WBCR-LP 97.7FM, Great Barrington Community Radio

Minutes December 17, 2008

Minutes

WBCR-LP FM

Board of Directors Meeting December 17, 2008 at WBCR studio

Meeting convened at 6:10 pm

In attendance: D. Barrett, J. Eddy, P. Levine, P. Rapp, P. Tierney, F. Tolopko

Absent: N. Ring

Guests: None

Agenda adopted unanimously

Previous minutes (November, 2008) unanimously adopted

Annual meeting minutes (as transcribed by L. Dubester and edited by F. Tolopko) unanimously adopted

Public comments: None.

Treasurerגs Report

Checking balance:  $10,100

Gandalf Murphy concerts netted $1800

Report unanimously accepted.

Committee reports

Facilities: Per B. Shalles: Studio 2 (secondary studio) is up and running. Meeting room has been cleared of extraneous building equipment and materials and is currently usable. Work is continuing to complete the meeting space. Recent storm flooded the south side of the studio and was probably due to overtaxed holding tank and drain blockage. Lessor is being notified

Membership: No report.

Programming: (A. Timpane, via phone): The first cut of the programmer handbook has been produced. (Board discussed some of its contents with Ananda via phone.) Comments will be sought before final version is issued. Free Speech program has been disabled until scheduling problems (playing day(s) late) can be corrected. The morning time slot is being repopulated due to the efforts of a station volunteer. The current spring term (February through May) is currently being populated with 14 new shows and 4 double shows. Instructions for access to the Pacifica network will be forwarded to membership. Discussion of the grievance process: initiation of the process is with the individuals day captain. A peer review process (to help raise programming quality) is being discussed in the Committee.

Tech: No report.

Fund Raising: S. Mastrianni has announced that the next fund drive has been scheduled for the 3rd week in March, 2009.

Finance: No report.

Grievance: No report, but see discussion of process under Programming.

Public Relations: S. Forest announced the initiation of a programmer/program cross promotion process. The Board strongly supported the idea and the effort.

Tasks update and other agenda items

Production of additional green WBCR 97.7 lawn signs was unanimously approved. The membership will be notified when they are ready for pickup at the studio. A contribution to defray expenses will be solicited.

The 2009 budget was unanimously approved (part of the process in seeking grant funds). A corollary motion was unanimously passed which restricts expenditures of greater $100 without Board or Board designee approval.

Motion was unanimously adopted to accept K. SheltonҒs suggestion that a poster box, attached to the studio outside wall, be constructed and installed instead of the previous plan to erect building signage.

Motion to adjourn was unanimously accepted at 8:15 pm.

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