Potsdam Food Co-op 2026 Bylaw Amendment Summary

Proposition #1

Be it resolved: The Board of Directors shall hold an Annual Meeting prior to June of each year.

RESULTS: 95 Yes, 2 No, 3 Abstain

Proposition #2

Be it resolved: The optimal number of Directors shall be 9. The minimum acceptable number of Directors shall be 5. 

RESULTS: 92 Yes, 7 No, 1 Abstain

Proposition #3

Be it resolved: There shall be one "class" of PFC membership which any person, including employees of PFC, may choose to join by contributing the required equity and any membership fees as established by the Board of Directors.

RESULTS: 98 Yes, 1 No, 1 Abstain

Proposition #4

Be it resolved: One Board of Directors seat shall be reserved for a part-time or full-time employee of PFC. The Employee Director position will be selected in the manner as all other Directors. The Employee Director will not participate in board discussion of confidential store personnel issues including those regarding oversight of the General Manager. The Employee Director may not serve in a Board Officer role. These limitations exist to prevent a conflict of interest between the Employee Director and the General Manager.

RESULTS: 99 Yes, 1 No, 0 Abstentions

Proposition #5

Be it resolved: the Board of Directors of the Potsdam Food Co-op is hereby authorized to make such additional changes to the Articles of Incorporation and to adopt a revised format of the Bylaws as may be necessary to ensure consistency between these documents and to reflect current food cooperative industry best practices, including the removal of provisions more appropriately addressed in policy manuals or standard operating procedures, provided that such changes do not materially alter the rights of members.

RESULTS: 90 Yes, 5 No, 5 Abstentions