WBCR-LP 97.7FM, Great Barrington Community Radio

Board Meeting September 10, 2008

Minutes

WBCR-LP FM

Board of Directors Meeting
September 10, 2008 at Zenn New Media

Meeting convened at 5:35 pm

In attendance: J. Eddy, P. Rapp, N. Ring, J. Seward, B. Shalles, P. Tierney, F. Tolopko

Absent: None

Guests: P. Levine, D. Barrett, D. White

Agenda adopted unanimously

Previous minutes (August, 2008) unanimously adopted.

Public comments: None.

Treasurerגs Report

Checking balance:   $2,261

WBCR received letter from IRS claiming that annual statement was not received. Treasurer had filed the statement and will follow up with IRS. 

Committee reports

Facilities: No report.

Membership: No report.

Programming: (D. White) Programming Committee is conducting review of the Programmers guide. Absentee policy has been finalized and will be presented to the programming community. There have been problems in scheduling and coordinating training for the new term.

Tech: (N. Ring) Periodic problems with on-air phones. May be due to recent lightning and electrical surges. Nick is following up.

Fund Raising/Fund Drive: Berkshire Bank has invited WBCR to apply for a grant. P. Rapp to follow up. Also with BankNorth and Legacy. Our grant application from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and WBCR has received the grantҗexact amount not yet available. Board members will attend the award ceremony at Mass MOCA on September 22. P. Rapp reported back that the start date of the Fall fund drive will be October 11 and run for one week.

Finance: No report.

Grievance: No report.

Tasks update and other agenda items

The owner/lessor of WBCRs former studio space has requested replacement costs for the carpeting, claiming that it was irreparably damaged. The board accepted unanimously a motion to forfeit the $400 security deposit with no further payment. P. Rapp will draft a letter to the lessor.

N. Ring to form a subcommittee to investigate the feasibility of WBCR becoming a host agency for the Mass Department of Elder AffairҒs employment program.

Preparations for the annual meeting, scheduled for September 14, 4 pm were discussed. There will be no potluck dinner. Absentee ballots for the Pacifica affiliation question will be reissued with additional information. Preparation of membership list, agenda (including possible Pacifica affiliation), bios of current and prospective members, absentee ballots was assigned to volunteers.

P. Tierney will follow up with a WBCR ad in the jazz festival program.

Administering the WBCR telephone voice mail recording will be assumed by the Programming Committee.

Motion to adjourn was unanimously accepted at 7:20 pm.

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