MINUTES of ACTV
Board of Directors Meeting
Date: Thursday,
January 11, 2007
Call to Order:
The meeting convened at 7:35 PM, Isaac BenEzra
presiding.
Board
Members present: Isaac BenEzra, Ernie Urvater,
Josna Rege, Anna Carter, Alan Root, Dennis Steiner, Vladimir Morales
Board Members
absent: Mary
Paris, Paulette Brooks, Jean Haggerty, Lacey Johnston
Quorum status: This constitutes a quorum of the
Board.
Others Present: Jim MacAllister,
Kathleen Fisher
Approval of Minutes,
December Board Meeting
The Draft Minutes of the December Board Meeting were
presented to the board for amendment and approval.
MOTION:
A motion was made and seconded to:
Approve the draft
minutes of the December Board Meeting as amended.
The motion passed
unanimously.
Treasurer’s Report (see November budget, with notes))
Treasurer Anna Carter
presented the November 2006 Budget Report.
MOTION
A motion was made and
seconded to:
Accept the November Treasurer’s Report, subject to audit.
The motion passed
unanimously.
President’s Report
— President BenEzra
reported on the status of the ongoing contract negotiations with the Town of
Amherst and responded to questions from the Board. Control over the capital
funds from Comcast is still an outstanding issue.
—Mr. BenEzra
also discussed various options under consideration for subsidized sources of
person-power at the station, specifically, student interns from the University
and colleges, and positions for two half-time Senior aides. A discussion ensued
on what kind of need there was for additional staff or volunteers, and in what
areas of the organization’s work. Mr. Morales recommended the creation and
implementation of a work plan.
IED’s Report,
December 2006 (see attached report)
—IED Jim MacAllister screened two
versions of a proposed disclaimer to be run on ACTV.
MOTION
A motion was
made and seconded to:
Approve disclaimer
#2
The motion was
approved 6-0, with 1 abstention.
—Mr. MacAllister announced the
upcoming Piano Benefit Concert, scheduled for March 10, 2007. Mr. Urvater is working to raise money to cover the $300
musician fee. Mr. Morales suggested that ACTV involve the young people who meet
at ACTV as ushers for the concert.
‑—Mr. MacAllister
distributed copies of the draft Newsletter for Board review and comment. The
board gave content-related feedback to the IED, and design-related feedback to
member Kathleen Fisher, who had volunteered to do the design.
Board Executive Session (personnel matters)
MOTION
After the Executive
Session, a motion was made and seconded to:
Hire James O’Connor as Program Manager at a starting salary of
$27,000, as of January 1, 2007.
The motion was approved unanimously.
Personnel
Committee Report
The Personnel Committee will be reviewing the IED’s evaluation of staff members and also carrying out the
IED’s evaluation over the next month. The committee
requested that the board send letters of evaluation to them before January 16th,
the date of their next meeting.
Outreach
Committee Report
ACTV T-shirts:
MOTION
A motion was made and seconded
to:
Approve the recommendation
of the Outreach Committee for a T-shirt logo and to print 50 shirts at the
outset. It was requested that the Outreach Committee get a comparison quote
from Collective Copies.
The motion was approved unanimously.
Fundraising
Committee Report
In his fundraising committee capacity, Mr. Urvater raised a policy question on the issue of ACTV’s
making and selling DVDs of programs, either to raise funds for itself, or to
share funds with another individual or organization. He asked the Board for
their input.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 9:58 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Josna Rege
Clerk,
ACTV Board of Directors