Unapproved minutes: WORT BoD Meeting of June 21, 2006

Unapproved minutes: WORT Board of Directors Meeting of June 21, 2006
Convened: 6:05 pm

Directors present: Richardson (presiding), Fung, Lemke, Richard (minutes), Courtney, Beckett, Lipton

Directors absent: Herrick, Moore (staff rep)

Staff present: Weiser, Augustine (stand-in staff rep)

Guests: Mitch Rosefeldt (CAB)

I. Minutes: April 26, May 10, May 12, June 7: all approved
II. Announcements/Communications from the public

Citizen Advisory Board chair, Mitch Rosefeldt presented the revised CAB charter

è Mitch will make sure the by-laws will define “authorization”

Lipton moved to accept the new charter; Courtney seconded: all in favor

III. Reports
A. Officers: no report
B. Staff
1. Music: report submitted; discussion:

• Programmer misconduct

èRequest that Personnel Committee look into, and develop steps to a conclusion

2. Listener Sponsored Development: reminder for BoD to attend house party on July 1, 2006

3. Business Development

èLipton asked for a written table with definitions, categories of who, when, etc.

èCourtney asked for system to be reviewed, since underwriting burden is 20-30% higher next cycle

4. Operations: report submitted
5. Volunteer Coordinator: report submitted
6. News and Public Affairs: report submitted

C. Committees
1. Executive:

Action: confirm & extend Lucas Osmond rebroadcast permit (submitted via email): all in favor

2. Finance

Action: confirm signators of financial transaction: see wording in reports: all in favor

3. Personnel

4. MCOC: report submitted

5. Programming

Action: Program Schedule Change (see report; Nathan/Sybil); separate sheet from Nathan’s report; tabled until July meeting

è Nathan to address studio space, transition between shows, other practicalities in July report

6. Engineering:

Action: Confirm signal strength plans (map distributed) need paperwork and application fee; Engineering Committee recommends doing these now; transmitter doesn’t have to be done now costs about $2500 (in legal fees in current budget). Must be done within a week

Vote: All in favor
7. CAB: Action: see “communications from the public” section above

8. Fund Raising: report submitted

9. Regulatory Compliance: did not meet
10. Bylaws: did not meet
11. Events: report submitted
12. Ad hoc Sister Radio: did not meet

IV. Old Business

No old business

V. New Business
A. Rebroadcast requests (submitted via email from Moore)
1. Laura Miller (APA, June 9 on DANE101.com), just the one broadcast
2. Shawn Neal (interview from Queery on the “biographee’s” website)

PL moved to accept requests, KB 2^nd; all in favor

B. Collective Bargaining Agreement: status review; action on new agreement

Beckett moved that we approve the document that we agreed upon June 7; Lipton seconded: all in favor

C. 2006-07 budget (see submitted Finance Committee report and documents);

Highlights

• Some things get bumped 5% and others will get further review, like health insurance
• Currently, income (already exceeded) 494,400 (at 496,200)
• Expenses: 493,270 (to date 446,000)
• Losing grant money; looking for more money in underwriting and major donor program
• Looking for 10K more in pledge drive efforts
• Combo B equipment: $50K project, need to make up ½ after grant
• Increased expenses 33K, most of it is personnel

All in favor to accept budget

D. Annual personnel reviews for Nathan Moore and Jim Goronson

Closed session

Adjourn: 8:25