Bylaws (amended 2024)
The rules of the road — membership, elections, quorum, and how to change the rules themselves.
Governance
Decided in the open, written down
Everything the Commons decides is decided in the open and written down. Minutes within a week, finances quarterly, bylaws amendable only by member vote.
The public record
Board minutes
Posted within one week of every meeting, going back to 1974. The basement years are being scanned.
Treasurer’s reports
Quarterly, line by line. Dues in, hall repairs out, nothing mysterious.
Committee charters
What each committee owns, what it can spend, and when its chair stands for confirmation.
When the gavel taps
Second Tuesday, monthly
Board meeting — open session first 30 minutes, any neighbor, any topic
First Monday, monthly
Streets & Safety committee, Commons Hall
Third Thursday, quarterly
Treasurer’s report walk-through, all members welcome
Last Sunday of October
Annual meeting — elections, dues vote, and the good cider