Governing Documents



CNFC Bylaws

 Bylaws are the written rules for the conduct of the Co-op.  They provide directions for meetings, elections of a board of directors and officers, filling vacancies, notices, committees, assessments and other routine conduct. Bylaws are, in effect a contract among members, and must be formally adopted and/or amended.   Click the link above to download our bylaws.

Policy Governance

Policy Governance defines and guides the roles and relationships between the Co-op's owners, our board of directors, and  our General Manager.   Click the link above to download our policies.


Global Ends Policy

Chico Natural Foods Cooperative sets forth these Ends to serve as a broad framework for policy-making and operations. These Ends are the good we seek to offer, and to whom, with our Cooperative:

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