MINUTES of ACTV Board of Directors
Meeting Date: June 8, 2006
Call to Order:
The
regular monthly meeting of the ACTV Board of Directors was held in the ACTV
Conference Room on June 8, 2006. The meeting convened at 7:50 PM, Isaac BenEzra
presiding.
Board
Members present:
Isaac
BenEzra (President) Ernie Urvater (Vice-President), Anna Carter (Treasurer,
acting Clerk), Mary Paris, Paulette
Brooks, Jim MacAllister.
Board
Members absent: Josna Rege, Rusty Rowell, Rev. Bobby Wallace
Guests
present: Harry Brooks
Quorum
status:
This
constitutes a quorum of the Board.
Presentation
of May Minutes (will be presented at July, 2006 meeting)
REPORTS
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)an Executive Director search process is
underway:
a.
The Executive
Director search committee is being appointed;
b.
Isaac BenEzra will
meet with Nancy from Plymouth Public Access station for guidance;
c.
Funds
will be approved for consulting and advertising expenses.
MOTION:
A
motion was made by Jim MacAllister and seconded by Ernie Urvater to set aside
$4,000 for costs related to the Executive Director search.
The motion passed unanimously.
2) ACTV wishes to attend the Alliance for Community Media (ACM) International Conference July 5-7, 2006. Isaac BenEzra and Paulette Brooks representing the Board and one staff member will attend.
MOTION:
A motion was made by Paulette Brooks and seconded
by Anna Carter to allocate $1500 for expenses related to Board attendance and
$700 for expenses related staff attendance at the International Alliance for
Community Access Conference July 5-8, 2006.
The motion passed unanimously.
Status
Report, Ad Hoc Committee To Renew
Paulette
Brooks reported that the ACTV contract to renew with the Town of Amherst was
presented to the Cable Advisory Committee and the Select Board on May 17th,
2006. A letter to the town library and a letter to Jere
Hochman, Superintendent Amherst-Pelham Regional School District, were sent.
Bruce Arbour, Paulette Brooks and Isaac BenEzra attended a CAC meeting on May 22, 2006.
CAC
will meet with Attorney Solomon to discuss the Town’s contract with Comcast on
Tuesday, June 13th at 3:30 p.m.
Paulette
Brooks will contact Attorney August regarding dates that he is available for
negotiation meetings. Attorney August is ACTV’s chief negotiator. ACTV is
awaiting CAC’s proposed date to begin negotiations.
Treasurer’s
Report (See attached December 2005 Financial Report):
MOTION:
A motion was made by Jim MacAllister to
accept the April 2006 financial report, subject to audit.
The motion passed
unanimously.
Outreach
Committee Report [attached]
Mary
Paris reported that the Outreach Committee recommends that ACTV host a table at
the Taste of Amherst event on the Commons on June 15-18. Isaac BenEzra will
provide a tent and Board members and ACTV members will volunteer time to man
the table where registration and promotional materials will be available.
The Outreach Committee recommends a Board development
retreat for ACTV Board Members. After discussion a “pre-retreat’ evening
meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, 2006, at Isaac BenEzra’s
home.
Other
business:
A letter from the ACTV Board members to
the Amherst Town Select Board members recommending that Isaac BenEzra’s
appointment to the ACTV board as representative of the Town was approved by all
members present. The letter is to be delivered to the Town Hall on Friday, June
9th. The term of the current
appointment expires at the end of June, 2006.
Adjournment:
The
meeting was adjourned at 9:40 PM.
Respectfully
submitted,
Anna
Carter
Acting Clerk
Next Meeting: July
13, 2006