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~~ Members, Prepared Food Members and Crafter Members are not permitted the use of double spaces. When the DFM moves to the market shelter, no more than 40% (rounded down) of the spaces under the shelter may be reserved by double space members. ' d) To request a second space, the Farmer Member must: i) have sold at 64% (rounded up) or more of the market weeks the preceding year. ii) have a space open next to their current space or be willing to move. to two open contiguous spaces elsewhere in the market. iii) have the highest seniority of those interested in occupying those available open spaces. iv) file the request for a second space for the following year with their Returning Market Member Application. _ :.u)..-show. a:: ju tif_ied need_:for_.the:addi.tional.space::to the..Board:.: A second:.space: may be granted based on the Application form and the observations for the full season of the Market Manager and Board of Directors. The Manager and Board will observe if the Applicant consistently brings enough volume of .product and makes full use of current space to justify a second space. e) Non-reserved spaces will be available and assigned on a first come/first served basis dictated by the Market Manager. f) Reserved Spaces: • To qualify for a reserved space, a market member must have participated in the market at least 50% of the total market days during the previous season. • Returning members who had an assigned booth in the previous season and who attended a minimum of 50% of the total market days in the previous season have first right of retention to maintain the same booth assignment. Resulting open spaces will then be assigned/selected according to standard seniority calculation rules. • The reserved space selection process will take place once a year at the Spring Membership Meeting. A market member's reserved space preference may only be communicated by the individual market member.or a duly designated representative (who is not another market member) in attendance at the Spring Membership Meeting. Swapping spaces after this annual selection is not permitted except under extraordinary circumstances with permission of the Board of Directors. • Seniority will be calculated as an average of the past three years' attendance at. the market plus the number of years the member has attended 50% or more of total market days for all previous years. Ties in calculating seniority will be settled by calculating the total number of weeks a member has attended the market for all previous years. • Reserved spaces will only be held until 7:30 am, unless prior notice is given to the Market Manager. Market members with reserved spaces must notify the Manager if they will not be attending the Market on a given Saturday. 6. Market Manager Responsibilities: a) The Market Manager will be prepared to assist in the assignment of non-reserved spaces and greet market member sellers an hour prior to market opening time. b) The Market Manager is responsible to monitor market member products and Re~~ised January 8, 2007 3