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PACIFICA FOUNDATION
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Pacifica National Board In-Person Meeting
April 24 - 26, 2009
International House, University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, California
MINUTES
Friday, April 24, 2009: PNB OPEN SESSION. 5:07 pm (PT)
I. Call to Order/ Welcome. PNB Chair Grace Aaron called meeting to order at
5:07 pm. She welcomed everyone to the April 24-26, 2009 PNB meeting, in
Berkeley, California; and thanked host station KPFA, members and
management, for its hospitality.
a. Roll Call/ Quorum. Staff Recording Secretary, Richard Uzzell called
the roll and a quorum was established.
For Attendance. X Present; Ab Absent; Exc Excused
Absence; AL Arrived Late.
KPFA - Berk., Ca.: KPFK - L.A., Ca.: KPFT - Houston, Tx.:
WBAI - N.Y., N.Y.:
X Sherry Gendelman X Grace Aaron X George Reiter X Nia
Bediako
X Bonnie Simmons X Shawn O'Brian X Sandra Rawline
X Carolyn Birden
Ab Andrea Turner X Leslie Radford X Wendy Schroell
X Kathy Davis
X Joseph Wanzala X Ricco Ross X Susan Young X James Ross
WPFW - Wash. D.C.: AFFILIATES: Staff & Counsel:
X Jim Brown X David Beaton X LaVarn Williams, Interim CFO
X Acie Byrd X Efia Nwangaza X Ricardo deAnda, Int. Gen. Counsel
X Luzette King
(Vacant Position)
O'Brien moved that since the Executive Session had gone over time and
several people wishing to speak had been kept waiting, that the meeting
would first go to Public Comment. Hearing no objection, motion Approved.
Public Comment. And continuation after Minutes Approval. [Audio at kpftx.org
or pacifica.org]
b. Agenda Approval. Chair asked if there were any changes or
modifications to the Agenda. Wanzala moved that his motion set for 4-26 re:
WPFW Gala, be moved-up to be the second item on 4-24, behind "motion to
rescind." Motion failed by a vote of 8- 11. [See Below-Next Page.]
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KPFA - Berk., Ca.: KPFK - L.A., Ca.: KPFT - Houston, Tx.:
WBAI - N.Y., N.Y.:
N Sherry Gendelman PNV Grace Aaron Y George Reiter N
Nia Bediako
N Bonnie Simmons Y Shawn O'Brian N Sandra Rawline
Y Carolyn Birden
Andrea Turner N Leslie Radford N Wendy Schroell
Y Kathy Davis
Y Joseph Wanzala N Ricco Ross N Susan Young N
James Ross
WPFW - Wash. D.C.: AFFILIATES:
N Jim Brown Y David Beaton
N Acie Byrd Y Efia Nwangaza
Y Luzette King Failed 8-11
Simmons moved that only the Agenda for this evening meeting be set at this
time and that later meeting Agendas would be set later. Hearing no
objection, motion Approved. Young moved that the KPFA Report be moved to
after Minutes Approval. Hearing no objection, motion Approved. Reiter
moved that Gendelman's Motion scheduled for earlier that afternoon be
moved to first item on 4-25. With only Gendelman voting no, motion
Approved. Hearing no objection the Agenda for the Open Session for 4-24-
09 [as amended] Approved.
c. Minutes Approval. Rawline moved approval of the Minutes for the PNB
Open Teleconference of April 5 & (continued) April 10, 2009. Hearing no
objection, motion Approved. Rawline moved approval of the Minutes for the
PNB Open Teleconference of April 17, 2009. Hearing no objection, motion
Approved.
II. KPFA Report. KPFA General Manager Lemlem Rijio presented the report with
Sasha Lilley, interim Program Director. [Audio available at kpftx.org
and pacifica.org]
Dinner Break
III. Roll Call. Vice Chair Joe Wanzala called meeting to order. Pacifica
Secretary Efia Nwangaza called roll, quorum was established. [See Below.]
For Attendance. X Present; Ab Absent; Exc Excused Absence;
AL Arrived Late.
KPFA - Berk., Ca.: KPFK - L.A., Ca.: KPFT - Houston, Tx.:
WBAI - N.Y., N.Y.:
X Sherry Gendelman X Grace Aaron X George Reiter X Nia
Bediako
X Bonnie Simmons X Shawn O'Brian X Sandra Rawline
X Carolyn Birden
Ab Andrea Turner X Leslie Radford X Wendy Schroell
X Kathy Davis
X Joseph Wanzala X Ricco Ross X Susan Young X James Ross
WPFW - Wash. D.C.: AFFILIATES: Staff & Counsel:
X Jim Brown X David Beaton X LaVarn Williams, Interim CFO
X Acie Byrd X Efia Nwangaza X Ricardo deAnda, Int. Gen. Counsel
X Luzette King
(Vacant Position)
IV. IED Report. Interim Executive Director Grace Aaron gave report. [Audio
available at kpftx.org or pacifica.org]
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V. ICFO Report on WBAI. Interim Chief Finance Officer LaVarn Williams gave
report. Tony Bate also gave an account on steps needed and those being
taken at WBAI.
[Audio available at kpftx.org or pacifica.org]
VI. Adjournment. At 9:30 pm (PT), Chair Wanzala adjourned the meeting until
Saturday morning at 8:30 am.
Saturday, April 25, 2009: PNB OPEN SESSION. 8:30 am (PT)
I. Call to Order. PNB Chair Grace Aaron called meeting to order at 8:30 am.
a. Roll Call/ Quorum. Staff Recording Secretary, Richard Uzzell called
the roll and a quorum was established.
For Attendance. X Present; Ab Absent; Exc Excused
Absence; AL Arrived Late.
KPFA - Berk., Ca.: KPFK - L.A., Ca.: KPFT - Houston, Tx.:
WBAI - N.Y., N.Y.:
X Sherry Gendelman X Grace Aaron X George Reiter X Nia
Bediako
X Bonnie Simmons X Shawn O'Brian X Sandra Rawline
X Carolyn Birden
Ab Andrea Turner X Leslie Radford X Wendy Schroell
X Kathy Davis
X Joseph Wanzala X Ricco Ross X Susan Young X James Ross
WPFW - Wash. D.C.: AFFILIATES: Staff & Counsel:
X Jim Brown AL David Beaton X LaVarn Williams, Interim CFO
X Acie Byrd AL Efia Nwangaza X Ricardo deAnda, Int. Gen.
Counsel
X Luzette King
(Vacant Position)
b. Agenda Approval. Board Chair asked if there were any changes or
modifications to the Agenda. Wanzala moved that his motion re: WPFW
Gala be moved to the second item Saturday morning. Motion Failed by a vote of
8-9. [See Below.]
KPFA - Berk., Ca.: KPFK - L.A., Ca.: KPFT - Houston, Tx.:
WBAI - N.Y., N.Y.:
N Sherry Gendelman PNV Grace Aaron Y George Reiter N
Nia Bediako
N Bonnie Simmons Y Shawn O'Brian N Sandra Rawline
Y Carolyn Birden
Andrea Turner N Leslie Radford Y Wendy Schroell
Y Kathy Davis
Y Joseph Wanzala N Ricco Ross N Susan Young Y
James Ross
WPFW - Wash. D.C.: AFFILIATES:
N Jim Brown David Beaton
N Acie Byrd Efia Nwangaza
Y Luzette King Failed 8-9
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Reiter moved to move Gov. motion re: Elections to before LSB Election
Policy. Simmons moved to substitute moving all Election related matters to
before LSB Election Policy. Hearing no objection, substitute motion
Approved.
J. Ross moved that the NFC Report (later in the afternoon) be moved to
just before Strategic Planning. Hearing no objection, motion Approved.
Reiter moved that both Gov. motions have 15 minutes each. Hearing no
objection, motion Approved.
Rawline moved that the time allotted for the Personnel Committee Report
be reduced to 20 minutes. Hearing no objections, motion Approved. Young
moved that the Strategic Planning Session have a time certain of 4-6 pm.
Hearing no objection, motion Approved Simmons moved approval of the Agenda
[as amended]. Hearing no objection, Agenda Approved.
II. Motions and Reports.
a. Gendelman moved to rescind the PNB January 30, 2009 resolution
which created a vacancy for WPFW representation on the PNB. [See Below.]
Resolution adopted January 30: Acknowledging that the fairest
interpretation of Pacifica bylaws as amended 2003 Article 5 Section
1B which states "Any Delegate who is currently serving as a Delegate
and has served at least one (1) year as a Delegate is eligible for
election to the office of Director by the Delegates for his/her
radio station area subject to Section 3 of this Article of the
Bylaws" can only be 1 year equals 365 days or 12 calendar months;
and Noting also, that at least one other Delegate Assembly (KPFT)
has interpreted the mandatory one-year requirement to mean 365 days
or 12 months; and [Reiter motion (page 5) to divide would have
happened here.]
Declaring, therefore, that a continuing breach of Pacifica's bylaws
was created in qualifying Campbell Johnson for election as PNB
Director; This PNB:
1. Disqualifies with immediate effect Campbell Johnson as a PNB
director;
2. Instructs WPFW Local Station Board to re-tally the votes
from their election
for PNB director; and
3. Instructs WPFW to inform the Pacifica National Board of
the change in
candidate elected in place of Campbell Johnson.
O'Brien called a Point of Order re: Gendelman's Motion
out of order because by RRO page 297-8, "motion can
not be rescinded."
Chair chose to let the Board decide this Point of Order. Discussion
followed. The Board voted 9-4-5 to hear the Gendelman motion. [See Below.]
KPFA - Berk., Ca.: KPFK - L.A., Ca.: KPFT - Houston, Tx.:
WBAI - N.Y., N.Y.:
Y Sherry Gendelman PNV Grace Aaron Ab George Reiter
Y Nia Bediako
Y Bonnie Simmons N Shawn O'Brian Y Sandra Rawline
Y Carolyn Birden
Andrea Turner Y Leslie Radford Ab Wendy Schroell
Ab Kathy Davis
N Joseph Wanzala Ab Ricco Ross Y Susan Young N
James Ross
WPFW - Wash. D.C.: AFFILIATES:
Y Jim Brown David Beaton
Y Acie Byrd N Efia Nwangaza
Ab Luzette King Approved 9-4-5
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Reiter moved to divide Gendelman's motion into two parts.
Schroell called Point Order re: "can't divide motion to
rescind." Chair did not rule.
Motion to divide failed by a hand vote of 8-10. Discussion continued.
R. Ross called question. Question call failed by a hand vote of 7-9-1. Time
expired. Gendelman moved to extend for 10 minutes. Motion failed by a hand
vote 8-9. Main motion to rescind earlier vote failed by a vote of 7-11.
[See Below.]
KPFA - Berk., Ca.: KPFK - L.A., Ca.: KPFT - Houston, Tx.:
WBAI - N.Y., N.Y.:
Y Sherry Gendelman PNV Grace Aaron N George Reiter
Y Nia Bediako
Y Bonnie Simmons N Shawn O'Brian N Sandra Rawline
N Carolyn Birden
Andrea Turner Y Leslie Radford N Wendy Schroell
N Kathy Davis
N Joseph Wanzala N Ricco Ross Y Susan Young N
James Ross
WPFW - Wash. D.C.: AFFILIATES:
Y Jim Brown David Beaton
Y Acie Byrd N Efia Nwangaza
N Luzette King Failed 7-11
b. Governance Motion: (Presented by Committee Chair George Reiter)
that the PNB collect information from the stations to determine if there
is systemic abuse of the bylaws requirement of 30 hours of service. In
particular that information be obtained on: Each program collective
identified and named at each station, how many members are on each
collective. What percentage of air time do these collectives represent
and what percentage of the staff electorate do these collectives
represent. Furthermore if any of these collectives have a sudden spike in
membership prior to elections, and if the collectives represent a
disproportionate share of the staff electorate.
Redford moved to amend by saying IED ask GM's to gather information.
Hearing no objection, motion to amend Approved. Hearing only one no, Main
motion [as amended] voted Approved. Vice Chair Wanzala assumed the Chair.
c. Local Station Board Election Policy. IED Grace Aaron moved the
following:
In order to ensure fair and equitable elections at all 5 Pacifica radio
stations in compliance with the Bylaws of the Pacifica Foundation the
following policies were adopted:
1) The job descriptions of all Program Directors and General Managers
shall include: full cooperation with both local and national election
supervisors in all aspects of local station board elections.
2) It is the responsibility of the General Managers of each station to
ensure that membership lists for listener-sponsors and paid and unpaid
staff lists are created and maintained in general and especially checked
for accuracy a minimum of 3 months prior to a local station board
election.
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Local Station Board Election Policy (Continued)
Unpaid staff organizations shall maintain lists of membership that include
a description of the unpaid staff member's contribution to a particular
program or other volunteer work for the station and some way of verifying
the number of hours they work per month on a volunteer basis to ensure
that it conforms to the Bylaws minimum requirement of 30 hours in the
preceding 3 months or the requirements of their radio station's "Unpaid
Staff Organization" or "Unpaid Staff Collective Bargaining Unit". Full
cooperation of the General Manager and station staff shall be expected in
maintaining this list and and verifying the validity of its membership.
3) To ensure the greatest amount of listener participation in local
station board elections, it is mandatory that Progam Directors and General
Managers air carts at all 5 stations in the nomination period to
adequately inform our listeners about how they can self-nominate, what the
duties of an LSB member are, how the LSB interfaces with station
management and staff, both paid and unpaid, etc.
Six 60 second carts and Six 30 second carts shall be aired each day in
rotation. This is 12 carts, total, aired in rotation each day of the
nomination period. For stations with Spanish or other language
broadcasting, the carts would be aired in that language during broadcasts
in that language, with the number and frequency of the carts corresponding
to the amount of said language broadcasting (hours per day) at the
station. For example, if there are 3 hours of broadcasting in a language
different from English a day on a station, one 60 second cart and one 30
second cart per day in rotation would be adequate.
These carts would be scripted in advance by the NES to conform with the
Pacifica Bylaws and the same carts be used at all 5 stations with the
addition of local contact information. The carts may be varied, but the
intent would be to alert the broad listenership about the election during
the ENTIRE nomination period, to explain the election process, etc., and
to steer listeners to a phone number and website for further information.
Each programmer or collective with a one hour or more program slot shall
be required to produce and air one 15 minute tutorial on the election
during the nomination period. This tutorial shall be recorded and
repeated once during the nomination period. This responsibility applies
to all paid and unpaid programmers, including music programmers.
In addition, one report to the listeners from the national level and one
from the local level involving both management and board participation
from staff and board members who are not candidates, shall be done during
the nomination period. These reports shall be one hour long.
This prescribed programming shall be aired irrespective of fund drives or
any other broadcasting. The listenership should be engaged in the
election process wherever possible, to encourage membership and volunteer
participation. Members should also be encouraged to participate in the
election committees established at each station in accordance with the by-
laws.
Logs of all programming, including incidental carts, shall be maintained
including each time an election cart is aired. Archived programs should
include these carts so that the fact that they were aired can be verified
if needed.
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Local Station Board Election Policy (Continued)
Promotion needs to be done to explain the election process to potential
staff candidates as well. This promotion would be done at staff meetings,
on the station bulletin board and using paid and unpaid staff email lists.
4) When the nomination period is over, the PDs and GMs are responsible
for fully cooperating with local and national election supervisors to
ensure that a minimum of 3 on-air candidate forums of one hour in length
are aired for each 5 candidates.
Sixty second candidate statements shall be recorded at the radio station
by each candidate. PDs and GMs are expected to air these statements in
rotation right after the nomination period is closed through to the end of
the campaign period. In total, each candidate shall have her/his cart
aired a minimum of 30 times in a variety of times of the day and week. It
is the responsibility of the PDs and GMs to ensure that these carts are
played in an equitable manner so that no candidates are advantaged or
disadvantaged.
Further, General Managers shall cooperate in the planning and
coordination of community candidate forums.
5) Failure to comply with any or all of the above policy shall result in
rapid but gradient disciplinary measures including but not limited to:
a) A negative mention in the PD or GM's personnel file, b) Graduated
reduction in pay, c) Suspension of duties, d) The assignment of another
staff person to ensure compliance with election policies and procedures.
Conversely, compliance with this policy shall be followed by: a) A
positive mention in the PD or GM's personnel file, b) A bonus or other
reward at the descretion of the descretion of the LES, NES in conjunction
with senior management.
6) Disciplinary measures may be invoked by the local or national election
supervisor in conjunction with the station management, HR Director and/or
the Executive Director. They may also be initiated by any GM or the ED.
Reiter moved to strike #2a. Hearing no objection, motion Approved.
Radford moved to strike #6. Motion failed by a vote of 3-12-2. [See
Below.]
KPFA - Berk., Ca.: KPFK - L.A., Ca.: KPFT - Houston, Tx.:
WBAI - N.Y., N.Y.:
Sherry Gendelman N Grace Aaron N George Reiter
Y Nia Bediako
Ab Bonnie Simmons N Shawn O'Brian N Sandra Rawline
N Carolyn Birden
Andrea Turner Y Leslie Radford N Wendy Schroell
N Kathy Davis
Joseph Wanzala N Ricco Ross N Susan Young N
James Ross
WPFW - Wash. D.C.: AFFILIATES:
Y Jim Brown Ab David Beaton
Acie Byrd N Efia Nwangaza
N Luzette King Failed 3-12-2 & 3 suck-ups to
George.
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Young moved to amend by adding to the first paragraph, "the IED/ED is
instructed to consult with the GM's and when available the NES regarding the
policies which might include the following." Brown moved to amend by adding
"Election Committee" to Young's amendment. Motion failed by a vote
of 7-10-1. [See Below.]
KPFA - Berk., Ca.: KPFK - L.A., Ca.: KPFT - Houston, Tx.:
WBAI - N.Y., N.Y.:
Sherry Gendelman N Grace Aaron N George Reiter
Y Nia Bediako
Y Bonnie Simmons N Shawn O'Brian Ab Sandra Rawline
N Carolyn Birden
Andrea Turner Y Leslie Radford Y Wendy Schroell
N Kathy Davis
PNV Joseph Wanzala N Ricco Ross Y Susan Young N James
Ross
WPFW - Wash. D.C.: AFFILIATES:
Y Jim Brown N David Beaton
N Acie Byrd N Efia Nwangaza
Y Luzette King Failed 7-10-1
Young motion re: amend failed by a hand vote of 6-9.
R. Ross moved to amend by changing "15 minute carts" to "10 minute
carts." Hearing no objection, motion withdrawn. Birden Called the
Question, Approve 9-2. Main motion re: LSB Election Policy [as amended]
voted Approved, 10-7-1. [See Below.]
KPFA - Berk., Ca.: KPFK - L.A., Ca.: KPFT - Houston, Tx.:
WBAI - N.Y., N.Y.:
Sherry Gendelman Y Grace Aaron Y George Reiter
N Nia Bediako
N Bonnie Simmons Y Shawn O'Brian Ab Sandra Rawline
Y Carolyn Birden
Andrea Turner N Leslie Radford Y Wendy Schroell
Y Kathy Davis
PNV Joseph Wanzala Y Ricco Ross N Susan Young Y James
Ross
WPFW - Wash. D.C.: AFFILIATES:
N Jim Brown N David Beaton
N Acie Byrd Y Efia Nwangaza
Y Luzette King Approved 10-7-1
Lunch Break
III. Roll Call. Board Chair Grace Aaron called meeting to order at 1:00 pm
(PT). Pacifica Secretary Efia Nwangaza called roll, quorum was established.
[See Below.]
For Attendance. X Present; Ab Absent; Exc Excused Absence;
AL Arrived Late.
KPFA - Berk., Ca.: KPFK - L.A., Ca.: KPFT - Houston, Tx.:
WBAI - N.Y., N.Y.:
X Sherry Gendelman X Grace Aaron X George Reiter X Nia
Bediako
X Bonnie Simmons X Shawn O'Brian X Sandra Rawline
X Carolyn Birden
Ab Andrea Turner X Leslie Radford X Wendy Schroell
X Kathy Davis
X Joseph Wanzala X Ricco Ross X Susan Young X James Ross
WPFW - Wash. D.C.: AFFILIATES: Staff & Counsel:
AL Jim Brown X David Beaton X LaVarn Williams, Interim CFO
X Acie Byrd X Efia Nwangaza X Ricardo deAnda, Int. Gen. Counsel
X Luzette King
(Vacant Position)
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IV. Acknowledgements.
** Grace Aaron, PNB Chair & IED "for her patients, tolerance and
commitment
in the face of horrific abuse... and present her with these lovely
flowers."
Further to her commitment to the Affiliate Program and "to
expanding its
footprint." by
Nwangaza.
** The Hosts and organizers (KPFA) of this In-Person Meeting. ** by R.
Ross.
** Dave Adelson past Board Chair who's leadership entertained discussion
and democracy. ** by
Gendelman.
** ICFO LaVarn Williams and National Office Staff and local station staff
for their
work on financial matters and for bringing working documents up to
date. **
by Reiter.
** Deb Shafto who's planning for the earlier Houston meeting "put the
cost of
in-person meetings on the agenda," and those at WPFW (including
Brown,
Byrd and Robinson) who brought the meeting in Washington in under
$20,000. by Reiter.
** Listeners who had "traveled across the country to be here tonight,"
for their dedication to Pacifica. by R.
Ross.
** Houston Delegate Don Cook who had recommended the airing of the
"cutting-edge" programming of Al Jazeera News. ** by
Nwangaza.
V. Agenda Change.
Pacifica Legal Council Ricardo deAnda asked if he was needed for
tonight's Executive Session. Several members asked that he attend. deAnda
stated that he had no problem attending, that he was just clarifying the will
of the Board.
VI. Motions and Reports. (Continued)
d. Governance Motion. (presented by Committee Chair George Reiter)
That the PNB instructs the IED to appoint an election supervisor to
facilitate the holding of
a recall election for staff positions, in accordance with the bylaws
and in response to the petition from the staff at KPFA containing more
than 2% of the eligible staff signatures, by May 31, 2009.that the PNB
facilitate the recall election, as specified in the bylaws, resulting from
a staff petition at KPFA.
Gendelman moved to substitute by asking that the IED be sanctioned for not
having hired a National Election Administrator by March.
Chair Aaron asked that Reiter Chair this part of meeting.
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J. Ross called a Point of Order re: Substitute motions
must be germane to original motion. Chair ruled that
this is true and that the proposed substitute
motion was out of order.
Gendelman objected to the Chair's ruling. By a hand vote, the Chair was
sustained 13-5.
Radford moved to refer back to the LSB. Motion failed by a hand vote of 6-
11.
Beaton moved to change deadline to June 30. Hearing no objection, motion
Approved.
Main motion by a hand vote, Approved 12-5.
e. Governance Motion. (Presented by Committee Chair George Reiter)
That the LSBs are to work with station management to ensure that station
programming fulfills the purposes of the Foundation and is responsive to
the diverse needs of the listeners (demographic) and communities
(geographic) served by the station, and that station policies and
procedures for making programming decisions and for program evaluation are
working in a fair, collaborative and respectful manner to provide quality
programming" We recommend to the PNB that they request, in writing, an
explanation from the GMs and PDs on how they are implementing this bylaw.
Young moved to amend by making the assessment be by the LSB and not the
GM. J. Ross moved to amend the amendment by keeping the original wording
but adding that an assessment also come from the LSB. Hearing no
objection, amendment Approved. Hearing no objection Young amendment [as
amended] Approved. Hearing no objection, main motion [as amended]
Approved.
Public Comment. [Audio at kpftx.org or pacifica.org]
VI. Motions and Reports. (Continued)
f. Personnel Committee. Committee Chair Sandra Rawline gave report.
The committee has develop and posted job posting for Executive Director,
Chief Finance Officer and Human Resources Director at various locations.
The deadline for the applications is May 20, 2009. When the applications
come in the committee will be reviewing and vetting. A list of candidates
will be available for the Board by mid-June to facilitate making selections
by the first of July. Simmons moved to reimburse Rawline for "out of
pocket expenses" and to broaden the posting. Hearing no objection, motion
Approved.
g. Committee on Racism, Sexism and Other Forms of Discrimination.
Convener Ricco Ross gave report and said that the committee had convened but
had made no real progress. They will be meeting and getting on with
business.
h. Archives Committee. Archives Director Brain DeShazor gave report.
[Audio available at kpftx.org or pacifica.org] Young moved approval of
the framework of Archives Book Project and engaging history makers of the
time. Hearing no objection, motion Approved.
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i. Affiliates Committee. Written report had been filed. [Report
available at pacifca.org and kpftx.org.]
j. National Finance Committee. Committee Chair J. Ross gave report.
[Audio available at kpftx.org&pacifica.org] Ross joined by ICFO for a
question and answer session.
Radford moved to make fund transfer to WBAI: "to show our support for
WBAI's recovery, we transfer $50,000 from the $74,000 projected surplus in
the PNB budget line to WBAI for pressing staff and/or vital equipment
needs." Young moved that the motion be referred to the Finance Committee.
Hearing no objection, motion to refer, Approved.
VII. Strategic Planning Workshop and Introduction of new Interim Human
Resources Director. Board Chair Aaron introduced the new interim Human
Resources Director Ahmad Anderson, who spoke briefly. Aaron also
introduced Jacqueline Janssen, who had assisted in the search for Mr.
Anderson.
The Strategic Planning Workshop (open to viewing by the public) was
conducted by Melissa Breach, Director of Programs at the Center for
Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership. The Board worked through various
exercises and learned by interacting and expressing their thoughts and
values. [Audio available at kpftx.org and pacifica.org]
VIII. Board Chair Aaron adjourned the Open Session at 6:00 pm (PT), to be
continued the following morning at 10:00 am.
NOTE: Due to an extended Executive Session, the Public Session didn't start
until 1:00 pm the next day
Sunday, April 26, 2009: PNB OPEN SESSION. 1:00 pm (PT)
I. Call to Order. PNB Chair Grace Aaron called meeting to order at 1:00 pm.
II. Public Comment. [Audio at kpftx.org or pacifica.org]
III. Next Meeting. Young moved the next meeting be Sunday, May 17, 2009 and
the items that remained on the Agenda will be heard then. Hearing no
objection, motion Approved.
IV. Adjourned. Nwangaza moved to adjourn. Hearing no objections, Chair
adjourned the meeting at 2: 27 pm (PT).
Minutes Scribed and Prepared by: Richard Uzzell, PNB Recording Secretary
Minutes Approved by the Pacifica National Board:
Grace Aaron, PNB Chair June 7, 2009
Witnessed By: Date: