9 August 2008 KPFA LSB Agenda
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August 9, 2008 LSB & Delegates’ Meeting Agenda -- Detail – Preliminary
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Call to Order |
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Introductions & Announcements |
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Excusing Absent Members |
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Agenda Review and Approval |
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Minutes Review and Approval |
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Consent Calendar: I. Next Meeting: |
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Public Comment |
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General Manager’s Report |
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Treasurer’s Report (BET) |
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Committee Reports: Outreach Review two Town hall Meetings, September, 2008 in Richmond. Governance Fundraising GM Hire PNB Motion from Warren Mar KPFA Board Resolution: On running an efficient board election in 2009.
Where as: The KPFA fall 2007 elections for new board members was run very ineffectively by the national elections supervisor.
Where as: Historically KPFA listeners and staff have a strong culture of political activism and elections have been contested and hard fought requiring that the elections be managed in a professional, non-partisan way and the results should be above scrutiny.
Where as: There seems to be unanimous agreement among all slates and individuals who ran for open KPFA board seats last year, whether they won the election or not that the election process should have been handled in a more non-partisan, transparent and professional way and,
Where as: The current elected board feels that many of the errors committed by the election supervisor could have been avoided
Therefore be it resolved that:
The KPFA board recommends to the Pacific National Board and the Executive Director contract with a reputable outside firm, such as the American Arbitration Association, the California Mediation & Conciliation Services or TruBallot, to manage and run the elections for 2009. The above organizations are mentioned solely as examples of professional organizations that have managed contested elections in unions and for non-profit community based organizations. The Executive Director should put a contract out to bid listing the required services for our election and make the most cost effective decision with a reputable firm. |
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LSB Self Evaluation Report |
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KFCF Report |
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Motion re: FSRN (AF & CH) Chandra reintroduces Anthony Fest’s motion from July LSB. WHEREAS, Free-Speech Radio News (FSRN) began producing newscasts during the 1999 Pacifica crisis, and WHEREAS, FSRN now provides a half-hour five-day-a-week newscast to KPFA and more than 100 other community radio stations, and WHEREAS, FSRN is heard on KPFA Monday through Friday at 3:30, and WHEREAS, FSRN stories also form the backbone of the weekday KPFA-Evening-News coverage of national and international events, and WHEREAS, FSRN is produced by a network of reporters based around the U.S. and the world, including crisis zones such as the Gaza Strip, and WHEREAS, the FSRN workers’ cooperative structure is a noteworthy example of a participatory, non-hierarchical organization, and WHEREAS the Pacifica Network and its stations provide essential financial and operational support for FSRN, and WHEREAS, the Pacifica Network National Office recently informed FSRN that Pacifica will cut its financial support to FSRN by more than $13,500 a month, effective immediately, and WHEREAS, according to FSRN, “A massive cut in funding from Pacifica on a moment’s notice will make it impossible for Free Speech Radio News to produce a daily half-hour newscast,” WHEREAS, a reduced broadcast schedule for FSRN, or the complete cessation of FSRN newscasts, will inevitably impair the quality of national and international news coverage on KPFA and other stations, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the KPFA Local Station Board (LSB), that
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New Business |
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Adjourn |
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