Let your voice be heard!
Franklin Community Cooperative Annual Meeting • Sunday, March 2, 2025
Member-owners are encouraged to join us for the Co-op’s Annual Meeting!
The meeting will take place at the Episcopal Church of Saints James and Andrew, 8 Church St. in Greenfield, on Sunday, March 2, from 2-5 p.m.
Member-owners will also be able to join the meeting via Zoom by registering in advance here. Note: we will be checking member-owner status in order to confirm your registration.
What will happen at the Annual Meeting?
• Helping to identify our Co-op’s core Values
• Socializing with member-owners
• Live music, activities & food made by the Co-op
• Expansion and State of the Co-op Update
• Announcement of the results of the Board of Directors election
Franklin Community Co-op’s Board of Directors Election
Each year, member-owners elect fellow member-owners to serve on the Co-op’s Board of Directors. The ability to vote for Co-op Board members, and to participate and vote at Board meetings, is an important member-owner right. You can be involved in and influence our Co-op’s governance!
According to Franklin Community Co-op bylaws, “The administration of the cooperative corporation shall be directed and controlled by a Board of Directors.” The Board job description, per governance policy, is to “represent the member-owners in ensuring appropriate organizational performance.”
The Board has 11 seats and either three or four of those seats, with three-year terms, come up for election each year. This year there are three open seats and we are fortunate to have five candidates. In order to be elected, a candidate must receive greater than 50% of the votes cast; each member owner can vote for three of the candidates.
You can learn about the candidates here, and member-owners are welcome to meet them in person or via Zoom; find details of the 2/9 Candidates Forum here.
Voting starts on Feb. 17 and ends at the Annual Meeting on March 2, at 3:45 p.m. The ballot this year only includes candidates for the board and only one ballot may be cast per member-owner number. Member-owners can vote online using Simply Voting to cast their ballot or can request a paper ballot in Green Fields Market or McCusker’s Market. Paper ballots are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, February 28.
Member-owners: your login information for Simply Voting will be included in a Voter Information Letter you will receive in the mail. It will also be emailed to you if you’re on the Co-op’s email list. If you don’t currently get Co-op emails, please sign up here to get our communications by clicking on “Join Our Mailing List” at the bottom of the page. Note: if you have ever unsubscribed to Co-op emails, we will not be able to send you any information via email.