unapproved minutes: BoD monthly meeting July 26 2006

WORT Board of Directors Regular Monthly Meeting

July 26, 2006

Unapproved minutes

Convened 6:10

Directors present: Scott Herrick, Peter Lipton, Jane Richard, Kathie Beckett, Nathan Moore (staff rep), Glenn Fung, Justin Richardson, Brett Lemke

Staff present: Jim Goronson, Maggie Weiser, Norm Stockwell,

Visitors: Returning RSDD, Raechel Pundsack, with Mike Brown and baby Finley

Reps from WYOU: Tom, Dave, Charlie

Pacifica staffer visiting for GRC-11: Ursula Ruedenberg

Original agenda scrambled to accommodate visitors; items below are recorded in order taken:

I. Minutes June 21, 2006: approval deferred until next month after editing

II. Announcements/Communications from the Public.

Chairs (and cleaning concerns)

Moore moved: send to staff collective to resolve in relation to daily operations

Seconded by Beckett

Friendly amendment from Courtney to report back to BoD for July meeting

All in favor; motion passed

III. New Business.

Business and Foundation Development Director Job Share proposal (handout)

Synopsis of proposal: 50/50 job share between Raechel Pundsack, returning BSDD and Maggie Weiser, Interim BSDD, one year trial.

For review for today, to be deferred to August meeting

èPersonnel Committee to review in an open meeting, with feedback to BoD by August

IV. Announcements/Communications from the Public.

WYOU proposal to consider co-location at 102 State St. (handout)

Introduction and referral to Ad hoc committee (see next agenda item)

V. Old Business.

Potter Lawson feasibility study (handout)

Stockwell moved to re-enliven long-range planning committee as ad hoc committee to consider long-range space needs, to report on the pros and cons of

• staying while renovating (Potter Lawson report)
• moving while renovating
• getting new building on this location
• new building someplace else
• WYOU proposal
• Etc. etc.

All in favor; motion passed

LONG RANGE SPACE (or building?) AD-HOC COMMITTEE, initial draft composition:

• reps from existing committees: Finance, programming, etc.
• Courtney, Stockwell, Richardson, Lemke, Augustine, Fung; and more from volunteer pool (number to be decided by committee); Richardson will convene

III. Reports: No action items…

B. Staff:

1. Music

2. LSDD

3. BSDD- handout on underwriting

4. Operations

5. Volunteer Coordinator

6. News and Public Affairs

C. Committees

7. Executive: no meeting

8. Finance: no meeting

9. Personnel: no meeting

10. Marketing Committee/Outreach: no meeting

11. Programming

12. Engineering

13. Citizen Advisory Board: no meeting

14. Fund raising

15. Regulatory Compliance: no meeting

16. Bylaws: no meeting

17. Events

18. Elections: no meeting

19. Ad hoc Sister Radio - got Muste grant but not in time to get Salvadorans here for GRC

IV. Old Business.

Program Changes (Moore: handout)

Outlined—would like to start Sept 5.

Action: approve committee report

All in favor; motion passed

V. New Business.

Scheduling

Next Board of Directors meetings:

August 16 @ 6:00
September @ 6:00

October 18—in the middle of pledge drive: 10/11 through 10/24

CHANGE to October 25 @ 6:00

November 15

December 20

January 17

Adjourn: 7:53