WBCR-LP 97.7FM, Great Barrington Community Radio

Minutes June 17, 2009

Minutes
WBCR-LP FM
Board of Directors Meeting—
June 17, 2009 at WBCR studio

Meeting convened at 6:07 pm
In attendance: J. Holmes, P. Levine, P. Rapp, P. Tierney, F. Tolopko
Absent:  N. Ring, J. Eddy, D. Barrett
Guests: B. Shalles, T. Lewis (all via phone)
Agenda adopted unanimously
Previous minutes (April, 2009) unanimously adopted

Public comments: None.

Treasurer’s Report
Current on all bills. $400 outstanding in alarm report costs. $1500 outstanding in fund drive pledges.
Checking balance:   $12,000
Report unanimously accepted.

Committee reports

Facilities: B. Shalles (via phone) Investigating alarm trips and “disabled” message. Flooding problem has not reappeared even with the recent wet weather. Construction activity has ceased due to lack of funds. Still planning a meeting with our lessor concerning studio noise issues.
Membership: No report.
Programming: No report
Tech: No report.
Fund Raising: (T. Lewis) Todd is the interim chair of the fund raising committee. Fund raising events are being planned around the northeast appearances of the rock band Wilco.: raffle off tickets, band promotional material. Raffles will be sold at local public events as well as individual station supporters. A speaker series, at local venues, is being planned. The committee has a tentative commitment from the Mahaiwe theater in Great Barrington. Contact and booking of speakers is proceeding. Motion has proposed and unanimously approved: WBCR board approves the initial commitment and expenditure of $1000 per event for 4 events or $1500 for the first, and only,  event if it is deemed necessary to terminate the series at that point.
Programming committee will be contacted to set the dates for the next fund drive.
Finance: No report.
Grievance: No report.
Public Relations: No report.
Tasks update and other agenda items
Motion was proposed and accepted to create a permanent standing grievance committee.
P. Rapp will seek volunteers to create a pool of same.

Motion to adjourn was unanimously accepted at 7:18 pm.

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