Because a cohousing community depends on its associates and members to do the work of making the community — physically and socially — happen, Mosaic Commons expects our Associates and Equity Members to meet the following ongoing participation requirements during the process of building our community:
- Attend meetings regularly and workshops as scheduled. If you will be unable to attend more than one meeting in a row, please notify the Coordinating team.
- Participate on at least one team and perform action items necessary for the project to proceed. Each adult is expected to take and complete a minimum of one action item or ongoing task (including roles such as secretary, treasurer, action item manager, etc.) each month. All adults should participate whenever possible, but if at some point you are unable to meet your participation requirements, other members of your household may step in to assist.
- Work constructively with the Mosaic Commons community.
- Be familiar with and support our decisions, policies, agreements, and legal documents. If you are unable to attend a meeting, you are responsible for reviewing the minutes and bringing up any concerns with decisions made in your absence promptly.
- Meet the financial requirements applicable to your household.
If you are unable to meet these requirements, you have the option of "stepping back" for a time. Stepping back from the group means that you are unable to attend meetings or events regularly, but will keep up on our progress and plan to rejoin at a later time.
- Finance: Associates who step back may cease paying dues and restart when they rejoin. Equity Members who step back will still need to fulfill their financial obligations unless other arrangements are made with the Finance team.
- Seniority: If there is an impasse in unit selection, the deciding factor will be seniority. Seniority will be adjusted to subtract time spent "stepped back" from the group.
- Consensus Process: We ask that you only participate in consensus process if you have been fully following an issue. Those who are stepped back from the group are typically not participating at this level.
- Workshops & closed meetings: You are welcome to attend workshops and other closed meetings when you rejoin the group.
If you have concerns with the participation level of your or another household, please bring them up to the Coordinating team. Individual circumstances will always be considered in cases where concerns have been raised. The Coordinating team may choose to reduce requirements for some households depending on their circumstances.
