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Minutes, ACM, Nov. 26, 2023

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Present: Lynda, Amalie, Laura, Larraine, Vicky, Hannah & Steve #7, Linda, Lila, Starla, Jorge, Robin, Ben, Grae, Michael #25, Alex, Kerry, Tobi & Coleman, Cheryl

If anyone is interested in learning more or getting involved with the Palestinian/Gaza movement in Salt Lake, talk to Grae.

Conflict Support Committee Presentation

Centering.  It's hard to train yourself not to react instantly when you are surprised.  If you are centered physically and/or mentally you can much more easily resist being pushed mentally or physically.  Surprise creates off-balance in your body; even assuming an expression of surprise (raised eyebrows) can affect your body.

Consensus. Recommend watching Webchat #4 Yana Ludwig at cohousing.org; Need articulated values.  Need periodic refreshers, reviewing values.  In the page footer is a link to webchats.  (Some of the later ones are on covid and may be less relevant in 'normal' times.) There are consensus resources, on our community wiki or under "Other Resources" on the community directory page.

At one meeting in the year, the annual meeting, we use voting, January 10, 2024 this year.

Budget

The amount charged for fees runs February to February, because January fees are due before the annual meeting, and we've decided it's simpler not to require everyone to retroactively pay the difference for January.

Currently we are $15K overbudget for 2023. 

62% of our fee income goes into the reserve.  In recent years we've been increasing the amount going into the reserve by 3% each year.

Expenditures in the budget are grouped into nondiscretionary and discretionary. A number of committees have budget lines in both sections:  Landscaping, common house, etc. For instance, we aren't going to not buy toilet paper (supplies), whereas furnishings can be postponed.

Communications committee has $162, probably for zoom.