Global: The Board’s sole official connection to the operational organization (the store), its achievements, and its conduct will be through the General Manager.  

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C1: UNITY OF CONTROL : Only decisions of the Board acting as a body are binding on the General Manager.

C2: ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE MANAGER : The Board holds the General Manager accountable for the operation and management of the Co-op in accordance with the Board’s policies. All authority and accountability of staff is considered the authority and accountability of the General Manager.

C3: DELEGATION TO THE MANAGER : The Board will guide the General Manager through written Ends policies to be achieved and Executive Limitations policies to be complied with, allowing the General Manager to use a reasonable interpretation of these policies.

C4: MONITORING GENERAL MANAGER PERFORMANCE : The General Manager’s performance will be monitored against the Board’s Ends and Executive Limitations Policies.

C5: GENERAL MANAGER EVALUATION : The Board will evaluate the General Manager only on issues for which it has written policy and on all issues for which it has written policy. GM Evaluation is an ongoing continuous process of policy monitoring. Annually, the Board will conduct a summary evaluation of the General Manager which will be a compilation and review of compliance with Board policy, as reported in Ends and Executive Limitations monitoring reports presented to the Board throughout the year.