Minutes for the regular National Finance Committee meeting January 24,<br />
2012.<br />
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Meeting convened at 8:39 PM (ET) a quorum being present, the Chair and<br />
Secretary being present.<br />
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Attending: Ken Aaron, Jim Boyd, Bill Crosier, Marcus Jetter, Campbell<br />
Johnson, Kim Kaufman, R. Paul Martin, Tracy Rosenberg, Alex Steinberg,<br />
Barbara Whipperman, Lavarn Williams.<br />
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Agenda:<br />
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1. Role Call and Approve Agenda (10 minutes)<br />
2. Approve Public Session Minutes (10 minutes)<br />
3. Pending Discussion Items (as possible) (60-75 minutes)<br />
	a) File Naming Protocol<br />
	b) On-Air Fundraiser Receipts<br />
	c) Training Update<br />
	d) Accounting Platforms<br />
4. Adjourn to closed session - time certain 10:15 PM (ET)<br />
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Motion: (R. Paul Martin) "To approve the agenda." (Passed without<br />
objection)<br />
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Approve Public Session Minutes 8:43 PM (ET)<br />
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Motion: (Marcus Jetter) "To approve the minutes of the December 27, 2011,<br />
meeting." (Passed without objection)<br />
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Motion: (R. Paul Martin) "To approve the minutes of the January 10, 2012,<br />
meeting." (Passed without objection)<br />
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Pending Discussion Items 8:45 PM (ET)<br />
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File Naming Protocol 8:45 PM (ET)<br />
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The committee discussed ways of uniformly naming files that would allow<br />
them to be found and sorted more efficiently. Bill Crosier and R. Paul<br />
Martin were asked to work on the protocols and send them to the CFO.<br />
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On-Air Fundraiser Receipts 9:03 PM (ET)<br />
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The committee discussed a proposal regarding how to credit on-air fund<br />
raiser monies that involve participation by more than one station.<br />
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Motion: (Bill Crosier) "To postpone consideration of this item to the next<br />
meeting." (Passed without objection)<br />
Training Update 9:19 PM (ET)<br />
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The committee had a brief discussion about the training of Business<br />
Managers on the accounting software Pacifica is using. The training appears<br />
to have not started yet.<br />
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Accounting Platforms 9:22 PM (ET)<br />
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The committee discussed the software that Pacifica is using for accounting.<br />
It's possible that a Microsoft product might allow Pacifica to eliminate<br />
the report writing software which is currently used and which some Business<br />
Managers have had problems with. It was suggested that the NFC set up a<br />
working group to research the idea.<br />
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The committee discussed the next meeting date and how to handle getting new<br />
Directors onto the mailing list as soon as possible and to the next<br />
committee meeting. The CFO and the Treasurers will be the same as they are<br />
for this meeting. The committee agreed to meet next on February 14, 2012,<br />
and the Secretary was asked to get information on the new Directors on the<br />
committee by January 30, 2012.<br />
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The committee adjourned to executive session at 9:39 PM (ET)<br />
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Submitted by R. Paul Martin, Secretary.<br />