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MINUTES of ACTV Board of Directors
Meeting Date: May 15, 2007
Call to Order:
The regular monthly meeting of the ACTV Board of Directors was held in the ACTV Conference Room on February 9, 2006. The meeting convened at 7:30 PM, Isaac BenEzra presiding.
Board Members present:
Isaac Ben Ezra (President) , Anna Carter (Treasurer), Paulette Brooks, Lacey Johnston.
Members absent: Josna Rege
(Clerk), Jean Haggerty, Alan Root, Vladimir Morales
Quorum status:
This constitutes a quorum of the Board.
Presentation of April Minutes (minutes
unavailable and tabled until June meeting)
REPORTS
Treasurer’s Report (See attached March 2007
Financial Report):
MOTION:
A
motion was made by Paulette Brooks and seconded by Lacey Johnston to
accept the March 2007 financial report, subject to audit.
The motion passed unanimously.
President’s/Executive Committee Report
President Isaac BenEzra gave a brief report on old and new business since the last regular board meeting, covering:
1) a proposal for a policy to add a disclaimer statement at the beginning of each program member produced and/or duplicated at ACTV to be discussed and voted on at the June Board meeting;
2) the President has appointed Paulette Brooks as Chair of the Executive Director search committee; the committee has met twice with six Board members and one ACTV member (John Strickland) in attendance;
3) the Executive Committee met;
4) the President has met with the staff 3 times and reports that the staff has efficiently kept the station running, eliciting positive community feedback; two part-time station assistants have been hired;
5) the
President clarified the new DVD duplication policy with the Program Manager,
James O'Connor: producers are entitled to 2 free DVD copies of the program, a
fee is set for up to 5 copies and occasionally special permission for
duplication of larger numbers will be granted on a case-by-case basis.
6) James O'Connor, Program Manager: employment evaluation date of May 1st is required; Sean Kinlin, Production Manager, will complete a review, the employee will complete a self-evaluation and additional compensation per employment contract will be granted beginning May 1, 2007;
7) President meets with the Town Manager about every three weeks to create a comfortable rapport which sets a positive tone to any issues that may come up;
8)
The President requests that all Board members chair committees and to be
prepared which committee(s) you will serve by June Board meeting (Personnel,
Bylaws, Finance committees).
Status Report, Executive Director Search
Committee:
Chair, Paulette Brooks reported that the committee has met twice. All Board members are invited to join the committee. ACTV member John Strickland has joined the committee. See minutes attached.
MOTION: Move to hire Nancy Richard
as a consultant to the Search Committee for the process in hiring the new
Executive Director and for a period after the hire.
The motion passed
unanimously.
MOTION: Move we accept the Mass
Access sample advertisement for an Executive Director, as well as the discussed
qualities.
The motion passed
unanimously.
MOTION: Move to accept the numerical score
evaluation process.
The motion passed
unanimously.
MOTION:Move
to hire a Scribe to keep minutes of the search process, follow through with committee decisions, and
to take the Monthly Board Minutes.
The motion passed
unanimously.
MOTION: Move to accept the Search
Committee’s Timeline.
The motion passed
unanimously.
Verizon Bill actions:
Anna
Carter reported that letters have
been sent to our local representatives, Stan Rosenberg and Ellen Story; our
Select Board members; our Town Manaager; and press releases have been sent to
local media stating ACTV's opposition to the Verizon Bill. Plans are in place
for Board and community members to attend the public hearing at the State House
on June 5th.
Farewell to Ernie Urvater
The
Board will formally extend thanks and gratitude to outgoing Board
Vice-President Ernie Urvater.
Adjournment:
The
meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Anna Carter (in absence of Josna Rege,
Clerk)
Acting
Clerk