Substantive Actions 2005
of the KPFK Local Station Board and Body of DelegatesMotions which are significant only to procedure of the meeting in which they are made (such as motions to extend time, end debate etc) are not included in this table. Motions whch have been tabled, substituted for or failed etc have not been included. Referrals to committee, elections of officers and directors, apointments and elections of committee members, approval of minutes, scheduling of meetings etc are included.Dec 20, 2004
Local Station Board Meeting
UCLA Downtown Labor Center
From minutes approved 1/10/2005.0501Newly elected LSB members Rodrigo Argueta, Lydia Brazon, Kimberly King, Arturo Lemus, Reza Pour, and Lamont Yeakey are acknowledged and welcomed by the Chair and the Body. Re-elected and out-going Members are also acknowledged.0502The Treasurer position shall be opened to nominations and those nominees shall submit an application for the position, the election for Treasurer shall not be held tonight and the current Treasurer, Donna Warren, shall remain Treasurer pro tem until a new Treasurer is elected.
Y - 13, N - 3, A – 5
0503a) The Secretary shall be elected at this meeting on a pro tem basis, and
b) the position shall be open to nominations from the Board and listeners, and
c) another election for Secretary shall be held in the future.
Y - 19, N - 0, A – 4
0504A schedule of monthly meetings from February to December shall be allowed to be coordinated by e-mail so that a calendar of meetings for the next year shall be established and voted on at the next LSB meeting. The meetings will be scheduled so as to alternate weekdays and weekends.0505Don White elected chair.
Sara Amir elected vice-chair.
Grace Aaron elected secretary pro-tem.Jan 10, 2005
Delegates Meeting
UCLA Downtown Labor CenterFrom minutes approved 2/5/05.
0506Maria Armoudian elected Staff PNB Director
Dave Adelson, Donna Warren and Julie Rodriguez elected Listener-Sponsor PNB DirectorsJan 10, 2005
Local Station Board Meeting
UCLA Downtown Labor Center
From minutes approved 2/5/05.0507The KPFK LSB shall elect a treasurer pro tem to serve from January 10, 2005
Y - 18, N - 0, A – 0 until such time that the LSB elects a permanent treasurer.
0508Election is held as an up or down vote to elect Casey McFall as treasurer pro tem.
Y - 17, N - 0, A – 0
0509The next LSB meeting will be the first Saturday morning of February (Feb. 5, 2005), and that the third week of the month schedule alternating between Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings will resume thereafter.
Y - 10, N - 3, A – 28
0510THE MEETING SCHEDULE FOR KPFK LSB MEETINGS FOR 2005 IS AS FOLLOWS:
Thurs., Jan. 10
Sat., Feb. 5
Thurs., Mar. 17
Sat., Apr. 16
Thurs., May 19
Sat., Jun. 18
Thurs., Jul. 21
Sat., Aug. 20
Thurs., Sep. 15
Sat., Oct. 15
Thurs., Nov. 17
Sat., Dec. 170511
Approval of the Minutes for KPFK LSB Meeting of Dec. 20 2004.
Y - 8, N -0, A - 6
0512Approval of the Minutes for KPFK LSB Meeting of April 13, 2004.
Y - 6, N -0, A - 6
0513Approval of the Minutes for KPFK LSB Meeting of May 8, 2004.
Y - 6, N - 0, A – 6
0514Approval of the Minutes for KPFK LSB Meeting of May 27, 2004.
Y - 6, N - 0, A – 5
0515Approval of the Minutes for KPFK LSB Meeting of Dec 1, 2004.
Y - 5, N - 0, A – 7
0516Approval of the Minutes for KPFK LSB Meeting of Dec 15, 2004.
Y - 5, N - 0, A – 7
0517The Secretary shall post meeting notes to Yahoo LSB group and KPFK Website LSB Section.
Y - 11, N - 1, A – 1
Feb 5, 2005
Local Station Board Meeting
So. Cal. Library for Social Studies
From minutes approved on 3/17/05 and amended on 1/07/06.
0518This meeting is dedicated to Ossie Davis.
Motion approved by acclamation.
0519Minutes of the LSB Delegates meeting of Jan. 10, 2005 and the LSB meeting of Jan. 10, 2005 are accepted.
Y - 14, N - 0, A – 2
0520The LSB approves the following COMPLAINT PROCESS FOR EXISTING PROGRAMMERS not covered by union contract, at least on an interim basis.
Step 1:
Programmer files a complaint form within fourteen (14) calendar days after s/he becomes reasonably aware of the Management action stating the decision and, if possible, citing the way in which the action violated existing policy or the Mission. In the event that a Collective is making a complaint, the Collective will designate two representatives to follow the complaint process.Step 2:
Management (Program Director) explains in writing within seven (7) days how its decision conformed to existing policy or the Mission. If there is no existing policy, the parties move to Step 3 to resolve the immediate issueStep 3:
Within seven (7) days, the parties agree to schedule an informal meeting (with or without a facilitator) as soon as possible, but within thirty (30) days, to try to resolve their differences. The Programmer has the right to have her/his unpaid staff representative present at such an informal meeting.Step 4:
In the event that the previous steps have ot resulted in a resolution of the issue, the parties meet with a mediator within fourteen (14) days after Step 3. The mediator must be agreed upon by both parties. During mediation, the Programmer has the right to be represented by her/his unpaid staff representative. If no agreement is reached that a policy was violated, or on a remedy, the parties proceed to Step 5.Step 5:
If no agreement is reached through mediation, the matter is referred to the Program Oversight Committee within fourteen (14) days. The PrOC will make a recommendation to the LSB and refer the matter to the iPC either if an existing policy is in question or if a new policy needs to be developed/elaborated.
Y - 19, N - 0, A – 1
0521[This motion was amended on 01/07/06]Each Advisory Committee of the KPFK Local Station Board shall include, at least, two LSB members.Said members must be affiliated with KPFK and eligible for appointment to a committee.There shall be no prior attendance required to join and vote on a committee.An Advisory Committee member who has three, consecutive, unexcused absences shall be removed as a committee member.Advisory Committee Chairs shall be LSB members.The number of the Advisory Committee membership shall not be limited in number.The number of committee members will be determined as follows:*That for the February LSB meeting in an off-election year, committees with a full complement of members shall continue as constituted, with the understanding that LSB members will have an opportunity to resign or change committee memberships. If action is necessary in order to maintain the balance between LSB and listener sponsor members, new listener sponsors will be added in accordance with the procedures adopted for listener sponsor members.At the March meeting in LSB election years, LSB members may still be added to committees and that revised number of committee membership will be the basis for the quorum until the April meeting which will be the final meeting to add new committee members. The composition of the LSB Advisory Committees as of the April meeting in an LSB election year will constitute the LSB Advisory Committee membership until the February regularly scheduled LSB meeting of the subsequent year.* The membership as described above may be modified as follows: Whatever number of non-LSB members of KPFK are added to the Advisory Committees, shall, along with the LSB members, constitute the total membership.
Passed by roll call vote.
Y - 16, N - 1, A – 2
0522[This motion was amended on 01/07/06]
Each Advisory Committee of the KPFK Local Station Board shall be Sponsors having become subscribers or volunteers by the regularly scheduled February LSB meeting.
Non-LSB member of KPFK who within the preceding 12-month period: (1) have contributed a minimum of $25 to any Foundation radio station, or such minimum amount as the Board of Directors may from time to time decide; or (2) have volunteered a minimum of three (3) hours of service to any Foundation radio station.
Each non-LSB member of KPFK must be affiliated with KPFK and eligible for appointment to an Advisory committee.
Once a bona fide non-LSB member of KPFK becomes a member of the committee, they are eligible to vote.
An Advisory Committee member who has three consecutive, unexcused absences shall be removed as a committee member.
The number of the Advisory Committee membership shall not be greater than but may be equal to, or less than, the number of LSB members on that committee.
The number of non-LSB members of KPFK will be determined as follows:
At the February meeting of an LSB election year, a formal announcement will be made, marking the beginning of the period to apply for Advisory Committee participation during which outreach efforts and on air announcements will be made. The application period will end on April 1.
In an off-election year for the LSB, listener sponsor members of fully constituted committees shall have the opportunity continue to serve on a committee. In the event that adjustments in memberships are needed in order to fully populate a committee and achieve a balance between LSB members and listener sponsors, then the procedure defined for LSB election years will be followed.
However, no non-LSB members of KPFK shall be eligible to be seated on more than two committees. If there are more applicants than number of seats available, there will be a random drawing to fill the seats. Those already seated on a committee will be ineligible to be in that particular drawing.
At the April meeting of the LSB, any non-LSB members of KPFK who has submitted their application by the deadline will be eligible for committee participation and voting rights. By the April LSB meeting, when the Advisory Committee size is determined, non-LSB members of KPFK who have applied, shall be added to the committees up to the number of available seats (equal to, but not exceeding the number of LSB members).
The composition of the LSB Advisory Committees as of the April LSB meeting will constitute the LSB Advisory Committees membership until the regularly scheduled LSB meeting in February of the subsequent year.
For Advisory Committee meetings held between the February and April LSB meetings during off-election years, non-LSB members of KPFK membership will be determined by random drawing of those in attendance at each meeting. Their membership is limited to that meeting alone and cannot exceed the number of LSB members on the committee in attendance.
Non-LSB members of KPFK will be excluded from the Committees on Finance and Executive Review until non-LSB members of KPFK membership on those committees is considered by the Structure or Governance Committee.
The application for non-LSB members of KPFK will include: contact information, a statement affirming that they are current non-LSB members of KPFK in good standing and a brief statement expressing their interest.
Passed by roll call vote.
Y - 16, N - 1, A – 2
0523The following LSB members are elected to PNB Committees:
PNB Archives Committee: Sherna Gluck & Lamont Yeakey
PNB Audit Committee: Lamont Yeakey & Terry Goodman
PNB ad hoc Elections Review Committee: Bill Gallegos & Kimberly King
PNB Executive Review Committee: Sherna Gluck & Don White
PNB Governance Committee: Grace Aaron & Lydia Brazon
PNB Programming Oversight Committee: Alan Minsky & Arturo Lemus
PNB Technology Committee: Sonali Kolhatkar & Terry Goodman
0524Don White, LSB Chair appoints conveners for the next meetings of the KPFK LSB advisory committees as follows:
Arts: Maria Armoudian
Finance: Casey McFall
Management Evaluation: Margaret Prescod
Programming Oversight: Sherna Gluck
Outreach: Arturo Lemus
Structure/Governance: Lydia Brazon
0525Kimberly King is appointed the LSB representative to the iPC.
Y - 17, N - 0, A – 0
Mar 17, 2005
Local Station Board Meeting
UCLA Downtown Labor CenterFrom minutes approved 4/16/05.0526The minutes for the KPFK LSB Meeting of Feb. 5, 2005 are approved.
Y - 10, N - 0, A – 2
0527The minutes for the KPFK LSB Meeting of June 19, 2004 are approved.
Y - 9, N - 0, A – 6
0528The Chair proposes that the deadline for applications for LSB Treasurer and Secretary positions be extended, that the elections be postponed to the April meeting, that on-air announcements recruiting candidates be extended to April 6th, that the four candidates who have applied be informed and asked to attend the April meeting, that any new candidates who apply also be asked to attend, and that the Chair appoint an elections team, poll watchers, and tellers well before the April meeting to facilitate the elections.
Approved without objection.
0529No statement or letter response to Hustler Magazine be issued at this time and the KPFK LSB shall appoint an ad hoc committee to develop an appropriate response with regard to the Hustler Magazine issue discussed at the Feb. LSB meeting in consultation with the General Manager and Aura Bogado and that the committee report back to the LSB at the April LSB meeting.
Y - 11, N - 6, A – 2
0530Referral of the matter of non-LSB KPFK members on Finance and GM Evaluation committees to the Structure/Governance Committee.
Referral approved.
Y - 16, N - 0, A – 0
0531As the KPFK management is willing and ready to have an on-air "Report to Listeners" by the LSB, the Programming Oversight Committee shall work with the General Manager to establish the show.
Y - 17, N - 0, A – 0
0532The KPFK Local Station Board requests that the Executive Director approve allocation of up to $4,000 to fund professional board training of the KPFK LSB.
Y - 15, N - 0, A – 2
0533Motion from Structure/Governance Committee:
That the LSB Structure Committee be empowered to establish a working group to propose formalized written procedures for STV/IRV elections by the LSB or assembly of Delegates that is approved by the Structure Committee and then brought to the LSB for ratification.
Y - 14, N - 0, A – 3
0534The LSB shall have a translation system for the Spanish speaking audience for the LSB general meetings. It can be done with a dedicated person appointed by the LSB or by an electronic device if there are many people in the audience and that this be analyzed by the Finance Committee. In this way the Spanish speaking shows can invite people to these meetings. Also, there should be on-air announcements in Spanish of all LSB meetings and that translation into Spanish will be provided.
Y - 16, N - 1, A – 0
0535The KPFK LSB supports development by the PNB Finance Committee of policies mandating:
1) That "bill-backs" from the Pacifica National Office to Pacifica operating units shall include detailed descriptions of costs and supporting documentation including but not limited to receipts, invoices, contracts, financial statements or other items, as appropriate.
2) That the National Office shall send to each LSB Finance Committee by April 15, 2005 copies of any CPB funding award letters and other station-specific grant notifications related to fiscal years 2004 through 2006 currently in its possession, and shall send copies of such notifications received in the future to each corresponding LSB Finance Committee within two weeks of receipt.
3) That the National Office shall assist local stations in obtaining credit cards as soon as possible, secured if necessary, so that station managers and foundation officers need not use their personal credit for foundation business.4) That the PNB Finance Committee work with the National Office to restructure 2005-06 budgets for increased transparency, more workability and greater correspondence in line items to information in other reports.5) That the National Office should be operated according to the budget approved by the PNB.6) That the PNB Finance Committee develop a process to be approved by the PNB regarding the accounting, release, and use of "surplus" funds raised by stations in excess of goals.
Y - 13, N - 0, A – 0
0536The board adopts the Management Evaluation Form proposed by the Management Evaluation Committee and shall fill it out for 2004 and submit it to the April LSB meeting in a sealed envelope presented to the Chair.
Y - 9, N - 2, A - 0
Apr 16, 2005
Local Station Board Meeting
UCLA Downtown Labor Center / UNITE!-HERE Union Board RoomFrom minutes approved 5/19/050537Minutes of the March 17, 2005 LSB meeting are approved.
Y - 13, N - 0, A – 0
0538Casey McFall elected Treasurer.
Carol Nealy elected Secretary.0539The KPFK LSB requests that the PNB Finance Committee investigate PNB meeting costs and recommend such budget amendments and procedural changes as are necessary for the PNB to efficiently and economically conduct business for the remainder of the year.
Y - 13, N - 0, A – 0
0540A public meeting regarding PNB matters is called for, including the choice of a new Pacifica Executive Director.
Y - 17, N - 0, A – 0
0541The KPFK LSB approves the utilization of $23,400 of surplus revenue for compensation of news stringers.
Y - 13, N - 0, A – 1
0542a) The LSB accepts the slightly modified version of the General Manager evaluation form
b) The GM evaluation of 2004 should be conducted by the LSB as it was constituted in 2004, and by the paid station staff who worked during 2004, or any period within 2004
c) The GM is requested to provide address labels for the 2004 paid staff by Tuesday April 19th, and
d) The deadline to turn in evaluations is moved to the next LSB meeting.
Y - 14, N - 1, A – 1
0543The application for LSB committee membership is extended to the May meeting.
Y - 13, N - 0, A – 2
May 19, 2005
Local Station Board Meeting
Immanuel Presbyterian ChurchFrom minutes approved 6/25/05.0544The LSB honors the memory of Malcolm X and the work he did for liberation and social justice.
Y - 18, N - 0, A – 0
0545Approval of the minutes of the 4/16/05 LSB meeting.
Y - 11, N - 0, A – 5
0546The LSB support Chair Don White's letter regarding the Hustler magazine/Bogado matter. (Appendix D in the minutes)
Y - 10, N - 4, A – 0
0547The Chair shall distribute to committee conveners or chairs those applications received from listener-sponsors that indicate committees of choice, and that the Chair contact applicants who failed to indicate a preference so that their choice may be determined, and that where there are more applicants than seats a drawing be done by each committee at their next meeting to decide on their permanent listener-sponsor members.
Y - 10, N - 0, A – 4
0548The LSB approves an estimated $400 to hire a Temp from an agency to compile the written comments in script and to tally the ratings. The Temp must not be connected to any member of the LSB or KPFK staff and must be or be a supervisory confidential Temp or equivalent. The Temp will work on the report at the agency, supervised by the agency supervisor.
Y - 13, N - 1, A – 1
0549The LSB directs our PNB Directors on the National Finance Committee to make a motion at the next PNB
Y - 10, N -0, A – 4 Finance Committee Meeting that all Pacifica Units add a line item to all financial reports to include in-kind donations and volunteer hours and valuation.
0550The September 19, 2004 Gluck motion on PNB business is amended so that words "there shall be a 30 minute item of PNB Business at each LSB meeting" shall be replaced by the words:
"there shall be a 15 minute item of PNB business at each LSB meeting",
The PNB Directors, in aggregate or individually, shall communicate to the LSB a written report or reports on PNB
The KPFK PNB Directors, in aggregate or individually, when feasible, shall communicate pending PNB action items to the LSB prior to PNB meetings, including teleconferences.
Y - 16, N - 3, A – 0 business, submitted 10 days prior to regular LSB meetings when feasible,
0551The LSB instructs the management that it would like to see the 2006 budget include additional resources for volunteer production, training and outreach.
Y - 15, N - 0, A – 0
Jun 25, 2005
Local Station Board Meeting
Echo Park United Methodist ChurchFrom minutes approved 7/21/05
0552Substantial motions (meaning not including procedural motions such as approval of the agenda, minutes, excusing absences, etc.) be voted on after they are presented and discussed by the LSB with the proviso that some time be allotted for public comment on said motion before each vote; the amount of time left up to the discretion of the Chair. Also, the time allotted for individual listener comments shall be anywhere between 1 minute and 90 seconds at the discretion of the Chair. The Chair shall ensure that sufficient time (a minimum of 10 minutes) is left for general public comment later in the meeting. Any allotted time unused by listeners may be used later in the meeting by the public.
This motion shall sunset after 3 meetings starting with the June 25th meeting.
Y -13, N - 0, A – 0
0553The listener sponsor who requested to do so but had some difficulties with the application process is allowed to be a member of the Program Oversight Committee.
Y - 8, N - 0, A – 5
0554IPC members may not sit as voting members on the LSB's Program Oversight Committee.
[Two members of the PrOC recused themselves from voting on this motion.]
Y - 10, N - 1, A – 3
0555The General Manager and the Treasurer shall meet at least twice, prior to one week before the next LSB meeting.
Y - 9, N - 0, A – 6
0556Up to $5,000 shallbe allocated to complete the GM evaluation process.
Y - 9, N - 1, A - 4
0557Lydia Brazon is empowered to coordinate the scheduling of an LSB executive session for review of the GM evaluation report.
Passed without objection.
0558The "Training Proposal for KPFK Board of Directors" is approved. (See Appendix F of minutes for the Training Report.)
Y - 13, N - 1, A – 0
0559REFERRAL: The following motion is referred to the Finance Committee: The Structure/Governance Committee, on the recommendation of the KPFK LSB By-Laws Working Group. moves that in the event there is an in person, on sight National By-Laws Convention, a maximum of
$20,000 per signal area be set aside for it.
Y - 13, N - 0, A - 1
0560The Structure/Governance Committee is renamed the Governance Committee.
Y - 8, N - 1, A – 4
0561The KPFK Local Station Board supports the right of every Director at any reasonable time to inspect and copy all of the Foundation's books, records and documents of every kind and to inspect the physical properties of the Foundation, as specified in Article Twelve, Section 3 of the Foundation Bylaws.
Directors shall maintain the confidentiality of any confidential material they have copied and shall, at the conclusion of their term of office or before, destroy any confidential Pacifica information in their possession or surrender this property to the Foundation or to a continuing Director.
The KPFK Local Station Board requests its local Directors to perform regular inspections of local area Pacifica facilities as a normal exercise of governance oversight, and to participate in-person or by designated agent in periodic inspections of the Pacifica National Office.
[David Adelson recused himself from voting on this motion.]
Y - 8, N - 0, A – 2
0562Jan Goodman replaces Lamont Yeakey on the PNB Audit Committee.
Y - 9, N - 0, A – 0
0563Grace Aaron is appointed to the PNB Elections Review Committee.
Y - 9, N - 0, A – 0
July 21, 2005
Local Station Board Meeting
UCLA Downtown Labor CenterFrom minutes approved 7/30/05.0564Approval of the minutes of the 6/25/05 LSB meeting.
Y - 20, N - 0, A – 0
0565REFERRAL: Committee resolutions and a resolution on committee structure published by Terry Goodman are referred to the Governance committee.
(See Appendix C of minutes for Terry Goodman's motions.)
Referral approved.
Y - 18, N - 0, - 2
0566REFERRAL: Be it resolved, That all LSB delegates participate in at least one national committee.
Motion referred to the Governance Committee.
Referral approved.
Y - 10, N - 0, A - 1
0567REFERRAL: Be it resolved that the KPFK LSB direct its PNB directors to push for the PNB to search for and hire a full-time internal auditor at a comparable salary plus benefits for all 5 sister stations to visit each station on a regular basis to ensure the accounting systems of the stations are adequate, to perform annual incurred costs, and to perform specific cost audits as needed.
Motion Referred to the Finance Committee.
Referral approved.
Y - 10, N - 0, A – 6
0568The LSB shall reconvene on Saturday, July 30th to further discuss these and additional financial issues.
Y - 9, N - 1, A – 4
Jul 30, 2005
Local Station Board Meeting
Echo Park United Methodist ChurchFrom minutes approved 8/20/05.0569Approval of Minutes, July 21, 2005.
Y - 8, N - 0, A – 2
0570Grace Aaron is appointed Secretary Pro-Tem for this meeting.
Motion approved without objection.
0571The KPFK LSB asks the Pacifica National Board to expedite and facilitate Director's inspections of the Pacifica National Office with a specific mandate to investigate and recommend on a more efficient restructuring of its financial staff, to include consideration of the hiring of an internal auditor that will visit and review procedures at each operating unit for some period of time each year. Any hiring of an internal auditor should occur without a net increase in the Pacifica National Office budget.
Y - 9, N - 0, A – 0
0572The Interim Program Council chair is seated by the LSB Programming Oversight Committee as a non-voting ex-officio member.
Y - 7, N - 0, A – 0
0573REFERRAL: from Programming Oversight Committee:
Resolved, that the Local Station Board form a standing LSB committee, including at least one PNB member, to be called the Ethics Committee.
Motion referred to Governance Committee
Y - 7, N - 0, A – 0
Aug 20, 2005
Local Station Board Meeting
The Peace CenterFrom minutes approved 9/15/05.0574Approval of the minutes of the 7/30/05 LSB meeting.
Y - 12, N - 0, A – 3
0575The adjournment of this meeting be to a time certain of Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at 7pm, and the budget is referred back to the Finance Committee for a report on that date.
Passed without objection.
0576Terry Goodman is appointed as a KPFK Delegate representative to the PNB Elections Committee.
Y - 9, N - 0, A – 0
0577Non-LSB members Jane Hallaren and Roger Zimmerman are authorized to attend that portion of the Executive Session when the committee delivers its report.
Y - 8, N - 0, A – 0
0578The LSB requests that KPFK management revise the KPFK broadcast policy to allow latitude and coverage of news regarding internal matters and provide a memorandum of what action is taken on this matter as soon as possible.
Y - 10, N - 0, A – 2
Aug 31, 2005
Local Station Board Meeting
The Peace Center From minutes approved 9/15/050579Terry Goodman is appointed Secretary Pro-Tem for this meeting.0580The KPFK LSB endorses the key numbers for integration into the KPFK provisional budget for fiscal year 2006. ["key numbers" defined in subsequent motion]
Y - 10, N - 0, A – 4
0581The total expenses line be increased to $3.07 million, including $15,000 for a bylaws convention. [rescinded by subsequent motion]
Y - 9, N - 0, A – 4
0582The key numbers referred to by the Gallegos motion previously adopted are Listener Support at $2.85 Million, Surplus Prior Years at $278,000, and the bottom line figure of $278,000.
The Finance Committee shall collaborate with the General Manager to reconcile these numbers.
Y - 13, N - 1, A -0
0583It is incumbent on the PNB and/or its committee(s) to review the budgets approved by the local LSBs along with any proposed changes to the LSB-approved budgets recommended by the National Finance Committee.
Y - 11, N - 0, A – 0
0584A special three-hour closed meeting of the Local Station Board is scheduled for Sunday October 2, 2005 for a report from the Management Evaluation Committee.
Passed without objection.Sep 15, 2005
Local Station Board Meeting
The Peace CenterFrom minutes approved 10/15/05.0585Approval of the minutes of the 8/20/05 LSB meeting.
Y - 10, N - 0, A – 2
0586Approval of the minutes of the 8/31/05 LSB meeting.
Y - 10, N - 0, A – 3
0587The Governance Committee shall consider the issue of excused absences and prepare proposals for consideration at the next LSB meeting.
Passed without objection.
0588Substantial motions (meaning not including procedural motions such as approval of the agenda, minutes, excusing absences, etc.) shall be voted on after they are presented and discussed by the LSB with the proviso that some time be allotted for public comment on said motion before each vote; the amount of time left up to the discretion of the Chair. Also, the time allotted for individual listeners comments shall be anywhere between 1 minute and 90 seconds at the discretion of the Chair. The Chair shall ensure that sufficient time (a minimum of 10 minutes) is left for general public comment later in the meeting. Any allotted time unused by listeners may be used later in the meeting by the public.
Y - 12, N - 0, A – 2
0589The proposed budget for fiscal year 2006, as amended to show that the line item regarding LSB expenses is adjusted correctly to $8,000, is approved to submit to the National Finance Committee.
Approved by roll call vote.
Y - 16, N - 1, A – 1
0590The KPFK LSB requests that the National Board not tender an offer to hire an Executive Director at the meeting in Houston until adequate background checks have been conducted and there has been time for judicious and adequate evaluation of the candidates.
[David Adelson recuses himself from voting on this motion.]
Y - 11, N - 4, A – 1
0591The LSB authorizes its Chair to call a special meeting for the purpose of considering approval of a bylaws amendment, if necessary.
Y - 8, N - 0, A – 0
Oct 15, 2005
Local Station Board Meeting
The Peace CenterFrom minutes approved 11/17/05.
0592Approval of the minutes of the 9/15/05 LSB meeting.
Y - 12, N - 0, A – 2
0593The KPFK LSB recommends PNB consideration of the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Executive Director shall consult with the Pacifica Personnel Director and propose for PNB review a comprehensive policy for integration of LSB and Executive Director responsibilities in the periodic evaluation of station General Managers and for the integration of LSB and General Manager responsibilities in the periodic evaluation of station Program Directors, for compliance with the Pacifica bylaws, applicable labor law, and organizational best practices.
Further Resolved, That the Executive Director shall distribute the proposed policy to the LSBs for their review via their Chairs, and the LSBs shall consider the policies prior to the PNB vote on adoption of the policies.
Y - 12, N - 0, A – 0
0594The KPFK Staff Delegates' 2004 Program Director evaluation votes shall be tabulated separately from the balance of the LSB members, so as to provide some sense as to how the staff and non-staff LSB members feel about the Program Director, provided that the Staff Delegates agree to this separate tabulation. [motion rescinded on 12/17/05]
Y - 8, N - 1, A – 3
0595The KPFK LSB recommends PNB consideration of the following
resolution:
Resolved, That an inventory of Pacifica documents, files and recordings, identifying the locations of those in off-site storage and those donated to academic institutions, shall be maintained by the Pacifica Radio Archives.
Further Resolved, That the Executive Director is directed to contact the firms of Fullbright and Jaworsky and of Epstein, Becker and Green regarding the recovery of Pacifica property and information in the possession of these firms.
Y - 11, N - 0, A – 0
0596The KPFK LSB requests that its Directors support that Director M. Warren be censured for his remarks deemed injurious to Director Heffley during the teleconference on September 29, 2005 or an apology be made by the offending member and accepted by the offended member.
Y - 8, N - 0, A – 1
0597The KPFK LSB recommends PNB consideration of the following resolution:
Resolved:
1. That a compilation of Pacifica policies and procedures shall be assembled under the guidance of the Foundation's Executive Director.
2. That a compilation of unit-specific policies and procedures shall be assembled under the guidance of each unit’s management, as local addenda to the Foundation compilation.
3. That printed copies of these compilations shall be made available to interested Delegates, Directors, and staff at no charge or at cost on or before March 1, 2006 with a copy available at each unit for public inspection at that time.
4. That online copies of these compilations shall be made available to the public via Pacifica web sites on or before January 1, 2007.
Y - 7, N - 0, A – 0
Nov 17, 2005
Local Station Board Meeting
The Peace CenterFrom minutes approved Dec 17, 2005.0598The Governance Committee shall create an Ethics Working Group comprised of LSB ad non-LSB listener members.
The body shall recommend policies concerning issues such as conflict of interest, undue influence, fair campaign practices, fair play, etc., with regard to LSB members as well as all maters relevant to the station or network.
The body shall invite ethicists to provide an orientation and then possibly proceed with some general policies that may assist the LSB as it makes ethical determinations.
HOWEVER, the body shall not be charged with making recommendations on specific cases.
Y - 12, N - 1, A – 2
0599Alan Minsky is elected as Staff Representative Director to complete the term of Maria Armoudian, who has resigned that seat.05100The KPFK Finance staff, under the direction of the Genernal Manager, shall prepare income statement and balance sheets on a monthly basis in both paper and electronic form for review by the LSB finance committee.
The General Manager or a member of the station's finance staff shall meet with the LSB finance committee monthly to compare projected income and expenditures against actual performance.
A protocol shall be developed to facilitate open lines of communication to include the General Manager, Treasurer and Business Manager.
Y - 12, N - 0, A – 3
05101Due to the serious and unspecific nature of the allegations contained in the Statement from the KPFK Finance Committee and without more specific information at this time, the LSB can not accept the Statement of the Finance Committee.
Y - 9, N - 4, A - 2
