Corani is a fully mutual co-op with appropriate primary rules - legal stuff [Primary rules available on request]
We have a policy statement, i.e. our shared vision, aims, and how to put them into practice [see Aims and Principles].
There is collective responsibility for running the co-op. Decision-making is by consensus, primarily at quarterly general meetings. We take turns at facilitating the meetings. Working groups for specific matters [e.g. our relationship with Radical Routes] operate between the general meetings. Other matters are dealt with by those in each household, who may have meetings to sort out smaller domestic things.
There are currently 2 households. Each household makes its own rules, e.g. about pets, tv in communal areas, smoking, domestic responsibilities, day-to-day expenditure ['food pot' and 'household pot'].
We have officers - a secretary, a members treasurer and a users treasurer.
All live-in members have a tenancy agreement [see Occupancy Agreement available on request].
Each person has at least one room for their own use and access to all common spaces.
Each personal room is a cost share space. The number of cost share spaces defines how the total running cost is to be shared.
There are various financial workings concerning cost shares, loanstock [interest, trustee, liquidity], the members account, the users account, the users budget, an annual audit.
All live-in members income share [see Income Sharing] Someone joining need not income share when they start the procedure, yet will need to income share before they can become a full member.