating to corporate tax filing (Hema’s feedback, interest rate, labour patronage, spreadsheet, reserves, T5s)
  • T5 and member loans
    • ben still ambiguous of allocation v. payout, and whether T5s will be issued
      • Ben: treat interest rate at 0% (from bylaws), treat distribution as “LOSS” and member accounts to cover
    • does Hema have other worker co-operative clients?
    • Allocation of next income?
      • how much is “enough” unrestricted funds
      • if we’re doing well 80% is fine –
        • #todo Finance recommended to adjust precentage?
    • #todo amending bylaws by Y2 financial year end Section 7
• CWCF grants
  • send technical assistance grants with quotes in september to CWCF
    • take out legal component
    • ben to handle
    • add two references
      • #todo dc and bl to ask folks
    • update issue: https://github.com/hyphacoop/organizing-private/issues/80
• WSIB
  • heights training
    • in-progress, about 1-2 wk lead time
    • covered in quote
  • reclassify inquiry to WSIB
    • min. $0.31 per $100 payroll (in our previous classification)
    • expect $2 per $100 payroll (#todo:dc to investigate)
    • 1-2 wk lead time for wsib
    • #todo dc call WSIB
  • general commercial insurance
    • dc: we need it, can be expensive
    • #todo talk to uv
    • #todo dc the cooperators insurance quotes
      • https://www.cooperators.ca
    • 2 wk lead time

Process Checkout

• did not discuss

Action Items for Cultivator

• Migrate items with #todo:person to task board
• Publish meeting notes as
  • governance: open access, or publicly indexed with restricted access
  • operations: open access, or publicly indexed with restricted access
• Reset meeting pad for next meeting

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