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JOB DESCRIPTION OF A LOCAL STATION BOARD MEMBER
Local Station Boards will have the following powers and responsibilities
which are established by the bylaws of the Pacifica Foundation.
- The Local Station Board appoints the directors of the
Pacifica Foundation which manages the radio stations in
New York, NY, Washington, D.C., Houston, TX, Los Angeles,
CA and Berkeley, CA. The Local Station Board can recall
these Foundation directors by a simple majority of the Local
Station Board
- The Local Station Board also appoints from its own membership
representatives to serve on committees of the National Foundation
responsible for finances, programming, governance and other
matters.
- The Local Station Board will vote to send 4 of its members
to act as our delegates on the National Board
In addition, Local Station Boards have the following duties
and responsibilities:
- Acting as liaisons for the local community to the Station
Management (Board and Staff) and the Pacifica Foundation.
- Actively reaching out to under-represented communities
to help the station serve a diversity of all races, creeds,
colors and nations, classes, genders and sexual orientations,
abilities, and ages. The Local Station Board is also directed
to help build collaborative relations with organizations
working for similar purposes.
- Assisting the station in fundraising activities.
- Conducting at least 2 Town Hall style meetings each year
which are devoted to hearing listeners’ views, needs,
and concerns. Community needs assessments must be performed
by the Local Station Board, or by a separate Community Advisory
Committee formed by the Local Station Board for that purpose.
- In conjunction with Station Management and Staff, ensuring
that the radio station’s programming fulfills the
purposes of the mission of the Pacifica Foundation.
- Review and approve of the radio station’s budget.
Quarterly reports by the local station board must be forwarded
to the Pacifica Foundation board of directors on the station’s
budget, actual income and expenditures.
- Screening and selecting a pool of candidates for the
position of General Manager at each radio station. From
this pool of candidates the Pacifica Foundation Executive
Director will hire the station’s General Manager.
- Screening and selecting a pool of candidates for the position
of Program Director at each radio station. From this pool
of candidates the General Manager will hire the station’s
Program Director.
- Writing annual evaluations on the job performances of
the radio station’s General Manager, Program Director
and the Pacifica Foundation Executive Director.
- The Local Station Board and the Pacifica Foundation Executive
Director are responsible for hiring each station’s
General Managers. Both the Pacifica Foundation Executive
Director and Local Station Board must reach a mutual decision
to terminate a General Manager. If these 2 parties cannot
agree the decision will be made by the Foundation’s
Board of Directors.
Each individual member of a Local Station Board is responsible
to attending monthly meetings, and to serve actively serving
on at least 2 of the Local Station Board committees.
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