WORT Board of Directors meeting minutes August 16, 2006

Directors present: Herrick, Beckett, Richardson, Lemke, Moore (staff rep), Fung, Richard (notes)
Staff present: Weiser, Stockwell, Pundsack, Mitroff
Convened: 6:03

I. Minutes: June 21, July 26: both sets approved

II. Announcements/Communications from the public: regards

III. Reports
A. Officers: none
B. Staff: all reports submitted
1. Music director
2. Listener Sponsor Development Director
3. Business & Foundation Development Dir
4. Operations
5. Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator
6. News and Public Affairs Facilitator

C. Committees:
1. Programming
2. Events
3. MCOC: Action: change name to Public Relations Outreach and Marketing Committee (PROM)
All in favor: motion passes
4. Personnel: report submitted
5. Executive: no report
6. Finance: next meeting 9/14/06
7. Engineering: next meeting 8/17/06
8. Citizen’s Advisory Board (CAB): next meeting 9/5/06
9. Fundraising: no report
10. Regulatory Compliance: no report
11. Bylaws: no report
12. Sister Station Radio Project Ad Hoc: no report
13. Long Range Space Planning Ad Hoc: next meeting 8/30/06

IV. Old Business
A. Building conditions review (referred to staff in July; see Nathan’s report)
B. Business and Foundation Development Director (BFDD) Job Sharing Proposal (referred from July; see BFDD report and attachment, and Personnel Committee report and reccommendation. Note: Job share starts Oct. 1, not Sept. 1 as stated in Personnel Comm report)
Recommendation: approve 1 year job-share
All in favor: motion passes
Should check with union rep in case MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) needed for contract (Stockwell?)

V. New Business
A. Proposed change to Volunteer Handbook regarding production for national programs (see Nathan’s report)
Considerable discussion; Refer back to Nathan to consider points raised and present back; All nodded yes
Additional item, not on agenda:
B. Programming Committee: two members leaving, including chair. Would like a rotating facilitator position, temporarily, to post agenda, send meeting notices, etc.
In rotation would be positions not normally allowed to chair "(i.e. Programming Staff and Board Rep)"
C. Scheduling: Reviewed

VI. Adjourn: 6:58 p.m.