Want to serve your community in a powerful way?
Want to help set the future of your co-op?
Here's your chance!
We need YOU to run for the Clipper City Co-op board of directors this fall.
A co-op is a democratically-owned business. We, as owners, elect our board of directors to represent our vision for the co-op and provide the critical oversight needed to make it strong.
Who serves on the board?
Any owner of Clipper City Co-op who chooses to run for the board of directors and gets the votes needed from their fellow owners to be seated on the board.
When is the board election?
The owners of Clipper City Co-op will elect our first board of directors at the first annual meeting of the owner-members, on November 5th, 2016.
Wait, so we don’t have a board now?
Not yet! What we have is a self-appointed steering committee that has agreed to do the heavy work of getting our co-op started. Some who currently serve on the steering committee will run for the board this fall to continue their service, but some also will not.
I’m interested in learning more about running for the board, how do I learn more?
Great! Here’s how to learn more and apply to run for the Board of Directors:
Wednesday, August 1– Board application packets will be available, and we’ll begin accepting board applications.
Wednesday, August 17 – Board Candidacy Information Session held at Manitowoc Public Library in Balkansky. Community Room A from 6:30—7:30pm
Thursday, September 8th - Board Candidacy Information Session held at Lester Public Library, Community Room,Community Room from 6:30 - 8:00pm
We’ll be leading a short, informative meeting about what it means to run for the board of directors of your co-op. Bring your questions! If desired you may submit your board application to the Nomination Committee this evening or pick up an application and submit it later. You do not have to attend this meeting to run for the board, but it is strongly encouraged.
Owner-Members interested in serving as board members should be familiar with the “Board of Directors Job Description” and submit the “Board of Directors Application” to the Nominating Committee.
Owner-Members can find copies of the job description and application in the links below, can obtain copies via
e-mail, or mailed to you, by contacting the board nominations committee at: clippercitycoop@clippercitycoop.com, use "board application packet" as the subject.
Email completed board nomination application to clippercitycoop@clippercitycoop.com, use "BOD application" as the subject, or mail to Clipper City Co-op, Attn: Nominating Committee at P.O.Box 1401, Manitowoc, WI 54221.
Friday, September 16 – Last day for accepting board of director applications.
Saturday, November 5 – Our 1 st Annual Owner-Member meeting and celebration. All board candidates will get an opportunity to speak about why they want to serve on the board of directors in front of their fellow owners at this event. Board Elections will also take place at the annual meeting event.
Have questions for us about how to run for the board, what the board does, or how elections work? Please email them to us at clippercitycoop@clippercitycoop.com, use “Board of Directors—Question” as the subject.
Your questions, concerns and comments are greatly appreciated!
Make sure to “LIKE” Clipper City Co-op’s Facebook page for reminders, and additional bits of news and Board application announcements.
In Cooperation,
Nomination Committee
Mary A. Larson (Chair), Kim Everett
Wendy Campbell, Christine Wentker
P.O Box 1401, Manitowoc, WI 54221-1401
clippercitycoop@clippercitycoop.com
To download board of directors information documents, click links below.
