Board of Directors Minutes: June 7, 2006

June 8th, 2006 Posted by Candace Clement

Agenda

The Board meeting will be held at MEF on Wednesday June 7th starting at 6pm.

The meeting will begin at 6pm with a vote to go into Executive Session with MEF and VFR’s lawyers to discuss a sensitive legal matter. Executive Session will attempt to close by 7pm. The agenda for the Board meeting is as follows:

  • On Air Fund Drive
    • results
    • feedback
    • congratulations to fundraising comm, programmers, volunteers
    • recommendation/ramifications for programs not participating [if applicable]
  • Financial Report & financial requests [carryover items from prior]
  • Board member departures
  • Plan the GM/ Chairing
  • Bylaws-Starting a drafting committee
  • Publicity/Outreach Committee: rebuild?
  • Comment period at beginning of board meeting
  • approval of expenditure approval process
  • change internet service to Verizon? [they are offering a couple months free at startup & lower monthly –currently at $95.00 with Comcast
  • improving transportation situation, or moving
  • accessibility
  • Conflict Resolution Follow-Up: discuss slides on website, Sandra Boston update, what we need to do next…
  • Facilitation of “Obscenity Policy” follow-ups. Remaining issues are: Free Speech, Lifting Indefinite Suspension, and a policy draft for Safe Harbor from Alex and Cathy.
  • Discussion of Chief Engineer/letter to FCC

Meeting Minutes

  • Establishment of Board sub-committee to shepherd VFR through a potential pending legal matter. Composed of Ed Charla, Bill Baue, Alex Peterson (alternate for Alex is Candace Clement). Approved
  • Send a response, pending MEF lawyer approval, to a letter sent by VFR member regarding potential legal matter. Approved
  • Board member departures: Allison Brown and Rebecca Wiggins (Rebecca’s last month is July).
  • Board empowers GMC to gather and train replacement members and inform the Board via e-mail on their decisions. GMC will also consult with the ADC.
  • Propose to the GM that VFR wait to fill the vacant Board seats until our regular elections in October.
  • The Board refers policy development regarding on-air fund drive participation to the Programming Committee
  • Ed Charla will take on Board liaison role for Publicity/Outreach for a period of three months. We will announce the need for members at the GM.
  • Board will publicly thank Richard Moodie online and send letter of gratitude.
  • Board approves $1200 for new computer to be used as 2nd editing station and for financial software.
  • Board approves Chris Fischella as Chief Operator.
  • Board will meet in one week (6/14/06) at 7pm to finish remaining agenda items.

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