PROPOSED BYLAW CHANGE

The Board of Directors suggests a revision to the Bylaws of Bloomington Cooperative Services (BCS). The Board approved this change on June
26th, 2024 to bring this policy in line with policy C10 (Board Election), which was recently revised to clarify guidelines around elections. The
proposed change to the Bylaws is to the first paragraph of Article 4.3.

The first paragraph of Article 4.3 currently states:

4.3 Terms and Elections: Elections shall occur annually, in a manner prescribed by the Board. Candidates must submit a board candidacy application to be reviewed by the Board. The Board will recommend a slate of candidates according to the perceived needs of the Board. Applicants who are not recommended but who still desire to run for election may do so by filing a petition that includes the names of at least seventy (70) owner-members who have been owner-members for at least sixty (60) days. The deadline for filing petitions is forty-five (45) days before the voting begins.

We ask that you approve the additional language in the second to last sentence of the paragraph, highlighted here in bold, capitalized letters:

2.7 Inactive Status: Elections shall occur annually, in a manner prescribed by the Board.  Candidates must submit a board candidacy application to be reviewed by the Board. The Board will recommend a slate of candidates according to the perceived needs of the Board. Applicants who are not recommended but who still desire to run for election may do so by filing a petition that includes the names of at least seventy (70) owner members who have been active owner-members for at least sixty (60) days immediately prior to the petition due date. The deadline for filing petitions is forty-five (45) days before the voting begins.

The complete BCS Bylaws are on the Board of Directors page of the Bloomingfoods website.  Please direct any questions to boardinfo@bloomingfoods.coop.