SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2012   9:00 AM

 

II.          Committee & Task Force Reports                                                                                                 

 

 

Governance Committee – George Reiter, Chair                                                                   (5 Min.)

Motion 1:  Calling an LSB Meeting:                                                                                 (10 Min.)

Whereas the bylaws require that unanimous agreement of the officers for holding a meeting not authorized by the LSB itself, therefore no individual LSB member or officer may unilaterally call an LSB meeting.

 

Motion 2:  Committee Meeting Cancellations:                                                               (10 Min.)

Meeting dates which have been established by a majority vote of a committee, and properly noticed, shall not be cancelled except by a majority vote at a properly noticed meeting at which quorum is achieved or by the written (email) consent of a majority of the committee's members. Written (email) consent shall be sent to the entire committee.

 

Both motions were approved without objection at the June 18, 2012 meeting of the Governance Committee.

 

        By-Laws Amendment Discussion                                                                                   (30 Min.)

 

Personnel Committee – Nia Bediako, Chair                                                             (5 Min.)

Motion 1:  LSB MANAGEMENT SEARCH COMMITTEE CONFIDENTIAL AGREEMENT                                                                                                                     (15 Min.)

Amended Language:

 "I agree and fully acknowledge that violating the terms of this agreement may result in my being removed by the Local Station Board from the MSC or barred from any further participation in future confidential committee work.

Passed in committee without objection 6/27/12

 

Original language:

As a member of the (station name) Management Search Committee (hereinafter referred to as ŌMSCĶ), I recognize and accept my responsibility to protect the confidentiality of every candidate.      

 

As a member of the search committee, I will have access to confidential information and materials related to the search, and with fullknowledge of the critical importance of confidentiality to the integrity andsuccess of the search process I hereby agree:        

 

I will not disclose confidential information shared by candidates or other committee members to anyone outside of Pacifica Foundation, including but not limited to the applicantÕs employer or associates, or to anyone inside of Pacifica Foundation who does not have legitimate reason to know based on job or local or national board membership without the prior written consent of the committee.

 

In this context, confidential information includes, but is not limited to, applicantsÕ names, places of current or previous paid or unpaid work, and references; deliberations of the search committee relating to individual candidates; and all documents which might identify individual candidates.

 

I will maintain the confidentiality and integrity of communications and security systems including data processing systems, telephone conference numbers, recordings, codes, e-mail and voice mail belonging to the foundation or used to conduct the foundationÕs business.

 

I will take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that confidential documentation and other material is monitored, managed, stored, transmitted, destroyed and otherwise handled in a manner that will precludeinadvertent disclosure, loss or misuse.

 

I agree and fully acknowledge that violating the terms of this agreement may result in my being removed by the Local Station Board from the MSC or barred from any further participation in future confidential committee work.

 

I acknowledge that I have read and understood the Confidentiality Agreement. 

 

Signed and dated: _                        _____________________________        

 

Motion 2: Proposed Timeline for 2012 E.D. Evaluation Process                                   (15 Min.)

 

Note that survey dates would also apply to the E.D.Õs self-evaluation.

 

I.       Personnel Committee approval of survey – 7/25

 

II.      PNB approval of survey:

            - approve on PNB conf call – 8/9

            - surveys sent out – 8/24

            - to be returned – 9/9

 

III.      Personnel Committee analysis of data and report creation: - 9/16

 

IV.      Personnel Committee meeting with E.D. to discuss her response - 9/26

 

V.             PNB meeting to discuss Committee report and E.D.Õs response - 10/11

 

      

       Elections Committee – Bob Lederer, Chair                                                                            (5 Min.)

     

Motion 1:  From Ken Aron (Not debated)                                                                      (10 Min.)

The following paragraph will be added in election materials on mediation to prevent lawsuits / lessen the cost and occurrence of lawsuits and legal actions:

ŌBy participating in this election as a candidate and/or sending in a ballot to vote, you are agreeing to abide by the Pacifica Foundation bylaws regarding delegate elections.  You are also agreeing to participate in and abide by the findings of a qualified mediator to resolve any conflicts, disagreements, or claims for any and all parties, regarding the procedure or results of this election or the actions or behavior of any parties involved.Ķ

(wording subject to vetting by an attorney with nonprofit and election expertise.)

 

      Call-In with Elections Supervisor Terry Bouricous                                                              (30 Min.)

 

Technology Committee                                                                                                (5 Min.)

Motion 1:   Technology Documentation Policy                                                               (10 Min.)

The Pacifica National Board Technology Task Force recommends that the Pacifica National Board direct the Executive Director to add the following requirements to the job description of the General Manager and/or Operations manager of all business units (the stations, Pacifica Radio Archives, National Office):

The General Manager shall maintain accurate documentation of all technological implementations and equipment under his/her charge.  

The first full report will be implemented provisionally by the end of 2012.

The General Manager is expected to assign staff as needed to complete these surveys but the General Manager remains responsible for the accuracy and timeliness of the reports. Members of the PNB Technical Committee/Task Force will make themselves available and find other volunteers to help with the task.

The details of required documentation will be provided by the National Office with recommendations from the Technology Task Force and may from time to time be updated as technology and operations change.   This documentation will be updated on a timely basis as needed and the updates will be reported to the National Office Secretary and the Chief Technical Officer.

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM  Lunch

1:00 PM Resume Open Session

VII.      Executive DirectorÕs Report                                                                                            (30 Min.)

VIII.     PNB ChairÕs Report                                                                                                         (15 Min.)

IX.   KPFA General ManagerÕs Report                                                                                    (30 Min.)

X.     KPFA LSB ChairÕs Report                                                                                                  (15 Min.)

4:00 PM Public Comment – Time Certain                                                                                 (30 Min.)

5:00 PM Adjourn

7:00 PM Meeting Reconvenes in Open Session

 

Programming Committee – George Reiter, Chair                                                 (15 Min.)

 

Coordinating Committee  - Bill Crosier, Chair                                                     (15 Min.)

 

Archives Committee                                                                                                     (5 Min.)

 

Audit Committee                                                                                                        (15 Min.)

 

Racism and Sexism Committee – Andrea Turner, Convenor                                  (5 Min.)

 

9:00 PM Adjourn