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Committees

The heart of our cooperative's governance, policy and procedural work is the volunteer committee structure. All issues that confront our coop are screened by the question "Which committee is most capable of addressing the issue". Members of Cooperative Coffees are expected to serve actively on at least one committee and many roasters have 3 or more staff persons involved in the work of our committees.

Below is a brief description of our committees and their primary responsibilities.

  • Green Bean Committee -  Addresses the issues surrounding Green supply,
    Quality control, Producer relations, and Technical Support; actively participant in the development and strengthening of our relationships with producer partners; and helps to facilitate better understanding around green coffee and producer issues amongst our own roaster/members.
  • Finance Committee - Monitors cash position, cash flow projections, income statement vs budget;  recommends/approves borrowing limits; gives Green coffee contracts financial approval; prepares annual budget in May (including solicitation of committee budgets); reviews salaries jointly with the Exec Committee;  review product pricing adjustments; and recommends financial policies to the Board.
  • Membership Committee - Processes new membership requests and recommends
    appropriate action to the board for accepting or declining the prospect; designs and coordinates the Annual General Membership meeting; monitors the services offered to members of Cooperative Coffees and recommends changes and improvements when appropriate.