These teams have ongoing tasks in support of WELL’s mission and provide services to the Project Teams as needed. They report to the Coordinating Committee on a periodic basis and their priorities are set by the Coordinating Committee. From their number they elect their own team liaison. The Coordinating Committee has the power to remove a team liaison under extreme circumstances or assign one to form the group. If a team fails to elect a Liaison in a timely manner the Coordinating Committee may appoint one. The following is a list of the Support Teams with which we will start: Administration o Maintains WELL office. o Includes Office Staff (Spring). o Self-Directed within policy framework set by Coordinating Committee. o Answers and directs inquiries received by mail, phone, e-mail, or fax as appropriate. o Maintains financial records and distributes funds per budget directions from Coordinating Committee. o Keeps lists, records, and archives from all groups within WELL. o Reports to Coordinating Committee at each meeting. Communication – Will distribute information from other Teams and Committees as follows: o Distribute flyers for regular schedules, speaker events, and special events. o Maintain a booth with WELL handouts and information at all Willits area events that have booth space available. o Establish and maintain phone trees, e-mail lists, and other local communications networks by which information can be quickly disseminated to our community. o Establish public WELL Bulletin Boards at various gathering places throughout our zip code. o Distribute newsletter (electronically and physically). Events o Arranges speakers, panels, films, social events, and seminars for WELL. o A regular schedule will be published as needed. o Seeks suggestions from all groups and tracks potential speakers, issues, and events. Media o Maintains media presence for WELL including: Funding – Responsible for: o Fundraising, o Grant Writing, o Fund Management (in any circumstance wherein WELL has or shares managerial responsibility for Loans, Grants, or other Funding systems). Liaison - Liaison and Watchdog for all government agencies with which WELL has direct relations. o Maintains communication with City, County, State, Federal, and Special District agencies and governing bodies. o Presents official WELL statements and reports o Tracks pertinent issues and hearings; reviewing them for response. o Prepares and presents WELL proposals for Ordinances (after vetting by the Coordinating Committee). o Liaison to other Localization groups, especially in our geographic region. o Tracks their progress, best practices, and cooperative projects. o Communicates Working Membership and Coordinating Committee decisions to these groups as appropriate. o Coordinates any WELL participation in cooperative projects. Research o Completes all inventories. o Maintains updated and historical records of those inventories. o Research data beyond inventories as requested by other groups. o Produces White Papers and Visionary Papers about subjects and issues that WELL may face in the immediate or more distant future. o Seeks out and establishes boilerplate legal forms for such things as Agricultural Land Lease, Liability Waivers, and other standardized legal forms as needed. o Tracks pertinent legal issues as they develop. Membership o Recruits and welcomes newcomers to help them plug in to a likely spot. o Keeps an ear out for personal issues that may cause problems and acts as a conflict resolution team. o Is responsible for honoring volunteers and performing the ‘cheerleader’ function.