Minutes for the regular National Finance Committee meeting February 14,<br />
2012.<br />
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Meeting convened at 8:34 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, Barbara Whipperman,<br />
Lavarn Williams, also attending was Executive Director Arlene Englehardt.<br />
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Agenda:<br />
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1.	Update on committee turnover for 2012 (from outgoing chair) (5 minutes)<br />
2.	Approve minutes (5 minutes)<br />
3.	Schedule 2012 meetings (10 minutes)<br />
4.	Schedule 1st quarter budget to actuals (10 minutes)<br />
a.	On-air fund raiser updates<br />
5.	Review FY13 budget timeline (15 minutes)<br />
6.	Review confidentiality lapse (15 minutes)<br />
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Update on committee turnover for 2012 8:36 PM (ET)<br />
<br />
The Chair explained that the PNB had not assigned Directors to committees<br />
at the January in-person PNB meeting but had spent time debating if there<br />
was a limit on how many Directors could be on a committee.<br />
<br />
Point of Order: (Campbell Johnson) Pacifica General Counsel was clear that<br />
there is no limitation with regard to membership on committees. Any<br />
Director supposed to be added to the committee should be seated for the<br />
time being.<br />
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The chair ruled against the point of order citing Article Eight, Section 2<br />
of the Pacifica bylaws which state that the NFC will have one Director from<br />
each station on it, and until the PNB appoints new directors the incumbents<br />
will carry on.<br />
<br />
Motion: (R. Paul Martin) "To approve the agenda." (Passed without<br />
objection)<br />
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Schedule 2012 meetings 8:47 PM (ET)<br />
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Motion: (Tracy Rosenberg) "That the NFC continue meeting on the second and<br />
fourth Tuesdays of the month." (Passed without objection)<br />
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Approve minutes 2050<br />
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Motion: (Kim Kaufman) "To approve the minutes of the January 24, 2012,<br />
meeting."(Passed as corrected without objection)<br />
A typographical error in the draft minutes was pointed out and corrected.<br />
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On-air fund raiser updates 8:54 PM (ET)<br />
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It was reported that KPFK's on-air fund raiser was going from average to<br />
under average and that everyone was really tired. Pitches are repeated,<br />
about 60% of the premiums are the same as the past on-air fund raiser. The<br />
station is averaging about $32,000 a day and has an additional $8,000 in<br />
Web pledges.<br />
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KPFT finished 17 days of pitching on Sunday. The on-air fund raiser's goal<br />
was $300,000, the final tally was $260,000. A lightning strike took out<br />
their phones; they were off the air for an hour and a half. Their satellite<br />
and other equipment is still not working. The necessary repairs will cost<br />
money.<br />
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The Executive Director noted that the insurance to cover incidents like<br />
this is part of what the shared expenses from the stations go for.<br />
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WPFW reported that they have done two days of a 14 day on-air fund raiser<br />
so far. They have raised about $39,000 which is short of their projected<br />
tally by about $7,800.<br />
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It was reported that WBAI had started its 31 day on-air fund raiser on<br />
February 1. For the first couple of weeks programs pitch to their<br />
listeners, after that there are a lot of preemptions for repeat pitching<br />
programs. As of Sunday the station was averaging about $28,300 a day.<br />
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KPFA reported that they were at about $390,000 with a goal of $800,000.<br />
They may be raising about $32,000 a day and the on-air fund raiser is<br />
scheduled to last until February 23. The on-air fund raiser may be a little<br />
short unless there's a surge at the end. There is a mix of regular<br />
programming and on-air fund raiser specials.<br />
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Schedule 1st quarter budget to actuals 9:13 PM (ET)<br />
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The committee discussed when to do the FY12 Q1 budget to actual reports.<br />
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At the February 28, 2012, NFC meeting KPFA, KPFK and KPFT will report. At<br />
the March 13, 2012, NFC meeting WBAI, WPFW and the National Office will<br />
report.<br />
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Review FY13 budget timeline 9:16 PM (ET)<br />
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The committee discussed the timeline for the FY13 budget process. It was<br />
agreed that we would go with the timeline that was used for the FY12<br />
budget. The committee will not grant extensions so easily and everyone must<br />
impress upon those at their stations the importance of keeping to the<br />
timeline this year.<br />
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Review confidentiality lapse 9:21 PM (ET)<br />
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The committee discussed an incident where information from a recent<br />
executive session was sent to individuals who should not have been sent<br />
that information and that information was subsequently put into a<br />
newsletter and distributed widely.<br />
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After an extensive discussion it was decided to continue this topic in<br />
executive session.<br />
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Adjourned 9:54 PM (ET)<br />
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Submitted by R. Paul Martin, Secretary.<br />