MINUTES of ACTV Board of
Directors Meeting
Date: August 10, 2006
Call to Order:
The meeting convened at 7:35 PM, Isaac BenEzra presiding.
Board
Members present: Isaac BenEzra, Paulette Brooks, Josna Rege, Rev. Bobby Wallace
Members absent:
Anna Carter,
Ernie Urvater, Mary Paris
Others Present: Jim MacAllister, Bruce Arbour,
Julia Shively, Alan Root
Quorum status: This constitutes a quorum of the
Board.
President’s Report
—President BenEzra reported on:
—the status of ACTV’s contract, which is still unsigned, as
ACTV waits to hear back from the Cable Advisory Committee and to begin
negotiations with the Select Board.
—the decision to appoint Jim MacAllister as a fulltime IED;
—his regular meetings with the new IED, who has been
working with the staff and a representative from Tightrope to address some of
the problems with the cablecasting system, cleaning up the station, and
exploring several other new initiatives, such as a coffee house at the station;
—the search for a new Program Manager.
Treasurer’s Report,
June 2006 (see attached report)
In Treasurer Anna Carter’s absence, ACTV Bookkeeper Julie
Shively presented the June Treasurer’s Report.
She reviewed the year-end budget, and noted the need for an
interim budget for the new fiscal year, despite the current lack of a contract
with the town. The Finance Committee needs to meet to draw up and approve such
a budget. Ms. Shively reported that ACTV is operating in the black. She pointed
out that membership was down, and the board agreed that with memberships
expiring at the end of September, there needed to be a membership renewal
drive.
Ms. Shively also raised the question as to what categories
were covered by the 5% of Comcast’s bill that makes up ACTV’s revenue from
Comcast. Mr. BenEzra said that he would talk to the Select Board about this
matter.
MOTION:
Accept the
preliminary year-end report, subject to verification and audit.
The motion passed
unanimously.
Approval of Minutes
The Draft Minutes for the regular July Board Meeting and
the July 28th Special Board Meeting were presented to the board for
amendment and approval.
MOTION:
A motion was made by Ms. Brooks and seconded by Rev.
Wallace to:
Approve the draft
minutes of the July 13th and July 27th Board Meetings.
The motion passed
unanimously.
IED’s Report, July
2006 (Jim MacAllister—see attached report)
The new IED Jim MacAllister reported that he was continuing
the work that his predecessor Bruce Arbour had done so well before him. Since his appointment he has been:
—meeting with representatives from the non-profit youth
groups that use ACTV on a regular basis. Discussions are ongoing as ACTV works
with the youth coordinators to iron out some of the difficulties posed by large groups coming in to use both equipment
and facilities. Jim is working to draft a new and consistent policy, in
consultation with Bruce Arbour.
—updating the Carousel system.
—getting to know the staff, with whom he is impressed.
—making additional use of the time and skills of James
O’Connor, the
temporary production assistant hired over
the summer.
Extension of
Temporary Production Assistant Position
MOTION
A motion was made and seconded to:
extend James
O’Connor’s appointment as a temporary production assistant up to a maximum of
40 hours/week until such time as a permanent staff position is filled.
The motion passed
unanimously.
New Board Member
Appointment
President BenEzra presented Jean Haggerty for reappointment
to the Board.
MOTION:
A motion was made and seconded to:
appoint Jean
Haggerty to the ACTV Board of Directors to a 2-year term (to be confirmed
pending consultation of the Bylaws).
The motion passed
unanimously.
Agenda Items
Temporarily Shelved: In view of the absence of three board members, the following
agenda items were postponed until the September meeting: the review of the
draft Annual Report, and the planning of a farewell gathering for former IED
Bruce Arbour.
The meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Josna Rege
Clerk,
ACTV Board of Directors