Council Responsibilities
These are the roles for the councils for 2025. These roles rotate approximately every year.
Council 1 (Continuing) — Teacher Tasks
Entrusted teachers collaborate with senior teachers to plan programs, including classes and intensives.
Council 2 — Event Coordination / Purchasing
Members work with teachers to set up registration forms for programs, including classes and intensives. They send program and intensive details to Council 4 for inclusion on the calendar and are responsible for purchasing supplies—both interior and exterior—as requested by Councils 3 and 4.
Council 3 — Indoor Tasks
This council oversees the maintenance of the interior of the zendo building and is responsible for tracking and requesting supplies needed for the interior.
Council 4 — Calendars and Exterior Tasks
Council 4 updates the calendar with events, including classes and intensives, and ensures Zoom links and passwords are included when needed. Members compile the weekly email list of events and oversee the maintenance of the zendo’s exterior, including organizing outdoor workdays and tracking and requesting necessary supplies.
Council 5 (Perhaps Continuing) — Online & Hybrid Experience
This council is responsible for online monitoring, including coordination, training, and facilitation, as well as for handling recordings, including editing, coordination, training, and execution. Council 5 ensures that the hybrid experience of practice and community at Appamada is as inclusive and nourishing as possible for all Sangha members, whether they are participating online or onsite.
Be reminded that these jobs may be assigned to others, both in other councils and in the sangha at large. The responsibility that it gets done remains with the particular council above.
If you have any questions about Councils, please ask one of the teachers or a Council member.